SERVICES
OUR CUSTOMERS BENEFIT FROM OUR DECADES-LONG EXPERTISE IN THE FIELD OF TRENDS AND FASHION
MERCHANDISE DEPARTMENT
We offer you a wide selection of exclusive brands for children, women, men, laundry and home textiles. Each brand team consists of multiple product managers for various product categories and brand designers for the development of collections. The teams are led and managed by the head of brand.
In order to achieve a distinctive position compared to leading brands in the industry, KATAG's exclusive brands are conceived within a strategic framework according to defined style directions. In this process, a variety of segments, ranging from premium to mainstream in different price ranges, are addressed to reach a broad and comprehensive target audience.
Through this approach, each brand within the KATAG portfolio develops its individual identity and characteristics. In addition to focusing on current fashion trends, ensuring a high profit margin is a crucial factor for our partners in retail, guaranteeing them returns and success.
CENTRAL REGULATION
The KATAG central regulation also provides an important module for collaboration. The fast and secure payment processing optimizes the billing processes for industry and trade.
KATAG BRAND OFFICE (KMK)
The KATAG Brand Office, established in 2004, serves as the connecting link between trade and industrial partners within KATAG. It acts as a central point for new partnerships, a neutral interface and a hub for precisely coordinated communication at the decision-maker level. It provides an opportunity for both KATAG trade partners and over 800 leading brand suppliers to sustainably establish and intensify collaboration. The KATAG Brand Office acts as a unifying force for joint partnerships, assisting in unlocking potentials through its sales support. It fosters transparency through regular benchmark data, market analyses, customer surveys and seasonal workshops, laying the groundwork for qualified growth and broader market coverage. The Brand Office initiates the Industry-established Information and Communication platform through the KATAG-Markentag and serves as a point of contact for sponsors of the KATAG-Cheftagung.
CONSULTING
Trade and commerce are changing, and throughout the entire value chain, we will need to position ourselves sustainably – now, tomorrow and in the future. We must engage with people and our customers because they are the reason for our existence.
And of course we must grapple with questions such as:
What do I want? What role do I play? Where are my strengths and weaknesses? How do I structure my company? How do I create a distinct corporate identity and how do I establish a positive, enriching and appreciative corporate culture? Which values are essential for my actions and my company? How and with whom can I share my thoughts? Who trains me and my employees? Where is my home? Whom do I trust amidst all these challenges?
Many questions and even more theses need to be discussed and considered in this context.
Our goal is to provide guidance and stand by you in answering these questions. Primarily, we offer guidance through our organizational and strategic development. We invite you to think together with us. We are happy to accompany you in answering these questions and achieving your goals.
In KATAG-Consulting, we offer the following core elements for you:
- Organizational and strategic development
- Sustainability consulting
- Experience exchange
- Planning
- Academy
- Reporting platform for the Whistleblower Protection Act
- Data Privacy
- Other services
For more information, please visit our website at https://katag-consulting.de/
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KATAG SUSTAINABILITY INDEX
The KATAG Sustainability Index provides transparency regarding the sustainability of brands. Exclusively for participating retailers and brand suppliers, this B2B solution serves as a comprehensive insight into the sustainability of fashion brands. The index involves a standardized presentation of detailed data in an accessible format. Are you already a part of it?
CLEARING CENTER
HILTES International Partners (H.I.P.) is a joint venture between HILTES Software GmbH in Leer and the bedebe Clearing Center in Bielefeld.
Through the strategic partnership of both software and service providers and the consequent bundling of core competencies, exclusive solution and service offerings have been created for partners in combination. These encompass areas of trade software ranging from inventory management to point of sale, CRM and mobile solutions. Coupled with shared, centrally maintained master data and EDI clearing, this forms the basis for streamlining and automating operational processes. Participating in the services offered by HILTES International Partners also simplifies engagement with the KATAG Data Warehouse and the resultant analyses, such as assortment comparisons.
INSURANCES
The KATAG Insurance Service specializes as an insurance broker in providing special risk protection for trade, manufacturing and service companies. The trading partners of KATAG AG form the largest customer group among the clients served by the KATAG Insurance Service. The service package includes risk analysis, the development of coverage concepts, support during the contract period and claims processing.
For more information about the KATAG Insurance Service, please visit: KATAG Insurance Service
LOGISTICS
The KATAG AG operates a logistics center in Bielefeld for the entire product distribution, including NOS processing, covering approximately 15,000 square meters of storage and processing space.
Through an integrated logistics concept, KATAG AG is capable of ensuring first-class product supply "just in time" at optimal conditions for our partner companies.
In the field of procurement logistics, a competent, global network of outstanding service providers guarantees the delivery and transportation of our goods.
The KATAG Logistics services portfolio for our trade partners includes the following services:
- coordination of worldwide transportation for lying and hanging goods (truck, sea, sea-air, air)
- import of goods and customs clearance for free circulation within the EU
- picking, consolidation and distribution of goods
- just-in-time shipping to partner companies throughout europe on the desired date
- notification of shipments using DESADV for our EDI partners
- state-of-the-art shipment tracking through "Tracking and Tracing"
- freight agreements (framework contracts) with carriers and forwarders for our partner companies
- central freight settlement with service providers DPD, Dachser, DTL and LMO
- verification of freight invoices
- monthly settlement through KATAG AG
SORTIMENT COMPARISON
The assortment comparison provides our partners with a benchmark system based on a modern data warehouse. Online, a company's performance can be compared to current market figures. Analyses are possible through table-oriented comparisons and advanced dashboards. Additionally, participants have access to an iPhone app for on-the-go use.
> €1.6 billion annual turnover
> 500 locations
100 participating companies
OTHER SERVICES
For our KATAG partners, we have negotiated numerous framework agreements at preferential rates with various service providers.
Our partners can view these services at any time in the KATAG app under the "Other services" tile. Further information is also available on the website: https://katag-consulting.de