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National Vision and Pair Eyewear expand partnership
National Vision, the third largest optical retail group in the US, is expanding its exclusive partnership with Pair Eyewear, a brand of customizable eyeglasses and sunglasses for children and adults. After a successful test at approximately 100 stores earlier this year, National Vision will expand Pair Eyewear’s distribution through “store ...
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Kubota Glass to start distribution in China
Kubota is to expand the distribution of its myopia managent device to China through a partnership with Japan-based trading company Sojitz Kyushu.
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Read on appoints first distributor in Europe
Read on, a Swiss-based brand of ultralight readers, has signed a distribution partnership for Switzerland and Austria with Prolens, a supplier of contact lenses, care products and dry-eye solutions. Thanks to the agreement, Read on now has a warehouse in Europe, in addition to those in Switzerland and the US, ...
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News briefsCione reviews 2023, looks forward through 2027
Cione Óptica y Audiología held its general meeting in June, as Look Vision reports.The Spanish buying group said that its membership rose by 50 opticians last year, reaching a total of 1,100 points of sale in Spain and 120 in Portugal. According to surveys conducted by Opinat, member satisfaction with ...
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iVision Tech inks Italy distribution deal for Henry Jullien
Italian eyewear supplier iVision Tech said it has signed an exclusive six-year distribution agreement in Italy for its high-end French eyewear brand Henry Jullien with Filab Lenti Italiane, an Italian company specialized in high-end ophthalmic lenses. Thanks to the agreement, Filab will distribute Henry Jullien eyewear at the roughly 2,000 ...
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Morel opens subsidiary in the Baltics
French eyewear maker Morel has announced the opening of a new subsidiary in the Baltics, covering the markets of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. The office is based in Tartu, Estonia.It is the fourth country where the company opened a subsidiary since the start of the year, following Turkey, Croatia and ...
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GVO Optics partners with WestGroupe
GVO Optics (GVO), the Spanish-based children and sports eyewear specialist, is partnering with WestGroupe for the exclusive distribution of its Nano Vista and BFlex in the US and Canada, effective August 1, 2024.The brands were previously distributed by Alternative & Plan B Eyewear. According to GVO, Nano Vista is ...
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Charmant is closing its UK subsidiary
Japanese eyewear manufacturer Charmant has announced to its UK customers the closure of its branch in the country by the end of June this year. The company said that it would stop taking orders after April 19. UK clients requiring customer service after June will be rerouted to the company’s ...
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Cecop promotes chief of operations from within
Spanish-based buying group Cecop promoted David Silva Carvalho to the position of director of operations at the sart of this year, we just learned. Carvalho joined the company in 2016 as country manager for Portugal, acting in parallel as the group’s financing manager from 2019. In 2022, he was appointed ...
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Blackfin switches to direct distribution in the U.S.
Italian eyewear brand Blackfin is switching to a direct distribution model in the U.S. as of next March 1, putting an end to its multi-year distribution partnership with Villa Eyewear. The new subsidiary, Blackfin Eyewear, will be headquartered in Houston, Texas. The company stressed that the move would enable it ...
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ArticleMorrow Eyewear kicks off European expansion with Novacel partnership
Morrow Eyewear, the Belgian-based company specializing in autofocal glasses, has announced the signature of a partnership with Novacel Optical for the distribution of its eProgressive Glasses in France and Switzerland. The company said that the agreement would enable over 30 million presbyopes in the two countries with its pioneering technology. ...
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Morel opens three new international branches
MOREL has announced the opening of three new international subsidiaries in Turkey, Croatia and Australia. Located in Melbourne, the latter will service the Australian and New Zealand markets and operate with a dedicated logistics center. In recent years, the French eyewear company has been progressively switching to a direct distribution ...
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Hoya settles IP lawsuit in China with limited duration license agreement
Hoya Vision Care has announced that it has settled its intellectual property lawsuit with Shanghai Weixing Optical, a Chinese manufacturer and distributor of optical lenses, after “extensive” negotiations. Under the settlement, Shanghai Weixing Optical has issued a “significant” payment to obtain the license covering sales of Shanghai Weixing Optical lenses ...
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Thélios launches Middle East branch
Thélios has officially launched its Middle East subsidiary with an event at the Dubai Opera Garden gathering the company’s management, clients and the media for the presentation of the Spring 2024 collections. Thélios’ subsidiary will be located in the Dubai Design district and operational from Jan. 1, 2024. It is ...
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Marcolin opens new showroom in Paris
Marcolin officially opened its new Parisian showroom on Nov. 21 with a ceremony attended by representatives of the French media, celebrities, customers, partners and institutions. Located in the center of the French capital city, behind the Palays Royal garden, the showroom displays the Italian group portfolio of brands but also ...
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Spanish eye health tech start-up enters U.S. market
Wivi Vision, a Barcelona-based start-up focusing on children eye health, has announced the signature of a partnership with Vision Rehab Technologies for the distribution of its products and services in the U.S. Wivi Vision has developed a technology that evaluates visual disfunctions in children, such as dislexya for example, and ...
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Charmant partners with Fapi Group in Italy
Charmant Group has announced the signature of an exclusive distribution agreement for Italy with Fapi Group. Initially focusing on the contact lenses’ market, Fapi Group has progressively developed a portfolio of eyeglasses and sunglasses’ brands, most notably through its partnership with Menrad. The Italian company is distributing Charmant’s house brands ...
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Thélios opens subsidiary in Mexico
Thélios has announced that it has opened a new subsidiary in Mexico at the start of this month, taking over from the previous distribution by Marcolin. This is the first branch for the company in the Central Latin American region. The new office and showroom is located at the ”Castelar ...
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Marchon to distribute Linda Farrow in North America
Marchon Eyewear has announced the signature of a long-term distribution agreement with luxury eyewear brand Linda Farrow for North America, including Canada and the Cayman Islands. Linda Farrow’s sun and optical frames are designed at its headquarters in London and produced in Japan. The brand operates its own stores in ...
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Morel enters Finland with distributor partnership
French eyewear company MOREL has announced that it was entering Finland through a distribution partnership with Neonsun Oy, a company with more than 20 years of presence in this market. Other brands in Neonsun’s portfolio include: Bollé, Cébé, Serengeti, Spy +, Booth & Bruce and Monoqool.
