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ArticleZEISS Group reports 8% revenue hike but lower margins for fiscal 2023/24
The German group revenue uptick was largely driven by its semiconductor business as all other segments slowed down.
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ArticleHow brick-and-mortar focus and vertical integration are driving JEH profitability
Upgrading its full-year outlook, the Japan-based retail group is now forecasting a 19 percent topline growth and a 31 percent operating margin. We ask JEH’s CFO about the drivers behind the group’s fast growth.
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ArticleBausch Health confirms it is exploring Bausch + Lomb sale
Pressed by the Canadian financial watchdog due to the high volatility of its stock price, Bausch Health has officially confirmed that it was actively looking at diversting its eye care subsidiary.
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ArticleCarl Zeiss Meditec posts revenue and margin declines for fiscal 2023/24
Carl Zeiss Meditec has reported revenue of €2,066.1 million for its 2023/24 fiscal year, down by 1.1 percent in reported terms versus 2022/23. In constant currencies and adjusted from the effects of the acquisition of DORC, a company specializing in retinal surgery, total sales declined by 4.8 percent. Sales from ...
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ArticleSun Hing loss widens in H1 despite solid ODM sales
The Hong Kong-based manufacturer stressed that lower selling prices and keen competition weighed on the profitability of its core ODM unit.
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ArticleThe Baltic eyewear market rebounds, but long-term outlook is vague
The eyewear market in the Baltic countries has significantly rebounded after a dip in 2020, with large retail groups increasing their market share. However, challenges related to the region’s depopulation remain.
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ArticleiVision Tech launches smart glasses for visually impaired
The glasses will be available online for €599 at the end of this year before their official presentation at the Mido trade show in February next year.
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ArticleHOYA acquires Deutsche Augenoptik
Deutsche Augenoptik (DAO) is a German-based wholesale company supplying lenses, equipment and eyeglasses to opticians, optometrists and ophthalmologists, with a strong market penetration in the independent optical distribution channel.
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ArticleCooperVision forecasts further market share gains in FY 2025
CooperCompanies has announced a 9 percent year-on-year increase in Q4 revenue to $676.4 million for CooperVision, in line with the growth pace reported for the previous quarter. By category, quarterly sales of toric and multifocal contact lenses grew by 9 percent versus Q4 2023, while spherical contact lenses were up ...
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Article‘We try to be responsible’
Alessandra Girardi, head of sustainability and co-owner of Vanni, tells us about how the Italian SME’s sustainability approach is rooted in local production and supply chain, internal commitment and outside expertise, and LCA calculations.
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ArticleThe Americas and Europe keep driving TOG’s sales growth
The Thai-based lens maker was up by 9.9 percent year-on-year in Q3 2024, driven by the Americas (+38.1 percent) and Europe (+15.8 percent). However, the solid sales momentum since the start of this year has yet to yield profitability improvements.
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ArticleEyewa secures $100m cash injection, plans to open 100 new stores in the Middle East next year
Competition in the Middle Eastern optical retail market is going to intensify further as eyewa, the fast-growing direct-to-consumer brand, just announced that it has raised $100 million in a new financing round to accelerate its store network expansion. The round was led by General Atlantic, a global investor with approximately ...
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ArticleVolume and price effects propel the French optical market over the €8 billion mark, report says
According to the latest report by the French national research and statistics office (DREES) on healthcare expenses in the country, the French optical market value jumped by 8.0 percent in 2023, topping €8 billion for the first time. It has grown by almost 30 percent since 2023. Optical expenses accounted ...
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ArticleMIDO announces upgrades and changes for its 2025 edition
Announced changes pertain to the show layout, its digital tools and conference program.
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ArticleAlain Afflelou posts revenue and margin upticks for FY2024 but debt swells further
The Alain Afflelou group has reported a 5.1 percent year-on-year increase in network sales and profitability improvements in fiscal 2024. However, the group’s net debt increased further.
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ArticleiVision Tech parent company’s eyewear business sales jump 28% in Q3
Italian eyewear supplier iVision Tech said its parent company posted revenues of €7.6 million in the first nine months of 2024, up by 27.6 percent compared to the year earlier on a like-for-like basis that considers solely its eyewear business. On a reported basis, revenues were up by 4.3 percent ...
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ArticleSolid but slower revenue growth and pressured margins for Synsam in Q3
The leading optical retailer in the Nordics posted a 7 percent revenue increase in Q3, but customer sentiment, competition and an acceleration in its store openings program pressured margins in Q3.
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ArticleZoff first public financial results show double-digit growth pace and higher margins
Reporting its financial results for the first time since its Initial Public Offering (IPO) last month, Japan-based retail group Zoff has announced a 11.8 percent year-on-year hike in revenue to 33.6 billion Japanese yen (€255.5m) for the first nine months of fiscal 2024. For the third quarter alone, total sales ...
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ArticleJapan optical retail market value inch up on cautious price hikes
The IOFT eyewear trade show, which took place in Tokyo from Oct. 15 to 17, was the opportunity for us to assess the dynamics of the Japanese eyewear market, in collaboration with Gankyo Publishing, a local B2B eyewear publisher and research company. The eyewear show itself was this year again ...
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ArticleMister Spex new management hails rebranding initial results in “transition quarter”
Group revenue was down by 3 percent in Q3 but sales were slightly up in Germany and in the key prescription glasses’ product category.
