German fashion chain Ernsting’s family won the EHI Retail Award for its omnichannel pricing solution at the 18th Retail Technology Awards.
Their pricing concept, developed by SAP, CAS, and consenso, allows for consistent pricing and real-time promotion management across all touchpoints.
Ernsting’s family, once started by Kurt Ernsting in a laundry room, is now a major omnichannel retailer with 1,925 stores in Germany, Austria, and the Netherlands.
The company's cloud-based omnichannel pricing solution ensures uniform pricing and seamless integration across all sales channels.
The solution comprises two main components: SAP Omnichannel Promotion Pricing for consistent pricing and a reduction tool from consenso for managing price reductions dynamically.
The reduction tool calculates price reductions based on local conditions, sales figures, and inventories, down to individual store levels.
The seamless integration of the reduction tool, SAP Omnichannel Promotion Pricing, and SAP ERP enables real-time distribution of price changes to all stores and the online shop.
The project's success was attributed to effective change management, early stakeholder involvement, and transparent collaboration with implementation partners.
The solution has been implemented smoothly in the online shop and over 1,900 stores in Germany and Austria, demonstrating its technical robustness and scalability for international markets.
Ernsting’s family's expansion into the Netherlands further confirmed the efficacy of their omnichannel pricing solution, encouraging continued global expansion efforts.