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Case Study:

polo group GmbH

Customer

polo group GmbH

By combining forces and know-how, the Polo Group has become the strongest e-commerce provider for motorcycle clothing, parts and accessories in Europe.
polo group GmbH
polo group GmbH
Solution Partner
Basilicom
Products Used

Customer Key Facts

100

Locations

100K

Products

Challenge

As part of the merger project for the Polo Group, the main task was to replace an already implemented but costly product information management system (PIM) for the German market. In addition, the existing ERP system was to be replaced and a comprehensive store relaunch for Germany was already being planned. The challenge was to ensure that PIM could function as a central element for the entire group of companies in the future - at the time of the project launch, however, France and the UK were still operating entirely without a PIM system and a change of ERP system was also planned for France. In order to keep the complexity within limits, the focus was on a PIM for the German market that could later be adapted to the respective market in terms of language and content.

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Solution

The technical challenges of the Polo Group merger project were overcome using an agile and iterative project approach. A modular PIM was implemented, starting with a minimum viable product (MVP) and gradually developing into a minimum marketable product (MMP). A central aspect was the creation of a generalist interface for data consumption and delivery, which was connected across the group. To this end, Lobster was used as middleware for Germany to enable seamless data integration. To achieve the golden record, redundant local products were merged via Match & Merge.
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Results

For the Polo Group, the result of the merger project is an important milestone for the future direction of the group of companies. We have succeeded in merging three differently operating companies into a single PIM, thereby achieving a significant increase in efficiency in product data management. The golden record, which is now guaranteed across the entire Group portfolio, provides a consistent and high-quality database for all relevant business areas. This standardization of data has enabled synergies in asset production, for example, as resources can now be used more efficiently. We were also able to achieve improvements in translations, portfolio management, and strategic purchasing. The Group-wide use of the PIM has, therefore not only optimized operational processes, but also created the opportunity to make even more targeted business decisions based on a solid data foundation.

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Key Results

300K

DataObject

100

ProductAttributes2

150K

MediaAssets

7K

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