xplace was founded in 2002 in the university town Göttingen as a start-up. 15 years later, it is a leading company in the field of digital signage. From system development to implementation to maintenance, the service portfolio of the company makes a full-service-provider out of xplace.
(Göttingen, 2017-06-16)
“We are advisor and solutions provider. Industry and retailers, which usually work in different countries at the same time, approach us with their problems we are able to solve with our digital solutions. We work internationally.” With these words, Arne Jürgensen, managing director at xplace, describes the main developments the company underwent in the last years.
“When we founded xplace in 2002 we developed touchscreen-terminals for retailers helping customers decide what to purchase” says Michael Volland, one of the four founders of the company.
Today, xplace has 291 employees in total, 215 on its main site in Göttingen, and pushes on with the digitalization of the POS in more than 50 countries. The digital systems by xplace go in almost 5000 stores in the world. Carrefour, EDEKA, famila, Miele, expert and Gémo are among the clients of xplace as well as Media Saturn.
In 2015, the full-service-provider aided the digitization of Media Markt and Saturn as both integrator and full-service provider. “For Media Saturn xplace has developed a global ESL dashboard software to collect and aggregate all technical data from stores for automated reporting” remarks Marco Wassermann, co-founder of xplace.
The company from Göttingen relies not only on its attractive service portfolio, but also on its employees. “Many of them are here from the first beginning and are as enthusiastic as on the first day” considers Arne Jürgensen. One of them is Emil Zagirov, Director International Expansion at xplace: “When I started to work for xplace 12 years ago I had no experience with German companies. I remember that I really enjoyed the family-like atmosphere, the mutual trust and the open dialogue at eye level. This makes xplace so special today, too.”
On its successful way to the European market, xplace evolved into a trendsetter in the field of technologies for interactive customer information.
About xplace GmbH
xplace GmbH is the European market leader in interactive customer information, kiosk technology and digital signage at the POS. The company offers retailers and industry efficient tools for optimizing customer service at the POS and helping consumers decide what to purchase. Its solutions range from industry-specific products to integrated, customized multichannel solutions for digital in-store communication. Being a full-service provider, the company covers the entire value chain in-house. In addition to its headquarters in Göttingen, xplace GmbH is represented by subsidiaries, sales offices and partnerships in nearly all European countries.
