Partnerships
Strong partners for your success
Our approach at SPH is to focus on our core business to be your trusted partner in the world of artificial intelligence, digitalisation and IT infrastructure. We combine the extensive knowledge and years of experience of our consultants and systems engineers with the advanced products and services of our partners. This unique synergy results in high-quality, technologically leading complete solutions tailored to your needs – all from a single source.
We understand the importance of individual requirements and take a holistic approach to developing flexible and efficient customised solutions for you. By continually training and developing our team, we ensure that we are always at the cutting edge, driving innovation and giving you a sustainable competitive advantage.
The basis of our success lies in the long-term partnership with our customers and partners in the fields of technology, consulting and universities, characterised by trust, transparency and mutual respect. Our philosophy is to create sustainable success for our customers and for ourselves through excellent service and continuous improvement.
Our benchmark is not just to meet your expectations, but to exceed them and to work with you towards a successful future.
Technology
Microsoft Germany
Microsoft is a global leader in standard software, services, and solutions. The company empowers individuals and businesses of all sizes and industries to reach their full potential. Security and reliability, innovation and integration, as well as openness and interoperability, are central to the development of all Microsoft products.
With its ERP platform Microsoft Dynamics 365 – particularly Dynamics 365 Finance for internationally operating enterprises and Dynamics 365 Business Central for medium-sized businesses – Microsoft offers scalable, cloud-based solutions for end-to-end control and automation of business-critical processes. These solutions enable data-driven decisions based on consistent information, helping companies respond more efficiently and flexibly to changing market conditions.
K3
K3 Technologies, a UK-based company, offers the ideal solutions for forward-looking companies: K3 Fashion and K3 Pebblestone. These solutions complement the Microsoft standard, catering to businesses of all sizes, from small and medium-sized enterprises to large international enterprises. SPH AG has been a strategic K3 partner in the DACH region since 2016 and has delivered the majority of projects. This close collaboration contributes essential input to the further development of K3 software and reflects a deep, trusted partnership between the two companies at all levels.
K3 Fashion is tailored to the needs of large, international fashion companies. Integrated into Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance, Supply Chain Management, and Commerce, K3 Fashion enables end-to-end control of the entire value chain. It helps eliminate technical obstacles, unify data sources, and optimize margins, making it an ideal platform for businesses with complex requirements and global operations.
K3 Pebblestone, on the other hand, is aimed at small and medium-sized fashion companies, such as brands, wholesalers, and manufacturers. The solution is fully embedded in Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central and supports standardized fashion processes, including planning, design, procurement, logistics, warehousing, and finance – all in one intuitive, user-friendly environment.
WAIR Retail Geeks
Our partner WAIR has developed a forward-looking solution for inventory management in the lifestyle and fashion industry with its AI-powered inventory manager (Inventory Geek). This autonomous AI agent is connected to the world’s largest retail database and is specifically designed to optimize stock levels and maximize profitability.
Inventory Geek takes over all key processes: from initial allocation and replenishment to redistribution and reordering. It analyzes SKU-level data across time horizons ranging from one hour to six weeks ahead, achieving a level of forecasting accuracy that far exceeds manual planning. This allows for the targeted avoidance of overstocking and stockouts.
Whether it’s a boutique, retail chain, or an externally managed sales floor – Inventory Geek adapts flexibly to various business models. Through continuous learning during ongoing operations, the system becomes increasingly precise, while still allowing manual override of decisions if needed.
With WAIR, we rely on a strong partner that combines AI expertise with operational excellence in retail – enabling better margins, reduced effort, more satisfied store teams, and significantly higher customer satisfaction.
Rezolve AI
Rezolve is a global leader in mobile commerce, specializing in AI-driven engagement solutions that transform how retailers and brands connect with their customers. Through innovative tools like Brain Commerce, Brain Checkout and Brain Assistant, Rezolve enables seamless shopping experiences while boosting operational efficiency and revenue. With a strong global presence, including offices in London, Shanghai, and New Delhi, the company partners with industry leaders like Google and Microsoft to expand its impact. Rezolve’s mission is to revolutionize the future of commerce by leveraging advanced AI technology to create meaningful, data-driven customer interactions.
Colect
Colect is the leading Dutch wholesale management platform for optimizing B2B sales for fashion and lifestyle brands. With over 12 years of experience, Colect offers digital tools (iPad sales app, B2B webshop, and digital showroom solution) that streamline order processing, enhance storytelling, and improve data analysis. Seamless integration with ERP, PIM, CRM, DAM, and PLM systems ensures a smooth and efficient sales process. By digitizing collection presentations, inventory management, and self-service functionalities for retailers, Colect enables brands to sell their collections through digital lookbooks, share key information such as product details, quickly plan assortments, manage orders, and analyze data – all while maintaining brand identity. With a strong presence across Europe, Colect is committed to driving growth and shaping the future of fashion wholesale.
LS Retail
LS Retail, a company within the Aptos Group, is a global leader in developing software solutions for retail, hospitality, leisure, and service-based businesses. Its core solution, LS Central, is built entirely on Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central. It combines ERP, point-of-sale (POS), store management, e-commerce, customer loyalty, and analytics on a single platform.
Thanks to this tight integration, companies gain a centralized solution for all business areas – from headquarters to the checkout, from procurement to customer interaction. LS Central reduces complexity, eliminates interfaces, and ensures consistent data and processes across all sales channels.
Retailers and service providers benefit from greater efficiency, improved inventory control, and a seamless customer experience – both in-store and online.
With LS Retail, we rely on a strategic partner that embraces the concept of unified commerce and addresses the needs of today’s consumers across digital and physical touchpoints alike.
Orderbase
Orderbase is a specialized provider of flexible ERP extensions and custom software development focusing on the manufacturing industry. Based in Münster, Germany, the company develops powerful solutions that digitally and practically map complex production, project, and planning processes.
Whether used independently or integrated into existing Microsoft ERP systems, Orderbase offers modular solutions for detailed scheduling, project management, production control, document management, and workflow automation. The systems are designed for high adaptability and deep integration, helping companies streamline their operations with greater efficiency and transparency.
With Orderbase, we rely on an experienced partner that combines deep process expertise with technological strength – ideal for companies with demanding requirements for control, planning, and digitalization in manufacturing.
TrueCommerce
TrueCommerce is a data integration provider and, together with SPH, offers Managed Services solutions for EDI (Electronic Data Interchange) and B2B e-commerce, as integrated solutions directly from ERP such as Microsoft Dynamics 365 in the fashion industry. Over 1 million B2B connections are already realised worldwide via the TrueCommerce network in the areas of trade, logistics and manufacturing, among others. TrueCommerce provides the complete service for its customers from on-boarding to operation. The German subsidiary TrueCommerce is based in Ismaning near Munich and has been running the BTE Clearing-Center of the federal association of textile (BTE) for more than 20 years.
NoseDat
NoseDat supports its customers to implement modern and integrative business intelligence solutions. The focus is on managing processes using KPIs, making communication across the various management levels transparent and, above all, improve work performance.
IBM Germany
IBM is the technology and transformation partner for the joint development of IT solutions to match the challenges that companies have to face in today’s digital world. The portfolio of solutions includes a broad range of consulting, cloud and IT services with the related intelligent IT software and hardware infrastructures as well as financing.
Setlog
Setlog GmbH is a provider of customized Supply Chain Management (SCM) solutions. The core product is the cloud-based SCM software OSCA® which is used by more than 150 brands in the fields of clothing, electronics, food, consumer goods and hardware. OSCA® enables networking of companies with their customers, suppliers and service providers in order to accelerate processes and optimally coordinate and efficiently manage supply chains.
SHARP NEC
Sharp NEC Display Solutions Europe is the leading global provider of professional and commercial visual technology and digital signage solutions, owned jointly by Sharp Corporation and NEC Corporation.
Consulting
Roland Berger
Roland Berger, founded in 1967, is the only leading global consultancy of German heritage and European origin. With 2,400 employees working from 35 countries, they have successful operations in all major international markets. The consultancy is an independent partnership owned exclusively by 230 Partners.
IFH | ECC Club Köln
IFH Köln has inside access to provide information, research and consultancy on retail issues relevant to the digital era. Since 1929, IFH Köln has been the first port of call for dependable data, analysis and concepts to make companies successful and sustainable. Under the ECC Köln brand, the institute examines the future of retail: e.g. cross-channel management, mobile retail and payments.
hachmeister + partner
The focus of activity is on strategy, processes and organisation – across all stages of the value chain. The team of management consultants provides objective advice and pursues its customers’ goals of sustained value enhancement and growth maximisation with expertise and sector-specific knowledge.
STZ
STZ exclusively focusses on Enterprise Resouce Planning. Apart from the theoretical work in the field of training and scientific teaching, STZ staff members are also operating in numerous software evaluations and implementations.
Associations and Academies
TEXOVERSUM LDT Nagold
TEXOVERSUM LDT Nagold is one of the most traditional fashion management academies in Germany with a well-functioning network in the industry that offers excellent career prospects. In addition to the practice-oriented full-time and dual studies in the areas of fashion management and textiles & shoes, LDT Nagold also offers study programmes abroad with international partners, which can be used to build on the LDT studies. Furthermore, students benefit from various further education courses, special study courses, workshops and seminars, professional courses, staff days and additional CCI qualifications.
TEXOVERSUM Hochschule Reutlingen
TEXOVERSUM Faculty Texil Reutlingen is an internationally renowned faculty that educates students in Bachelor’s and Master’s programmes and, in cooperation with universities, also provides the path to doctoral studies. The faculty cooperates with companies, research institutes and universities on a national and international level and uses the resulting synergies. As a member of the International Foundation of Fashion Technology Institutes (IFFTI) and Netfas, TEXOVERSUM participates in the global network of leading educational and research institutions and creates a multinational understanding of the entire textile value chain by linking and exchanging teaching and research.
Hochschule Albstadt-Sigmaringen
The Albstadt-Sigmaringen University of Applied Sciences offers numerous Bachelor’s and Master’s degree programmes, some of which are highly specialised, in the fields of technology, economics, computer science and life sciences. The university is active in research in its various disciplines. Especially for students in the Master’s degree programmes, there are many opportunities to work on research projects. The Institute for Applied Research (IAF) bundles and promotes the activities. It is also an important link between companies with research tasks and the university.
EHI Retail Institute
EHI is a scientific institute of the retail industry which focusses on research and exchange of experience between its 800 members. EHI supports young academic talents in the retail sector. Conferences and trade fairs with different focal themes ensure a constant exchange of knowledge between the members.
BEVH
bevh stands for the future of retail and is a key contact for media, politics, institutions and market players. The association represents the interests of all retail companies that benefit from the opportunities of e-commerce for innovative business models. bevh promotes modern types of retail that use the internet as a core competence and ensures safe purchases on all channels.
