All Distribution articles – Page 17
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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 ...
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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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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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Rodenstock has named Plastic Plus of Toronto its exclusive production...
Rodenstock has named Plastic Plus of Toronto its exclusive production and distribution partner for Canada. Described as the largest independent lens manufacturer in Canada, Plastic Plus will use its own laboratory to serve the national market with Rodenstock lenses.
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De Rigo Vision has reorganized the distribution of its products...
De Rigo Vision has reorganized the distribution of its products in China, establishing offices in Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou to service the whole market. The operation has been placed under the responsibility of a new general manager, Gary Li Hui, a former deputy general manager of Charmant who has spent ...
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Centennial Optical is taking on the distribution in Canada for...
Centennial Optical is taking on the distribution in Canada for Revo and for Spine, the new collection of Mondottica
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7Trade, the company recently founded by Micha Sascha Siebenhandl, has...
7Trade, the company recently founded by Micha Sascha Siebenhandl, has added a new brand to its portfolio. In addition to Kirk Originals and Booth & Bruce, it is distributing Very French Gangsters in Germany, Austria and the German-speaking part of Switzerland. Very French Gangsters is a French company that designs ...
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Oculus, a German manufacturer of ophthalmic instruments, increased its presence...
Oculus, a German manufacturer of ophthalmic instruments, increased its presence in the Middle East and North Africa, the so-called MENA region, by taking a majority share in its Turkish distribution partner, Optomes AS. The company is now one of Oculus' eight international subsidiaries. Based in Ankara, Oculus Turkey, will be ...
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Micha S. Siebenhandl, former vice president and general manager of...
Micha S. Siebenhandl, former vice president and general manager of Rodenstock and vice president for global collections at Marchon Eyewear in New York, has founded 7Trade, which will act as an exclusive distributor for international eyewear brands Germany, Austria and Switzerland. It will also market three private brands of sunglasses, ...
