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  • DOUGLAS Group launches premium redesign of websites, online shops and apps

    DOUGLAS Group launches premium redesign of websites, online shops and apps

    Focus on enhanced premium brand positioning and omnichannel activation Emotionally engaging, inspiring beauty experience for customers on all touchpoints Further premiumization of brand and consistency across all countries and channels High number of User Tests and A/B Tests to ensure the highest possible customer centricity Philipp Andrée, Chief Commercial Officer DOUGLAS Group: “Our customers e

  • DOUGLAS Group continues strong financial and business performance in third quarter 2023/24

    DOUGLAS Group continues strong financial and business performance in third quarter 2023/24

    Sustained positive business development in Q3, confirming preliminary numbers: Strong omnichannel growth: Group sales (net) up 7.3% (reported) to 977.1 million euros (like-for-like, “lfl”: +7.4%), with stores contributing 7.2% and E-Com 7.5% Adjusted EBITDA up 5.6% to 162.9 million euros, adj. EBITDA margin: 16.7% (PY: 16.9%) First nine months of the financial year above PY – profits growing

  • IF YOU KNOW YOU KNOW – DOUGLAS Group launches first-ever brand campaign for DOUGLAS COLLECTION

    IF YOU KNOW YOU KNOW – DOUGLAS Group launches first-ever brand campaign for DOUGLAS COLLECTION

    Campaign slogan #IYKYK (abbreviation for “IF YOU KNOW YOU KNOW”) picks up on a current social media trend and creates talk value among a young target group International 360-degree campaign activation across all online and offline channels to raise awareness of brand concept and popular make-up products Corporate Brands are an important pillar of the Group’s growth strategy “Let it Bloom”
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  • Willem Duthler to leave DOUGLAS Group – Sebastiaan de Jong to become new CEO BENE

    Willem Duthler to leave DOUGLAS Group – Sebastiaan de Jong to become new CEO BENE

    Willem Duthler to step down as CEO BENE as of 9 September 2024 due to personal reasons Sebastiaan de Jong will become the new CEO with the omni-channel responsibility to further grow DOUGLAS’ position as the leading premium beauty destination in the Netherlands and Belgium
    Düsseldorf, 31 July, 2024 – The DOUGLAS Group, Europe’s number one omnichannel destination for premium beauty, today an

  • DOUGLAS Group feiert Wiedereröffnung des House of Beauty in Wien

    DOUGLAS Group feiert Wiedereröffnung des House of Beauty in Wien

    DOUGLAS eröffnet Luxus-Flagship-Store in einer der exklusivsten Einkaufsstraßen Wiens nach wenigen Wochen Umbauzeit Große Eröffnungsfeier vom 18. bis 20. Juli mit zahlreichen Highlights und Aktionen Modernes Filial-Konzept trifft auf historischen Wiener Luxus und überzeugt durch große Auswahl an exklusiven Premiummarken und individuellen Beauty-Services
    Wien, 1. Juli 2024 – Mitten in Wien,

  • DOUGLAS Group raises sales forecast for FY 2023/24 and sells online pharmacy Disapo

    DOUGLAS Group raises sales forecast for FY 2023/24 and sells online pharmacy Disapo

    Sales growth for the financial year now expected to be around 8.5% Sustained positive business performance: Strong Q3 revenue based on preliminary figures: Group sales (net) increased by 7.3% in the period from April to June 2024, with growth driven by both store (+7.2%) and E-Com business (+7.5%) In the first nine months (October 2023 – June 2024), Group sales (net) rose by 8.7% with stores con

  • DOUGLAS Group tests AI-powered Beauty Advisor Chatbot developed with Google Cloud

    DOUGLAS Group tests AI-powered Beauty Advisor Chatbot developed with Google Cloud

    Early testing of its AI-powered Beauty Advisor Chatbot as latest innovation in DOUGLAS Group’s strategy to elevate omnichannel shopping experience and extend its wide AI technology portfolio; chatbot currently in internal testing Development with Google Cloud‘s latest generative AI models AI Beauty Advisor Chatbot POC offering tailored product recommendations & beauty advice Philipp Andrée, C

  • DOUGLAS Group accelerates sales growth, improves profitability and increases financial flexibility

    DOUGLAS Group accelerates sales growth, improves profitability and increases financial flexibility

    Strong Q2 results confirm preliminary numbers and accelerated growth trend: Group sales (net) increased by 11.5% (reported) to around 958 million euros (like-for-like, “lfl”: +10.7%): store sales (net) up 11.9%, E-Com sales (net) up 10.7% Adjusted EBITDA improved by 16.2% to 145.9 million euros, corresponding to an adj. EBITDA margin of 15.2% (previous year: 14.6%) Positive performance in fir

  • DOUGLAS Group opens 150th store in Poland and continues growth story in Central and Eastern Europe

    DOUGLAS Group opens 150th store in Poland and continues growth story in Central and Eastern Europe

    New store in the Old Town Gallery in Leszno opened today, 26 April 2024 Presence in Central Eastern Europe (CEE) continuously expanded: six store openings and five refurbishments in the current financial year 2023/24 (since October 2023)
    Warsaw, April 26, 2024 – The DOUGLAS Group, Europe’s number one omnichannel destination for premium beauty, continues to expand its store network across Euro

  • DOUGLAS Group reduces net debt by 1 billion euros and increases financial flexibility

    DOUGLAS Group reduces net debt by 1 billion euros and increases financial flexibility

    THIS ANNOUNCEMENT IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY AND DOES NOT CONSTITUTE OR FORM PART OF ANY OFFER OR INVITATION TO SELL OR ISSUE, OR ANY SOLICITATION OF AN OFFER TO PURCHASE OR SUBSCRIBE FOR, ANY SECURITIES OF DOUGLAS AG, KIRK BEAUTY SUN GMBH OR DOUGLAS SERVICE GMBH.
    NOT FOR RELEASE, PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, IN OR INTO THE UNITED STATES, AUSTRALIA, CANADA, SOUTH

  • DOUGLAS Group with two new members on the Supervisory Board

    DOUGLAS Group with two new members on the Supervisory Board

    Pamela Knapp and Georgia Garinois-Melenikiotou appointed as Supervisory Board members Michael Hinderer and Fritz Schulenburg stepped down as planned Supervisory Board of the DOUGLAS Group still has twelve members in total after the IPO
    Düsseldorf, 22 March 2024 – The DOUGLAS Group, Europe’s number one omnichannel premium beauty destination1, today announced changes to its Supervisory Board. F