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Mary Perkins & Douglas Perkins
Specsavers
£1.6 billion
BL Ambassador
Mary Perkins
Gender
Co-founder
Co-founder
Founding Age
40
40
Current Age
81
81
Education Level
Cardiff University, Bachelor's degree in optometry
Cardiff University, Bachelor's degree in optometry
Previous Profession
Optometrist
Optometrist
Douglas Perkins
Gender
Chair
Chair
Founding Age
41
41
Current Age
81
81
Education Level
Cardiff University, Bachelor's degree
Cardiff University, Bachelor's degree
Previous Profession
Optometrist
Optometrist
Specsavers
Industry
Retail
Retail
Revenue
£4.01bn
£4.01bn
Profit
£323.6m
£323.6m
Founded
1984
1984
HQ
Guernsey, UK
Guernsey, UK
Website
specsavers.co.uk
specsavers.co.uk
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