The Deichmann RPA journey: Step by step with low-code automation to success

A shoe retailer built a 'Soulmate' bot to match single, unsold shoes across stores. Its first run alone prevented over €144,000 in write-offs.

#1about 5 minutes

Introducing Deichmann's journey into robotic process automation

An overview of the company's scale and how its IT department leverages RPA to improve efficiency for employees and processes.

#2about 2 minutes

Understanding the business benefits of low-code automation

Low-code automation delivers value across three dimensions: quantity through cost reduction, quality through error reduction, and strategy through process standardization.

#3about 4 minutes

A technical overview of the UiPath automation platform

The UiPath ecosystem provides tools like software robots, document understanding, and a drag-and-drop UI explorer for building automations.

#4about 2 minutes

Mapping Deichmann's RPA growth and process categories

The company's RPA adoption grew rapidly from 2022, with automations categorized into three pillars: productivity, close to process, and core process.

#5about 3 minutes

Use case: Automating HR two-factor authentication resets

A simple bot and app replaced a complex manual workflow for resetting user 2FA in an SAP system, saving significant time.

#6about 2 minutes

Use case: Automating product image sourcing for e-commerce

RPA bots automate the process of checking for and downloading product images from partner B2B portals to support online stores.

#7about 3 minutes

Use case: Matching single shoes with the soulmate bot

A core business automation identifies single shoes across different stores and matches them into pairs, reducing write-offs and saving money.

#8about 4 minutes

The evolution from rule-based RPA to agentic AI

Agentic AI represents the next step beyond traditional RPA, enabling autonomous, goal-oriented agents that can use tools and context to make decisions.

#9about 2 minutes