Robert Gentz

"We have seen strong traction with more AI-generated markets. More than 90% of our market is AI-generated... our first US customer for the business-to-business software unit is Levi Strauss." Zalando is successfully leveraging AI to drive operational efficiency and improve customer experience. Furthermore, monetizing its internal tech stack by selling B2B software to major brands (like Levi's) creates a new, high-margin, recurring revenue stream that diversifies the company away from pure consumer retail risk. LONG. The transition from a pure e-commerce platform to an AI-powered retail software provider warrants a higher valuation multiple. A severe European consumer recession that drastically cuts gross merchandise volume, offsetting the gains from software and efficiency.