Global Fashion & Luxury brands partner with a Lisbon-based technology boutique Hugo Boss and Richemont Group, with several world-renowned maisons such as ​ ​ Cartier, Montblanc or IWC Schaffhausen, are using the consulting services of a Portuguese technology firm. In just 2 years, Lisbon Nearshore has built a sustainable business that provides high added-value services based on the quality of Portuguese tech talent. An example of how Lisbon is making its mark in the global tech scene. Lisbon Nearshore’s clients have a combined revenue of over 13,5 billion euros per year. This tech firm already counts with 50 specialized IT consultants, integrating them as an extension of its clients’ in-house teams, exporting close to 2,5 million euros at the beginning rd of its 3 ​ year in business. Being a consultancy company with a breadth of technological ​ areas, from web and 3D development to infrastructure management, it has attracted global leaders in Fashion & Luxury to Lisbon, in a bid to improve these organizations’ digital transformation journeys with high added-value technological services. Lisbon Nearshore is a testament to Portuguese tech companies that it is possible for them to compete in the international arena not so much by price but by a quality-based approach rooted in the talent of its employees. Grounded on the boutique concept popularized by its clients, this boutique tech firm is having an active role in the digital transformation and cutting-edge development of applications for the retail sector. Hugo Boss, for example, benefits from services that range from the backend to the frontend of its ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) systems and from development and optimization of applications to innovate its business model and provide innovative customer experiences. Within these customer experiences, its is developing the whole buying process in order to bring the ambience of the famous high-street shops to the digital and mobile environment as well as in the development in new technologies which will allow to create new shopping experiences in its physical shops. “Our clients are going through a massive digital transformation journey and Lisbon Nearshore is having an indispensable role in mapping out the technological future of the biggest Luxury & Fashion brands in the world. There are many vectors within these organizations that are going through this transformation: from the sales channel to internal communications, all interactions have the tendency of becoming evermore digital” states Tiago Catarino, CEO of Lisbon Nearshore, adding that: “The great disruption leveraged by IoT devices, personalized shopping experiences and digital demands that all systems are intrinsically connected and exchanging information at an increasingly faster rate, in order for commercial targets to be reached.” Lisbon has, in recent years, increasingly raised its profile as dynamic and innovative tech hub. Attracting international giants such as Google, Daimler or BMW; the city has been making headlines worldwide due to its mix of local tech entrepreneurship, high quality educational institutions and public investment in the field with the anchorage for the next 10 years of Web Summit, the biggest tech event in the world. “For us, it is crucial to build a sustainable business that’s exporting services based on the Portuguese talent as well as contributing to the Portuguese economy, contrasting with several service centers that are coming to Portugal to take advantage of a more competitive cost structure which ends up benefiting only the international HQ, without adding value to the local economy”, affirms Tiago Catarino. Lisbon Nearshore predicts to reach in 2020, in its 3rd ​ year of activity, a turnover of 3,5 million euros and expand to 70 IT consultants. About Lisbon Nearshore: Lisbon Nearshore is a Portuguese technology firm focused on ​ the European and North American markets. Applying the boutique concept to technological development in nearshore format, the company is characterized by a culture of proximity with its clients. Focused on attracting the best tech talent Portugal has to offer, its core values are the continuous personal and professional development of its employees, work-life balance and commitment to innovation and excellence. Lisbon Nearshore’s social networks: Facebook + Twitter + Instagram + LinkedIn ​ For more information go to: Lisbon Nearshore or contact Manuel Vilhena | +351 ​ 910682462 | [email protected] .