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On-demand reimagined
On-demand reimagined: HomeRide bundles downtown into one app and secures pre- seed fundingThe Retail Tech startup HomeRide receives pre-seed funding led by company builder XPRESS Ventures. The start-up convinced with the concept of combining the product availability...
The Brook Valley Talks: IT and Digital Scene in South Africa – Part 2
Brook Valley Online 2.0. “We are more than an extended workbench – that’s what sets us apart from other markets” In the last interview, we reported on the fact that a professional IT and digital scene has developed in South Africa, which German companies have not yet...
The Brook Valley Talks: IT and Digital Scene in South Africa
Excellent education according to the European model, nevertheless so far barely a relevant IT-partner for German companies.A professional IT and digital scene has developed in Johannesburg and Cape Town, with close connections to companies in the UK as well as the...
AI platform aifora raises €7 million in Series A financing round
AI platform aifora raises €7 million in Series A financing round German AI startup aifora receives new capital to expand and further develop its SaaS platform for retail automation tools. Internationalization: After successful growth during the COVID crisis, the...
How retailers can generate liquidity now: ‘Ship from Store’ in six practical steps – and what often goes wrong in the process
How retailers can generate liquidity now: ‘Ship from Store’ in six practical steps – and what often goes wrong in the processNot just since the Corona pandemic, fashion retailing in particular has been pretty dysfunctional: stores are stocked with more goods than they...
Covid-19 increases complexity in fashion retail: our investment aifora shows solutions
Covid-19 increases complexity in fashion retail: our investment aifora shows solutions Text: by Ralf KalscheurSelf-learning algorithms from startup Aifora are helping stationary fashion retailers automate their price and inventory management- solving a problem that...
“If you look closely, you can see the influence of art on successful management”
“If you look closely, you can see the influence of art on successful management”Art and business. Two worlds that seem to be different at first glance, are also similar. What can entrepreneurs and managers learn from art and how can they be inspired by it – this is...
Outsourcing: How to transfer an IT department successfully
“Focusing on tomorrow, not today”.A team of more than 30 in-house SAP specialists is making a united transition from a German midsize company to its outsourcing specialist – and taking on its old employer as its first customer. Melina Brandstetter, Managing Partner of...
Retailers and consumer goods manufacturers must focus on new core competencies – Prof. Dr. Helmut Merkel and Felix Finger in interview
Retailers and consumer goods manufacturers must focus on new core competencies.While brand manufacturer have recently built up more and more of their own distribution channels, retailers with private labels have developed more and more robust supply chains – and thus...
Prof. Dr. Stephan Frucht wins the OPUS KLASSIK with Siemens Arts Program production
Siemens Arts Program production wins OPUS KLASSIK for Best Concert Recording Award for outstanding interpretive recording of Piano Concerto Opus 25 by Viktor Ullmann (1898–1944) Accolades for soloist Annika Treutler, the Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra and conductor...
aifora is preparing for the next growth stages with experienced retail manager
aifora is preparing for the next growth stages with experienced retail managerSince April 1, Felix Finger has been working as interim CFO/COO at the Dusseldorf-based software company aifora and has now also joined the company as a shareholder. Dusseldorf, 30.04.2020 –...