Jun 08, 2026
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The ANWR GROUP is selling its subsidiary EBG Data GmbH to the international software group Total Specific Solutions (“TSS”). With this acquisition, TSS DACH further strengthens its proposition for the retail industry, allowing the ANWR group to focus on its core business.
EBG Data GmbH is a software company focused on retail management for medium-sized specialty retailers in the DACH region, Luxembourg, and the Netherlands. Its core product is the IPOS retail management system, which has been successfully used in the retail sector for many years. The real-time inventory data solution records sales from brick-and-mortar stores and online channels simultaneously, ensuring that stock levels are always up to date. The solution is specifically tailored to the requirements of the shoe, sporting goods, and toy retail sectors.
Added Value for Customers and a Long-Term Outlook for IPOS
The move of EBG Data to TSS, a software group with extensive experience in fashion retail software, will benefit the company. For IPOS users, the change in ownership brings clear advantages: Thanks to TSS’s strong market position and technological expertise, the long-term development of the future-oriented system is secured. At the same time, ANWR members benefit from stable operating conditions and the software expertise of the new ownership.
“With the sale of EBG Data to TSS, we are setting the course for the sustainable further development of IPOS in a highly specialized environment. At the same time, we are ensuring continuity, reliability, and additional innovative strength for our customers,” explains Martina Novotny, CDO of the ANWR GROUP, regarding the approach. “For us, this step is a key component in consistently aligning our digital strategy with creating added value for our affiliated retailers.”
Seamless integration with ANWR GROUP solutions ensured
Close integration with the ANWR GROUP’s digital solutions will also remain in place: The integration of core systems such as ECC, HandelsCockpit, and BrandCockpit will continue to be ensured. Furthermore, the future product and sales roadmap will be developed in close coordination between the ANWR GROUP and TSS. IPOS will also continue to be present at events organized by the ANWR Group.
“IPOS is an established and powerful merchandise management system with great potential. We see it as an excellent foundation for further growth and innovation,” confirms Guido Hardy, Country Manager TSS DACH. “Rob Asveld will be appointed as Managing Director for EBG. Rob has more than 20 years of experience in the Software-Retail sector and, together with Portfolio Manager Dennis Coort, is keen to work with the current Managing Directors, Christian Braun and Kai Schmidt. Together, they will form the management team, combining continuity and leadership to further grow the sustainable solution for the retail sector in the long term and offer users new added value. TSS looks forward to continuing the journey of EBG as an independent business of TSS DACH together with the company’s management team.”
About ANWR GROUP eG
Headquartered in Mainhausen (Hesse), ANWR GROUP eG is one of Europe’s most successful and highest-revenue retail cooperatives, with a transaction volume of 19.6 billion euros, focusing on the footwear, sporting goods, and leather goods sectors. The cooperatively organized group optimizes processes and provides retail, consulting, management, and financing platforms for the retail sector. Approximately 20,000 small and medium-sized enterprises are affiliated with the ANWR Group through its two credit institutions—DZB BANK GmbH and AKTIVBANK AG. The group itself employs around 1,400 people.
If you are an owner of a Vertical Market Software company and you would like to know more about joining TSS, please contact:
Kristof Wendy
M&A Director TSS DACH
Phone: +49 174 189 6138
Email: k.wendy@tss-vms.com
www.ebg-data.de
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EBG Data GmbH is a software company focused on retail management for medium-sized specialty retailers in the DACH region, Luxembourg, and the Netherlands. Its core product is the IPOS retail management system, which has been successfully used in the retail sector for many years. The real-time inventory data solution records sales from brick-and-mortar stores and online channels simultaneously, ensuring that stock levels are always up to date. The solution is specifically tailored to the requirements of the shoe, sporting goods, and toy retail sectors.
Added Value for Customers and a Long-Term Outlook for IPOS
The move of EBG Data to TSS, a software group with extensive experience in fashion retail software, will benefit the company. For IPOS users, the change in ownership brings clear advantages: Thanks to TSS’s strong market position and technological expertise, the long-term development of the future-oriented system is secured. At the same time, ANWR members benefit from stable operating conditions and the software expertise of the new ownership.
“With the sale of EBG Data to TSS, we are setting the course for the sustainable further development of IPOS in a highly specialized environment. At the same time, we are ensuring continuity, reliability, and additional innovative strength for our customers,” explains Martina Novotny, CDO of the ANWR GROUP, regarding the approach. “For us, this step is a key component in consistently aligning our digital strategy with creating added value for our affiliated retailers.”
Seamless integration with ANWR GROUP solutions ensured
Close integration with the ANWR GROUP’s digital solutions will also remain in place: The integration of core systems such as ECC, HandelsCockpit, and BrandCockpit will continue to be ensured. Furthermore, the future product and sales roadmap will be developed in close coordination between the ANWR GROUP and TSS. IPOS will also continue to be present at events organized by the ANWR Group.
“IPOS is an established and powerful merchandise management system with great potential. We see it as an excellent foundation for further growth and innovation,” confirms Guido Hardy, Country Manager TSS DACH. “Rob Asveld will be appointed as Managing Director for EBG. Rob has more than 20 years of experience in the Software-Retail sector and, together with Portfolio Manager Dennis Coort, is keen to work with the current Managing Directors, Christian Braun and Kai Schmidt. Together, they will form the management team, combining continuity and leadership to further grow the sustainable solution for the retail sector in the long term and offer users new added value. TSS looks forward to continuing the journey of EBG as an independent business of TSS DACH together with the company’s management team.”
About ANWR GROUP eG
Headquartered in Mainhausen (Hesse), ANWR GROUP eG is one of Europe’s most successful and highest-revenue retail cooperatives, with a transaction volume of 19.6 billion euros, focusing on the footwear, sporting goods, and leather goods sectors. The cooperatively organized group optimizes processes and provides retail, consulting, management, and financing platforms for the retail sector. Approximately 20,000 small and medium-sized enterprises are affiliated with the ANWR Group through its two credit institutions—DZB BANK GmbH and AKTIVBANK AG. The group itself employs around 1,400 people.
If you are an owner of a Vertical Market Software company and you would like to know more about joining TSS, please contact:
Kristof Wendy
M&A Director TSS DACH
Phone: +49 174 189 6138
Email: k.wendy@tss-vms.com
www.ebg-data.de
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