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16 teams of Zalandos headed to Sparta Lichtenberg to get their #ZalandoGameOn in our Zalando Football Championship 2024 ⚽️ Congratulations to our champions, Zalando Marketing Services' 'Selling the Dream' team, and to our runners-up, 'Zalacticos', a team of players from our Sports proposition teams and our internal Zalando Football Group 🏆 Thanks to Cenk Eryilmaz and our organisation team, our Wellbeing team, and kit sponsors ‪PUMA Group‬ for an amazing tournament 🧡 Stay tuned, as more of our colleagues will be participating in our sports activities soon! #InsideZalando

Streetwear sits at the intersection of sports, music and urban youth and is one of the most varied cultural phenomena that keeps on shaping the fashion industry through a highly devoted community. For this reason, SNEAKERNESS - a sneaker fair in Zurich presented by Zalando -  annually brings together streetwear experts and lovers from Switzerland and beyond to create space for the community and give stage to the centrepiece of streetwear: the sneakers. 👟 To take our continued partnership with SNEAKERNESS to the next level, we partnered with the Swiss creative agency ZEAM to particularly cater to our Swiss GenZ streetwear customers. ZEAM helped us to connect with locally relevant creators and to create compelling content to excite and inspire our customers. “Expanding deeper in lifestyle areas like Streetwear enables us to connect with our customers at a deeper level. It’s important to us to show Swiss people interested in streetwear what we offer and to give them inspiration, but also to find out more directly from them about their wishes and preferences”, shares Christoph Lütke Schelhowe, General Manager DACH. Read more here: https://zln.do/3KLyWS1 #Sneakerness #Streetwear

We take pride in our collaborative approach with partners, gaining insights into the communities we wish to serve, as well as driving diversity and inclusion in the fashion industry. This is why we're thrilled to announce the launch of the Black-owned Brands Accelerator, in collaboration with ADAN Impact GmbH. This six-month online programme, running from September 2024 to February 2025, is designed to support small, Black-owned fashion brands to expand onto major e-commerce platforms like Zalando. The programme covers brand building, marketing, product safety, logistics, and finance, concluding in an in-person Pitch Day in Berlin. Discover more: https://zln.do/3XhAVEX #doBETTER #accelerator

Four bands featuring Zalando musicians got us ready to rock at the May edition of our monthly Sunset Social event in our Berlin HQ 🎸 Our Zalandos dusted off their rock gear to jump around to Unten Gestern, Temper, Ocean Fire, and Zeit Driver for this unmissable night. Check out 'Brand New World' by Ocean Fire in the background of this highlight reel to get a taste of the action 🎤 Thanks to our Event Management team for the organisation, Xia Au for the highlight reel, and Nacho Royo Hernandez for bringing the party to us 🧡 #InsideZalando

How an actor assumes different looks and personalities is not only down to makeup and costumes. Often, they change their voice, mannerisms, and even their physique. Each role an actor plays undoubtedly leaves a mark on them, but can it also change who they are as a person? We can apply this same question to the process of altering a design system. In our recent Product Design blog article, Senior Product Designer Gonzalo Vásquez Correa walks us through the Zalando Design System (ZDS) team’s process of building theming capabilities for our Fashion Store, enabling it to adopt different visual “personalities” based on our customers’ unique needs: https://zln.do/3KDN5kc #InsideZalando #ZalandoDesign #ZalandoTech

The Summer Adventure, where our Helsinki teams compete to solve puzzles to be the top team of 2024 🏆 Every year has it's own theme, with this year's annual summer get-together bringing Zalandos out in rock concert, jungle expedition, and Mushroom Kingdom outfits to name a few! Which team outfit is your favourite? 🧪 #ZalandoHelsinki #InsideZalando

You are the best at being yourself. We asked Polish women between 30-60 about maturity and the changes that come with age. The results are presented in a report by research agency Herstories, which focuses on three areas: career and personal development, relationships and sexuality, and style and self-expression through clothing. The report was presented during a press meeting in Warsaw - the participants were singer and star of the Zalando campaign, Katarzyna Nosowska, and researcher & creator of the report, Marta Majchrzak, who talked about maturity from their perspective and experiences. The study was inspired by the Zalando campaign of the same name, encouraging all people to celebrate maturity as a time of liberation from the expectations of others, both in fashion and in life. It may seem that mature age is less joyful and fulfilling than youth. Nothing could be further from the truth. For Polish women, maturity means newfound freedom, confidence in their choices and joy. Already in their thirties, women across the country notice that age has a negative impact on their chances in the labour market. Their own experiences and the observations of their colleagues often teach them that professional development becomes more difficult with age. Daniel Rogiński, General Manager CEE, shares, “At Zalando, we believe that fashion allows you to express your true self. "You are the best at being yourself." is not only the name of the report, but also a message we strongly identify with as a company. Through the report and the involvement of the star, Katarzyna Nosowska, we want to create a platform for freeing up the discussion - from often damaging societal expectations of what is and is not appropriate, and giving space to simply be yourself. The knowledge gained will allow us to continue to address important social issues in Poland.” HerStories' research for Zalando supports the company's commitment to inclusivity. As part of do.BETTER's Diversity & Inclusion (D&I) strategy, Zalando promotes diversity among its talent, leadership, customers and partners. To our D&I Report: zln.do/3v6yOsc #DoBetter

As part of our commitment to pushing boundaries and fostering continuous learning, we recently hosted a talk at our Dortmund Tech site, diving deep into our inventory systems. Our Software Engineers, Thorben Weiss and Timo Schwarz, delved into the intricate world of testing, providing a comprehensive overview of our testing strategies, focusing on our backend systems and testing in production. “Testing in production propels you to strategize about risks, mitigation, and rollback plans before deployment. Even the most meticulously tested software can stumble, so being prepared is your secret weapon!” shares Timo. Join our Dortmund Meetup group to be a part of the next events: https://lnkd.in/dsFnEYYz 🚀 #InsideZalando #ZalandoTech #ZalandoDortmund

Get ready to dive deep into the challenges faced by women, especially those from marginalized communities, in the tech industry. Our Senior Team Lead Talent Acquisition, Kerry McCrum, joins the panel in this episode of a three part series by Girls Talk Corporation. They discuss the current landscape of the German tech ecosystem, with a focus on women and intersectionality. Hosted by Vanessa Chiedza Sanyauke, the CEO of Girls Talk Corporation & The Hill App, Kerry is joined on the panel by: Alina Bassi, Mozamel Aman, and Anna J McDougall. Tune in: https://zln.do/3VsGr6v #InsideZalando #doBETTER #ZalandoTech

The last 16 years of my life have been deeply intertwined with growing Zalando, first in Berlin, then in Germany, and then across Europe.  I have personally experienced how important the EU’s commitment to free trade, freedom of movement, and shared standards are to businesses of all sizes across the continent. However, the European Union is more than just a common market, and I strongly believe in the common principles and values that the EU aims to support: freedom, democracy, equality and the rule of law, promoting peace and stability. So just like we’re proud of our Berlin roots, we’re a proudly European company. Of course, Europe and the European Union have their imperfections. But what’s great is that as a company, as a community, and, most importantly, as individuals, we have the opportunity to help shape its future. Looking across the globe, it’s clear we cannot take democracy for granted. It depends on our support. Participation in the democratic process is both a privilege and a responsibility. The decisions made by our elected officials will shape the future of our industry, our society, and our lives together. From June 6-9th, a new European Parliament will be elected. So if you are able to vote in the upcoming elections, I encourage you to make use of this privilege. I certainly will. Read more here: https://together.eu/ #UseYourVote