Press Release | 2010-06-29
Jena, Germany, June 29, 2010 – Customers of BMW’s motorcycle division can now enjoy an enhanced experience thanks to attractive online offerings. The improved website not only provides extensive information on every aspect of the available products and services, it also lets riders plan and book a tour, request a test ride, and engage with other members of the riding community to share photos and rate products. In addition, all manner of accessories, including rider equipment, saddlebags, and navigation devices, can be ordered via the site.
The Web offerings form part of the new BMW e-commerce concept, which brings together online stores from Mini, BMW Classic, and Aftersales as well as the BMW motorcycles site. The stores are all powered by Enfinity software from Intershop. Thanks to its multi-client capabilities, this technical platform allows operation of multiple independent stores, each with additional national websites and country-specific features. A challenging aspect of the implementation was the need to integrate the existing IT landscape into the new e-commerce system, including mapping enterprise-wide supply and logistics processes within the BMW Group. To achieve this, disparate data sources and formats from the motorcycle, Mini, BMW Classic, and Aftersales business segments had to be aligned and made available. The resulting solution gives each business segment the flexibility to meet its specific needs.
“This solution ensures that each of our different business segments has the necessary flexibility,” explains Frank Diepen, Head of E-Commerce at BMW Motorcycles. “The online world has long been a very important environment for the BMW motorcycle community. The new store rounds out our presence and fulfills the expectation of 24/7 service. For us, it also opens up the opportunity to generate additional revenues for BMW Motorcycle, allowing us to further expand our customer base.”
Local dealerships also benefit from the new online options. As well as sharing in the additional sales generated by the online store, dealers can access up-to-the-minute data to support their marketing activities.
Intershop Communications AG (founded in Germany 1992; Prime Standard: ISH2) is a leading provider of comprehensive state-of-the-art e-commerce solutions. Intershop’s Enfinity Suite 6 is high-performance packaged software for internet sales, complemented by all necessary services as well as comprehensive online marketing consulting. Intershop also acts as a business process outsourcing provider, covering all aspects of online retailing, including fulfillment. Around the globe more than 300 enterprise customers, including HP, BMW, and Deutsche Telekom run Intershop solutions. Intershop is headquartered in Jena, Germany, and has offices in the United States and Europe.
This news release contains forward-looking statements regarding future events or the future financial and operational performance of Intershop. Actual events or performance may differ materially from those contained or implied in such forward-looking statements. Risks and uncertainties that could lead to such difference could include, among other things: Intershop's limited operating history, the unpredictability of future revenues and expenses and potential fluctuations in revenues and operating results, significant dependence on large single customer deals, consumer trends, the level of competition, seasonality, risks related to electronic security, possible governmental regulation, and general economic conditions.
Heide Rausch
Phone: +49 3641 50-1000
E-mail: pr@intershop.de
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