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    De Rigo obtains Philipp Plein license

    2020-09-11T09:29:00Z

    De Rigo has reached a worldwide license agreement for the design, manufacture and sale of sun and eyeglass frames with the Swiss-based fashion house Philipp Plein . The licence is effective immediately and the first collection is expected to be launched in the second half of 2021. The ...

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    Boots Opticians to close 48 stores in U.K.

    2020-07-09T17:44:00Z

    Boots Opticians , the U.K. optical retailer owned jointly by U.S. pharmacy chain Walgreens Boots Alliance and Italian eyewear producer De Rigo , is closing 48 stores and laying off staff as part of a wider restructuring at Boots UK accelerated by the Covid-19 pandemic. The majority ...

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    Kering Eyewear takes over Dunhill license

    2020-07-05T08:06:00Z

    Kering Eyewear is taking over the Dunhill license from De Rigo and reinforcing its partnership with the Swiss luxury goods group Richemont , which owns the brand and is a minority shareholder in Kering Eyewear. The Italian company recently announced that it had obtained the Chloé license, ...

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    De Rigo donates €100,000 and frames in anti Covid-19 initiatives

    2020-06-10T09:42:00Z

    De Rigo has taken part in two initiatives with the local authorities of the Veneto region, where it is based, as part of its efforts to fight the Covid-19 pandemic. The company donated €100,000 to the ULSS n1 Dolomiti local health and social care facility in Belluno through an agreement ...

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    De Rigo REM partners with OMG!Optical

    2020-04-04T14:58:00Z

    De Rigo REM , the U.S. unit of De Rigo , has set up a partnership with OMG!Optical Marketing Group/Contentlinq that will enable De Rigo REM to offer new omni-channel marketing tools to its customers. The companies have created a range of visual merchandising packages to suit different customer needs. ...