Optical stores/Audiology stores*/Domiciliary partnerships
Sweden 113
Norway 75
UK 735 162 49
Finland 46
Denmark 75
ROI 50 12
Netherlands 124 73
* Hearing care services are also
available in 691 optical stores in
the UK, 49 optical stores in the
Republic of Ireland and 120
optical stores in the Netherlands.
Spain 8
Australia 320
New Zealand 52
THE YEAR IN
NUMBERS
Our history
Acquired
Louis Nielsen
in Denmark
1984 1990 1997 2003
Opened first
store in UK Entered ROI Entered
Netherlands Launched ‘Should’ve
gone to Specsavers’
strapline in UK
2005 2004 2004
Entered Norway Acquired Blic optical
group in Sweden Expanded into
hearing care in UK
2005
Optical stores/Audiology stores*/Domiciliary partnerships per country
2007
2007
2006
Entered Spain
Market leader:
Denmark,
Norway and
Sweden
2014
Expanded into
hearing care in
Netherlands
Entered Finland
2008
2013 2011 2010
Acquired UK
domiciliary eyecare
business Healthcall Market leader:
Australia Market leader:
New Zealand
2015
Market leader:
Finland
Entered
Australia
and New
Zealand
2016
Expanded into enhanced
optical services
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