ABOUT YOU
European fashion marketplace with retail media and commerce software.
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Company facts
- Official name
- ABOUT YOU Holding AG
- Entity type
- COMPANY
- Headquarters
- Germany
- Company size
- 1,001–5,000
- Market role
- Retailer & Marketplace
- Official website
- en.aboutyou.de
What ABOUT YOU does
ABOUT YOU runs a multi-layered platform model. It attracts consumer demand through a fashion marketplace with personalised merchandising and content-led discovery, then converts that traffic into product sales and marketplace transactions. On the supply side, brands and retailers use the marketplace to access demand while retaining assortment and pricing control. The company further monetises this commerce environment by selling sponsored placements and by licensing its internally developed commerce infrastructure, SCAYLE, to external enterprise retailers. Value is created by combining audience aggregation, transaction infrastructure, merchant enablement, advertising inventory, and reusable software.
Category differentiation
ABOUT YOU is a European fashion e-commerce operator and commerce software owner, not a pure advertising platform or only a SaaS vendor. SCAYLE is one of its B2B software businesses, not the corporate parent.
Strategic context
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ABOUT YOU Holding AG is a German fashion e-commerce company operating a multi-brand online marketplace across Europe under the ABOUT YOU brand. Its core business is selling fashion, footwear and accessories to consumers through a personalised digital storefront, while also enabling third-party brands and retailers to distribute via its marketplace. The company monetises high-intent shopping traffic through retail media products sold to brands and through commerce software via SCAYLE, its enterprise e-commerce infrastructure platform. The company generates revenue from a hybrid mix of direct retail sales, marketplace commissions and partner services, advertising sold within its shopping environment, and B2B software contracts. Its direct customers span consumers buying fashion, marketplace partners seeking distribution, advertisers buying sponsored placements, and enterprise retailers licensing commerce infrastructure. By July 2026, ABOUT YOU operates as an active business within the Zalando group rather than as an independent public company.
Company news briefing
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Now fully integrated into Zalando, ABOUT YOU is contributing over €10 million in synergies to the parent group, which faces ongoing BaFin scrutiny over acquisition disclosures. Operational resilience is being tested following a cyberattack at logistics provider CEVA, prompting ABOUT YOU to relocate affected fulfilment processes to alternative sites. To expand its distribution channels, the brand has joined YouTube’s newly launched Shopping Affiliate Program in Germany, allowing creators to tag products directly in videos and livestreams.
Business model & monetisation
ABOUT YOU monetises through four mechanisms. The primary stream is commerce revenue from direct product sales and marketplace transactions. A secondary stream comes from marketplace-related partner economics, including commissions and service-linked fees tied to distribution, logistics access and seller enablement. Another secondary stream comes from retail media sold to brands through sponsored products and sponsored content placements within the shopping journey. A further secondary stream comes from SCAYLE Commerce Engine, which is sold through enterprise SaaS and licensing contracts to retailers and brands.
- Consumer fashion sales
- Retail Margin
- Marketplace partner transactions
- Percentage Take-Rate
- Retail media advertising
- Ad-Supported
- SCAYLE enterprise commerce platform
- Software Subscription
Products & capabilities
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Competitors & alternatives
- Magalu
Brazilian commerce platform combining retail, marketplace and retail media.
- Breuninger
Premium retailer combining omnichannel commerce with retail media monetisation.
- ZOZOTOWN
Japanese fashion marketplace with retail media and brand tools.
Side-by-side comparisons
Subsidiaries & acquisitions
- ADFERENCE
Amazon Advertising automation software for brands, sellers and agencies.
Recent recorded signals
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Zalando profitable growth, B2B expansion powered by AI
Financials / Retail Platform Expansion · Recorded impact score: 4/5
Zalando reported continued growth and improved profitability in Q2 2026 while accelerating its B2B expansion through AI and platform services. Gross merchandise volume (GMV) rose 20.7% to €4.9 billion and revenue increased to €3.4 billion. Adjusted EBIT grew 10% to €205 million, although net profit fell. Integration of ABOUT YOU is contributing double-digit million euro synergies. Zalando cited 62.5 million active customers and strong category performance in sport and beauty. The company’s B2B business grew rapidly — revenue from corporate clients rose 27.6% to €335 million — driven by its logistics platform ZEOS and software offerings; SCAYLE STUDIOS was highlighted for shortening fashion content production times by more than 95%. Full-year adjusted EBIT guidance is €680–720 million.
- Zalando Q2 2026 GMV increased 20.7% to €4.9 billion.
- Revenue in Q2 2026 rose to €3.4 billion.
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What is ABOUT YOU?
ABOUT YOU is a German fashion e-commerce company operating a European online marketplace, retail media offering and the SCAYLE commerce platform.
Who uses ABOUT YOU?
Consumers use it to buy fashion, while brands, retailers and advertisers use its marketplace, retail media products and commerce software.
How does ABOUT YOU make money?
It earns revenue from retail sales, marketplace commissions and partner services, retail media advertising, and SCAYLE software contracts.
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