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'''GK Software [[Aktiengesellschaft|AG]]''' is a listed technology company headquartered in Schöneck/[[Vogtland]]. The company specializes in software solutions and services for the operation of large retail company branches. GK employs about 975 individuals at thirteen locations worldwide.<ref name="9m2017">{{cite web|url=http://investor.gk-software.com/de/veroeffentlichungen/financial-reports?task=download&cid=383|title=GK Software Interim Statement 2017|publisher=GK Software AG|access-date=27 Nov 2017}}</ref> The name stands for the initials of the two founders of the company, Rainer Gläß and Stephan Kronmüller. According to the fiscal year 2016 annual report, GK Software achieved revenue of 77,333 million.<ref name="gb2016">{{cite web|url=http://investor.gk-software.com/de/veroeffentlichungen/financial-reports?task=download&cid=340|title=GK Software Annual Report 2016|publisher=GK Software AG|access-date=2 May 2017}}</ref>
'''GK Software [[Societas Europaea|SE]]''' is a listed technology company headquartered in Schöneck/[[Vogtland]]. The company specializes in software solutions and services for the operation of large retail company branches. GK employs about 975 individuals at thirteen locations worldwide.<ref name="9m2017">{{cite web|url=http://investor.gk-software.com/de/veroeffentlichungen/financial-reports?task=download&cid=383|title=GK Software Interim Statement 2017|publisher=GK Software AG|access-date=27 Nov 2017}}</ref> The name stands for the initials of the two founders of the company, Rainer Gläß and Stephan Kronmüller. According to the fiscal year 2016 annual report, GK Software achieved revenue of 77,333 million.<ref name="gb2016">{{cite web|url=http://investor.gk-software.com/de/veroeffentlichungen/financial-reports?task=download&cid=340|title=GK Software Annual Report 2016|publisher=GK Software AG|access-date=2 May 2017}}</ref>


==History==
==History==

Revision as of 07:55, 25 January 2018

GK Software
Company typeSocietas Europaea
FWB: GKS
IndustryEnterprise software
FoundedSchöneck/Vogtland, Saxony, Germany (1990 (1990))
FounderRainer Gläß (CEO)
Stephan Kronmüller
Headquarters
Schöneck/Vogtland
,
Germany
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
Rainer Gläß (CEO)
André Hergert (CFO)
RevenueIncrease €77.333 million (2016)[1]
Increase €3.942 million (2016)[1]
Increase €2.826 million (2016)[1]
Total assetsIncrease €71.615 million (2016)[1]
Total equityIncrease €31.654 million (2016)[1]
Number of employees
Increase 975 (30 Sep 2017) [2]
Websitewww.gk-software.com

GK Software SE is a listed technology company headquartered in Schöneck/Vogtland. The company specializes in software solutions and services for the operation of large retail company branches. GK employs about 975 individuals at thirteen locations worldwide.[2] The name stands for the initials of the two founders of the company, Rainer Gläß and Stephan Kronmüller. According to the fiscal year 2016 annual report, GK Software achieved revenue of 77,333 million.[1]

History

Rainer Gläß and Stephan Kronmüller founded G&K Datensysteme GmbH in Schöneck/Vogtland in 1990. After successful growth, the company was converted into a stock corporation in 2001 and in 2008 went public in the Prime Standard of Deutsche Börse.[3]

The specialist for mobile solutions, Solquest Gmbh was acquired by GK in 2009. In 2012, the acquisition of the AWEK Group considerably reinforced the Services business segment of the company. GK Software acquired the retail segment of DBS Data Business Systems Inc., a US-based Point of Sale software specialist in 2015. In 2010, CEO Rainer Gläß was awarded the Ernst & Young business award as entrepreneur of the year.[4] The Munich Strategy Group awarded GK Software a third place rank on the list of the most successful German mid-size enterprises in 2013.[5]

The company maintains thirteen locations in Germany, as well as in South Africa, the United States, Russia, Ukraine, Switzerland and in the Czech Republic.[1]

The company distributes its products under the name GK/Retail Business Suite. This includes software for Point of Sale (POS), Backoffice, merchandise management, Store Device Control, sales promotion, administration of vouchers, automatic label printing, Open Scale and Monitoring.

In 2009, SAP initially took over the distribution of two products. This has now extended to five products, whose distribution is aimed globally since 2013.[6]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g "GK Software Annual Report 2016". GK Software AG. Retrieved 2 May 2017.
  2. ^ a b "GK Software Interim Statement 2017". GK Software AG. Retrieved 27 Nov 2017.
  3. ^ Börsengänge: Aktie der GK Software bietet Chancen (German). faz.net (2 June 2008). Retrieved on 22 May 2015.
  4. ^ Gut orchestrierte Unternehmen (German). manager-magazin.de (15 November 2010). Retrieved on 22 May 2015.
  5. ^ Ranking: Deutschlands erfolgreichste Mittelständler (German). welt.de (27 October 2013). Retrieved on 22 May 2015.
  6. ^ SAP Offers Retailers in North America a Full Range of Store Solutions to Optimize Their Businesses Through Extended Global Reseller Agreement With GK Software. sap-news.com (28 May 2013). Retrieved on 22 May 2015.
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