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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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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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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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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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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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MEI, the Italian milling specialist that has developed innovative lens...
MEI, the Italian milling specialist that has developed innovative lens edging solutions, has opened a branch in São Paul, Brazil, for the growing South American market. Like its existing branches in Chicago and Hong Kong, it will provide customer assistance and technical support for the installation and maintenance of its ...
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Jan Willem van der Brink, who founded a new company...
Jan Willem van der Brink, who founded a new company called Metzler International last year to take over the assets of the bankrupt Nigura Metzler Optics International, is planning to set up a subsidiary in Singapore by the end of this year, covering all the markets in the Asia-Pacific region. ...
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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.
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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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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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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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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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Marcolin has decided to merge its Marcolin USA operation in...
Marcolin has decided to merge its Marcolin USA operation in Scottsdale into the head office of the former Viva International Group, which it acquired last December. Marcolin will reinforce the operation by investing in an SAP software platform and automated technologies at the distribution center in New Jersey. It will ...
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Mark'ennovy, European manufacturer of contact lenses, has strengthened its partnership...
Mark'ennovy, European manufacturer of contact lenses, has strengthened its partnership with MPG&E, distributor of contact lenses in Germany. MPG&E's area sales managers added the product portfolio of Mark'ennovy on Sept. 1 to their product offer, presented at local opticians. Additionally, opticians and ophthalmologists are able to buy “Saphir RX” and ...
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The Red Bull Racing Eyewear line is going to be...
The Red Bull Racing Eyewear line is going to be distributed in the U.K. by Optical Service UK
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Olivier Ciaravino is cumulating his existing role of global president...
Olivier Ciaravino is cumulating his existing role of global president of Bushnell Outdoor Products' eyewear division with that of managing director for Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA), following the departure of Didier Hamm. He will work in Europe with two sales management teams for general eyewear and sports ...
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Hoya Vision Care has signed a multiple-year contract with i-Optics,...
Hoya Vision Care has signed a multiple-year contract with i-Optics, the inventor of the Easyscan retinal imaging device, to offer opticians the Easyscan 3-minute eye-care test services. Easyscan is a zero-dilation retinal imaging system that uses scanning laser ophthalmoscopy (SLO) technology to diagnose retinal diseases including diabetic retinopathy, age-related macular ...
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Spy has promoted Charlie Ninegar, who has been with the...
Spy has promoted Charlie Ninegar, who has been with the company since September 2010, to the role of vice president of North American sales
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Opsion Import, the Brazilian importer of Charmant, has agreed to...
Opsion Import, the Brazilian importer of Charmant, has agreed to represent also the Red Bull Eyewear line in the country
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Ogi Eyewear has promoted John Nides to vice president of...
Ogi Eyewear has promoted John Nides to vice president of Scojo New York North American sales. In his new role, Nides will be responsible for the launch of new collections of reading glasses as well as recruiting and developing new channels of distribution. Ogi Eyewear, based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, acquired ...
