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Dear SA2 Worldsync Community,

As you have likely heard, this is an exciting time for SA2 Worldsync and the future of our master data management services.

GS1´s increase of its holding in SA2 Worldsync to 100 percent  demonstrates the tremendous trust they place in our business and growth opportunities. Prior to this acquisition, GS1 Germany was a minority shareholder in our business. As demonstrated by this announcement and our solid results in 2010, which exceeded expectations, everyone at SA2 Worldsync is committed to delivering innovations and services that deliver significant value to customers – which has been our primary goal since we were formed in 2008. 

Under the full ownership of GS1 Germany, we will continue on our aggressive global expansion to deliver services and best practices in global data synchronization and new strategic segments as mobile commerce.

If you have questions regarding this recent announcement, please do not hesitate to contact us.

Enjoy reading!

Nihat Arkan

A question to Mr. Pretzel, CEO of GS1 Germany

Mr. Pretzel, GS1 Germany increased its holding in SA2 Worldsync to 100 percent - how does the company profit from this step?

“GS1 Germany has relied on the professionalism of SA2 Worldsync services for a long time now as have other GS1-organizations to whom SA2 Worldsync is the worldwide preferred partner organization. SA2 Worldsync operates the most global data pool, including more than 50 of the world´s leading retailers. Worldwide, more than 7,600 companies use SA2 Worldsync services and build upon their know-how on strategies in master data management. We are particularly excited by the innovative new offerings and opportunities in mobile commerce, which will drive further positive growth for the company. As a standard-bearing organization for retail, it is in our best interests to navigate the development of this company. With our strong engagement in SA2 Worldsync, we also took an important step forward toward the advancement of strategic business segments, such as mobile commerce.”

Jörg Pretzel is Chief Executive Officer of GS1 Germany.

Press release regarding the GS1 increase of shares.

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Join the 1st Share Group of SAP and SA2 Worldsync

Customers of SA2 Worldsync and SAP have the chance to join the first share group of both companies. The initial meeting will take place on September 28th  from 7:30 a.m. to 8:45 a.m. at the GS1 Industry and Standards Event in Cologne.
We invite you to register here.

The goal of this group is to share Global Data Synchronization (GDS) business goals, discuss the SAP roadmap for SAP´s GDS tool and profit from the exchange regarding experiences and best practices.

More information and registration

ECR Day

From September 21 to 22 experts will discuss how to advance business processes between suppliers and retail industry on the Efficient Consumer Response (ECR)-Day. in Berlin

Meet our experts at the joint booth with acardo, prudsys, nexum, Imperia and Pironet, enjoy a coffee made by our barrista and win an iPad!

Best Practices

Mars: One connection for worldwide synchronization

Mars, the maker of candies like M&Ms®, Snickers®, and Dove®, is synchronizing item data with more than ten retailers across eight countries including USA, Italy, United Kingdom, Netherlands, Spain and France. They are doing so through a single connection to the SA2 Worldsync Data Pool. If you want to learn more about how you can benefit from partnering with only one data pool worldwide, contact us.

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• Fraud protection in the mobile world
  As smartphones and other mobile devices move to center stage, consumers and retailers are being threatened by fraudsters bent of wreaking havoc in the mobile universe. Read more on how consumers and retailers can protect themselves, while at the same time maintaining real-time response and analysis in mobile commerce in the E-Commerce-Times.
• E-magazine "Handeslwelten"
  The German e-magazine of Metro AG was published for the first time in May. It covers different themes regarding international trade.

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