Intershop Communications AG


Intershop Communications AG is an independent provider of omnichannel commerce solutions. The latter are available as cloud-based commerce-as-a-service solutions or as licensed models. Upon request, Intershop orchestrates the entire omnichannel commerce process chain – from the design of online channels to the implementation of software to fulfillment. More than 300 enterprise customers run Intershop solutions. Customers include large corporations such as HP, BMW, Würth and Deutsche Telekom as well as medium-sized enterprises. Intershop operates in Europe, the USA and the Asia-Pacific region.

Company history

Intershop was founded in 1992 as "NetConsult" by Stephan Schambach, Karsten Schneider, and Wilfried Beeck. The Company in 1995 created the first German WWW-based online store.
Also in 1995, they created "Intershop Online, the first standard software for e-
commerce applications", marketed in the U.S. one year later and continued to be one of the leading software developers for this early time of the market.
Beyond that it is known as one of the prime German examples of the so-called "New Economy bubble". At one point, a profit warning by Intershop caused widespread losses for other tech companies; for example, even SAP's stock fell by 8%.
The company hardly survived the crash but was able to keep operating and to continue development of its products. In the process, about 30 spin-offs were founded, including Pixaco, ePages and Demandware.
It now is a major player in its segment again, having gained new customers as well as strong partners.