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Scayle
TypeSubsidiary
IndustryE-commerce
Area served
Worldwide
Websitescayle.com

Scayle (stylized as SCAYLE) is a German software company headquartered in Hamburg, Germany, that provides a cloud-based e-commerce platform as a software-as-a-service (SaaS) product to retailers and consumer brands.[1] The platform uses a headless, API-first architecture.[2] Since July 2025, the company has operated as part of Zalando SE.[3]

History

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Scayle originated within About You, a German online fashion retailer founded in 2014 as part of the Otto Group. Beginning in 2017, About You offered its e-commerce infrastructure to third-party retailers under the name "About You Cloud."[4]

In November 2021, About You rebranded the B2B division as Scayle and began marketing it as a standalone product.[1]

In August 2023, the About You Group incorporated the division as Scayle GmbH, a wholly owned subsidiary with approximately 300 employees at the time of the spin-off.[5]

In October 2024, Scayle Payments GmbH, a subsidiary founded in 2022, received a payment institution license from the German Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BAFin).[6]

In November 2024, the company announced it had begun operations in the United States and registered Scayle Inc. in New York.[7] In March 2026, Levi Strauss & Co. announced it would use Scayle to operate levi.com across the U.S., Canada and Europe.[8]

In December 2024, Zalando announced a voluntary public tender offer to acquire 100% of About You Holding SE for approximately EUR 1.13 billion (EUR 6.50 per share).[3] The European Commission approved the transaction in July 2025, and Zalando subsequently acquired 91.45% of About You's share capital.[9] Scayle was integrated alongside Zalando's existing B2B platforms, ZEOS and Tradebyte.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b "About You launches its new B2B unit Scayle". OTTO Group. 2021-11-02. Retrieved 2026-06-30.
  2. ^ "ABOUT YOU Spins Off B2B Division SCAYLE". ABOUT YOU. 2023-08-24. Retrieved 2026-06-30.
  3. ^ a b c van Oosterhout, Arjan (2024-12-12). "Zalando acquires About You and becomes B2B powerhouse". Ecommerce News. Retrieved 2026-06-30.
  4. ^ Fuchs, Jochen G. (2017-12-05). "About You wird zum Systemanbieter: Was vom neuen E-Commerce-System zu erwarten ist | t3n". t3n Magazin (in German). Retrieved 2026-06-30.
  5. ^ Publicnow (2023-08-24). "ABOUT YOU : Spins off B2B Division SCAYLE into a Separate Legal Entity | MarketScreener". MarketScreener. Retrieved 2026-06-30.
  6. ^ "About You consolidates position in e-commerce". Hamburg Business Portal. 2024-10-25. Retrieved 2026-06-30.
  7. ^ "ABOUT YOU: SCAYLE Strategic Vision & Financial Outlook". ABOUT YOU. 2024-11-07. Retrieved 2026-06-30.
  8. ^ Halliday, Sandra (2026-03-12). "Zalando's Scayle scores big win as it becomes the global e-commerce platform for levi.com". FashionNetwork. Retrieved 2026-06-30.
  9. ^ "Zalando and ABOUT YOU successfully complete transaction and team up to lead the way in European fashion and lifestyle e-commerce". Zalando Newsroom. 2025-07-11. Retrieved 2026-06-30.