11.09.2013 getgoods.de AG  DE0005560601

DGAP-News: getgoods.de AG acquires all of the shares in Pauldirekt GmbH


 
getgoods.de AG / Key word(s): Acquisition 11.09.2013 13:02 Dissemination of a Corporate News, transmitted by DGAP - a company of EQS Group AG. The issuer / publisher is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- getgoods.de AG acquires all of the shares in Pauldirekt GmbH - Acquisition of shopping clubs Pauldirekt - Gaining of more than 1.2 m new customers Frankfurt Oder, 11 September 2013 - The online retailer getgoods.de AG has acquired all of the shares in Paul Direkt GmbH, the shopping club for men. With this takeover, the company has secured access to more than 1.2 million customers with e-commerce experience. The parties to the deal have agreed to maintain confidence as to the purchase price. Pauldirekt is the leading German shopping club targeted at male online buyers. In limited campaigns, the company offers various brand items in the fields of professional technology, clothes, entertainment and lifestyle with substantial price reductions of up to 70 %. Comments Markus Rockstädt-Mies, CEO of getgoods.de AG with regard to the acquisition: 'By acquiring Paul Direkt, the shopping club for men, we have accessed a target group of experienced e-commerce customers for which we would have had to invest millions to access with our own marketing activities. By linking this company to the getgoods.de parent company, we will be able to make even better offers to these customers, particularly in view of the current extension in our product range. Not only that, Pauldirekt will also enable us to offer our retail and industry partners efficient and targeted marketing opportunities for surplus and specialist items. What's more, the rapid and uncomplicated integration of the Pauldirekt marketing platform into getgoods' established standard processes and structures will enable us to exploit corresponding benefits of scale from the outset.' Further information about the company, its management and its share can be found at the internet site for investors at www.ag.getgoods.de IR contact: Dorothea Schneider Stockheim Media GmbH Tel: +49 (0)89 200 345 83 Email: [email protected] About getgoods.de AG: getgoods.de AG is a leading operator of online platforms in the fast growing e-commerce market. The products focus is on mobile phones, smart phones, telephones and notebooks as well as on consumer electronics and white goods. Additionally, the company provides kids toys, leisure ware and hardware goods. With online shops, such as www.getgoods.de, www.hoh.de, or www.handyshop.de as well as presence points at Amazon and ebay the company covers a wide range within its portfolio. getgoods.de AG is located in Frankfurt/Oder, Dusseldorf, Berlin and Augsburg with approximately 200 employees. 11.09.2013 DGAP's Distribution Services include Regulatory Announcements, Financial/Corporate News and Press Releases. Media archive at www.dgap-medientreff.de and www.dgap.de ---------------------------------------------------------------------------