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Charmant is closing its UK subsidiary
Japanese eyewear manufacturer Charmant has announced to its UK customers the closure of its branch in the country by the end of June this year. The company said that it would stop taking orders after April 19. UK clients requiring customer service after June will be rerouted to the company’s ...
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Generational change at the helm of Charmant Group
Japanese-based Charmant Group has announced the appointment of Koji Horikawa as its new president and CEO, succeeding his father Kaoru Horikawa, founder of the company. The decision was approved at a shareholder meeting a few days ago. Koji Horikawa started working for Charmant 34 years ago and has since then ...
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News briefsChange at the head of Charmant Europe
Wataru Aoyama, Chief Operating Officer of Charmant’s international business division, has been appointed CEO of Charmant Europe. He is replacing Satoshi Otsuki, who decided to step down at the end of last year. Aoyama, who retains his global responsibilities, is moving to Germany, where the Japanese group’s European headquarters are ...
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Charmant partners with Fapi Group in Italy
Charmant Group has announced the signature of an exclusive distribution agreement for Italy with Fapi Group. Initially focusing on the contact lenses’ market, Fapi Group has progressively developed a portfolio of eyeglasses and sunglasses’ brands, most notably through its partnership with Menrad. The Italian company is distributing Charmant’s house brands ...
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Charmant Europe launches bio-acetate brand
Charmant Europe is launching GEO Eyewear, a new brand of glasses focusing on sustainability and inclusion, the company announced. Charmant said that the frames were made from bio-acetate material and that all suppliers for the brand were accredited for their social and sustainable policies. Rather than offsetting its emissions, which ...
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ArticleInnovative Eyewear and ABG partner in smart audio glasses
Innovative Eyewear, a U.S.-based company specializing on smart eyewear with embedded audio technology, announced at the end of 2022 the signature of a new multi-year global license agreement to develop and market smart glasses under the Eddie Bauer brand. The first range is slated for launch in the course of ...
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Charmant reinforces Asian distribution
CHARMANT has announced it was bolstering its sales organization in Asia with the establishment of sales subsidiaries for the distribution of its collections in Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia and South Korea. For the first three markets, the Japanese group has agreed to acquire 100 percent of the shares in Sin Kwang ...
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Charmant Europe moves into new logistics center
The European subsidiary of the Charmant Group has moved to a new central warehouse in the German-French border region in Willstätt near Strasbourg. The new logistics center, run with 17 employees, is intended to create synergies in the region as a central warehouse for Europe and the U.K. to enable ...
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ArticleCharmant Europe displays Japanese heritage and craft with new brand
Visitors at the recent Silmo eyewear trade fair in Paris were able to take a look for the first time at Charmant’s new house brand, Minamoto, just launched by the European subsidiary of the Japanese eyewear maker. Satoshi Otsuki, president of Charmant Europe, told us that Minamoto, which means “origin” ...
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Eddie Bauer’s April initiative with American Forests
Eddie Bauer has been supporting American Forests for the past 25 years. In a new initiative, the Charmant -owned brand will be donating to the conservancy a portion of the proceeds – up to $1,000 – from each sale of Eddie Bauer Eyewear from April 1 to April ...
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Japan exits state of emergency cautiously
After lifting a mild state of emergency, which enabled smaller retailers to remain open, Japan is cautiously turning back to normal but the eyewear industry remains under pressure.
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Charmant starts to produce face masks
Charmant has started to produce face masks and will be making them available from mid-May. The first 5,050 face masks and 2,000 protective glasses will be donated to medical staff in Japan. The capacity will be increased in stages to produce 50,000 face masks by the end of May, ...
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Charmant appoints president and CEO
The Charmant group has announced the appointment of Masakiyo Honjo as its new president and chief executive. On April 1, he will take over from Masao Miyachi , who will retire after 40 years at the company, the last 10 at its helm. A native of Fukui, the Japanese region ...
