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Markus T, the German eyewear brand, has been represented in...
Markus T, the German eyewear brand, has been represented in Scandinavia and the Benelux by independent sales agents since Silmo 2018. Three agents are taking care of sales in Finland, Norway, Sweden and Denmark, and another three agents will cover Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg as of this autumn. Markus ...
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Ioves, a subcontractor based in the Italian eyewear district, has...
Ioves, a subcontractor based in the Italian eyewear district, has opened a subsidiary in New York. It will be run by Mattia Costan, the son of one of the company's two owners. Two multi-brand agents have already been hired handle both the brands managed by Ioves and the supply of ...
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The Marcolin Group opened a new office for the Asia-Pacific...
The Marcolin Group opened a new office for the Asia-Pacific region in the Harbour City shopping mall of Hong Kong last month. With double the space of its former office in the city, it hosts a larger staff and a large showroom. Marcolin already started to expand the local staff ...
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Von Arkel, the Swiss eyewear brand, has recently signed a...
Von Arkel , the Swiss eyewear brand, has recently signed a contract with the French sales agent Michael George
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The licensing agreement between Eyewear by ROI and Karen Kane...
The licensing agreement between Eyewear by ROI and Karen Kane has been extended through 2022. The agreement covers the design, manufacturing and distribution of Karen Kane Eyewear in the U.S., Canada, Mexico, Europe, Asia and Australia. Eyewear by ROI, founded in 1986, is based in Phoenix, Arizona and distributes Karen ...
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Marchon Eyewear and Cutler and Gross have signed an exclusive...
Marchon Eyewear and Cutler and Gross have signed an exclusive partnership for U.S. distribution of the British-based brand's optical glasses and sunglasses. The Cutler and Gross eyewear line, previously distributed directly by the company in the U.S., will be sold at optical retailers, specialty stores and selected department stores, thereby ...
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Rodenstock announced earlier this month during the China International Optics...
Rodenstock announced earlier this month during the China International Optics Fair that it is teaming up with TR Optical. Founded in 2011, the Chinese lens manufacturer is located in Danyang. It will distribute the complete Rodenstock lens portfolio in China, along with market-specific lens designs. It is also planned that ...
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Ultra Limited has a new agent for the Netherlands, Optical...
Ultra Limited has a new agent for the Netherlands, Optical Agency, and it is about to sign up with a distributor in the U.S. It already has distributors in Germany and Austria. All the glasses sold under the Italian brand, which is owned by a four-year-old company, 450Vision, are unique ...
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The Safilo Group has moved its head office and showroom...
The Safilo Group has moved its head office and showroom for the German-speaking countries to a new central location in Cologne, in a building designed by Sir Norman Foster. It covers 600 square meters on two floors. It's one of more than 20 sales offices operated by the company around ...
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Raen, a U.S. brand of eyewear, is creating a subsidiary...
Raen, a U.S. brand of eyewear, is creating a subsidiary in Germany as a platform for its expansion in Europe. It will either be called Raen Optics or Raen Europe. Christian Grund, founder of Raen's former European eyewear distributor, Eyegents, will manage the new subsidiary. He was responsible for the ...
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Edel Optics and Jérôme Boateng have renewed their license agreement...
Edel Optics and Jérôme Boateng have renewed their license agreement for a line of optical frames and sunglasses named after the famous German football player. The Austrian-based Michael Pachleitner Group remains in charge of product development and distribution to opticians in the German-speaking countries. Founded in 2009 in Hamburg, Edel ...
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After the appointments earlier this year of Formelli 1945 and...
After the appointments earlier this year of Formelli 1945 and William Morris as their distributors in Italian and U.K. distributors, respectively, Moleskine Eyewear has signed a new distribution deal for France with Seaport Odlm. Germany and other European countries are scheduled to start in 2019. The brand is also ...
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Angel Eyes, the French eyewear company behind the Vinyl Factory...
Angel Eyes, the French eyewear company behind the Vinyl Factory 1964 and Freakshow brands, is expanding its footprint by opening its first foreign subsidiary in Spain. Led by Jordi Ponce, a former business unit manager of Oakley, the Iberian operation will market both brands in Spain and Portugal. Separately, the ...
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Krys Group is partnering with Privé Revaux, a new American...
Krys Group is partnering with Privé Revaux, a new American brand of affordable eyewear, for the distribution of its optical and sunglasses collections to the opticians affiliated with its network, which comprises more than 1,000 stores in France. Founded about a year ago by David Schottenstein, a fashion entrepreneur, together ...
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Immagine 98 has appointed Ottica Dante Americas as its new...
Immagine 98 has appointed Ottica Dante Americas as its new exclusive U.S. distributor for Immagine 98's X-IDE and Rye Lye product lines. Ottica Dante Americas will be responsible for all sales and customer support for the two collections as well as the business development activity in the U.S. ...
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De Rigo Vision has promoted Enrico Furlan, making him creative...
De Rigo Vision has promoted Enrico Furlan, making him creative director for all the brands in its portfolio ahead of a sales meeting scheduled for the end of June in Barcelona. After working for Safilo, Prada and Dolce Gabbana, Furlan entered De Rigo in 2016 to take care ...
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Maui Jim is looking for a new marketing coordinator for...
Maui Jim is looking for a new marketing coordinator for the U.K. and the Nordic countries, stationed at its office in Guildford, as the person filling the position, Alex (Andra) Grant, has decided to leave the company
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Marc'ennovy, the Spanish developer of individually tailored contact lenses, is...
Marc'ennovy, the Spanish developer of individually tailored contact lenses, is beginning to do business in Australia through a dedicated ordering platform. The operation is led by Chris Harous, managing director for the Asia-Pacific region. Founded in 1997, Marc'ennovy sells about one million contact lenses per year. It is reportedly expecting ...
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Jan Rosenberg has informed the supervisory board of Silhouette International...
Jan Rosenberg has informed the supervisory board of Silhouette International Schmied that he is leaving as the Austrian company's chief executive for personal reasons. As a result, Arnold Schmied is stepping out of the supervisory board to serve again as CEO of the company owned by his family, joining two ...
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Safilo has split brand management between Vladimiro Baldin and a...
Safilo has split brand management between Vladimiro Baldin and a newly appointed chief executive, Angelo Trocchia, following the departure of Stefano Biondo. Baldin is in charge of of the group's licenses as chief licensed brands and global product officer, while Trocchia supervises Safilo's proprietary brands - on an interim basis. ...
