Industries

Built for your industry.

Elke is 30% foundation and 70% you. Here's what the colleague looks like, depending on what you sell.

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In 30 minutes we walk through the platform live and show what it could look like in your industry.

Industry by industry

The same six skills come together differently depending on what you sell. Below are the challenges we meet most often in each industry, and what the colleague actually takes over.

01 / 06

Home, DIY & living

Broad assortment, heavy goods, inspiration sells.

10×faster image production
Challenges
  • A vast assortment with many suppliers and uneven data.
  • Expensive lifestyle shoots for furniture and interior.
  • Heavy items make wrong buys and returns costly.
With Elke
  • Enrichment unifies supplier data into one consistent catalogue.
  • The photo skill builds interior scenes from packshots.
  • Purchasing and BI keep heavy goods and tied capital in check.
02 / 06

Fashion & apparel

New collections, many variants, high return rate.

−32%time on product creation
Challenges
  • Hundreds of new styles per season to create and enrich.
  • Return rates of 25-40% eat your margin.
  • Consistent product photography is expensive and slow.
With Elke
  • Auto-creation from EAN with colour, material and size.
  • Customer service handles exchanges and returns automatically.
  • Packshots become lifestyle shots and social video in seconds.
03 / 06

Sport, hobby & leisure

Seasons, technical data and large volumes.

−30%wrong seasonal buys
Challenges
  • Strong seasonality makes purchasing hard to get right.
  • Extensive technical product data: sizes, materials and specs.
  • Many enquiries about size, fit and stock.
With Elke
  • Purchasing flags season and trend buys before the season starts.
  • Enrichment fills technical specs from EAN and image.
  • Customer service handles fit and WISMO questions automatically.
04 / 06

Electronics & gaming

Dense specs, fast launches, price wars.

100%correct specs at creation
Challenges
  • Dense technical specs must be 100% correct.
  • Fast launches demand lightning-quick product creation.
  • Cut-throat price competition squeezes the margin.
With Elke
  • Enrichment extracts and validates specs from datasheets.
  • Customer service answers technical questions instantly.
  • The BI cockpit shows true margin per item, not just revenue.
05 / 06

Beauty & health

Repeat purchase, fast turnover, many variants.

−25%best-sellers out of stock
Challenges
  • Fast stock turnover demands precise reordering.
  • Many variants plus batch and expiry to manage.
  • Customers expect fast, personal answers on use and ingredients.
With Elke
  • Purchasing predicts best-sellers before they run out.
  • Product creation keeps variants, batch and expiry in order.
  • Customer service answers usage and ingredient questions 24/7.
06 / 06

Kids & toys

Safety requirements, seasonal peaks and gifting.

24/7answers during peak
Challenges
  • Safety, age and CE data must be correct and complete.
  • Seasonal peaks like Christmas, back to school and Black Friday strain stock and service.
  • Many pre-purchase questions about age, gifts and delivery.
With Elke
  • Enrichment fills age, safety and CE attributes.
  • Purchasing hits the seasonal peaks so best-sellers never hit zero.
  • Customer service answers gift and delivery questions instantly.