All Distribution articles – Page 4
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ArticleFrench supermarket chain invests in Sym Optic
Sym Optic, the French supplier of remote refraction exams and optical products, has raised €5 million in new funds from several investors including Les Mousquetaires group, one of the leading retail groups in France, Macif, an insurance company, and three private equity funds. The company said that the new cash ...
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Marchon secures Paul Smith license
Marchon Eyewear has reached an exclusive, long-term global licensing deal with Paul Smith, the independent design company in the U.K., for which it has been serving as North American distributor. Coming into force in January 2023, the deal will cover design, manufacture and global distribution. According to Marchon, “customers can ...
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Five Italian suppliers create new consortium
Five Italian suppliers of optical products and services have joined forces in a new consortium aimed at “promoting the sector and safeguarding opticians”. Called OTTIMI, for Ottica Made in Italy, the organization regroups Eurocrom 4 (press, graphics, packaging), Filab (ophthalmic lenses), Safilens (contact lens technology), TutorNET (software and tools for ...
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Mondottica partners with ADCL in France
French eyewear company ADCL has signed a partnership with Mondottica for the distribution in France of four of the UK-based company licensed eyewear brands: Sandro, Maje, Christian Lacroix and Hackett. The new distribution setup started on Sept. 1. Olivier Petitfils, general manager of ADCL told us that the addition of ...
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ArticleNathalie Blanc partners with L’Amy America for the U.S. market
French eyewear brand Nathalie Blanc is entering the U.S. market through a multi-year partnership with Ultimate Vision, the luxury division of L’Amy America. Ultimate Vision will distribute Nathalie Blanc’s collections in the country, but the French company said it would directly manage its marketing operations for the U.S. market, notably ...
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Horizons Optical opens U.S. branch
Horizons Optical, the supplier of lens designs, coatings and services for the ophthalmic laboratories and optical retailers, has announced the creation of a new subsidiary in the U.S. Called Horizons Optical and located in Texas, the new entity will service the U.S., LATAM and Canadian markets. Horizons has appointed Ulises ...
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Shamir to distribute MEI edger in Portugal
MEI of Bergamo, Italy, has signed a deal with Shamir Portugal for the distribution in the Iberian country of its EasyFit Trend. Designed for optical shops and small labs, this lens edger operates without blocks and pads and without water. It also incorporates sensors for automatic measurement of all optical ...
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Nidek switching to direct medical distribution in Italy
NIDEK, the Japanese-based maker of ophtalmology and lens-edging equipment, has acquired 90 percent of the shares of NIDEK MEDICAL, its Italian distributor for the medical field, from Guido Battarra, the company’s managing director. The operation was made through NIDEK TECHNOLOGIES, the group’s Italian subsidiary dealing with research and development and ...
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Kubota Glass starts distribution in Taiwan
Kubota Vision has announced the signature of a distribution partnership with EverLight Instruments Company for the commercialization of its Kubota Glass myopia-management device in Taiwan, where the product has been approved by health regulation authorities. Separately, the U.S. subsidiary of the Japanese-based Kubota Pharmaceutical Holdings group said that Ryo ...
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ArticleFielmann’s Q2 sales rise 8%, profits squeezed
The Fielmann Group reported external sales of €505 million in the second quarter of 2022, an eight percent increase compared to the year earlier, despite a drag on its top line performance from the prolonged Covid-19 pandemic and as consumer confidence increasingly takes a hit from high inflation and rising ...
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Tree Spectacles expands internationally
Tree Spectacles, the Italian designer eyewear brand launched in 2011, has announced a steady organic growth in its business as it continued to expand its international presence. The company outlined significant strides in Germany, Belgium, the Netherlands and the U.K. as well as the signature of a new agent in ...
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Immagine98 appoints French distributor
Immagine98, the Italian eyewear company behind the X-IDE, RYE&LYE and MIC brands, has appointed ArtMonium as its exclusive distributor for France. Until now, the company was distributing its collections directly in the country. ArtMonium has been active in the French optical market for over 30 years and its current portfolio ...
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L’Amy America and Eyewear Designs extend New Balance deal
Eyewear producers L’Amy America and Eyewear Designs are extending their sales and distribution agreement for the New Balance brand in Europe, Canada, the Middle East and elsewhere. According to CEO and president Stephen Rappoport, the deal will enable L’Amy America to “continue offering complete collections of ophthalmic frames and sunglasses ...
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Marchon renews with Nike, signs with Shinola
Marchon Eyewear has signed two licensing deals. First, as Vision Monday reports, the VSP Vision-owned manufacturer and distributor has renewed its multi-year global deal with Nike to design, develop, produce and distribute ophthalmic eyewear and sunglasses under the Nike Vision brand. The original deal dates to 1999, and Marchon has ...
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ArticleEssilux supports Ukraine’s 1,700 staff, restricts Russian operations
Reacting to the war in Ukraine, EssilorLuxottica, announced on its social media last week that the group’s immediate priority was the safety of its 1,700 collaborators in Ukraine and that it had taken steps to provide them with secured shelter, financial assistance and help crossing borders. According to the same ...
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Italia Independent pauses Russian distribution
The Italia Independent Group announced the immediate suspension of the distribution in Russia of its house brands Italia Independent and Laps and licensed brands Hublot and CR7 in a “sign of full and total solidarity with the Ukrainian people.” Just this January, Italia Independent signed an exclusive distribution agreement in ...
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Essilor to distribute Stellest lenses and myopia tools in Canada
Essilor is expanding its distribution of Stellest lenses in Canada and launching an accompanying suite of tools to help eyecare professionals manage myopia treatment, especially in children. Canada is the first North American country to receive the suite, according to the president of Essilor Canada, Christophe Perreault. Essilor’s Stellest lenses ...
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Julbo takes over its distribution in Spain, hires an international sales manager
Julbo is severing ties with Esportiva Aksa, its partner of many years in the Spanish market, and taking charge of its own distribution in the country. To this end, the French optical brand has hired two executives: Brian Sánchez Vigara and Roger Puig Ventura. Julbo is in addition looking to ...
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Lunor goes direct in France
Lunor is switching to a direct distribution mode in France, where its collections had been distributed by Beausoleil for many years, Acuité reports. French opticians will now order directly from the German upscale brand’s headquarters and be serviced by a team of French native speakers. Lunor has been distributing its ...
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Julbo reinforces direct distribution in Europe
Julbo is pursuing the expansion of its direct distribution strategy in Europe with the switch to a direct model in the Nordics. The French company has recruited several managers in Norway, Sweden and Finland, and said that the new teams were now fully operational. Julbo is already distributing its products ...
