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  • DOUGLAS Group on track to reach guidance for FY 2024/25 - significantly improved net income

    DOUGLAS Group on track to reach guidance for FY 2024/25 - significantly improved net income

    Q2 results impacted by volatile environment and negative calendar effects: Group sales -2.0% (reported) to 939.0 million euros (like-for-like, “lfl”: -2.5%), stores -0.1% (lfl: -2.4%), E-Com -5.6%; excluding sold-off Disapo: Group sales -1.0% & E-Com -2.6% Reported EBITDA +14.5% to 122.0 million euros, rep. EBITDA margin: 13.0% (PY: 11.1%); adjusted EBITDA -16.1% to 122.4 million euros, adj.

  • DOUGLAS relaunches Europe’s number one beauty loyalty program with new Beauty Card

    DOUGLAS relaunches Europe’s number one beauty loyalty program with new Beauty Card

    One of the biggest loyalty programs in the beauty industry across Europe with around 59 million members Greater personalization and targeted incentives for omnichannel shopping: new DOUGLAS Beauty Card rewards customers’ loyalty with premium benefits both online and in-store Introduction of three tiers with experiential rewards beyond financial benefits International harmonization: gradual rollou

  • DOUGLAS Group promotes sustainability in store network by introducing Green Lease agreements with major landlords

    DOUGLAS Group promotes sustainability in store network by introducing Green Lease agreements with major landlords

    DOUGLAS Group rolls out Green Lease agreements to incentivize landlords and tenant to manage and use property more sustainable; contracts with major landlords for around 170 DOUGLAS and NOCIBÉ stores already finalized, representing almost 10% of the Group’s stores under own operations – advanced discussions with further landlords ongoing Energy efficiency & green electricity: DOUGLAS and NOCI

  • Weakening customer sentiment and slower market development: DOUGLAS Group adjusts 2024/25 guidance

    Weakening customer sentiment and slower market development: DOUGLAS Group adjusts 2024/25 guidance

    Growing impact of global macro-economic and political uncertainties on the premium beauty sector; slower market development especially in Germany and France further accelerated since February, characterized by lower traffic in stores and online Muted market environment negatively impacts sales and gross profit development in the second quarter of the current financial year (January – March 2025)

  • Marco Giorgetta takes over as Group CFO from Mark Langer

    Marco Giorgetta takes over as Group CFO from Mark Langer

    Düsseldorf, 12 March, 2025 – Marco Giorgetta, currently Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of DOUGLAS Southern Europe and Italy, will take over the position as new DOUGLAS Group CFO from Mark Langer, who decided to leave the company after four successful years. With this thoroughly planned step, the DOUGLAS Group ensures a smooth transition and continuity at the top of its finance organization. The Sup

  • DOUGLAS Group secures partial refinancing with German private placement of €200m

    DOUGLAS Group secures partial refinancing with German private placement of €200m

    New German private placement (Schuldscheindarlehen) of 200 million euros Maturities ranging from 3 to 7 years; funds coming from international investor base DOUGLAS Group to use funds together with own liquidity from operational business to repay the bridge facility of 450 million euros in full at first due
    Düsseldorf, 10 March, 2025 – The DOUGLAS Group, Europe’s number one omnichannel premiu

  • DOUGLAS Group starts with solid growth into financial year 2024/25

    DOUGLAS Group starts with solid growth into financial year 2024/25

    Group sales increased by 5.8% (reported) to around 1.65 billion euros (like-for-like, “lfl”: +5.3%) driven by both stores (+5.7%) and E-Com (+6.2%); Group sales growth excluding sold-off online pharmacy Disapo stood at +6.5% – E-Com excluding Disapo: +8.3% Adj. EBITDA grew 1.5% to 353.5 million euros, adj. EBITDA margin: 21.5% (PY: 22.4%); reported EBITDA up 9.9% to 350.1 million euros, reported

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