SES-imagotag

SES-imagotag is a specialist in electronic shelf labeling systems and physical retail founded in 1992 and owned by Chinese electronics manufacturer BOE Technology. The group designs and markets all of its system's components (software, radio-frequency infrastructure, labels and mountings).[1]

SES-imagotag
TypeSubsidiary
IndustryDigital solutions and electronic shelf labels
Founded1992
Headquarters
Nanterre
,
France
Key people
Thierry Gadou, Chairman & CEO
ProductsElectronic shelf labels; Digital solutions
Revenue€247 million (2019)
Number of employees
450 (2019)
ParentBOE Technology

History

Created under the name "Store Electronic Systems" (SES) in 1992, SES equipped its first store with electronic shelf labels (ESLs) in 1993.

Listed on the Paris stock exchange in 2006, the company keep on expanding its international business with offices in Asia and Latin America as soon as 2007.

In 2012, Thierry Gadou became chairman and CEO of the company. Connected electronic shelf labels (NFC) are installed during the same year.[2]

In 2014, a strategic alliance is signed with imagotag GmbH (Austria)[3] and Store Electronic Systems became SES-imagotag.

In 2015, SES-imagotag signs the largest ever contract of the electronic shelf labeling market.[4]

In 2016, the Group signed an exclusive contract with Jysk Nordic,[5] highlighting a rising interest from non-food retailers in the solutions provided by the Group. A trend confirmed by another deal signed with Sephora to equip the cosmetics' retailer French stores.[6]

In 2018, the company launches a digital and IoT platform operating on Microsoft's cloud, which aims to provide a better customer experience and store efficiency.


Headquarters, Nanterre (France)

Economic information

SES-imagotag has 370 employees. In 2018, SES-imagotag's sales reached €187.7 million (an increase of 22.7%).

In 2018, SES-imagotag and BOE Technology (a Chinese global semiconductor display group and supplier of IoT technologies) join forces, the latter holding 79.94% of SES-imagotag's share capital.[7]

In 2018, SES-imagotag sold 160 million labels in 17,000 stores and has nearly 200 customers in more than 60 countries. Its main contracts are: Euronics, Dixons, Coop, Jula, Colruyt, Carrefour, Sharaf DG or Etisalat.

Offices and clients

SES-imagotag represented worldwide and has sales offices in 12 countries: France, Austria, Germany, Australia, Canada, Spain, US, Italy, Mexico, Singapore and Taiwan. The R&D Center is based in Graz (Austria)

Partnerships
  • In 2017 with Husmann Australia to launch an IoT platform for food retailers in Australia
  • In 2018 with Panasonic to develop a shelf monitoring system that automatically detects out-of-stock items
  • In 2019 with Cisco to develop an IoT infrastructure for physical commerce
  • Has Resellers network of 156 companies presenting company worldwide
  • In Russia presented by 3 partners: Datakrat, DigiSky and Smart Price.

Awards and trophies

2012:

  • LSA 2012 Innovation Trophy, in recognition of the world's first ever hypermarket to be fully equipped with NFC

electronic labels.[8]

2015:

  • LSA 2015 Innovation Trophy, in recognition of the connected purchase journey (mobile self-scanning)[9]

2016:

  • LSA 2016 Innovation Trophy, in recognition of the product geolocation through ESLs[10]

2017:

  • 2017 LSA Awards in the Merchandising category
  • 1st prize for Innovation at Workspace Expo 2017

2018:

  • Award in the category "Best use of in-store technology" at the "Seamless Asia" exhibition (Singapore)
  • Red Dot Awards in the category "Industrial Equipment, Machinery and Automation at Points of Sale "[11]
  • Gold medal at the IFA Product Technical Awards in the category "IoT Application Innovation"

2019:

  • RETA Trophy with Bio c'Bon in the category "Best in Store Solution"

See also

References
  1. "Store Electronic Systems becomes SES-imagotag : SES-imagotag – Digital for Retail Now!". www.ses-imagotag.com. Archived from the original on 24 March 2016. Retrieved 22 March 2016.
  2. "Store Electronic Systems : équipe 6 nouveaux hypermarchés Leclerc de ses étiquettes NFC". Boursier.com. Retrieved 22 March 2016.
  3. "Store Electronic: investit dans une start-up autrichienne". ABC Bourse. Retrieved 22 March 2016.
  4. Media, Prisma. "STORE ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS (SES) : SES remporte le plus gros contrat de l'histoire de l'étiquette électronique". Capital.fr. Archived from the original on 12 December 2015. Retrieved 22 March 2016.
  5. "SES-imagotag signe un contrat exclusif avec JYSK Nordic". Boursorama. Retrieved 6 February 2017.
  6. "Sephora chooses ses-imagotag for its stores in France". Daily-Bourse. Retrieved 6 February 2017.
  7. "Pourquoi le chinois BOE Technology s'allie au français SES-Imagotag". lsa-conso.fr (in French). Retrieved 22 February 2019.
  8. Actusnews. "Store Electronic Systems wins 2012 LSA innovation award" (PDF). Actusnews. Retrieved 22 March 2016.
  9. Bourse, Zone. "Store Electronic Systems : décroche le trophée LSA de l'innovation". Boursier.com. Retrieved 22 March 2016.
  10. Capital. "SES-IMAGOTAG LAURÉAT DES TROPHÉES LSA 2016 CATÉGORIE MERCHANDISING POUR SON OFFRE DE GÉOLOCALISATION DES PRODUITS". Boursier.com. Archived from the original on 7 February 2017. Retrieved 22 March 2016.
  11. "Red Dot Design Award: VUSION". www.red-dot.org. Retrieved 22 February 2019.
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