Organisations
In order always to prepare the best possible solutions within a narrow thematic network, Online Software AG is active in various domestic and international organisations.
The goal is to always achieve overall optimal solutions for customers. To do this it is necessary to define company-wide (as well as competition spanning) standards and to perform domestic and international lobbying.
EHI
EHI Retail Institute is a research and rducational institute for the trade industry and its partners. The institute is financed by trading ventures and their associations and is promoted by the manufacturers of consumer and capital goods. The EHI-network covers approximately 500 members across Europe.
MLF
For almost 50 years, MLF Mittelständische Lebensmittel-Filialbetriebe e. V. Köln, as a union of modern owner-managed store chain enterprises, has been the forum for exchange of economical experiences between success-oriented, medium-size food retail enterprises.
POPAI
The association POPAI (Point of Purchase Advertising International) since its founding in the USA in 1936 is dedicated to the POP interests of industry, retail, POP producers and service providers.
On the international level POPAI facilitates interdisciplinary information and experience exchange to its over 2000 members worldwide, 1000 of those situated in Europe.
VMI
The aim of Visual Merchandising Initiative in Cologne is to promote sales culture and the connected consumer appreciation with the goal being a higher added value to the entire retail chain.
The foundation is the development of standard methods, technologies and their interfaces to optimizing the representation of offered services in the stationary and service providing trades in Europe. The association's mission is to promote collaboration of its members, as well as to make public institutes and other third parties aware of the interests of the general public represented by the association.