All Distribution articles – Page 17
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Zeal Optics has a new president, Ben Peters, who was...
Zeal Optics has a new president, Ben Peters, who was appointed in July to take the place of Joe Sanchez, who became vice president of product development at Costa Sunglasses last December. Like Sanchez, Peters has worked for many years at Zeal's parent company, Maui Jim Sunglasses. He started as ...
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Ned Post, a former manager of Benetton Sportsystem who led...
Ned Post, a former manager of Benetton Sportsystem who led and grew Smith Optics for more than 20 years until his retirement earlier this year, will act as an adviser to Combat Flip Flops, an American organization that has funded over 21 years of schooling for Afghan girls and cleared ...
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Franck Waterlot is taking a new position as vice president...
Franck Waterlot is taking a new position as vice president of sales, product merchandising and marketing at Burton Snowboards' European subsidiary, based in Austria. Since 2007 Waterlot had been acting as sales director of Oakley for Europe, the Middle East and Africa at the brand's office in Switzerland, which has ...
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Peter Laaber has joined the Michael Pachleitner Group as German...
Peter Laaber has joined the Michael Pachleitner Group as German sales manager for the brands Daniel Hechter, Kiotonakamura and Ruud van Dyke
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Tanya Storey has joined Shamir UK as head of sales...
Tanya Storey has joined Shamir UK as head of sales and professional services
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Area98 has launched direct distribution in the U.K. and the...
Area98 has launched direct distribution in the U.K. and the Republic of Ireland for its Coco Song collection, which is now sold through five representatives in the two countries. The move by the Italian eyewear firm is part of its plan to strengthen its direct presence on major eyewear markets. ...
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Adlens has signed a distribution contract with D&Company Nordic for...
Adlens has signed a distribution contract with D&Company Nordic for the Nordic countries. This young company, which was founded in 2014, will have exclusive rights to distribute its adjustable focus eyewear in the optical channel in Sweden, Norway, Finland and Iceland. The rights will apply to all channels in Denmark, Estonia, Latvia ...
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Logo Group has signed a distribution and licensing agreement with...
Logo Group has signed a distribution and licensing agreement with PDM Germany for its Tag Heuer line of eyewear, covering the German-speaking countries
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B. Robinson, the new global licensee for Revo sunglasses and prescription frames, has...
B. Robinson, the new global licensee for Revo sunglasses and prescription frames, has decided to assign the distribution of the line in the U.S. optical retail channel to ClearVision Optical, starting with January 2016.
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William Morris, the British frame supplier, has created William Morris...
William Morris, the British frame supplier, has created William Morris Germany to boost distribution and service to that country. The new arm is headquartered in Hamburg, with distribution coming directly from the U.K. It will be managed by Ann Moeller and Ingmar Baudisch of Moller & Baudisch Sales, which has ...
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Lensware International, a provider of lab management systems, has selected...
Lensware International, a provider of lab management systems, has selected Grupo Acert as its distributor in Brazil
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B. Robinson has signed a distribution agreement for Eastern Europe...
B. Robinson has signed a distribution agreement for Eastern Europe for its licensed Revo sunglasses with Optika Tommas, a Slovenian company that was selling the line before as a distribution partner of Luxottica until 2009. The contract calls for a minimum guaranteed 10,000 units sold at a minimum of 200 ...
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Tifosi Optics, the American producer of sports eyewear, has hired...
Tifosi Optics, the American producer of sports eyewear, has hired a Dutch company, Kruitbosch, to be its exclusive distributor for the Benelux countries, Kruitbosch has been a major supplier and distributor of bicycles, parts and accessories to bike specialty shops in the Benelux countries. Specializing in cycling, running and other ...
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Securing its first listing in travel retail, the recently established...
Securing its first listing in travel retail, the recently established Swiss Eyewear Group has signed a big deal with Virgin Atlantic Airlines for on-board sales of a £39 (€53-$59) women's style from INVU, its collection of “ultra-polarized” sunglasses. The company says the affordable collection is enjoying great sell-through at opticians ...
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Kirk & Kirk, the new British company established by Jason...
Kirk & Kirk, the new British company established by Jason Kirk and his wife Karen, has signed an agreement with Luxe Lab of Anaheim, California for the distribution of its Vivarium and Solarium collections of designer eyewear in the U.S. and Canada. Kirk & Kirk's collections have already been adopted ...
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Blackfin is moving into the Chinese market through a distributor...
Blackfin is moving into the Chinese market through a distributor based in Beijing
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Fittingbox, the French-based leader in virtual try-on software, is setting...
Fittingbox, the French-based leader in virtual try-on software, is setting up a U.S. office in New York to work more closely with the 31,000 independent opticians that operate in the country. It will be run by Sylvain Jaboeuf, who has been in charge of other distant markets. The company already ...
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Vista Eyewear, the Italian company that puts out the Mad...
Vista Eyewear, the Italian company that puts out the Mad in Italy collection, announces an agreement with an agent in Zurich, Santangelo, to cover the Swiss market
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Marcolin continues to take over the distribution in various parts...
Marcolin continues to take over the distribution in various parts of the world. The company has just opened a new subsidiary in Sweden to coordinate sales of all its collections, including those of the former Viva International, in the Nordic countries, including also Denmark, Finland, Norway and Iceland. It will ...
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Vega, the independent Italian distributor of Vuillet Vega, Flair and...
Vega, the independent Italian distributor of Vuillet Vega, Flair and Dupont glasses, has signed an exclusive agreement for distribution in Italy of the top-end Henry Jullien brand. Launched back in 1921, Henry Jullien makes its frames at Morez in the Jura eyewear district of France. The second generation of the ...
