Fielmann AG

Fielmann Group AG is a German eyewear company.

Fielmann Group AG
TypeAktiengesellschaft
FWB: FIE
IndustryRetail, optician
Founded1972
FounderGünther Fielmann
HeadquartersHamburg, Germany
Number of locations
968 (2022)[1]
Key people
Revenue€2.03 billion (2022)[1]
€160.7 million (2022)[1]
€110.0 million (2022)[1]
Number of employees
22,631 (2022)[1]
Website
Fielmann store in Cologne

The Fielmann stock is listed in the German SDAX index and at the northern German regional HASPAX index. With 5% of all optical stores, Fielmann achieved a 22% sales market share and a 53% market share in terms of units sold. Fielmann is market leader in Germany[2] and Europe's largest optician.[3]

History
Brands of Fielmann Group AG
  Fielmann
  Optika Clarus
  Óptica & Audiología Universitaria
  Medical Óptica Audición

In 1972 Günther Fielmann established the first store in Cuxhaven. In 1981, Fielmann negotiated an agreement with the Esens statutory health insurance company, which allowed a larger selection of frames to be added to the portfolio for patients covered by the insurance.[4]

Fielmann has been listed on the stock exchange since 1994.[5] Its stock indexing advanced from SDAX to MDAX on 6 January 2009,[6] but was dropped to SDAX in December 2019.[7]

The non-profit Fielmann-Akademie was established by the company in 2001. Located in Plön Castle, Schleswig-Holstein it is a training centre for optometrists since 2002.[8]

Since 2019, Marc Fielmann has been the sole CEO of the company, succeeding his father Günther Fielmann.[9]

Other activities

Fielmann plants a tree for every employee every year.[10] In 2009, chancellor Angela Merkel, minister-president Peter Harry Carstensen and Günther Fielmann planted the one-millionth tree in Büdelsdorf.[11]

References
  1. "Annual Report 2022" (PDF). Fielmann. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
  2. Nicolai, Birger (27 September 2004). "Fielmann vor Einigung mit Krankenkassen (Fielmann to reach agreement with health insurances)" (in German). Die Welt.
  3. "Bloomberg Markets: Hidden Billionaires". Bloomberg Businessweek. September 2011. Archived from the original on 2011-09-29.
  4. Seelheim, Rolf (17 September 2009). "In Esens blickte Fielmann durch (In Esens Fielmann looked through)" (in German). Nordwest-Zeitung.
  5. Hausmann, Roger (21 September 1994), Fielmann – eine Aktie für Anleger mit Weitblick (Fielmann – a share for investors with visions) (in German), Finanz und Wirtschaft
  6. "Unscheduled Adjustments in MDAX and SDAX". Deutsche Börse. Archived from the original on 2018-04-27. Retrieved 2018-04-26.
  7. Stoffels, Johannes. "Fielmann: Der Abstieg ändert wenig | www.4investors.de". 4investors.de (in German). Retrieved 2021-03-15.
  8. Goos, Diethart (2000-12-12). ""Ganz viel dazubezahlt": Fielmann kauft Plöner Schloss". DIE WELT. Retrieved 2021-03-15.
  9. "Günther Fielmann zieht sich auch dem Vorstand zurück (Günther Fielmann retires from the managing board)" (in German). Handelsblatt. 13 November 2019.
  10. Fielmann.de – Gesellschaftliches Engagement: Fielmann-Bäume
  11. Angela Merkels Stippvisite beim Brillenkönig 20. Mai 2009
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