Rossmann (company)
Dirk Rossmann GmbH, commonly referred to as Rossmann, is one of the largest drug store chains in Europe with around 56,200 employees and more than 4000 stores. In 2019 Rossmann had more than €10 billion turnover in Germany, Poland, Hungary, the Czech Republic, Turkey, Switzerland, Albania, Kosovo, Spain and Azerbaijan.
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History
The company was founded in 1972 by Dirk Rossmann with its headquarters in Burgwedel near Hanover in Germany. The Rossmann family owns 60% of the company. The Hong Kong–based A.S. Watson Group owns 40%, which was taken over from the Dutch Kruidvat in 2004.The product range includes up to 21,700 items and can vary depending on the size of the shop and the location. In addition to drugstore goods with a focus on skin, hair, body, baby and health, Rossmann also offers promotional items, pet food, a photo service and a wide range of natural foods and wines. There is also a perfume range with around 200 commercial brands. Rossmann has 29 private brands with 4600 products. In 1997, the first own brands Babydream, Facelle, Sunozon and Winston were introduced. The best-known Rossmann brands are Isana, Alterra, Domol and Alouette. The company logo consists of a red name and the symbol of a centaur integrated in the letter O: a mythical creature made of horse and man from Greek mythology, which symbolically stands for "Rossmann". The company's own brands have a small centaur symbol above the name.
Since 2018, Rossmann has been publishing a sustainability report for the development of corporate climate protection activities.
In 2021, sales increased by 8.1 percent to 11.1 billion euros. There are a total of 4,361 Rossmann branches, 2,231 of which are in Germany. Outside Germany, there are branches in Poland, Hungary, Czech Republic, Turkey, Switzerland, Albania, Kosovo and Spain.
Corporate affairs
The key trends of Rossmann in Germany are :| FY | Revenue | Net profit |
| 2016 | 5.4 | 181 |
| 2017 | 5.7 | 173 |
| 2018 | 5.9 | 224 |
| 2019 | 6.2 | 243 |
| 2020 | 6.6 | 303 |
| 2021 | 7.1 | 398 |
| 2022 | 7.6 | 437 |
| 2023 | 8.5 | 452 |
Stores
The drugstores have an average sales area of over 570 m2. Branches with more than 1300 m2 can be found in Berlin and Leipzig. Rossmann's largest branch, with 1385 m2, opened in Hannover in 2016.| Country | No. of stores |
| Germany | 2,263 |
| Poland | 1,680 |
| Hungary | 250 |
| Czech Republic | 160 |
| Turkey | 160 |
| Spain | 38 |
| Albania | 22 |
| Azerbaijan | 17 |
| Kosovo | 13 |
| Switzerland | 8 |
| Montenegro | Planned |
| North Macedonia | Planned |