Monographie Bonn-Rhein-Sieg

Nachhaltigkeit umfasst alle Bereiche: Die KRINGS Gruppe versteht
darunter den verantwortungsvollen Umgang mit Mitarbeitern,
Kunden und Lieferanten sowie den natürlichen Ressourcen.
Sustainability covers all sectors: in this, the KRINGS Group
includes responsible dealings towards its employees, customers
and suppliers, as well as natural resources.
Information
Gründungsjahr: 1955
Mitarbeiter: über 100
Leistungsspektrum:
– eigener Obstanbau
– Handel
– Sortieren & Verpacken
– Qualitätskontrolle
– Spedition & Logistik
– Lagerung &
Kommissionierung
www.w-krings.de
Year of foundation: 1955
Employees: more than 100
Range of services:
– own fruit cultivation
– trade
– sorting & packing
– quality controls
– freight forwarding &
logistics
– storage & order picking
KRINGS Unternehmensgruppe
Die Unternehmensgruppe KRINGS wurde 1955 als Ackerbauunternehmen
durch Wilhelm Krings gegründet. Mit
anfänglichen fünf Hektar Anbaugebiet wuchs das Unternehmen
zu einer Vertriebsfirma heran. Heute besteht die
Gruppe aus vier Unternehmensteilen. Eigener Obstanbau,
sortieren und verpacken in moderner Packstation, Logistik
mit eigenem Fuhrpark, Lagerung und Qualitätskontrolle
sowie der Handel in Deutschland und im europäischen
Lebensmitteleinzelhandel – alles aus einer Hand.
The KRINGS group of companies was founded by Wilhelm
Krings in 1955 as an agricultural company. It originally
started out with five hectares of cultivation area. Over
time, it became a marketing company. Today the group
consists of four business units. It provides own fruit culti -
vation, sorting and packing in a modern packing station,
logistics with an own vehicle fleet, storage and quality
controls as well as trade in Germany and the European
food retail sector – all from one single source.
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Retail in transition
And then, with the purpose of increasing turnover and
winning (back) customers, it’s immediately all about developing
cross-channel concepts for stationary business that
can benefit from the specific advantages of local commerce
– with customer proximity, high product availability and
rapid purchasing transactions.
Online heavyweights such as Zalando, Amazon and co. have
clearly recognised the development in the other direction.
They are opening up showrooms and stationary stores in
central locations as a lucrative second mainstay. By means
of this, they can satisfy the customer requirements they are
unable to offer as pure online shops.
There is no reason why innovative, vital retail trade need be
afraid of this. Least because the growing sales figures of the
past years confirm undamped growth. This is set to remain
the case until 2018.
Advantages of purchasing in a stationary retail shop
Immediate product availability
Competent consultation
Touching and testing of the goods
Fun and inspiration during shopping experience
Advantages of shopping online
No location and time restrictions
Lower prices
Large product selection
Simple ordering
A variety of different payment and delivery options
The advantages of combining the two (in selection)
Information by phone regarding availability of goods
Online orders
SMS or e-mail notification when the ordered goods arrive
The goods can be picked up in the store
Delivery of goods to home address