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Optician Online reports that West Midland Optical, distributor of Invu...
Optician Online reports that West Midland Optical, distributor of Invu Eyewear in Ireland, has also taken over the distribution of the Swiss brand in the U.K.
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EBM Design of Germany signed a deal with CaféNoir for...
EBM Design of Germany signed a deal with CaféNoir for the distribution of its CaféNoir eyewear brand in Germany and Austria in April. The Bavarian eyewear manufacturer started to sell the eyewear collection of the Italian fashion label in May this year. CaféNoir is an Italian manufacturer of leathergoods, bags ...
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Michael Pachleitner Group has signed a partnership with Beyond Plaid...
Michael Pachleitner Group has signed a partnership with Beyond Plaid for the distribution of its Daniel Hechter Eyewear collections in Canada
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Blake Kuwahara, an American eyewear brand whose eyewear is made...
Blake Kuwahara, an American eyewear brand whose eyewear is made in Japan, is now also selling it also in the Japanese market through a sales agent who started covering the market in August. Before forming his own design company, Focus Group West, Kuwahara worked as creative director for REM Eyewear ...
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Safilo has announced an exclusive distribution agreement for the Colombian...
Safilo has announced an exclusive distribution agreement for the Colombian market with Kronotime, which has been operating in the country for more than 50 years. It operates at wholesale and retail, running 56 retail stores and managing ten brands in more than eight cities.
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After three years missing the Silmo show, Flair came back...
After three years missing the Silmo show, Flair came back to this year's session in Paris, in connection with the celebrations for its 70th birthday. The company recently set up a completely new sales team in France. It comprises nine sales representatives, five of whom joined recently. The team is ...
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Marchon, the eyewear licensee of Nike, has signed a deal...
Marchon, the eyewear licensee of Nike, has signed a deal with Blunae to act as the distributor of the Nike Vision line in the Spanish sports retailing channel
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Morel, the Jura-based eyewear company, and its long-time distributor in...
Morel, the Jura-based eyewear company, and its long-time distributor in the Netherlands, Bobo's Eyewear, have created Morel Nederland, a joint venture for the distribution in the country of the French manufacturer's brands: Rebel, Nomad, Marius Morel 1880, Lightec, Koali and Öga. In neighboring Belgium, Williame Optic, another historic distributor of ...
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Briko, the Italian brand of high-performance helmets and goggles for...
Briko, the Italian brand of high-performance helmets and goggles for snow sports and cycling recently taken over by BasicNet, will be distributed by BMM Sports in Germany and Austria from September. BMM Sports also sells Under Armour, Tretorn, Roces and Dahu in different markets. Under Armour has been sold by ...
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Safilo has taken over the distribution in Belarus and Kazakhstan,...
Safilo has taken over the distribution in Belarus and Kazakhstan, taking up to 40 the number of countries where it operates with retail partners directly. The company says it had excellent results last year in the CEE region, which includes the CIS countries, Central Europe and Turkey.
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Barberini Eyewear, the sunglass division of the mineral lenses company...
Barberini Eyewear, the sunglass division of the mineral lenses company by the same name, is pursuing its international development by giving 8 Points, the exclusive distribution for the U.S. and Canada. The deal has been signed for a duration of three years, and the collections have been available in both ...
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Safilo has announced that its eyewear products and brands are...
Safilo has announced that its eyewear products and brands are now available also in Chile thanks to a new exclusive distribution agreement with Valente Eyewear & Trade, a local operator with a 30-year track record in the industry. Safilo's Latin American Division, of which the Chilean market is the latest ...
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Kirk & Kirk has announced the opening of a new...
Kirk & Kirk has announced the opening of a new American office, coinciding with the 25th anniversary of Jason Kirk and his wife Karen working in optics. The British brand is already available in select stores across the U.S., and the new office is to allow the company to better ...
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Marcolin is setting up a new sales office in Cologne,...
Marcolin is setting up a new sales office in Cologne, taking over responsibility for all the German-speaking countries following the closure of separate offices for Germany, Austria and Switzerland
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Nicola Brandolese, a former executive of the Sky TV network...
Nicola Brandolese, a former executive of the Sky TV network who worked at Luxottica from September 2012 to May 2017, has joined LVMH to work for one of its fashion brands, Fendi, before assuming “a role to be disclosed soon.” There is unconfirmed speculation that his role may be connected ...
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The supervisory board of Carl Zeiss has decided to extend...
The supervisory board of Carl Zeiss has decided to extend the mandate of Michael Kaschke as president and chief executive of the group until June 30, 2020. Kaschke, who joined the group 25 years ago, has held this position since 2011
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Blackfin has inaugurated its first single-brand showroom in Mexico City,...
Blackfin has inaugurated its first single-brand showroom in Mexico City, in the Colonia Roma area. The company said the new multipurpose venue has been designed to showcase the entire Blackfin range to both opticians and end consumers. The showroom also includes the sales offices and a warehouse, which will allow ...
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Ben Fletcher, who worked for Boots for six years, leaving...
Ben Fletcher, who worked for Boots for six years, leaving at the end of 2016 as managing director of Boots Opticians, has joined Clarks, the big British footwear company, as managing director of its Europe region
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Gunter Fink has stepped back from the daily business at...
Gunter Fink has stepped back from the daily business at Flair. The owner and chief executive of the German eyewear firm passed the helm at the beginning of July to a four-person management team under the leadership of Sven Reiss. Reiss, the new managing director, has a proven track record ...
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Olivier Chupin has been appointed managing director at BBGR, one...
Olivier Chupin has been appointed managing director at BBGR, one of the brands owned by Essilor International. Chupin first joined the French group in 1999 and spent most of his career in Asia-Pacific, first as Essilor New Zealand's general manager and then as marketing and development director at Nikon Essilor ...
