Inandout Distribution GmbH

About Inandout Distribution

Inandout Distribution GmbH is an Austrian trading company based in Seiersberg near Graz. Having grown out of a record and CD store in Graz, the first online shop went live in 1998; in 2000 the company became one of the first marketplace sellers on Amazon Germany. Today, Inandout Distribution GmbH distributes a range of more than one million items—according to the company, temporarily up to two million—including sound recordings, books, toys, household and kitchen goods, sports and outdoor equipment, tools, and small appliances and consumer electronics, to B2C and B2B customers almost worldwide. Through internally developed software solutions, interface connections to retailers and suppliers, and optimized cross-docking, orders are processed quickly and storage costs reduced. Through its subsidiary Union Trading GmbH, the company is additionally present in brick-and-mortar wholesale across the entire DACH region.

Site

Graz

Processes

eCommerce (B2C & B2B), Distribution/distribution network, Cross-docking, Onboarding of retailers and suppliers, Internal interface/software integration

Founded

1996

Industries

Retail, eCommerce, Wholesale, Sound recordings, Media, Toys

1. 01

   Connection of retailers and suppliers via internal interface

2. 02

   Warehousing and inventory management (cross-docking)

3. 03

   Order processing via internal software solutions

4. 04

   Picking and shipping via shipping partners

5. 05

Locations

Seiersberg

AT

Headquarters with eCommerce and wholesale

• Warehouse and office space of 1,300 m² (2009), nearly doubled from 2014/15, mezzanine floors and an additional leased warehouse
• Direct connection to the A2 and A9, Cargo Center Werndorf and Graz Airport

Graz

AT

Location of the subsidiary Union Trading GmbH

History

1. 1996

   Founding of Inandout Records in Graz's Reitschulgasse; sale of new and used CDs and records

2. 1998

   Move to Neutorgasse; first online shop goes live

3. 2000

   Inandout becomes one of the first marketplace sellers on Amazon Germany

4. 2006

   Establishment of the wholesale business; Inandout becomes Austria's leading wholesaler in this field

5. 2009

   eCommerce and wholesale move to the new Seiersberg location with 1,300 m²

6. 2012

   Expansion of online trading to marketplaces in FR, GB, IT, ES, PT, BE, JP, the USA and Canada

7. 2015

   Renovation and expansion of the Seiersberg location to almost twice its size

8. 2016

   20th company anniversary

9. 2017

   Expansion of warehouse space; product range reaches 2 million items

10. 2019

    Wholesale spun off; focus on eCommerce (B2C and B2B)

11. 2020

    eCommerce boom as a result of the pandemic; revenue almost doubled compared with the previous year