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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.
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ArticleLunor sees room for international expansion
Lunor, the German-based eyewear company, is looking to reinforce and expand its international presence, notably in Europe and Asia, through a mix of partnerships with long-term distributors and direct distribution in some selected markets. We discussed the company’s international strategy with Thomas Dobler, the German senior manager who was appointed ...
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Marcolin fully acquires Mexico branch
The Marcolin Group has completed the acquisition of Marcolin México, by acquiring the remaining 49 percent stake in the joint venture from Moendi, its partner and one of the largest independent distributor in the country. The joint venture had been established six years ago. The investment follows similar moves ...
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Cecop expands footprint with National Eyecare Group in the U.K.
Spanish group CECOP is expanding its international footprint through the integration of National Eyecare Group (NEG), a purchasing group in the U.K. with over 1,000 members, in its network. The investment was presented as a merger by both companies in their communication. NEG was founded in 1979 by Michael ...
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News briefsSpanish optical network to receive digitalization subsidy
Optical buying group Natural Optics Group (NOG) has obtained more than €200,000 in subsidies from the Spanish government’s Kit Digital program. Founded 30-odd years ago, and maintaining offices in Madrid and Torrefarrera, NOG boasts a membership of around 700 shops in Spain, including over 100 under the Natural Optics banner. ...
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Thélios opens Benelux branch
Thélios, the eyewear division of the LVMH group, has announced the opening on July 1 of a subsidiary in the Benelux for the distribution of its collections in Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg. The operation will be based in Belgium. Thélios’ distribution in the region was still managed by Marcolin, ...
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Oculus opens Indian branch
Oculus, the German-based manufacturer of ophthalmic instruments, is opening a subsidiary in India. The new branch will be headed by Srinivasan Seshadrinathan, who has been working with Oculus in the region since 2019, and will work in partnership with KLB Instruments, the company’s distributor in India for more than 30 ...
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Tokai partners with Pacific Artisan Labs in the U.S.
Japanese-based lens maker Tokai Optical has signed an exclusive distribution agreement with Pacific Artisan Labs (PAL) for the U.S. market. The partnership, effective June 1, will initially focus on the launch of Tokai’s NeuroSelect lens designs. The lens was developed with neuroscience technology, enabling the creation of designs based on ...
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Spescavers launches myopia management in domestic market
The Specsavers group has announced that it was launching the myopia management product category in the U.K. and the Republic of Ireland after having trained clinicians and retail colleagues through online sessions and roadshows. The company noted that the training of retail staff was aimed at giving them an understanding ...
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ArticleKubota Glass reports first sales, expands distribution in Japan
Kubota Pharmaceutical Holdings has announced the signature of a distribution agreement for Kubota Glass, its myopia management glasses, with EYETOPIA, a regional chain of optical shops in Japan that will offer the device in some of its roughly 170 Megane Store locations. In December last year, Kubota also opened a ...
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News briefsEssilux extends deal with U.S. retail giant
EssilorLuxottica’s renewed multi-year deal with Target took effect on Feb. 12. The U.S. retail chain sells eyewear products and services through Target Optical, which is present within some 560 of its big-box stores and operates the website TargetOptical.com.
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Zeiss launches myopia management in Europe
ZEISS has announced the launch of MyoCare, its myopia management lens, in Europe from next April. The group said it has over ten years of experience in basic and clinical research and the succesful use of ZEISS Myopia Management in Southeast Asia. ZEISS however stressed that the prevalence of high ...
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CECOP reaches 1,000 members in Germany with new acquisition
CECOP, the Spanish-based group, has announced the acquisition of EGS-Optik, one of the largest German buying groups. Based in Bavaria and founded in 2003, EGS-Optik boasts approximately 500 members, making it the sixth largest buying group in the country according to the annual ranking of the German association of opticians ...
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Charmant reinforces Asian distribution
CHARMANT has announced it was bolstering its sales organization in Asia with the establishment of sales subsidiaries for the distribution of its collections in Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia and South Korea. For the first three markets, the Japanese group has agreed to acquire 100 percent of the shares in Sin Kwang ...
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ArticleMorel puts focus on direct distribution, brand heritage and CSR
In an interview with Eyewear Intelligence, Amélie Morel, communication director of Morel Lunettes, explained how the family-owned company has taken advantage of the Covid-19 pandemic to accelerate the transformation of its international business, and has reinforced its focus on the brand’s heritage as well as its CSR commitments. A member ...
