News about KONTRA
Kontra GmbH is sales service provider for EINHELL. 01.05.2024
Kontra GmbH has been commissioned by EINHELL as an official sales service provider to market their entire portfolio on online marketplaces such as Ebay as an “authorised seller”. Kontra GmbH is EINHELL brand representative on Ebay.
Einhell Germany AG is a German tool manufacturer based in Landau an der Isar. The holding company of the Einhell Group is listed in the Prime Standard of the German Stock Exchange. Einhell is divided into two business segments: Tools and Garden and Leisure.
Kontra GmbH as speaker at the EBAY Top Seller Event 2023. 08.11.2023
Robert Krancke, Managing Director of Kontra GmbH, was invited to the Ebay Top Seller Event in Berlin as an expert on the topic of “Artificial Intelligence” at the eBay headquarters in Dreilinden. Robert Krancke exchanged views on the topic of artificial intelligence / AI panel with Ebay Managing Director Oliver Klinck, among others, during the panel discussion.
Kontra GmbH is the official sales service provider for DEYE. 20.10.2023
Kontra GmbH has received confirmation of a further cooperation with DEYE. Kontra GmbH is thus not only an official DEYE dealer, but also jointly represents the portfolio on online marketplaces such as Ebay and Amazon as an “authorized seller”.
Ningbo Deye Inverter Technology Co., Ltd. was founded in 2007 with a registered capital of 300 million RMB (approx. 40 million euros) and is one of China’s high-tech companies and a subsidiary of the Deye Group. With a factory area of over 15,000㎡ and complete production and testing equipment, Deye has become a major player in the global solar inverter market.
Kontra GmbH as a speaker at EBAY Re-Store Academy. 19.10.2023
Olaf Eiben, Managing Director of Kontra GmbH, is invited to the Ebay Re-Store Academy event in Berlin as an expert on the topic of refurbishment and legal issues relating to selling on eBay. 300 retailers from all over Germany met at the eBay headquarters in Dreilinden for the first Re-Store Academy. The focus was on the exchange of experiences around the business with refurbished and recirculated goods.
Kontra GmbH appoints board member of the Bundesverband Onlinehandel BVoH. 19.09.2023
Founded in 2006, the BVOH sees itself as a representative of medium-sized online retailers. Since October 2022, the association has been organized as a member under the umbrella of the German Retail Association (Handelsverband Deutschland HDE) while maintaining its legal independence and autonomy.
Robert Krancke was unanimously elected Vice President at the association’s Annual General Meeting on September 13, 2023.
Kontra GmbH is the official sales service provider for Hoymiles. 02.04.2023
Kontra GmbH has received confirmation of a further cooperation with Hoymiles. Kontra GmbH is thus not only an official Hoymiles dealer, but also jointly represents the portfolio on online marketplaces such as Ebay and Amazon as an “authorised seller”.
Hoymiles is based in China and produces and develops solar inverters, DTUs and storage systems as a manufacturer for the global market
Kontra GmbH receives Ebay award. 14.11.2022
Oliver Klinck, Managing Director Ebay Germany, presents Mr. Robert Krancke with the Ebay Award for 23 years of cooperation & loyalty.
Robert Krancke, Managing Director Kontra GmbH: “We are pleased to receive this award as one of the first and thus oldest Ebay sellers. Ebay & Kontra have the longest partnership in the history of our company. We achieved our first company turnover via Ebay and will remain loyal to the marketplace as an important sales channel in the future.
Kontra GmbH opens office in Hongkong. 04.10.2022
Due to the long-term development of own brands, Kontra GmbH opens an office in Asia to ensure a reasonable quality management on site.
Robert & Peter Krancke, Managing Directors Kontra GmbH: “Quality awareness is not a matter of course in China, but has to be worked out together with suppliers. A well-structured local quality and supplier management is a prerequisite for risk-conscious Chinese purchasing, as well as for the product development of own brands.
For this reason, we are pleased to welcome Ms. Anna Li, as business office manager Hongkong, for this responsible task.”
Kontra GmbH donates 25.000€ for Ukraine to the Rotary relief organization. 06.04.2022
Rotary International has 1.2 million members worldwide and is represented by 35,000 clubs in over 200 countries around the world. Through the voluntary work of its members, Rotary fulfills a social humanitarian mission and helps other people in need – locally and worldwide – for the current occasion increasingly in Ukraine.
Robert Krancke, Managing Director of Kontra GmbH: “The whole world is looking shocked at the escalating war in Ukraine. We feel obliged to make a small contribution. Our donation to the Rotary Hilfswerk Distrikt 1841 e.V. and our deliveries of medical equipment worth 50,000€ will enable our partners on the ground to help the people in need.”
Kontra GmbH largest Amazon seller of antigen tests. 17.02.2022
Kontra GmbH achieved a market share of 26% of all antigen tests sold on Amazon with more than 150,000 shipments and sales of nearly 4 million euros in the last 30 days. Kontra GmbH thus occupies first place in the respective category in the Top10 of the largest Amazon retailers. (Evaluation Helium10, 17.02.2022)
Robert & Peter Krancke, Managing Directors of Kontra GmbH: “Through our strategic partnerships with Amonmed, Joinstar & Hygisun but also with the brand rights to Boson, Anbio, Joysbio and Hotgen (until 12/21) we were able to secure valuable market shares on Amazon & ensure a permanent flow of goods. After enlarging the sales force and investing in new packaging lines, up to 10,000 packages a day were shipped.”
Kontra GmbH is one of the leading e-commerce specialists & sales service providers from Munich with a target annual turnover of 20 million euros in 2019. Kontra GmbH offers intelligent processing and marketing concepts for all types of goods in the core of the consumer electronics and mobile industries.
Kontra GmbH becomes official sales service provider of Mattell. 12.05.2021
Kontra GmbH has been commissioned by Mattell as an official sales service provider to market their portfolio on online marketplaces – especially Ebay. Olaf Eiben, Managing Director of Kontra GmbH: “We are delighted with the trust – we have successfully sold 14,000 Mattell products for Mattell so far.
Mattel Inc is an American toy company and the second largest toy manufacturer in the world after Lego. It is best known for its Barbie dolls, Big Jim and Masters of the Universe action figures. Mattel, with its global headquarters in El Segundo, California, employs over 31,000 people (as of 2015) in 42 countries and sells its products in more than 150 countries. The German headquarters are located in Frankfurt am Main
Kontra GmbH manufactures vending machines for contactless distribution of breathing masks together with Stüwer GmbH. 6.5.2020
Robert Krancke, Managing Director of Kontra GmbH: “Having already donated 10,000 mouth-nose masks to the city of Augsburg, hospitals and nursing services, we also wanted to ensure nationwide coverage of the population. With Stüwer GmbH, we have found a professional partner & expert who has the know-how to develop the appropriate machines.”
Stüwer GmbH has been one of Germany’s leading vending machine manufacturers since 1977 and, in its second generation, supplies over 3,500 direct marketers with the REGIOMAT to countless businesses throughout Germany.
takeover of a service sector 1.7.2019
2hours GmbH from Munich takes over the refurbishment of Teqcycle Solutions GmbH’s mobile terminal site in Planegg/Martinsried 1.7.2019
As of 01.07.2019, 2hours GmbH, a 100% subsidiary of Kontra GmbH, will take over the refurbishment location of Teqcycle Solutions GmbH and will thus expand its competence in the areas of test & diagnosis, data erasure, repairs and refurbishment of mobile end devices.
The Kontra Group expands to 60 employees and secures valuable shares of the fast-growing market for the take-back of used mobile terminals.
Peter Krancke, Managing Director of Kontra GmbH “With this takeover, 2hours GmbH is massively expanding the service sector of Kontra GmbH. We enable our customers to cover the entire supply chain from the procurement of goods, testing & refurbishment, marketing and distribution to the handling of customer returns and corresponding customer support.
Teqcycle GmbH is a subsidiary of Deutsche Telekom Venture Funds GmbH, the investment vehicle of Deutsche Telekom AG, and carries out international take-back programmes for manufacturers, network operators and specialist retailers. The customer portfolio includes Samsung, Huawei, Sony, Vodafone and Deutsche Telekom.
Kontra GmbH is one of the leading e-commerce specialists & sales service providers from Munich with a target annual turnover of 20 million euros in 2019. Kontra GmbH offers intelligent processing and marketing concepts for all types of goods in the core of the consumer electronics and mobile industries.
Meeting with management of Real Germany 16.5.2019
Constantly on the lookout for new marketplaces. With real.de, we have found another strong partner in eCommerce.
PandaBlack event at PlentyMarkets meeting in Kassel 18.3.2019
BVOH starts with its initiative PANDA.BLACK a unique springboard for online traders in the Far East. We were also there and got one of the coveted bears.
eBay Seller Conference in Cologne 22.1.2019
Kontra GmbH had the honour to be represented by one of our managing directors, Mr. Robert Krancke, and to give a lecture on eBay SEO in front of a large eBay community. As part of the Frankfurt group we feel the need to share our experience with other traders. All profit from working together.
Powerseller meeting on eBay in Berlin 27.9.2018
Every year the biggest eBay power sellers meet at eBay in Berlin to discuss strategies, orientations and new marketing tools. Again, this year has been very interesting and informative. We say, “Thanks to eBay”.
Online Trading Day in Berlin 29.8.2018
Meeting of the Association of German Online Dealers in Berlin. Here, training courses and further education courses are held together. The Federal Association of German Online Dealers meets regularly to exchange news and modifications.