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Cornerstones of the strategy:

1. Fastest Fulfilment

2. Curated Assortment

3. New business models

4. Operational excellence

Growing current business faster than the market

Verkkokauppa.com aims to strengthen its market leadership by accelerating the online shift by making buying fast, extremely convenient and affordable. Optimized product flows, automated intralogistics and distribution network enable the fastest deliveries on the market. As the only operator in Finland, Verkkokauppa.com already delivers to 1.7 million households around the clock in one hour, every day of the week. Verkkokauppa.com’s constantly expanding service is pioneering even by international standards and is fast increasing its share of all deliveries.

New openings: assortment expansion, own brand products and new markets

During the strategy period, assortment will be expanded with a special focus on product areas that are optimally suited for fast deliveries and Verkkokauppa.com’s platform. New operating models, automation, as well as data will enable cost-efficiency and scalability. The assortment will also be broadened with Verkkokauppa’s own brands and expected to become a substantial part of the offering.

During the next strategy period, the company continue pilots in new market areas also outside Finland, making versatile use of both own platform and selected partners.

Significant growth of the services business

In line with the vision, Verkkokauppa.com wants to offer genuine, sustainable alternatives to buying products. The company’s current customer financing service, Tili, combined with the trade-in service, provides a strong foundation for new value-added services and product openings. Company’s current trade-in service will expand, as will the assortment of recycled products. As a new opening, Verkkokauppa.com will introduce new subscription-based services to the market.

Stronger profitability by continuously developing own operations and platform

The ongoing profit improvement program provides an excellent starting point for building scalable growth. The company leverages artificial intelligence (AI) and data to operate goods flows, to streamline operations and to provide a superior personalized customer experience. Verkkokauppa.com’s own flexible platform and extensive software development expertise enable versatile utilization of leading technologies from selected partners and are the basis for the capabilities that will be built during the strategy period.

21 November 2023 - Verkkokauppa.com Strategy Summary for the strategy period 2024-2028