Case Study: de Bijenkorf achieves 50% faster response times with Xebia and Kotlin

De Bijenkorf improves system response times by 50% with Xebia

de Bijenkorf, a premium Dutch retailer, faced challenges with its growing digital platform as system complexity created performance bottlenecks and slowed development. To address this, they partnered with vendor Xebia and adopted the Kotlin programming language to modernize their backend systems and improve reliability.

Xebia upskilled de Bijenkorf's development teams and refactored their microservices architecture, leveraging Kotlin features like Coroutines. This solution led to a 50% improvement in system response times, faster release cycles, and a more scalable foundation. The collaboration also resolved data inconsistencies, improving both the internal editorial workflow and the end-customer experience.

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