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DOUGLAS AG competitors & alternatives
The 12 closest competitors and alternatives to DOUGLAS AG among retail companies — ranked by similarity to what DOUGLAS AG actually does, not by market-cap band.
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About DOUGLAS AG
Douglas AG retails beauty products in Europe. It operates in five segments: DACHNL, France, Southern Europe, Central Eastern Europe, and Parfumdreams/Niche Beauty. The company offers beauty products, including perfume, skin care, color cosmetics, hair care, and accessories. It offers its products under the DOUGLAS, NOCIBÉ, Parfumdreams, and Niche Beauty brands through offline and online stores, and e-commerce platforms. The company was formerly known as Kirk Beauty A GmbH and changed its name to Douglas AG in February 2024. Douglas AG was founded in 1821 and is headquartered in Düsseldorf, Germany.
DOUGLAS AG at a glance
DOUGLAS AG is a retail company headquartered in Düsseldorf, Germany. It is publicly listed (DOU) with a market capitalisation of $984.5M.
Top 12 DOUGLAS AG competitors
Ranked by semantic similarity — how close each company is to DOUGLAS AG by what it does, using Xcout's live company graph. Click any company for its full profile, or its competitor set.
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DA is a Dutch drugstore chain that provides health, beauty, and personal care products through both physical stores and an online shop.
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Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc. functions as a specialized vendor and distributor of professional beauty products. The company’s operations are divided into two main business units: Sally Beauty Supply and Beauty Systems Group. The Sally Beauty Supply division provides a diverse range of beauty items, including hair coloring agents, haircare solutions, skincare, nail care products, and styling appliances, serving a broad customer base that includes individual consumers, salons, and salon professionals. This segment features merchandise from popular external brands such as Wella, Clairol, OPI, Conair, and L'Oreal, in addition to its proprietary label offerings. In contrast, the Beauty Systems Group segment focuses on supplying professional-grade beauty essentials, like hair color, haircare treatments, skin and nail care, and styling tools, directly to salons and professional beauticians. This is achieved through its specialized professional stores, online platforms, a dedicated sales force, and franchised outlets operating under the Armstrong McCall brand. This segment also carries a selection of prominent third-party brands, including Paul Mitchell, Wella, Matrix, Schwarzkopf, Kenra, Goldwell, Joico, and Olaplex. By September 30, 2021, the company's extensive network included 4,777 stores, with 134 of these being franchised. These establishments are located across the United States, Puerto Rico, Canada, Mexico, Chile, Peru, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Belgium, France, the Netherlands, Spain, and Germany. Furthermore, Sally Beauty Holdings distributes its products through various channels such as full-service and exclusive distributors, open-line distributors, direct sales initiatives, and large salon retail locations. Established in 1964, the company's corporate headquarters are situated in Denton, Texas.
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KICKS is a leading Nordic beauty retail chain offering a wide range of makeup, skincare, perfume, and haircare products both online and in physical stores.
Travel Retail
Dufry AG operates as a prominent global travel retail enterprise. The company manages an extensive portfolio of retail brands, including Dufry, World Duty Free, Nuance, and Hudson, across various store formats such as general travel retail outlets, brand boutiques, specialized theme shops, and convenience stores. These locations offer a broad selection of products, ranging from luxury items like perfumes, cosmetics, watches, and fashion accessories, to essential travel goods including food, beverages, tobacco, electronics, souvenirs, books, and magazines. As of March 15, 2022, Dufry AG maintained approximately 2,300 duty-free and duty-paid shops worldwide, strategically located in key travel environments such as airports, cruise liners, seaports, railway stations, and urban tourist areas. Established in 1865, the company's headquarters are located in Basel, Switzerland.
Retail / Drugstore
Budni is a German drugstore chain offering personal care, beauty, and household products through physical stores and an app.
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dodenhof is a large German retail company operating major shopping centers and an online shop offering fashion, beauty, sports, and lifestyle products.
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Marionnaud is an international perfume and cosmetics retailer operating an e-commerce platform across multiple European countries.
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Drogerie Aeberhard GmbH is a Swiss-based online retailer specializing in health, beauty, wellness, and household products.
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House of Niche is an online retailer based in the Netherlands that sells perfumes, fragrances, and related beauty products.
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Drogerie Natura is a Polish retail chain specializing in the sale of cosmetics, beauty products, and personal care items.
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