H + P Hachmeister + Partner Gmbh & Co. Kg

What H + P Hachmeister + Partner Gmbh & Co. Kg does

hachmeister + partner (h+p) is a Bielefeld-headquartered, German private consulting and SaaS firm founded in 1949, focused exclusively on the fashion, shoe, sport and lifestyle industry in the DACH region (Germany, Austria, Switzerland). The company serves both retailers and brands — including enterprise names such as Hugo Boss, Tommy Hilfiger, Tom Tailor, S.Oliver, Betty Barclay Group, Engelhorn, Peek & Cloppenburg, Bründl Sports and Lloyd — with a combination of strategic and operational consulting (digital transformation, category management, turnaround, sales excellence, D2C, sustainability strategy) and a proprietary portfolio of cloud-based analytical and AI products.

The technology stack is built on what the company describes as the largest proprietary retail database in the DACH region, covering more than €7 billion in sales volume, 2,300+ points of sale and 3.4 million customer loyalty cards, with hundreds of millions of data records processed daily to compute 30+ statistically validated benchmarks. On top of this dataset the company offers the h+p Analysis Portal (hap) for retail benchmarking, the Customer Analysis Portal (KAP) for CRM and customer-loyalty analytics, the Competitive Intelligence Portal (CIP) for brand peer benchmarking, AI-driven optimization tools (ReStock-Optimizer, ReOrder-Optimizer, Dynamic Pricing at SKU level), and the cloud-based eVolution Planning suite (retail and brand editions). Standardized interfaces connect these products to clients' ERP/CRM/WMS systems.

h+p generates revenue through two complementary streams: (1) project-based consulting and customized individual analyses billed on a professional-services basis, and (2) recurring SaaS subscriptions for the hap, KAP, CIP portals and the AI/planning tools, priced on a monthly fixed-fee basis (not transaction-based) that includes implementation, training, support and "Hyper Care." Go-to-market is enterprise sales-led via a dedicated sales and marketing team led by a Head of Sales & Marketing, supported by referrals through the BTE KompetenzPartner trade association network, the company's 75-year industry reputation, content marketing (magazine, newsletter, TextilWirtschaft PR) and recurring industry events. Distribution is concentrated in DACH with two physical offices (Bielefeld HQ, Düsseldorf).

Name

H + P Hachmeister + Partner Gmbh & Co. Kg

Legal name

h + p hachmeister + partner GmbH

Website

https://hachmeister-partner.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1949

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

hachmeister + partner is a German consulting and SaaS firm serving fashion, shoe, sport and lifestyle retailers and brands across the DACH region with the region's largest proprietary retail benchmarking database, AI-powered inventory and pricing tools, and strategic consulting services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Fashion Retail Consulting & Analytics Software

NAICS

Marketing Research and Public Opinion Polling (541910), Software Publishers (51321)

akta.pro primary industry

Pricing, Revenue & Commercial Analytics (BPAHALAM)

akta.pro secondary industries

Planogramming, Space Planning & Shelf Analytics Services (CRAOAOAF), Product Information Management (PIM), Digital Shelf & Content Syndication Services (CRAOAOAH)

Keywords

• Fashion retail consulting
• Retail benchmarking data
• AI inventory optimization
• Merchandise planning software
• DACH fashion analytics

Headquarters

HQ city

Bielefeld

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Consulting Services: Strategic and operational consulting engagements for fashion, shoe, sport, and lifestyle companies covering digital transformation, category management, turnaround, sales excellence, D2C, new wholesale, sustainability strategy, and transformation management. Projects involve analysis, strategy development, and implementation accompaniment.
2. SaaS Subscriptions (hap, KAP, CIP Portals): Subscription-based access to proprietary SaaS portals including the h+p Analyse-Portal (hap), Customer Analysis Portal (KAP), and Competitive Intelligence Portal (CIP). These are cloud-based platforms providing benchmarking, analysis modules, and CRM tools on a recurring subscription model.
3. AI & Planning Software Solutions: Licensing/subscription of AI-powered tools including ReStock-Optimizer, ReOrder-Optimizer, Dynamic Pricing, and eVolution Planning. Offered on a monthly fixed-price basis (not transaction-based), with implementation and customization services included.
4. Benchmarking Services: Access to benchmarking data and analysis based on the proprietary h+p database covering over 2,300 POS and 3.4 million customer cards. Provided through portal modules and custom individual analyses.
5. Customized Individual Analyses: Custom analyses beyond standardized products, including total market developments, market potentials, long-term trends, regional differentiations, and specific strategic questions, billed as project work or add-on services.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

h + p hachmeister + partner provides strategy and operations consulting plus SaaS-based benchmarking, AI-driven optimization, and merchandise planning software for fashion, shoe, sport, and lifestyle retailers, brands, and vertical providers in the DACH region. Its core SaaS products include the h+p Analysis Portal (hap), the Customer Analysis Portal (KAP) with marketing automation, the Competitive Intelligence Portal (CIP), the ReStock-Optimizer and ReOrder-Optimizer AI replenishment tools, Dynamic Pricing, and the eVolution Planning suite, all powered by the largest proprietary retail database in DACH.

Product overview

h + p offers a modular SaaS platform ecosystem combining benchmarking data, AI-powered optimization tools, and planning solutions for the fashion, shoe, sports, and lifestyle industry. The core portfolio includes: (1) AI Tools - ReStock-Optimizer for retailers, ReOrder-Optimizer for brands, and Dynamic Pricing, all using machine learning for inventory and price optimization; (2) Planning Solutions - eVolution Planning for retail and brand companies integrating limit planning and demand forecasting; (3) Analysis Portals - the h + p Analysis Portal (hap) for retail benchmarking, Customer Analysis Portal (KAP) for customer loyalty analytics, and Competitive Intelligence Dashboard (CIP) for brand performance analysis; (4) Analysis Modules - individual modules for product groups/price levels, articles, seasons/NOS, confection sizes, colors, and end-customer/shopping basket analyses. All solutions are enriched with h + p benchmarks from the largest fashion retail database in the DACH region (2,300+ POS, 3.4 million customer cards, 7 billion EUR revenue volume) and integrate via standardized interfaces with customer operational systems.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• ReStock-Optimizer AI-powered inventory optimization tool for retailers that calculates daily minimum stock recommendations per POS and article using machine learning sales forecasts and business rules, reducing capital binding and improving stock availability.
• ReOrder-Optimizer AI-powered inventory optimization tool for brands and manufacturers that ensures optimal article availability with retail partners, optimizes brand performance in trade, and reduces replenishment effort through intelligent automation.
• Dynamic Pricing AI-driven dynamic selling price optimization tool that provides optimal price recommendations at SKU level (individual color-article-size-POS combinations) based on over 40 influencing factors to maximize revenue.
• eVolution Retail Planning Cloud-based retail planning solution integrating limit planning, merchandise planning, demand forecasting, and in-season management for fashion retailers with top-down and bottom-up planning and Open-to-Buy transparency.
• eVolution Brand Planning Cloud-based planning solution for brands and manufacturers enabling integrated planning and steering across channels (stationary retail, e-commerce, marketplaces) with flexible and transparent sales channel and brand planning.
• h + p Analysis Portal (hap) Interactive BI SaaS portal for retail market and company analysis providing benchmarks, performance heatmaps, short-term success calculations (KER), supplier and article analyses, and cost/personnel KPIs with drill-down to SKU level, benchmarking against the h+p database.
• Customer Analysis Portal (KAP) Customer loyalty data analysis SaaS portal that continuously analyzes customer card data, identifies lost customers, targets top customers, links with CRM benchmarks, and includes marketing automation for targeted customer outreach (new customer mailing, cross-selling, lost customer reactivation).
• Competitive Intelligence Portal (CIP) SaaS portal for brands enabling comparison of own position with individually defined peer groups, trend recognition, and potential identification using detailed KPIs, modular article analyses, and competitive benchmarks.
• Strategy & Operations Consulting Strategic and operational consulting engagements for fashion, shoe, sport, and lifestyle companies covering digital transformation, category management, turnaround, sales excellence, D2C, new wholesale, sustainability strategy, and transformation management, including analysis, strategy development, and implementation accompaniment.
• Benchmarking Services Benchmarking data and analysis services based on the proprietary h+p database covering over 2,300 POS and 3.4 million customer cards, delivered through portal modules and custom individual analyses.

Quantifiable outcome

• ReStock-Optimizer customers achieved 9% average revenue growth (5% above market average) vs. prior year, with 10% inventory reduction and 13% capital commitment reduction
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers23 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability7 records

Feature10 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• BTE Handelsverband Textil Schuhe LederwarencoreStrategic or Co-development Partnerh+p is an official BTE KompetenzPartner (competence partner) in the field of business consulting for the German fashion retail sector. The BTE recommends five BTE KompetenzPartner companies to its member fashion retailers. This partnership provides h+p with referrals and industry credibility within the German fashion retail network.
• PIM Service GmbHminorOthersPIM Service GmbH is a related entity led by Lars Voß (Senior Partner at h+p and Geschäftsführer of PIM Service GmbH), suggesting an operational or ownership connection between h+p and PIM Service GmbH in the area of Product Information Management.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Blue Yonder (formerly JDA Software): Blue Yonder is an enterprise supply chain and retail planning platform serving large fashion, retail, and manufacturing customers globally. It competes with h+p's planning and inventory optimization offerings at the enterprise end of the market, with significantly broader functionality and global reach.
• RELEX Solutions: RELEX Solutions provides unified retail planning, forecasting, and supply chain optimization software for grocers, fashion retailers, and consumer goods companies. It is a larger, broader incumbent that overlaps with h+p's eVolution Planning and ReStock-Optimizer, but with much greater scale and international reach.
• Board International: Board is a unified planning, analytics, and performance management platform used by retailers and brands for merchandise planning, financial planning, and demand forecasting. It competes with h+p's eVolution Planning in the mid-market but operates as a horizontal planning tool without fashion vertical data assets.
• SAP (Retail / Fashion & Vertical Business): SAP's retail and consumer industry solutions include merchandise planning, pricing, and analytics modules that overlap with h+p's eVolution Planning and Dynamic Pricing tools. As a global enterprise software incumbent, SAP has the scale, integration, and reach that h+p lacks, even though h+p retains domain-specific data advantages.

Direct peers

• Nextail Labs: Nextail offers AI-driven inventory optimization and demand forecasting for fashion retailers, with cloud-native tools for allocation, replenishment, and pricing. It competes most directly with h+p's ReStock-Optimizer, ReOrder-Optimizer, Dynamic Pricing, and eVolution Planning products, but serves a global client base.
• StyleSage: StyleSage provides competitive intelligence, pricing analytics, and product benchmarking for fashion brands and retailers using AI and web-scraped data. It overlaps directly with h+p's CIP (Competitive Intelligence Portal) and Dynamic Pricing tools but is more software-focused without h+p's consulting depth.
• Edited: Edited is a fashion retail analytics platform providing market intelligence, competitor pricing, and product trend data to global apparel brands and retailers. Like h+p, it combines proprietary retail data with analytics software, but operates globally rather than just DACH, and does not offer consulting.
• Inventory Planner: Inventory Planner is a SaaS inventory forecasting and planning tool for Shopify and other SMB-to-mid-market retailers. It targets the same core use case as h+p's ReStock-Optimizer but serves smaller merchants and lacks h+p's fashion vertical depth and proprietary benchmark data.

Emerging players

• WGSN: WGSN provides trend forecasting, consumer insights, and product intelligence for fashion and lifestyle brands. It is comparable to h+p's CIP and article-level analytics work but focuses more on trend forecasting than on inventory, pricing, or replenishment optimization, and operates globally.
• ToolsGroup: ToolsGroup provides AI-driven demand sensing, inventory optimization, and S&OP planning software for retailers and manufacturers. It overlaps with h+p's eVolution Planning and ReStock-Optimizer capabilities but lacks fashion-specific vertical specialization and proprietary DACH market data.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles11 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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