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, Albania, Kosovo, Spain and Azerbaijan.
The company was founded in 1972 by
Dirk Rossmann
Dirk Rossmann (born 1946) is a German billionaire businessman and author, founder of Rossmann, Germany's second-largest drug store chain. As of April 2024, his net worth was estimated at US$4.5 billion.
In 1972, he established the first self- ...
with its headquarters in
Burgwedel
Burgwedel () is a town in the Hanover (district), district of Hanover, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated approximately 15 km northeast of Hanover. It has a population of around 20,200.
Politics and Administration
Burgwedel consists of ...
near
Hanover
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in Germany. The Rossmann family owns 60% of the company. The Hong Kong–based
A.S. Watson Group
AS Watson Group (or AS Watson or ASW) is the world's largest international health and beauty retailer by number of stores, with over 16,500 stores in 28 markets, primarily in Asia and Europe.
A member of CK Hutchison Holdings, ASW operates the ...
owns 40%, which was taken over from the Dutch
Kruidvat
Kruidvat is a Dutch retail, pharmacy and drugstore chain specialising in health and beauty products which also has branches in Belgium. The first Kruidvat was opened in September 1975 by Ed During and Dick Siebrand. Kruidvat Holding also owned I ...
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 ("World of Ideas"), 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 (as of 2019). In 1997, the first own brands Babydream, Facelle, Sunozon and Winston were introduced. The best-known Rossmann brands are Isana (skin, hair and body care), Alterra (natural cosmetics), domol (cleaning and laundry detergents) alouette (paper tissues etc.). The company logo consists of a red name and the symbol of a
centaur
A centaur ( ; ; ), occasionally hippocentaur, also called Ixionidae (), is a creature from Greek mythology with the upper body of a human and the lower body and legs of a horse that was said to live in the mountains of Thessaly. In one version o ...
integrated in the letter O: a mythical creature made of horse and man from Greek mythology, which symbolically stands for "Rossmann" (English: "Horse man"). 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.
The current number of foreign branches is: Poland (1580), Hungary (more than 230), Czech Republic (more than 150), Turkey (more than 120), Albania (15), Kosovo (6) and Spain (5).
Stores
The drugstores have an average sales area of over 570 m
2. Branches with more than 1300 m
2 were opened in the cities of Berlin and Leipzig. Germany's and also Europe's largest branch with 1385 m
2 is located at Georgstraße 10 in Hanover.
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Gallery
File:Rossmann Schriftzug mit Centaur.jpg, Company logo in a Rossmann store
File:Lebensmittel u Genuss.jpg, Rossmann store (inside view)
File:Isana.jpg, Rossmann brand "Isana" on a shelf
File:2018 04 Rossmann.jpg, Rossmann high-bay warehouse in Germany
File:Dirk Roßmann Portrait.jpg, Dirk Rossmann, the founder of the company
See also
*dm-drogerie markt
dm-drogerie markt (usually abbreviated as dm) is a chain of retail stores headquartered in Karlsruhe, Germany, offering cosmetics, healthcare items, household products and health food and drinks. The company was founded in 1973, when it opened ...
*Müller
Müller may refer to:
Companies
* Müller (company), a German multinational dairy company
** Müller Milk & Ingredients, a UK subsidiary of the German company
* Müller (store), a German retail chain
* GMD Müller, a Swiss aerial lift manufacturi ...
*Douglas
Douglas may refer to:
People
* Douglas (given name)
* Douglas (surname)
Animals
* Douglas (parrot), macaw that starred as the parrot ''Rosalinda'' in Pippi Longstocking
* Douglas the camel, a camel in the Confederate Army in the American Civil ...
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Retail companies established in 1972
German brands
Pharmacies of Germany
Companies based in Lower Saxony
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AS Watson