Industry: Shoe Retail
ERP system for your shoe store. It fetches the master data itself.
Tens of thousands of articles automatically from the data pool, every model as a size grid, stock and reorders down to the individual size: DezemberHub is built for the routines that make up your everyday life in the shoe store. With TSE POS, size exchange and optional online sales.
- Monthly cancellation
- Setup included
- €50 per month plus €50 per POS
DezemberHub is the inventory management system with POS and AI assistant for shoe, fashion and sports retail in the DACH region, from €50 per month. For shoe retailers it fetches the master data of tens of thousands of articles automatically from the shoe trade's industry data pools (ECC and other clearing centres), creates every model as a size grid instead of individual articles and controls stock and reorders down to the individual size.
Size runs with half sizes, colour variants and, where the manufacturer offers them, several widths are mapped by the system as a matrix. Pre-orders, goods receipt against the order, markdowns at the end of the season and the size exchange as its own transaction are included, as is a TSE-compliant, offline-capable POS. The number of employees and branch revenue play no role, and from the Business plan upwards neither does the number of branches; spare POS terminals are always free. Selling online via schuhe.de, Zalando and other channels is an optional, usage-based add-on.
Learn more about the features of the ERP system for shoe and fashion retail, or compare DezemberHub with your current system using the Industry alternatives overview.
As of July 2026. The base fee starts at €50 per month, each simultaneously running POS terminal costs €50 extra. Selling online is an optional, usage-based add-on, quote on request. All prices plus VAT, can be cancelled monthly, setup included.
We know your daily routine
Shoe retail is different. Your software should know that.
Many systems treat a shoe like any other product. Yet the real work lies in the details that only your industry has.
Master data from associations and suppliers
Tens of thousands of EAN positions per season: anyone typing in new models by hand builds in errors and loses days.
Managing size runs
One model, three colours, the complete size run with half sizes: anyone who has to maintain that as individual articles loses hours per delivery.
Pre-ordering months in advance
You order in February what will be on the shelf in autumn. Without a system, order dates, quantities, and delivery dates end up in lists outside your ERP.
End-of-season markdowns
Full price, reduced price, clearance sale: markdowns are part of the business. They should be traceable in the system, not just on sticky labels.
Returns due to size exchanges
The most common return in shoe retail is not an exchange due to dissatisfaction, but a different size. Your reports should be able to distinguish between the two.
Multiple locations, one inventory
Size 42 is at the other location? The system should know that before the customer walks out.
Where does article data in shoe retail come from?
A shoe assortment is thousands of models times 15 to 22 sizes including half sizes: tens of thousands of EAN positions per store, new every season. Nobody creates those by hand. The master data comes from the shoe trade's industry data pools and clearing centres, first and foremost the ECC.
In DezemberHub you create a model by manufacturer number, and the ECC retrieval automatically adds EANs, size keys, colours, images and prices. An order sheet as PDF, photo or voice memo is enough too: the AI assistant creates the articles with all variants from it.
To put this pool landscape into perspective: the European Data Community, created at the end of 2025 from the merger of ECC and SRDH, connects by its own account more than 9,000 retail locations in ten countries with more than 1,200 brands (source: schuhkurier.de, as of: December 2025). Besides the shoe pools, the BTE channel with its own EDI formats is widespread in the textile sector. The data pool connection is therefore the first thing a shoe retailer should check in a new inventory management system.
Industry features in detail
Everything a shoe store needs. Built in, not bolted on.
Master data from ECC, automatically
EANs, size keys, colours and prices of your suppliers come straight into the system via the clearing centre (ECC), including the shoe trade's EAS product groups. New models are set up in minutes, not hours.
Every model as a size grid
You create a model and the system knows the complete size run, also called size grid, size range or assortment table in the trade. The size range carried can be staggered per colour and width, parallel or crosswise. Half sizes and colour variants are included without you maintaining 40 individual articles; the matrix shows every combination with its own stock.
UK and US sizes converted automatically
International brands deliver in UK or US sizes. DezemberHub converts them so the correct size is always shown on the shelf and at the POS.
Pre-order and season management built in
Collections, order quantities and delivery dates of your seasonal goods live in the system. At goods receipt, DezemberHub knows what was ordered, and you handle end-of-season markdowns in the system instead of in Excel lists. Season and NOS management is included: you flag NOS items separately and continue them independently of the season change.
Size exchange as a dedicated return reason
A 41 comes back, a 42 goes out: that is everyday business in shoe retail, and in DezemberHub it is its own dedicated transaction. Your reports show what came back and why.
Inter-store transfers and stock relocation
Branch and warehouse management shows the inventory of all locations at a glance, and you move goods directly from the system to where they sell. Rule-based stock transfer suggestions balance minimum and maximum stock levels per size and location, and the decision stays with you. Stocktaking via barcode scanner runs per location in the browser, without tally sheets. From the Business plan upwards, additional locations cost nothing extra.
Buying group goods and the clearing center
Buying groups such as ANWR and SABU shape brick-and-mortar shoe retail in Germany; for members the interplay works seamlessly. Master data and EDI messages typically run through the clearing centre: suppliers provide EANs, size keys and prices there, retailers retrieve them. The automatic import of this ECC master data is part of DezemberHub's standard scope; the ECC is now part of the European Data Community. The ECC/EDI integration also processes the BTE data formats PRICAT and ORDRSP. More about the EDI integration and the data pools →
How does a shoe retailer order and plan?
Shoe retail lives in two seasons and orders months in advance: the pre-order on the sample collection, the reorder for best-sellers within the season, plus staggered deliveries with several delivery dates. NOS articles, the permanent runners of the core range, continue independently. DezemberHub maps exactly this rhythm.
Pre-order and staggered delivery
You record orders as pre-orders or reorders with purchase prices per variant, delivery dates and status. Goods receipt reconciles target against actual; partial deliveries and backlogs stay visible.
Order proposals and NOS planning
Order proposals are derived from sell-through rate, coverage in days, reorder level and open orders. You plan NOS articles via minimum and maximum stock per size; the approval stays with you.
Best-seller and slow-seller analysis
The best-seller and slow-seller analysis shows per season, branch and channel which models sell and which stay on the shelf, down to the individual size. The basis for reorders, transfers and markdowns.
Size grid, core sizes and size exchange: control down to the number.
In shoe retail, ordering and control happen via the size grid, not per individual number: per model you define the size range carried, either with the same range for all colours and widths (parallel assortment table) or with differing ranges per variant (crosswise assortment table). DezemberHub maps both.
Control at size level is decisive: if the core sizes in the middle of the run are missing, the rest becomes hard to sell. Sell-through can therefore be analysed down to the individual size, the size exchange runs as its own transaction at the POS, and rule-based transfer proposals balance stock between locations before gaps appear in the run.
POS in the shoe store
The POS keeps running. Even when the internet is down.
- Fast checkout: scan the box, process the sale, done. Even during the Christmas rush when the queue stretches to the door.
- Offline-capable: if the connection drops, you keep selling. As soon as the internet is back, everything syncs automatically.
- TSE-compliant and audit-proof: the legal requirements are built in, you do not have to worry about a thing.
- Size exchanges directly at the POS: same shoe, different size, one transaction. Inventory is updated instantly.
Legally compliant checkout
POS, tax office and accounting
Since the Cash Register Security Ordinance (KassenSichV), the TSE requirement applies: every POS in a shoe store needs a certified technical security device. In DezemberHub this is built in, every receipt is signed via the TSE and receipt issuance is standard. All postings are documented in a GoBD-compliant way.
TSE requirement under KassenSichV
The technical security device signs every receipt. The legal requirements are built in, you do not have to take care of anything. The integrated TSE POS uses a certified cloud TSE, it is included in the POS price and renews automatically, so TSE replacement is eliminated. More about TSE replacement →
DSFinV-K export for the cash register audit
If the tax office shows up in your store for a cash register audit, the DSFinV-K export is ready in the prescribed format.
GoBD-compliant documentation
All POS postings are documented in a GoBD-compliant and traceable way, without you having to set anything up.
DATEV export for your tax advisor
The end-of-day closing guides you through the cash count and Z-report, and the figures end up in the reports and in the DATEV export for your tax advisor.
When you want to, not because you have to
Online selling, optional. Your store stays the center.
Your goods are already in the system, every size individually in stock. If you want, they go online via multichannel to schuhe.de, Zalando, Amazon and more than 50 other channels, and an online shop integration with Shopware, Shopify or WooCommerce is included too. Inventory syncs automatically so you never sell a size that is no longer there.
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Marketplace integration from day one
schuhe.de, Zalando, Amazon, eBay, Otto, and many more. You choose what fits your business.
Usage-based
Online selling as an add-on
Optional and purely usage-based. You only pay for what you sell online. Request your individual quote.
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One inventory for everything
Your store, locations, and online channels all work from the same inventory. Sold is sold, everywhere.
Already using an industry system?
Your data moves with you. No cutover date.
We migrate products, inventory, and customer data from common industry systems. You test DezemberHub in parallel with your old system and switch over when you are ready.
Not running a pure shoe store? DezemberHub also fits ERP for fashion retail and software for specialist sports retail.
What does an ERP system for shoe retail cost?
DezemberHub costs from €50 base fee per month plus €50 per simultaneously running POS terminal, spare POS terminals are always free, the contract can be cancelled monthly and there is no setup fee.
For market context: kassensystemevergleich.de cites an initial investment of 2,000 to 4,000 euros for the complete equipment of a shoe store plus an average of around 50 euros software fee per month (retrieved: July 2026). With cloud solutions like DezemberHub, the initial investment is eliminated: you usually start with existing hardware and test free for 30 days.
The market in question: the shoe market in Germany reached €9.5 billion in revenue in 2024, 57 percent of which is attributable to specialist shoe retailers and chains (source: IFH KÖLN/BBE, Branchenbericht Schuhe, June 2025).
All prices in detailFrequently Asked Questions from Shoe Retail
Can DezemberHub map size runs with half sizes?
Yes, that is the core of the system. A model is created with its complete size run, including half sizes, colour variants and, where the manufacturer offers them, several widths. The size range can be staggered per variant, and UK and US sizes are converted automatically.
Where does DezemberHub get article master data in shoe retail?
From the shoe trade's industry data pools and clearing centres: via the ECC, EANs, size keys, colours, images and prices of your suppliers come into the system automatically, including the EAS product groups. You create a model by manufacturer number and the data retrieval fetches the complete size run. Typing in tens of thousands of positions by hand is a thing of the past.
What is the EAS in shoe retail?
EAS stands for Einheits-Artikel-System (uniform article system) of the shoe trade, the industry-standard product group classification for shoes and leather goods. It structures the assortment uniformly into product groups such as women's, men's and children's shoes with their construction types. DezemberHub carries the EAS product groups; they come into the system with the master data from the data pool.
What is covered by an inventory management system for shoe retail?
An inventory management system for shoe retail covers the entire flow of goods: master data from the data pool, purchasing with pre-orders and reorders, goods receipt against the order, every model as a size grid, stock per branch down to the size, TSE POS, markdowns and reporting. At DezemberHub, online sales via marketplaces are an optional add-on.
Does DezemberHub show best-sellers and slow-sellers per season?
Yes. The best-seller and slow-seller analysis shows per season, branch and channel which models sell and which stay on the shelf, down to the individual size. It is complemented by coverage in days and the season comparison with the previous year, as the basis for reorders, transfers and markdowns at the end of the season.
How does pre-ordering work in DezemberHub?
You record collections with order quantities and delivery dates directly in the system. At goods receipt, DezemberHub matches the delivery against the order, and you record end-of-season markdowns directly in the system without separate lists.
Can I migrate my inventory data from my current system?
Yes, data migration from common industry systems is included. Products, inventory, and customer data all move with you, and you can test DezemberHub in parallel with your old system.
Is the POS TSE-compliant and does it work offline?
Yes. The POS meets the legal requirements for the technical security device (TSE) and is fully audit-proof. If the internet connection drops, you continue selling, and as soon as the connection is restored, everything syncs automatically.
What does DezemberHub cost for a shoe store?
The inventory management system costs from €50 per month, each concurrently running POS terminal adds €50, and spare POS terminals are always free. Size runs with widths, half sizes and ECC master data are part of the base price, as is the AI assistant with a fair quota. Employees cost nothing extra, from the Business plan upwards neither do additional branches, setup is included and the contract can be cancelled monthly. Selling online is an optional add-on, purely usage-based and on request.
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ERP system in detail
The complete ERP system for shoe and fashion retail with size matrix and ECC master data.
TSE POS for the shoe store
Offline-capable, tax-office compliant and with size exchange directly on the receipt, from €50 per POS.
schuhe.de integration
Sell your sizes online via schuhe.de without switching your system.
Zalando Integration
Sell shoes on Zalando, with inventory syncing automatically.
Figures from the shoe retail industry
Current industry statistics with sources, updated quarterly.
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From a €50 base fee plus €50 per simultaneously running POS terminal. Online selling on request.
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