22.04.2015
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DGAP-News: Zalando expands tech operations to Dublin with plans to create up to 200 jobs
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Zalando expands tech operations to Dublin with plans to create up to
200 jobs
22.04.2015 / 11:43
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- First technology hub outside of Germany with the aim of hiring 200
people
- Hub will include deep data science & engineering research
- New site allows Zalando to further improve its offer and provide
customers with the best online retail experience
Dublin, April 22nd, 2015. Zalando SE, Europe's leading fashion platform
online, today opened its new Zalando Fashion Insights Centre in Dublin.
Member of Parliament Taoiseach Enda Kenny was joined by Robert Gentz,
Founder and Member of the Managing Board of Zalando, at the official
opening of the new Fashion Insights Centre in Dublin's Silicon Docks.
Zalando aims to transform the world of e-commerce by building the best
platform for every player in fashion across Europe and the world. The new
office in Dublin will play a key role in this strategy. It is the company's
first technology hub outside of Germany, located in a vibrant city with a
strong reputation for innovation, thus helping the company to meet the
growing demand for top quality candidates in the field of research and
development, big data analysis, data science and engineering. Zalando plans
to create up to 200 jobs in Dublin over the next 3 years.
Speaking at the official opening of the Fashion Insights Centre, Taoiseach
Enda Kenny said, "Ireland is establishing a reputation as the Internet
capital of Europe and this is further strengthened by Zalando's decision to
locate here, with the creation of up to 200 jobs. Thanks to our talented
workforce, Dublin's Silicon Docks is home to some of the biggest Internet
companies in the world."
Welcoming the investment, Richard Bruton TD, Minister for Jobs, Enterprise
and Innovation said, "Attracting more of the world's fastest-growing
technology companies to set up operations in Ireland and create jobs here
is a key part of our Action Plan for Jobs, and in recent years we have seen
major successes in this area. Today's announcement that Zalando is creating
200 new jobs in Dublin is a hugely welcome announcement, and I wish all at
Zalando every success with this investment."
Robert Gentz, Founder and Member of the Management Board, Zalando said,
"Zalando is the most trafficked e-commerce fashion site in Europe with well
over 100 million visits per month. Understanding our customers and gaining
deep insights into their purchasing patterns and their behavior online
means we can provide them with a highly personalized and compelling
offering. Investing to understand these insights has driven our growth
since the earliest days of our company and has been the key to our success.
The new Zalando Fashion Insights Centre will play a major role as we
continue to lead online fashion and grow our presence across Europe."
Zalando is actively recruiting data scientists and candidates from the
science, maths and engineering disciplines as well as academia for a
variety of R&D focused data science and engineering roles in its Fashion
Insights Centre.
"We will offer graduates and experienced people the opportunity to work on
exciting engineering and data science challenges," said Eric Bowman, VP
Engineering at Zalando. "We're looking for the best engineers and data
scientists in Dublin, Europe and the world, people who thrive on solving
hard problems and delivering impact. We want independent thinkers,
brilliant executioners, people who love a challenge, working on deep
problems and working with the smartest people, while creating a great team
culture."
About Zalando
Zalando (https://corporate.zalando.com) is Europe's leading online fashion
platform for women, men and children. We offer our customers a one-stop,
convenient shopping experience with an extensive selection of fashion
articles including shoes, apparel and accessories, with free delivery and
returns. Our assortment of over 1,500 international brands ranges from
popular global brands, fast fashion and local brands, and is complemented
by our private label products. Our localized offering addresses the
distinct preferences of our customers in each of the 15 European markets we
serve: Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Italy,
Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Poland and
the United Kingdom. Our logistics network with three centrally located
fulfillment centers in Germany allows us to efficiently serve our customers
throughout Europe. We believe that our integration of fashion, operations
and online technology give us the capability to deliver a compelling value
proposition to both our customers and fashion brand partners.
Zalando's websites attract well over 100 million visits per month. In the
fourth quarter 2014, 48 per cent of traffic came from mobile devices,
resulting in close to 15 million active customers by the end of the
quarter.
Contact
René Gribnitz
VP Communications
Phone: +49 (0)30 2096 81-484
Email: [email protected]
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Language: English
Company: Zalando SE
Tamara-Danz-Straße 1
10243 Berlin
Germany
E-mail: [email protected]
Internet: https://corporate.zalando.de
ISIN: DE000ZAL1111
WKN: ZAL111
Indices: SDAX
Listed: Regulated Market in Frankfurt (Prime Standard); Regulated
Unofficial Market in Dusseldorf, Hamburg, Munich,
Stuttgart, Tradegate Exchange
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