Drugstore operator Rossmann reported revenue for the first half of 2011 grew 12% to E2.4bn (£2.1bn). Rossmann currently has 2,450 stores, of which 1,600 are in Germany and 850 are in Poland, Hungary, the Czech Republic, Albania and Turkey.

The retailer plans to generate full-year revenue in excess of E5bn (£4.3bn) and aims to eventually replace dm as the second-largest drugstore operator in Germany.