Instore S.A.

As momentum builds behind Internet commerce, companies have a unique opportunity to reinvent how they transact business. E-commerce sites enable companies to enter new markets and attract new customers. Companies receive the benefits of increased revenues and reduced costs associated with conducting business, in addition to streamlined demand and supply chains. End users benefit from being able to interact with a company at their convenience-whether for selecting and purchasing products, receiving customer service, or reviewing past transaction history. Customers who have positive experiences with a company's online buying process, and with whom the merchant establishes an effective relationship, will be loyal and will return frequently.

In 2000 Q&R teamed with Elmec Sport S.A. and established as a joint venture, INSTORE S.A., a company that aims at providing specialized e-commerce and e-business software solutions, to both private businesses and the Greek public sector.

INSTORE can offer e-business solutions to:

· Small to medium sized companies that may not possess the infrastructure and the specialized personnel for support, but wish to advertise and do business on the Internet, through their own website.

· Larger sized companies/organizations and chains of stores that may need, apart from the basic functions, to offer composite information and services to their users/consumers (i.e. an e-commerce system that integrates with the existing business system).

· Organizations of the public sector that need to display and implement their financial operations on the Internet.

These are the specific services that INSTORE can provide to its clients:

· E-commerce Solutions
Basic Stores (small/medium sized businesses)
Full Stores (larger companies/organizations)
Enterprise Stores (very big companies/organizations/chains, like Supermarkets - two kinds: Hosting/Merchant)

· Application Service Provision - ASP
· Web Site Design - Hosting
· Consulting, Training & Support

For the development of its integrated solutions, INSTORE has chosen the products of INTERSHOP, one of the leaders in sell-side e-commerce software, and has actually become an INTERSHOP Professional Solution Provider. With over 3,000 customers worldwide, like Bosch, Canon USA, Columbia Tri-Star, Compaq, Hewlett Packard, Lufthansa, Mercedes Benz, Motorola, Silicon Graphics, Sony, Alta Vista, etc., and more than 100,000 e-commerce sites licensed on its products, INTERSHOP is one of the world's leading providers of e-commerce software solutions, covering 40% of the global market.

:: Back ::