To grow its Connected Retail network, Europe’s leading fashion retailer, C&A plans to join Zalando, Europe’s leading online platform for fashion and lifestyle. Zolando has over 3,000 active stores, selling to millions of Zalando customers online.
In Germany, Zalando is adding Hermes as a second carrier option, to offer new store partners greater flexibility in the on-boarding process. Internationally, Connected Retail is adding its ninth market to the program. As of today, Austrian retailers can connect their stores to the platform and sell to millions of Zalando customers. Stores can easily connect their stock to the platform: Zalando provides the software to connect, online content, payment services, customer care and dedicated support through a personal account manager and many other services.
An integral part of Zalando’s platform strategy, Connected Retail has become part of the solution for retailers during the coronavirus crisis and is currently available for retailers in Germany, the Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Finland, and Austria. Until the end of 2021, Zalando aims to grow its network of retail partners to over 6,000 active stores.
