Fielmann stock is listed in the GermanSDAX index and at the northern German regional HASPAX index. With 5% of all optical stores, Fielmann has achieved a 22% sales market share and a 53% market share in terms of units sold. Fielmann is the market leader in Germany[2] and Europe's largest optician.[3]
History
In 1972 Günther Fielmann established the first Fielmann store in Cuxhaven, Lower Saxony. 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 with insurance coverage.[4]
Fielmann has been listed on the German stock exchange since 1994.[5] Its stock indexing advanced from a listing in the SDAX (small and medium-sized companies) to MDAX on 6 January 2009,[6] but was relegated to SDAX in December 2019.[7]
^Hausmann, Roger (21 September 1994), Fielmann – eine Aktie für Anleger mit Weitblick (Fielmann – a share for investors with visions) (in German), Finanz und Wirtschaft