Dm-drogerie markt

Last updated

dm-Drogerie markt GmbH + Co. KG
Company type GmbH & Co. KG
Industry Retail
Founded1973;51 years ago (1973)
Headquarters
Karlsruhe
,
Germany
Key people
Christoph Werner (CEO)
Revenue€15.91 billion (2023) [1]
Number of employees
79,745 (2023) [1]
Website dm.de
The headquarters of dm since 2019 Karlsruhe-dm-dialogicumZentrale2021-06-01-12-42-16.jpg
The headquarters of dm since 2019

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 its first store in Karlsruhe. [2]

Contents

In its industry sector, dm-drogerie markt is Germany's largest retailer measured by revenues. [3] The company is known for its flat hierarchical structures and high level of social commitment. Götz Werner claimed that the well-being of employees is more important than the company's returns. [4]

dm has more than 79,700 people employed in more than 4,000 [1] stores in twelve European countries. In the 1970s, dm only had outlets in Germany and Austria. In the 1990s, it opened stores in the Czech Republic, Hungary, Slovenia, Slovakia, and Croatia. In the 2000s, the company expanded to Serbia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Romania, Bulgaria, North Macedonia, Italy and Poland. [1]

In March 2017, for the first time in its history, dm-drogerie markt started selling to consumers outside Europe with an Alibaba Group's Tmall Global cross-border flagship store to China. [5] This expansion was initiated and is managed by a Shanghai-based Tmall Partner oddity Asia.

DM store in Zagreb, Croatia DM store in Europe.png
DM store in Zagreb, Croatia

Locations

Figures for the number of stores in Europe as of 6 December 2022: [1]

CountrySinceNo. of stores
Austria1976386
Bosnia and Herzegovina200684
Bulgaria200997
Croatia1996170
Czech Republic1993249
Germany19732096
Hungary1993263
Italy201784
North Macedonia201222
Poland202220
Romania2007126
Serbia2004127
Slovakia1995158
Slovenia1993101

See also

Related Research Articles

Europe, the westernmost portion of Eurasia, is often divided into regions and subregions based on geographical, cultural or historical factors. Since there is no universal agreement on Europe's regional composition, the placement of individual countries may vary based on criteria being used. For instance, the Balkans is a distinct geographical region within Europe, but individual countries may alternatively be grouped into South-eastern Europe or Southern Europe.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Central European Initiative</span> European forum of regional cooperation

The Central European Initiative (CEI) is a forum of regional cooperation in Central and Eastern Europe, counting 18 member states. It was formed in Budapest in 1989. The body was developed on the basis of earlier experiences with The Alps-Adriatic Working Group. The CEI headquarters have been in Trieste, Italy, since 1996.

AMC Networks International Central and Northern Europe is a Budapest, Hungary-based television company, owned by AMC Networks International.

East-Central Europe is the region between German-, Hungarian-, and West Slavic-speaking Europe and the East Slavic countries of Belarus, Russia, and Ukraine. Those lands are described as situated "between two": "between two worlds, between two stages, between two futures".

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2008 European Cup (athletics)</span>

The 29th and final SPAR European Cup took place in June 2008. Track and field events were held on 21 and 22 June 2008 at the Parc des Sports Stadium in Annecy, France. Other event venues included Estádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa in Portugal and facilities in Istanbul, Turkey, Kadriorg Stadium in Estonia and SNP Stadium in Slovakia, and facilities in Eindhoven, Netherlands. The Parc des Sports Annecy Stadium was also stadium for 1998 World Junior Championships in Athletics. It was the last edition of the European Cup which from 2009 has been replaced by European Team Championships combining the men and women competitions.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Götz Werner</span> German businessman (1944–2022)

Götz Wolfgang Werner was a German billionaire businessman and founder of the dm-drogerie markt retail store chain. He was also known as an advocate of universal basic income (UBI).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Müller (store)</span> German multinational retail store chain

Müller Ltd. & Co. KG (Müller) is a chain of retail stores with headquarters in Ulm, Germany. Between 2004 and 2019 the company was registered in London. Since 2019 it has been registered in Vaduz, Liechtenstein.

This is a list of all Slovakia national football team results against other national teams to the present day.

The 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cupqualification for the FIBA Europe region, began in August 2017 and concluded in February 2019. Contrary to previous years, no teams were automatically placed into the World Cup, so all FIBA Europe nations had to participate in qualification.

The 2009 European Women Sevens Championship was the seventh edition of the European Women's Sevens Championship.

The 2011 European Women Sevens Championship was the ninth edition of the European Women's Sevens Championship.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">EuroBasket 2022 qualification</span> Qualification for the EuroBasket 2022

The EuroBasket 2022 qualification was a basketball competition that was played from November 2017 to February 2021, to determine the 20 FIBA Europe nations who would join the automatically qualified co-hosts Czech Republic, Georgia, Italy, and Germany at the EuroBasket 2022 finals tournament.

This page describes the qualification procedure for FIBA Women's EuroBasket 2021. 14 teams joined the co-hosts France and Spain.

The EuroBasket Women 2023 qualification was held from November 2021 to February 2023 to decide the 14 teams to join the co-hosts Israel and Slovenia. It featured 38 teams split in ten groups of three or four teams. The ten group winners and the four best second-ranked teams qualified for the final tournament.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">EuroBasket 2025 qualification</span>

The EuroBasket 2025 qualification is a basketball competition that is being played from November 2021 to February 2025, to determine the 20 FIBA Europe member nations who will join the automatically qualified co-hosts Latvia, Cyprus, Finland and Poland at the EuroBasket 2025 finals tournament.

Cropp is a clothing brand and retailer chain, owned by the LPP, that is specialized in the streetwear style of clothing. Its headquarters are located in Gdańsk, Poland. In 2021, company owned 356 stores in Europe, located in 17 countries, including 170 stores in Poland, and 186 in other countries. Additionally, it operated online retail in 13 countries. It was established in 2004.

House is a clothing brand and retailer chain, owned by the LPP. Its headquarters are located in Gdańsk, Poland. In 2021, company owed 322 stores, including 170 stores in Poland, and 141 in other countries across Europe. Additionally, it operated online retail in 13 countries. It was established in 2001 by Artman company, and bought by LPP in 2009.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Unternehmenszahlen von dm-drogerie markt" (in German). dm. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
  2. ↑ "Kevin David Lehmann". Forbes. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
  3. ↑ Rekordumsatz: Der Siegeszug der Drogeriekette DM. Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, 24 October 2013 (in German)
  4. ↑ Best Brands Awards: Götz Werner ist die beste Unternehmermarke. Wirtschaftswoche, 7 February 2013 (in German)
  5. ↑ "Web2Asia launches dm-drogerie markt on Alibaba Tmall Global". 6 March 2017. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.