Specsavers
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| Company type | Private |
| Industry | Optometrists and dispensing opticians |
| Founded | November 10, 1983 |
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| Headquarters | |
Key people | Doug Perkins (Chairman) John Perkins (Joint MD) |
| Revenue | £3.55 billion (FYE 28 February 2023) |
| Owner | The Perkins family |
Number of employees | 32,500+ |
| Parent | Specsavers International Healthcare |
| Website | Official website |
Specsavers Optical Group Limited is a Guernsey-based 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.
The company had a total turnover of £2.78 billion in 2018/2019 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.