Aankondiging • May 18
GK Software SE, Annual General Meeting, Jun 24, 2024 GK Software SE, Annual General Meeting, Jun 24, 2024, at 12:00 W. Europe Standard Time. Aankondiging • Jan 10
GK Software SE Debuts New Point-Of-Sale Installations in North America GK Software reported a very successful year, with growth in North America reaching new heights. The company also announces its focal points for NRF 2024: Retail's Big Show, including debuting its new loyalty solution, GK Engage, and showcasing the collaboration and benefits of the strategic partnership between GK and Fujitsu. In 2023, the company's customers were able to put over 25,000 new point-of-sale (POS) installations into production in more than 2,000 stores worldwide. These included large department stores and convenience stores in North America and Europe. According to RBR Data Service's "Global POS Software 2023" report, growth was particularly strong in the U.S. GK realized around 5% of all new installations in the world's largest retail market. In the grocery sector, one in four new point-of-sale installations came from GK (26%). It is expected that GK's growth will continue to accelerate, particularly in North America, as six new customers were signed in this region in 2023, which together operate over 20,000 stores. The new AI-supported customer loyalty solution GK Engage, which is designed to deepen the customer relationship at all levels through relevant recommendations, targeted promotions and other offers tailored directly to the individual customer, will be presented for the first time at NRF 2024: Retail’s Big Show. The solution’s personalized campaigns take into account customer preferences as well as the retailer's current inventory and goals. GK Engage is fully integrated into GK's CLOUD4RETAIL platform, allowing the solution to be accessible to consumers wherever they interact with the retailer – from mobile apps to self-checkout kiosks and traditional POS systems. At the NRF 2024: Retail’s Big Show retailers can learn about the new opportunities arising from the recently concluded global partnership with Fujitsu. Fujitsu is the majority shareholder, with over 72% of GK, and now distributes the company's solutions worldwide alongside SAP. At the neighboring Fujitsu and GK booths, NRF attendees will hear about the diverse retail and customer experience opportunities made possible by the portfolios of both companies. Last year, GK's work was recognized in numerous analyst reports as well as through several awards programs. Highlights include: In the RBR Data Service's report "Global POS Software 2023", GK was once again listed as one of the leading providers. The company is now ranked fourth for all installations worldwide, after ranking fifth in 2022. GK was featured as a relevant provider in Forrester's Merchant Payment Providers Landscape for fourth quarter of 2023. In the IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Point-of-Sale Software for Large Apparel and Softlines Retail 2023 Vendor Assessment, the company was rated as a leader. GK was honored as a finalist in the "Best Unified Customer Experience" category at the 2024 VIP Awards. In the RIS Leaderboard 2024, GK was ranked number one in customer satisfaction for large providers and in overall retailer performance in Tier 1 and Tier 2. GK was honored by the EHI Retail Institute as Top Supplier 2023 in the Best Customer Experience category together with the RETA Award (Retail Technology Award Europe) winner, Coop. To see GK Engage in action and learn more about the company's growth trajectory, visit GK at the NRF 2024: Retail’s Big Show. Aankondiging • Sep 26
GK Announces GK Engage, a Highly Personalized Loyalty Solution for Any Retail Touch Point Including Mobile Devices and Point-Of-Sale GK announced its latest solution, GK Engage, a modern, comprehensive and AI-powered loyalty program for every omnichannel retail touch point. This solution empowers retailers to create highly contextualized and personalized outreach including messaging, discounts and rewards that improve customer lifetime value and enrich a retailer's competitive differentiation. GK Engage was announced at GK's first-ever Retail Innovation Summit for the Americas, which is taking place Sept. 25-26 in Raleigh, North Carolina. Attendees can view GK Engage, alongside other GK solutions, at the newly unveiled GK Customer Experience Center. GK is a world leader in point-of-sale (POS) technology and, as a result, its product team has talked with retailers who wanted more out of their loyalty systems. To fill this gap, GK developed GK Engage, an modern take on loyalty. The solution draws inspiration from two successful GK solutions, MCA, GK's mobile loyalty program, and T+ Loyalty. These predecessor technologies have serviced more than one billion transactions per year for over six million registered users. Now, GK Engage customers will reap these benefits at scale using one comprehensive platform that works across a diverse range of online and in-store retail touch points. GK Engage provides retailers with real-time, AI-driven, personalized loyalty offers that surprise and delight customers. The complete solution creates loyalty tiers that automatically track all customer interactions and generate relevant campaigns to safeguard long-term retailer relationships and customer lifetime value. GK Engage can be integrated with merchandise master data and customer data to ensure all recommendations, promotions, coupons and more are beneficial to the individual customer, as well as the retailer's current inventory availability and financial goals. What's more, GK Engage is already integrated into GK's OmniPOS solution across all touch points including traditional POS, self-checkout kiosks, mobile, and frictionless store technology like GK GO. Aankondiging • May 26
GK Software SE(XTRA:GKS) dropped from S&P Global BMI Index GK Software SE(XTRA:GKS) dropped from S&P Global BMI Index Aankondiging • May 20
Gk Software Se Announces Appointment of A New Supervisory Board GK Software SE announced that new three-member Supervisory Board was appointed by court until the next Annual General Meeting on 28 June 2023, comprising Dr Anke Nestler (Senior Managing Director of FTI Consulting Deutschland GmbH), Nicholas Fraser (Corporate Executive Officer of Fujitsu Limited) and John Pink (Vice President and Global Head of Consumer Experience of Fujitsu Uvance). The new Supervisory Board will stand for election at the company's Annual General Meeting. . Aankondiging • May 18
Fujitsu ND Solutions AG cancelled the acquisition of a 68.03% stake in GK Software SE (XTRA:GKS) for approximately €290 million. Fujitsu ND Solutions AG agreed to acquire GK Software SE (XTRA:GKS) for approximately €440 million on March 1, 2023. The offer price is €190 cash per share. GK’s founders and major shareholders, Rainer Gläß and Stephan Kronmüller, support the transaction and have entered into irrevocable undertakings with ND Solutions regarding their GK shares. Fujitsu intends funding the takeover offer with existing cash. CEO Rainer Gläß will leave the Company’s Executive Board in the event of a successful takeover, but will remain with the Company in an advisory capacity as Honorary Chairman of the Supervisory Board. Fujitsu has announced that the takeover offer is subject to a minimum acceptance threshold of 55 % of the Company's share capital. As of April 5, 2023, the Management Board and the Supervisory Board of GK Software support the Offer and recommend the GK Software shareholders to accept it. In addition, it is subject to the granting of regulatory approvals and other customary market conditions. As of May 12, 2023, all closing conditions have been fulfilled and the offer has been accepted for a total of 1,536,915 GK shares, representing approximately 67.62% stake in it. The acceptance period of Takeover Offer starts from March 23, 2023 and will run until April 20, 2023. As of May 2, 2023, The additional acceptance period for the voluntary public takeover offer will run until May 9, 2023. Closing of the takeover offer is currently expected to occur by July 2023.BofA Securities is acting as the exclusive financial advisor, and Dirk Besse and Sebastian Schwalme of Morrison & Foerster as legal advisor to Fujitsu. Arma Partners LLP is acting as exclusive financial adviser to GK Software SE regarding the offer and has been mandated to provide a fairness opinion. The international law firm Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer is acting as legal advisor to GK Software SE.Fujitsu ND Solutions AG cancelled the acquisition of a 68.03% stake in GK Software SE (XTRA:GKS) for approximately €290 million on May 16, 2023. 
