All Distribution articles – Page 18
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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 ...
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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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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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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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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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The Robert La Roche brand has been owned since December...
The Robert La Roche brand has been owned since December 2013 by Michael Pachleitner and Anthony Reid, previously owner of the distribution company Seequal, selling the Dita Eyewear, OG and Salt eyewear brands in the U.K. The brand was re-launched at Silmo in September with an eyewear collection of 12 ...
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Netoptic, the Belgian eyewear manufacturer that markets the Kinto brand...
Netoptic, the Belgian eyewear manufacturer that markets the Kinto brand of optical frames and sunglasses, set up a German subsidiary in September with two regional sales managers and 5-6 sales representatives, who will be engaged shortly. The comlpany is also planning to open subsidiaries in Italy and the U.K. ...
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Safilo has just opened a showroom in Mexico City. The...
Safilo has just opened a showroom in Mexico City. The 6,500-square-foot space features the group's own brands as well as eyewear collections by brands for which it holds licenses, such as Gucci, Dior, and Fendi. The move is part of a broader plan by the Italian eyewear company to expand in ...
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Clearlab is now an official supplier to the National Eyecare...
Clearlab is now an official supplier to the National Eyecare Group (NEG), the largest purchasing group dedicated to supporting U.K. independent opticians, with around 975 members who will have access at exclusive rates to Clearlab's products. Clearlab is a global provider of contact lens products and services and its product ...
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United Eyewear, a company owned and managed by Ulrich Schligten,...
United Eyewear, a company owned and managed by Ulrich Schligten, who is also working as sales manager at Metzler International, recently took over the global distribution of the eyewear line developed for Wunderkind, a brand developed by Wolfgang Joop, the German fashion designer. The Wunderkind eyewear collection was launched for ...
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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, ...
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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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Theo hired Thomas Lambrecht as new sales agent for France...
Theo hired Thomas Lambrecht as new sales agent for France and the French-speaking part of Belgium in May. Lambrecht is a friend of the family that owns the Theo brand.
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Liberty Sports, the American eyewear brand, started selling in South...
Liberty Sports, the American eyewear brand, started selling in South Africa and Nigeria in July through distributors
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Götti has appointed company Corris, a company in Shanghai, to...
Götti has appointed company Corris, a company in Shanghai, to take care of sales in the Chinese market. Corris also has its own optical stores in the China. Previously, a sales representative from Taiwan was taking care of Götti's distribution in this territory. Götti has also changed its distributor in ...
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ic! Berlin, the German eyewear manufacturer based in Berlin, opened...
ic! Berlin, the German eyewear manufacturer based in Berlin, opened a subsidiary in Turkey in October. The subsidiary, which is 100 percent owned by ic! Berlin, will be managed by Gülcin Ündemir. After the contract with its Turkish distribution partner ended, ic! Berlin decided to set up its own distribution ...
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Fitting Box will open an office in New York at...
Fitting Box will open an office in New York at the beginning of the next year. The U.S. market accounts for 30 percent of total sales, while 50 percent of sales are generated in France, where the company has its headquarters.
