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2017 Gerry Weber Company Profile Dec 17
2017 Gerry Weber Company Profile Dec 17
THAN
THE
FASHION
AND
LIFESTYLE
COMPANY
COMPANY PROFILE
THE FASHION AND LIFESTYLE COMPANY
COMPANY PROFILE CONTENT IN STYLE
CREATING
FEMININE
FASHION
CONTENT
in style
12 Brand Portfolio
14 Sense of Style 30 Front Row Business
The GERRY WEBER collections GERRY WEBER showrooms
Ready to Wear
HALLHUBER
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feminine fashion
28 Stores & Shops in Style
The design concept 36 Let’s Play
of GERRY WEBER The GERRY WEBER Open
stores and shops
CARE WHAT 38 Style in Progress
The GERRY WEBER Open
YOU WEAR Fashion Night
Corporate Social
Responsibility
2 01/2017
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THE FASHION
AND LIFESTYLE
COMPANY
The GERRY WEBER Group
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THE FASHION AND LIFESTYLE COMPANY
COMPANY PROFILE GERRY WEBER AT A GLANCE
A
FASHION
AND
LIFE
STYLE
COMPANY
THE GERRY WEBER GROUP
AT A GLANCE
GERRY WEBER International AG is one of Germany’s most
high-profile fashion and lifestyle companies. FIVE BRAND FAMILIES –
GERRY WEBER, TAIFUN, SAMOON, HALLHUBER AND TALKABOUT –
stand for high-quality, trend-oriented fashion and accessories for
demanding and quality-conscious customers. All our brands
highlight the wearer’s individual style in their own unique way.
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so
chic
THE GERRY WEBER
EXPERIENCE
Modern design, high quality
and a perfect fit – each
collection celebrates its own
style and reflects global trends.
GLOBAL
DISTRIBUTION
Distribution structures in more than 60 countries,
1,270 company-managed stores and retail spaces,
2,300 shop-in-shops, 270 franchised stores as well
as brand online shops in nine countries.
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Brands
7k
employees
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THE FASHION AND LIFESTYLE COMPANY
COMPANY PROFILE
THE FASHION
AND LIFESTYLE
COMPANY
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Ralf Weber,
Chief Executive Officer of
GERRY WEBER International AG
passionate
dynamic
international
PAS
SION
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COURAGE
OUR SUCCESS FACTOR
IT IS OUR EMPLOYEES’ SHARED PASSION FOR FASHION AND
THEIR COURAGE TO EMBRACE NEW IDEAS WHICH MAKE IT POSSIBLE
TO DEVELOP SOPHISTICATED COLLECTIONS EACH SEASON.
SHARING
THE
PASSION!
AS AN INTERNATIONAL COMPANY with solid family
roots, we feel responsible for ensuring the best possible
working conditions for our employees – from workplace
design to daily interaction. Our particularly dynamic
corporate culture and our strong team spirit encourage
and enable each employee to contribute to the success
Photo: PicturePeople
of GERRY WEBER.
so
shape its future. Personalised training programmes,
flexible working hours and exciting projects at our
much
international locations ensure high levels of job satis-
faction and create the prerequisites for a good work-
fun
life balance.
LEARN MORE AT
GERRYWEBER.COM • CAREER
OUR
EMPLOYEES
liver Krato
ARE OUR
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MOST
VALUABLE
ASSET.
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THE FASHION AND LIFESTYLE COMPANY
COMPANY PROFILE CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
WEAR FOCUS ON
SUSTAINABILITY
AS A GLOBAL FASHION AND LIFESTYLE COMPANY,
GERRY WEBER takes its corporate responsibility very seriously.
The Managing Board, the executives and the employees
jointly strive to reconcile the company’s long-term business
objectives with its social and environmental consciousness.
This commitment is expressed in many areas of activity, for
example on the manufacturing side where stringent social
and environmental standards have been framed. All manu-
facturing operations comply with the BSCI CODE and exceed
the requirements of the well-known OEKO-TEX STANDARD 100.
Compliance is regularly verified and confirmed by both
internal and external auditors. This way the company continues
to implement its declared policy of steadily improving work-
ing conditions at supplier sites and ensuring product safety
all along the value chain. In addition, the company has
introduced innovative climate concepts at its locations,
thereby making a concise contribution to the protection of
the environment.
The company’s activities and objectives
in the area of Corporate Social Responsibility are documented
in the GERRY WEBER Sustainability Report:
GERRYWEBER.COM • CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
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CARE
IMPROVED
SUSTAINABILITY IS
ALSO THE IDEA
BEHIND THE NEW
FAIR & ORGANIC
CAPSULE COLLECTION
OF GERRY WEBER’S
CASUAL LINE.
TRACEABILITY NUMBERS SEWN INTO THE
GARMENTS OUT OF BIOLOGICALLY CONTROLLED
COTTON ALLOW CUSTOMERS TO RETRIEVE
DETAILED INFORMATION OVER THE INTERNET.
THIS WAY THEY CAN LEARN MORE ABOUT
THE ORIGIN OF THE ITEM AS WELL AS THE PEOPLE
AND COMPANIES THAT HAVE CONTRIBUTED
TO ITS PRODUCTION.
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THE FASHION AND LIFESTYLE COMPANY
COMPANY PROFILE BRAND PORTFOLIO
EXCITING,
MODERN AND
IRRESISTIBLY
FEMININE
HIGH
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FIVE POWERFUL
FASHION BRANDS
STAND FOR
A VIVACIOUS
LIFESTYLE:
GERRY WEBER,
TAIFUN, SAMOON,
HALLHUBER
AND TALKABOUT.
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BRAND
portfolio
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THE FASHION AND LIFESTYLE COMPANY
COMPANY PROFILE BRAND PORTFOLIO: GERRY WEBER
SENSE
of
GERRY WEBER
STANDS FOR A
LIFESTYLE WHICH
TRANSLATES TRENDS
AND UNDERLINES
style
THE WEARER’S
PERSONALITY WITH
A SURE SENSE
OF STYLE.
LIKEABLE
SOPHISTICATED
FEMININE FEMININE FASHION made
to high standards of quality and fit.
A strong focus on matched outfits
and details ensures that all looks
CASUAL project a perfectly coordinated image.
INDIVIDUAL EACH LOOK IS COMPLEMENTED
AUTHENTIC
by fashionable highlights from the
EDITION collection: EXCEPTIONAL
DETAILS, LUXURIOUS MATERIALS AND
A PERFECT FIT are the hallmarks
EMOTIONAL of these attractive individual items.
NATURAL
COSY CASUAL and FEMININE at the same
time: AN EASYGOING LIFESTYLE IS EX-
PRESSED in the CASUAL line to under-
line individual and natural looks.
GERRYWEBER.COM
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THE FASHION AND LIFESTYLE COMPANY
COMPANY PROFILE BRAND PORTFOLIO:
GERRY WEBER ACCESSORIES
styling
completed
what
women
WANT
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THE FASHION AND LIFESTYLE
UNIVERSE OF GERRY WEBER IS
IDEALLY COMPLEMENTED BY
GERRY WEBER ACCESSORIES AND
LICENSED COLLECTIONS:
GERRY WEBER BAGS, GERRY WEBER SHOES,
extra
GERRY WEBER JEWELRY AND GERRY WEBER EYEWEAR
that
something
GERRY WEBER ACCESSORIES are fashion-
able complements to every outfit. Ranging
from scarves, shawls, ponchos and stoles to
caps, hats, belts, fashion jewelry and gloves,
these stylish accessories offer customers an
ideal way to complete their personal fashion
statements.
Our portfolio of licensed products, namely
GERRY WEBER Bags, GERRY WEBER Shoes,
GERRY WEBER Eyewear and GERRY WEBER
Jewelry, offer inspiration for creating new
outfits and looks.
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THE FASHION AND LIFESTYLE COMPANY
COMPANY PROFILE BRAND PORTFOLIO: TAIFUN
URBAN
dressy
CONTEMPORARY
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dres
sed
for
success
AIFUN STANDS
T
FOR INTERNATIONAL
AND URBAN
FASHION WHICH
IS TREND-ORIENTED
AND SUITABLE
FOR BUSINESS AT
THE SAME TIME,
ALWAYS WITH AN
UNMISTAKEABLY
» FEMININE TOUCH «.
TAIFUN.COM
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THE FASHION AND LIFESTYLE COMPANY
COMPANY PROFILE BRAND PORTFOLIO: SAMOON
THE
perfect
plus
SAMOON STANDS
FOR CASUAL, SELF-
ASSURED FASHION
FOR TODAY’S
PLUS-SIZE WOMAN,
UNDERSCORING
HER FEMININITY
WITH TRENDY
CUTS, EXQUISITE
MATERIALS AND
EXCELLENT FITS.
SKILFUL INTER
PRETATIONS OF
CURRENT FASHION
TRENDS ENSURE
THAT FEMININE
CURVES ARE SHOWN
IN THE BEST POSSIBLE SAMOON.COM
LIGHT, RESULTING IN
A NEW SELF-ASSURED
BODY PERCEPTION.
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confident
POSITIVE
CONTEMPORARY
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THE FASHION AND LIFESTYLE COMPANY
COMPANY PROFILE BRAND PORTFOLIO: HALLHUBER
ready
BAGS AND SHOES TO SUPPORT CREATING
INDIVIDUAL LOOKS.
HALLHUBER.COM
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READY
to
wear
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THE FASHION AND LIFESTYLE COMPANY
COMPANY PROFILE BRAND PORTFOLIO: TALKABOUT
let’S
talk
about
FASHION BRINGS PEOPLE
TOGETHER, FASHION IS
COMMUNICATION. THE NEW
TALKABOUT BRAND PUTS FASHION
STATEMENTS AND INDIVIDUAL
LOOKS CENTRE-STAGE.
LIFE IS WHAT
HAPPENS EVERY DAY,
NOT THE SPECIAL
OCCASIONS.
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THE FASHION AND LIFESTYLE COMPANY
COMPANY PROFILE AROUND THE GLOBE
around
the
globe THE GERRY WEBER BRANDS ARE
EACH DISTINGUISHED BY A
CHARACTERISTIC SIGNATURE
STYLE AND ARE AVAILABLE
ON ALL CONTINENTS.
WOMEN ALL OVER THE WORLD DRAW
INSPIRATION FROM THE LATEST
COLLECTIONS – BOTH WHILE BROWS-
ING ONLINE AND WHEN IMMERSING
THEMSELVES IN THE PLEASANT SHOP-
PING AMBIANCE OF A LOCAL STORE.
AT HOME AROUND
THE GLOBE
store
FINDER
OUR WEB-BASED STORE FINDER IS
THE QUICKEST AND EASIEST WAY
TO LOCATE OUR OWN STORES AND
PARTNERS IN YOUR VICINITY.
GERRYWEBER.COM • STOREFINDER
HALLHUBER.COM • STOREFINDER
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LOVE
MOSKAU RUSSIA
we we
we LOVE LOVE
LOVE HAMBURG RIGA LATVIA
VANCOUVER CANADA GERMANY
we
we LOVE
LOVE SHANGHAI CHINA
DOHA
QATAR
we
LOVE
SANTIAGO we
LOVE we
DE CHILE CHILE JOHANNESBURG LOVE
SOUTH AFRICA SYDNEYAUSTRALIA
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THE FASHION AND LIFESTYLE COMPANY
COMPANY PROFILE STORES & SHOPS IN STYLE
INSPIR ATION
AN D IM PACT
RIENCE
THE SHOPPING EXPE
AT GERRY WEBER SHION
IS MUCH MORE THAN CLOTHES, FA
ES AND
AND TRENDS. OUR STOR
CUSTOMERS TO
SHOP-IN-SHOPS INVITE
IN THE GERRY WEBER
IMMERSE THEMSELVES
TIONS.
BRANDS AND COLLEC
WE BELIEVE IN
S
OFFERING CUSTOMER
NED EXPERIENCE
A SPECIAL AND SUSTAI NS.
ERY TIME THEY VISIT ONE OF OUR LOCATIO
EV
GEARED TO CREATE
OUR STORE DESIGN IS R
ENT AND AMBIANCE FO
THE RIGHT ENVIRONM IDA NC E.
E AND FASHION GU
PERSONALISED ADVIC RY
S AND CONTEMPORA
CLEAR STORE LAYOUT R
NTAL IN PRESENTIN OU
G
FITTINGS ARE INSTRUME
LIGHT, RESULTING IN
BRANDS IN A MODERN
CT PRESENTATIONS
INSPIRING, HIGH-IMPA LES.
IVE TO SUSTAINED SA
WHICH ARE CONDUC
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TAIFUN
TAIFUN uses an unconventional,
clean industrial design to put the
focus on the urban and feminine
orientation of the collections.
Elements of an urban loft style with
copper-coloured accents project
an image of weightlessness and
modernity.
&
GERRY WEBER
Bright colours, clear
lines and a sense
of lightness are the
hallmarks of the
GERRY WEBER store design.
iska Krug
Specifically selected
materials are used to set
Photo: Franz
the scene for the
individual brands’
distinctive lifestyle
universes.
IN STYLE
a Krug
Photo: Franzisk
THE POWER
OF PRESENTATION
Hanna el
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THE FASHION AND LIFESTYLE COMPANY
COMPANY PROFILE FRONT ROW BUSINESS
Showrooms in
DUSSELDORF, COPENHAGEN,
LONDON, MADRID,
MILAN, PARIS, SALZBURG,
TORONTO, ZURICH
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Paris à la m
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Dusseldorf
is Business
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Danish Refin
a g en
in Copenh
n Radil
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row
ndl
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FRONT
Salz burg St
yles
BUSINESS
SHOWCASING THE FULL
VARIETY OF GERRY WEBER
FASHION
THE GERRY WEBER BRANDS are available
on all continents, both in our own stores
and in stores operated by our franchisees and
local retail partners. To present the full variety
of our fashion to domestic and international
tarcevic
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STY
THE FASHION AND LIFESTYLE COMPANY
COMPANY PROFILE STYLE IN MOTION
MOTION 7
SHIPPING OF
MERCHANDISE
GERRY WEBER IS
K M FOLDED
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MERCHANDISE
CONVEYOR LINES
AN INDUSTRY LEADER
IN GLOBAL
FASHION LOGISTICS KM HANGING
M ERCHANDISE
GERRY WEBER IS ALWAYS ON THE MOVE. CONVEYOR LINES
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Every day our collections are delivered to our
own stores, to our retail partners and to our UP TO
customers’ front doors. The requisite processes
have been revolutionised by the 2016
commissioning of our new logistic centre.
Representing the single biggest investment
ever made by the company, this high-tech
20
MILLION ITEMS PER
facility in Halle/ Westphalia is the new nerve YEAR SYSTEM OUTPUT
GERRYWEBER.COM • LOGISTICS
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90
EUR
MILLION INVESTMENT V
OLUME
FOR LOGISTICS,
76k
SERVICES AND BUILDINGS
5.6
AND FUNCTIONAL SPACE
MILLION ITEMS
WAREHOUSE CAPACITY
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THE FASHION AND LIFESTYLE COMPANY
COMPANY PROFILE HISTORY
1973
FOUNDING YEAR
On 1 March Gerhard Weber and
Udo Hardieck establish Hatex KG in
Halle / Westphalia. The company
makes and markets ladies’ trousers.
1989
FLOTATION
October sees the flotation of the company
in the stock market. Hatex KG is converted
into a joint-stock company by the name of
GERRY WEBER International AG.
1993
GERRY WEBER OPEN
TV coverage of the first GERRY WEBER OPEN
tournament by domestic and international
networks boosts name awareness
of GERRY WEBER to 21% in Germany.
2010
RFID
GERRY WEBER is the first fashion company
to introduce RFID technology for merchandise
protection and as part of improved logistics
and retail processes.
STRONG TRADITIONS –
2011
MDAX
DYNAMIC SPIRIT
2015
RALF WEBER APPOINTED CEO
The Supervisory Board of the
GERRY WEBER Group appoints Ralf Weber,
the son of company founder Gerhard Weber,
Chairman of the Managing Board.
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fTUR
NO
FU MORE
THAN
STYLE
A CONSTANT FLOW
OF FRESH IDEAS
AND INNOVATIONS
AS WELL AS
BOUNDLESS
DYNAMISM AND
COMMITMENT
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THE FASHION AND LIFESTYLE COMPANY
COMPANY PROFILE GERRY WEBER OPEN
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THE FASHION AND LIFESTYLE COMPANY
COMPANY PROFILE GERRY WEBER OPEN FASHION NIGHT
100
percent
FASHION FOR
lady
like
ALL SENSES Fashion in all its
facets comes alive
ON THE RUNWAY, with
style in
progress
Photos p. 38 / 39: Sarah Jonek
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save
the
DATE
&
save
the
NIGHT
THE FASHION NIGHT IS
STAGED ON THE OCCASION
OF THE GERRY WEBER OPEN
TO PROVIDE AN EXCLUSIVE
GLIMPSE AT UPCOMING FASHION
TRENDS, LOOKS AND COLLECTIONS.
INTERNATIONAL MODELS MAKE
THIS A VERY GLAMOROUS
AND STAR-STUDDED FASHION SHOW.
WELL-KNOWN FACES FROM
SUCH HIGH-PROFILE TV SHOWS
AS “GERMANY’S NEXT TOPMODEL”
AS WELL AS GERMAN AND
INTERNATIONAL CELEBRITIES
AND SURPRISE GUESTS
UNDERLINE THE STATUS OF
THIS SOCIAL OCCASION.
GRAND
FASHION PARTY
Top models, celebs and more
than 1,000 guests populate the
impressive event fusing fashion,
live performances and sports
each year.
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THE FASHION AND LIFESTYLE COMPANY
COMPANY PROFILE SO MUCH MORE TO COME
24/7
GERRYWEBER.COM
so
much
more
to come...
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GERRY WEBER International AG
Neulehenstraße 8 • 33790 Halle / Westphalia • Germany
Phone: +49 (0) 5201 185-0 • Fax: +49 (0) 5201 109-31
info@gerryweber.com • gerryweber.com