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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 
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 220), Czech Republic (more than 150), Turkey (more than 120), Albania (15), Kosovo (6) and Spain (5).
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
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
Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG),, is a country in Central Europe. It is the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany lies between the Baltic and North Sea to the north and the Alps to the sou ...
, Poland, Hungary, the Czech Republic, Turkey, Albania, Kosovo and Spain.
The company was founded in 1972 by Dirk Rossmann with its headquarters in Burgwedel
Burgwedel is a town in the district of Hanover, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated approximately 15 km northeast of Hanover. It has a population of around 20,200.
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near Hanover
Hanover (; german: Hannover ; nds, Hannober) is the capital and largest city of the German state of Lower Saxony. Its 535,932 (2021) inhabitants make it the 13th-largest city in Germany as well as the fourth-largest city in Northern Germany ...
in Germany. The Rossmann family owns 60% of the company. The Hong Kong-based A.S. Watson Group
A.S. Watson Group (or A.S. Watson or ASW) is the world's largest international health and beauty retailer, with over 16,000 stores in 27 markets worldwide serving over 5.3 billion customers every year, and over 137 million loyalty programme mem ...
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 ("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 ( ; grc, κένταυρος, kéntauros; ), or occasionally hippocentaur, is a creature from Greek mythology with the upper body of a human and the lower body and legs of a horse.
Centaurs are thought of in many Greek myths as bein ...
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 220), Czech Republic (more than 150), Turkey (more than 120), Albania (15), Kosovo (6) and Spain (5).
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* Retail companies established in 1972 German brands Pharmacies of Germany Companies based in Lower Saxony {{Germany-company-stub AS Watson