About Us

Our Story

From a Berlin-based startup selling flip-flops to the leading fashion and lifestyle destination in Europe, we’ve got quite the story to tell.

We opened our first Logistics centre in Erfurt.
A Zalando pop-up store during one of the first years of operation in the Netherlands.
We grew to over 10,000 employees working at Zalando.
Zalando’s 10th anniversary — and we celebrated in style.
We moved into BHQ (our main Headquarters building in Berlin) offering a fluid space of collaboration and teamwork.
Our new sustainability strategy, do.MORE was created, aiming for a net-positive impact for people and the planet.
Zalando employees spent over 879 hours on charitable initiatives outside work.
We unveiled our Diversity & Inclusion Strategy: do.BETTER.
We launched the first adaptive wear collection that caters to the needs of people with temporary or permanent impairments.
Zalando acquired a majority stake in Highsnobiety.
Zalando’s 15th anniversary — and we celebrated in style, again.
Our Berlin campus grew with the BHW office tower and its stunning 360° views.
Over 100 Zalando colleagues volunteered for 3 days at the Special Olympics in Berlin.
Zalando Visionary Award launched at Copenhagen Fashion Week.
We introduced Stories, a new feature that sets the tone in fashion and culture.
We launched a virtual fitting room pilot to millions of customers.