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CECOP expands German footprint
CECOP, the Spanish-based buying group, is expanding its presence in Germany with the acquisition of Macoma, a German buying group boasting over 200 members and headquartered in Bavaria. It is the third acquisition of a German buying group by CECOP in recent years following investments in Optic Society (2022) and ...
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Cecop expands footprint with National Eyecare Group in the U.K.
Spanish group CECOP is expanding its international footprint through the integration of National Eyecare Group (NEG), a purchasing group in the U.K. with over 1,000 members, in its network. The investment was presented as a merger by both companies in their communication. NEG was founded in 1979 by Michael ...
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CECOP reaches 1,000 members in Germany with new acquisition
CECOP, the Spanish-based group, has announced the acquisition of EGS-Optik, one of the largest German buying groups. Based in Bavaria and founded in 2003, EGS-Optik boasts approximately 500 members, making it the sixth largest buying group in the country according to the annual ranking of the German association of opticians ...
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M&A, organic growth, digital and training fuel CECOP Group
Just a few days after CECOP entered the German market through an agreement with Optic Society, we talked with Jean de Contades, global managing director of the fast-growing Spanish-based buying group. Founded in 1982, Optic Society is the second largest buying group in Germany with close to 700 members according ...
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CECOP extends international footprint with French acquisition
Spanish-based CECOP Group is entering the French independent optical market through the full acquisition of CERCLE OPTIQUE , a national buying group created in 2009 that boasts about 600 members in the country. This brings the number of countries in which CECOP Group is operating to ten, adding France ...
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CECOP held first National Optics Award
CECOP , the Spanish-based buying group, held the first edition of its National Optics Awards ( NOA ) online, remitting awards to industry suppliers in eighteen product categories based on criteria such as product innovation, design or service to the optician. The awarded companies include Essilor , Hoya , ...
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CECOP and KIMERvisión join forces in Spain
CECOP Group , the Spanish-based international buying group, and KIMERvisión , a distributor of optical products with more than 600 associated member opticians in Spain, have agreed to form a strategic alliance in the country. According to the terms of this agreement, both companies will be operating independently but under ...
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CECOP launches an optical MBA
CECOP , the Spanish-based buying group with about 6,700 members in nine countries, is launching an MBA program aimed at independent opticians. The training will consist in a three-month online session by experts on retail transformations, with a focus on four key-topics of business management: strategy, marketing, human resources and ...
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Cecop continues aggressive expansion in the U.S.
Cecop , the international buying group based in Madrid, continues its rapid expansion in North America with the acquisition of the Alliance Buying Group (ABG), based in Monmouth, Illinois, from Surgery Partners . No financial details were released. Cecop entered the North American market in May with the ...
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Cecop moves into North America
Cecop , the international buying group based in Madrid, has entered the Northern American market, acquiring 600 new retail members in the region through its takeover of the Combine Buying Group , an organization that provides various services to independent opticians. Based in New York, the American buying group ...