DGAP-News: KPS and Infront once again receive Germany's 'best consultancy' awards

KPS and Infront once again receive Germany's "best consultancy" awards

"Best list" of brand eins and statista

For the fifth consecutive time, the business magazine brand eins - together with the statistical portal statista - have determined Germany's best consultancies. KPS AG and Infront Consulting & Management GmbH, the strategic consultancy which belongs to the Group, once again received awards. Over 3,200 consultants and customers took part in Germany's largest consulting survey.

München, April 25, 2018 - With its award for "best consultancy" in the "consumer goods and retail" sector, KPS AG (WKN: A1A6V4 / ISIN: DE000A1A6V48), Europe's leading management consulting firm for business transformation and process optimization in retail, once again highlighted its leading position as a specialist in the transformation of retail. However, it also succeeded in entering the "best list" in the "IT strategy" and "IT implementation" categories for the consultancy partners that not only successfully carry out projects at strategic and process level, but which can also implement the relevant technologies end-to-end. KPS received awards in these three categories for the fifth time in a row.

Hamburg-based Infront, which has been part of the KPS Group since January 2018, previously made it onto the list of Germany's "best consultancies" in 2016 and 2017. This year, Infront reaffirmed its outstanding expertise after being declared the best consultancy in the field of "strategic development". The Infront team focuses on digital transformation and supports customers with successfully identifying and implementing strategies for the future. Infront enables companies to develop on a long-term basis - for example, with effective solutions for the digital transformation - and increases their efficiency and performance capability.

"The positive results bear out our approach of end-to-end strategy and process consulting, covering enterprise resource planning, online retail, customer management and sales and marketing. The survey also clearly indicates that we are leading the way in terms of our capability to implement future-oriented technologies. We wish to thank our customers and our team of consultants for this tremendous award. It underlines our process and sector expertise, our innovative method and the quality of our services," remarked Leonardo Musso, KPS AG Executive Board member.

brand eins - "best consultancies"
brand eins - together with statista - determines Germany's best consultancies every year. In 2018, as part of a survey 1,743 partners, principals and senior managers from consultancies as well as around 1,500 managers from large, medium-sized and small companies were asked for recommendations and about their personal experiences. The best list for 16 sectors and 18 fields of consultancy was produced from the results. It includes both smaller specialist firms as well as large all-round consultancies.

About KPS
KPS is Europe's leading transformation partner for companies looking to radically realign their business models to address the customer and implement innovative digital processes and technologies within very short timeframes. KPS works with companies from many different industries and delivers all of its products and services from a single source, from strategic realignment and sector-specific process chains to implementing cutting-edge technologies. KPS consultants consider companies holistically, combining merchandise management, B2B and B2C e-commerce processes and customer-oriented marketing and sales. KPS uses integrated data management and targeted analyses to create emotional brand loyalty with unmistakable customer experiences across all channels and regional borders. Agile company management is a significant competitive advantage, especially in a digital world where the customer is in focus. The KPS Rapid Transformation Method accelerates project initiatives by up to 50 percent while KPS consultants' comprehensive project experience and industry knowledge ensure that every project initiative succeeds. KPS is part of a successful partner network as an SAP Gold Partner, SAP Hybris Platinum, Adobe Business, Intershop Premium, SAP ARIBA and SAP Concur Customer Implementation Partner. With around 1,000 consultants in 12 countries, KPS is continuously expanding its global market position through trend-setting projects in digital and technological transformation. Visit us at www.kps.com.

KPS AG
Beta-Straße 10H
85774 Unterföhring
Germany
Phone: +49 (0) 89 356 31-0
Fax: +49 (0) 89 356 31-3300
Email: isabel.hoyer@kps.com

cometis AG
Tim Großheimann
Unter den Eichen 7
65195 Wiesbaden
Germany
Phone: +49 (0)611 - 20 585 5 - 64
Fax: +49 (0)611 - 20 585 5 - 66
Email: grossheimann@cometis.de