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Facts & Figures
Since our founding over 40 years ago, Jack Wolfskin has grown to a worldwide brand with over 450 stores and more than 1400 employees around the globe.
![An old image of a Jack Wolfskin store](https://www.jack-wolfskin.com/on/demandware.static/-/Library-Sites-JackWolfskin_SharedContentLib/default/dw606ebe4c/landingpages/20240222Company/img/FactsAndFigures/01.jpg)
1981
Founding year, in Frankfurt am Main (Germany)
Jack Wolfskin was founded to provide outdoor enthusiasts with equipment and weather proof clothing for their backpacking and traveling needs.
![An old image of two Jack Wolfskin backpacks](https://www.jack-wolfskin.com/on/demandware.static/-/Library-Sites-JackWolfskin_SharedContentLib/default/dw996b0ed7/landingpages/20240222Company/img/FactsAndFigures/02.jpg)
1993
Opening of the first Jack Wolfskin Store
1st October, 1993, Heidelberg, Germany
![Headquarters in Idstein](https://www.jack-wolfskin.com/on/demandware.static/-/Library-Sites-JackWolfskin_SharedContentLib/default/dw849fe579/landingpages/20240222Company/img/FactsAndFigures/03.jpg)
Since 1997
Company headquarters in Idstein
Jack Wolfskin Kreisel 1, 65510 Idstein (Germany)
Fon: +49 (0) 61 26 / 9 54 - 0
Fax: +49 (0) 61 26 / 9 54 - 159
info@jack-wolfskin.com
https://www.jack-wolfskin.com
![Three Jack Wolfskin employees](https://www.jack-wolfskin.com/on/demandware.static/-/Library-Sites-JackWolfskin_SharedContentLib/default/dwb60c905f/landingpages/20240222Company/img/FactsAndFigures/04.jpg)
1440
Employees worldwide (approx)
Jack Wolfskin GmbH & Co. KGaA
Jack Wolfskin Retail GmbH
Management Board
Matthew Jung, André Grube
![Jack Wolfskin store in Frankfurt](https://www.jack-wolfskin.com/on/demandware.static/-/Library-Sites-JackWolfskin_SharedContentLib/default/dw46cd44b0/landingpages/20240222Company/img/FactsAndFigures/05-M-S.jpg)
495
Jack Wolfskin Stores worldwide
226 stores in Europe, 269 stores in Asia
60-700 m2
Store size
Largest Store: Stuttgart Germany
4000
Retailers & outlets worldwide
In the specialist outdoor and sports equipment market
40,000 m2
European central warehouse
Located in Neu Wulmstorf (near Hamburg), Germany
Last updated: August 2022