MATTHIAS MEETS
TradeByte CEO Matthias Schulte talks to platform pioneers, DTC experts and leaders of digital commerce one-to-one!
Because we deeply believe: Platform business is people business.
- MATTHIAS MEETS: Felix Jahn, Director of E-commerce for s. Oliver Group
Our first edition of the ECD LIVE format “Matthias Meets..”! Tradebyte-CEO Matthias Schulte talks to platform pioneers, DTC experts and leaders of digital commerce. Our guest is Felix Jahn, Director e-commerce for the s. Oliver Group, a major European fashion retail brand.
- MATTHIAS MEETS: Marcel Brindöpke!,Co-Founder and Managing Director of heyconnect
For the 2020 finale Matthias Schulte meets Marcel Brindöpke, Co-Founder & Managing Director of heyconnect!
- MATHHIAS MEETS: Jan Kegelberg, E-Commerce & Digital Supply Expert
Matthias welcomes Jan Kegelberg, former CDO of Sport Scheck & CEO of fitfox, as well as E-Commerce & Digital Supply Expert – and what an expert he is! Having led Sport Scheck through the whole transformation from retailer to multichannel platform business.
- MATTHIAS MEETS: Robert Schlichter, Business Partner Manager at Otto Market
Robert Schlichter, Business Partner Manager at Otto Market is an “Urgestein” which means “bedrock”. He has not only been part of the leading German retailer for almost 20 years, but has driven digital transformation by establishing Otto Market as one of its marketplace leaders.
ECD LIVE TALKS
Regular segments with Alex as he dives deep with special guests, some big players and our expert friends on industry topics.
Join in and watch discuss all things platforms, tech, theory and of course, people business.
- ECD Live Interview: Thijs Boots from Seven Senders!
This week’s edition of ECD On The Road, the team took 10 quick minutes with Managing Director Benelux at Seven Senders, Thijs Boots! Taking the stage at the recent ECD Lunch Benelux II in Amsterdam recently, he shared how cross-border shipping is not only innovative for retail, but has expansive power on a global scale. Watch and learn how this super positive player believes, like the ECD, that platform business is people business! We love that, Thijs!
- ECD Live Interview: Julia Lehnkering from Kaufland!
For the third edition of ECD On The Road, the team took 10 quick minutes with Julia Lehnkering, Senior International Sales Coordinator for Kaufland at the fabulous ECD Lunch Benelux II in Amsterdam recently and boy did we quickly learn what makes Kaufland a power player. The ECD won’t give it all away, but the key words here are adapting, internationalization and the rest you’ll just have to watch this short but very insightful interview!
- ECD Live Interview: Steffen Maschke from Douglas!
The second installment of ECD ON THE ROAD Interview Series! We took 10 quick minutes with Steffen Maschke at the ECD Lunch Benelux II in Amsterdam recently, marking Learn how Douglas successfully digitalized during the pandemic and how they defined beauty as the core value for the mega platform in Europe. Oh, and Steffen’s favorite fast food!
- ECD Live Talk: Felix Meintrup from About You
We took ten quick minutes with Felix at the ECD Lunch Benelux II in Amsterdam recently, kicking off our ECD ON THE ROAD Interview Series! Find out what makes About You successful at its core and how international business expansion is more than a trend but a way to maximize growth, oh and Felix’s most used phone App!
- ECD LIVE Talk with Malte Dous from DocMorris
For our second in-studio live sit down interview at our very own ECD Studio, we sat down with Malte Dous, Managing Director at DocMorris Marketplace. With his background as the “father” of Zalando’s Partner Program and General Manager for Wayfair Germany, he is a marketplace ultra, knowing the business inside out and vice versa. Watch as Alex and Malte deep dive on the impact of the online pharmacy and e-prescriptions will have on your online & offline life, the booming medical sector which is taking our industry by storm and Malte’s insights on how any diverse market can excel via digital retail solutions.
- ECD Live Talk: Dr. Dominick Benner from The Platform Group
This week we sat down with Dr. Dominik Benner, CEO of The Platform Group which he started after successful years with his boldly developed online platform Schuhe24.de – which has more than 2000 successful retail stores. The Platform Group owns several locations throughout Germany, owning 13 B2C platforms, 8 B2B, and collaborates with 3900 partners in digital retail fashion since its start up in 2018. Watch and learn about Dominik’s inspiring story, how to find your power niche in several markets and diversify your strategy to grow a larger diverse customer base.
- ECD Live Talk: Armand Farsi from Fanatics Inc.
Welcome back! Not only is it the premiere of our first very own ECD studio that we are recording in now, but also a long awaited premiere: With Armand Farsi that the ECD welcomes it’s the first-ever in-studio guest! Armand is Head of DACH and International Marketplaces at global sports merchandise powerhouse, Fanatics, Inc. Learn how Fanatics has become one of the leading drivers and innovators of sports merchandising and why the European market is still rather new ground for them.
ECD MEDIA
Stay tuned for some really cool and insightful video, audio and written content that we are creating round the clock!
- Do you sweat online? – ECD Panel Discussion
In digital sales and distribution, sports brands are the trailblazers. They’re faced with the difficult task of conveying emotions like: elation, frustration, pain and joy. How do we communicate these in a digital environment?
- Platform Business – What does it mean and which varieties are most promising? – ECD Panel Discussion
The journey into platform business begins with a marketplace model. What are the different models that exist today and which are the most successful ones? How can brands, vendors and retailers dip their toes into platform business?
- What is the perfect interplay between B2B wholesale and B2C platform business? – ECD Panel Discussion
Vendors are establishing platforms and developing their product ranges digitally. How do traditional order scenarios, which have stood the test of time, fit in with this digital system? Do they feed off each other? Do they collide?
- Bye bye City shopping – reality or just this year’s fake news? ECD Panel Discussion
The numbers of in-person customers found in shopping malls and small city shops has been steadily declining. Online-consumption however, is on the rise. Is this the end of “traditional” shopping?
- The living category on its challenging way to digitalization – ECD Panel Discussion
The furniture industry has managed to produce successful digital business models only in certain isolated cases. Manufacturers and brands are mostly, several miles apart from consumers. Which models can counteract this trend and bring desired change?
- ECD Virtual Panel: DTC is the KEY!
The world of digital commerce is omnipresent. But what do future roles of brands, retailers and online-players look like in a platform world and deal with the massive impact of this transformation? And why is DTC, being the field of direct-to-consumer, the key to success – especially during these times?
- Happy Birthday ECD – Wheel of Fortune at ECD 2019
To celebrate the 5th anniversary of the ECD, we invited guests to spin the Wheel of Fortune. We also ask: who sings the most beautiful version of ‘Happy Birthday’ ?
