Schöneck, 21 January 2010 – GK SOFTWARE AG announces an order from the Austrian MPREIS group of companies to provide the store and enterprise solutions for all its approx. 180 stores in Austria and Italy.
The Austrian food retail company MPREIS selected the solutions provided by GK SOFTWARE AG in order to re-equip its store IT services. MPREIS focuses on innovative and comprehensive store concepts and concentrates on organic products and regional foods. GK SOFTWARE AG’s continued success in gaining international retailers demonstrates the successful implementation of its internationalization concept with the announcement of the fourth project during the past 18 months.
MPREIS selected a broad range of solutions provided within the GK/Retail suite, including relocating the store servers at its 182 supermarkets to GK’s Enterprise Lean Store Server at its corporate headquarters.
- About MPREIS:
The MPREIS group of companies, headquartered in Völs in the state of Tyrol, has business operations at 182 supermarkets in Austria and Northern Italy. MPREIS distinguishes itself from its competitors by providing a comprehensive range of organic products and local foods from the Alpine region. MPREIS has been awarded several architectural prizes for the innovative design of its supermarkets. Sales at the MPREIS group of companies, which also has its own bakery, meat preparation and sausage production facilities, amounted to EUR 570 million in 2009. The group employs 4,700 members of staff, so making it the fifth largest food retailer in Austria.
