Specsavers
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Specsavers Optical Group Ltd is a British multinational optical retail chain, which operates mainly in the UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, South Africa and the Nordic countries. The chain offers optometry and optician services for eyesight testing and sells glasses, sunglasses, and contact lenses. It also sells hearing aids. In the United Kingdom in 2012 it had the largest single market share of the four major opticians, with 42% of the market.[2][3]
Company type | Private |
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Industry | Optometrists and dispensing opticians |
Founded | 1984; 40 years ago (1984) |
Founders | Mary Perkins Doug Perkins |
Headquarters | |
Key people | Doug Perkins (Chairman) John Perkins (Joint MD) |
Revenue | £3.55 billion[1] (FYE 28 February 2023) |
Owner | The Perkins family |
Number of employees | 32,500+ |
Parent | Specsavers International Healthcare |
Website | Official website |
The company had a total turnover of £2.78 billion in 2018/2019[4] with 2,111 branches in the United Kingdom, Guernsey, Jersey, Ireland, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Denmark (under the brand Louis Nielsen [da]), the Netherlands, Spain, Australia, New Zealand and Canada.[5]