Douglas in Europe
Since its beginnings in Hamburg, Douglas' story is marked by advancements and growth. #FORWARDBEAUTY is more than a strategy: It has been Douglas' attitude since 1821. Under the umbrella of the former Hussel Holding, Douglas makes a first step towards international expansion in 1973 acquiring Parfümerie Ruttner in Austria. In the 1980s, store openings and further acquisitions follow in the Netherlands, France and Italy. Further Douglas stores open in eastern Germany, Switzerland, Spain and Portugal during the 1990s. From 2001, Douglas is also present in Poland, Hungary and Monaco. In the years of 2003 until 2011 Douglas maintains perfumeries in Slovenia. In 2004, Douglas enters the Czech and Danish markets. A year later, the company opens perfumeries in Slovakia. The Baltics and Romania join Douglas' market portfolio in 2007, as well as Bulgaria and Croatia a year later. In 2014, the company takes over the French perfumery chain Nocibé, further strengthening and expanding on its position in the French market.
Major acquisitions follow in 2017 and 2018, when Douglas takes over Bodybell, Perfumerías IF in Spain as well as Limoni and La Gardenia in Italy. Apart from its international expansion, Douglas also continues to grow in its home market, Germany. In 2018, the company takes over the majority of Parfümerie Akzente and its successful online shop parfumdreams. With the acquisition of a majority stake in NICHE BEAUTY and the launch of the Douglas Marketplace in 2019, Douglas further enhances its strong position as one of Europe's leading online beauty players.
Today, Douglas' 20,000 beauty advisors across Europe strive to make their customers more beautiful and thus happier. With excellent advice and unique services, Douglas is the No. 1 beauty destination in Europe, both in our stores and online.
We encourage and inspire you to have the confidence to live
your own kind of beauty.
With more than 55,000 high-quality products of more than 750 brands in the areas of perfumery, decorative cosmetics and skincare as well as food supplements and accessories, Douglas is the no. 1 beauty destination. Whether premium industry brands, high-quality exclusive brands, independent trend and niche brands, the Douglas Collection or new own brands that are sold exclusively by Douglas: Our product variety makes the Douglas assortment an important success factor and thus a pillar of our strategy #FORWARDBEAUTY. With the help of the marketplace launched in 2019, we add the brands and products of selected partners to our portfolio. The programme was started in Germany and will be rolled out step by step in other Douglas markets. Every day, around 20,000 dedicated Douglas beauty experts strive to make our customers more beautiful and thus happier with excellent consultation and unique services: We believe that people are most beautiful when they have the self-confidence to be how they want to be. As one of the leading premium beauty retailers, Douglas wants to take a clear stance on beauty. We want to encourage and inspire all of our customers to express their own kind of beauty - something that is more individual than ever today. We encourage our customers to make themselves beautiful for their own pleasure. It is not about other people's expectations.
The foundations of Douglas as we know it today were laid by Scottish immigrant John Sharp Douglas, who opened a soap manufactory in Hamburg's famous warehouse district, Speicherstadt, in 1821. From the very beginning, Douglas pioneered the purpose of our #FOWARDBEAUTY strategy, creating premium products and starting what, at that time, was a modern business. Douglas' products - such as 'Coconut Oil Soda Soap' developed in 1830 or 'Chinese Heavenly Soap' from 1840 - quickly turned into success stories. Chinese Heavenly Soap was awarded a medal at the first World Fair in London in 1851. 'J.S. Douglas Sons' stood for high-quality fine soaps and modern product ideas. After Douglas' death, the Hamburg merchants Gustav Adolph Hinrich Runge and Johann Adolph Kolbe took over the company but kept the name 'J.S. Douglas Sons'. In 1909, their heir and successor handed over the responsibilities for the soap factory to his wife.
FEMALE LEADERSHIP SINCE1909
That year, Berta Kolbe was the first woman to take over the management of J.S. Douglas Sons. She was also the one to grant a third party a name licence, paving the way for the first Douglas perfumery stores: In 1910, the sisters Anna and Maria Carstens opened the first 'Parfümerie Douglas' at Neuer Wall in Hamburg. It was also the first of six Douglas perfumery stores that were to open in the following years. Meanwhile, the soap factory 'J.S. Douglas Sons' remained in force and produced soap, sunscreen and toothpaste until the 1990s.
FROM THE FIRST PERFUMERY TO AN INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
In 1969, the six Douglas perfumeries were taken over by the former confectionary manufacturer Hussel AG. Under the leadership of CEO Dr Jörn Kreke, the company pushed ahead the expansion of its new perfumery branch through further acquisitions and branch openings. In the course of this development, Hussel AG was restructured into a holding company with two separately operating companies: one for confectionery and one for perfumeries. From 1976, all perfumeries were rebranded and named 'Parfümerie Douglas'. The affiliated company under the roof of Hussel AG was 'Perfumery Douglas GmbH'.
SUCCESSFUL GROWTH IN EUROPE SINCE 1973
With the acquisition of the Austrian perfumery chain Parfümerie Ruttner in 1973, Douglas makes a first step towards international expansion. In the 1980s, store openings and further acquisitions follow in the Netherlands, France and Italy. Apart from its international expansion, Douglas also grows in its home market of Germany, for example by acquiring the Er + Sie perfumeries.
Vouchers to save at Douglas
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What is a Douglas voucher code?
This is a unique code generated by a computer algorithm designed to offer you discounts on your next order. Also referred to as a promotional code, discount code or promo code, online stores from around the world use the alphanumeric code to offer discounts to their customers.
How can I use Douglas discount code?
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FAQ
Are there any discount codes available for Douglas?
At the moment there are codes available and 1 offers at Douglas.
How much benefit can I get from Douglas?
In the past 30 days, 1 visitors saved an average of 15% at Douglas. There are sometimes also free shipping promotions active.
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To use a Douglas coupon, copy the code with the mouse and paste the code into the appropriate field during check out. Please note that discount coupons sometimes do not work with all orders. Sometimes you can also redeem the coupon at the physical store.
How many offers does Douglas have on average?
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Are the discounts valid for everything on Douglas?
You can save money at Douglas by using one of the current Douglas coupons from 1001vouchercodes.co.uk. At the moment you can save a maximum of 15%.
Until when are the discounts valid on Douglas?
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