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| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Optometrists and dispensing opticians |
| Founded | 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  |
Specsavers Optical Group Ltd is a Guernsey multinational optical retail chain, which operates mainly in the UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, 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]
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), the Netherlands, Spain, Australia, New Zealand, and Canada.[5]
- ^ Bernard, Pierre-Marie. "Specsavers revenue up mid-single digit in 2022/23". Eyewear Intelligence. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
- ^ "Real Business - Dame Mary Perkins on building a £1bn empire". realbusiness.co.uk. 2012. Archived from the original on 28 November 2012. Retrieved 11 September 2012.
- ^ "Specsavers founder sees plenty of challenges ahead". The Guardian. 27 October 2011. Retrieved 2 September 2013.
- ^ "Specsavers annual review 2018/19". www.specsavers-spectrum.com. 27 June 2019. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
- ^ "Specsavers Annual Report 2019". Specsavers. 27 June 2019. Retrieved 27 June 2019.