All GrandVision articles – Page 4

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    EssilorLuxottica has secured trade data held by GrandVision

    2020-08-09T15:30:00Z

    EssilorLuxottica has secured information stored on servers managed by GrandVision in connection with legal proceedings involving the two companies. The Dutch eyewear retailer said that the measure was handled by an unamed independent third party. A backup of the information will be held by the third party until there is ...

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    GrandVision’s online booking plays key role in customer conversion

    2020-08-09T06:10:00Z

    GrandVision continues to see lower retail traffic across its business as a result of higher consumer uncertainty. But, this is being offset by higher customer conversion driven by the underlying need for eyecare and brand loyalty, the Dutch eyewear retailer said in comments accompanying its first-half results. The online appointment ...

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    ​EssilorLuxottica cautiously optimistic after Q2 sales halved

    2020-08-03T08:32:00Z

    EssilorLuxottica is cautiously optimistic about the remainder of the year and expects its “transition on the way towards normalization” to continue in the third quarter after second-quarter revenues were nearly halved amid Covid-19 lockdowns. Yet given uncertainty on the evolution of the pandemic, with local lockdowns already re-imposed in some ...

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    ​GrandVision starts arbitration proceedings against EssilorLuxottica

    2020-07-30T17:03:00Z

    GrandVision has initiated arbitration proceedings against EssilorLuxottica’s claims that the Dutch retailer had breached its obligations under the co-called “Support Agreement” in managing its business during the Covid-19 pandemic. GrandVision reiterated that it strongly disagrees with EssilorLuxottica’s accusations. It added that it has initiated the arbitration to obtain confirmation that ...

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    EssilorLuxottica sues GrandVision over Covid-19 disclosure

    2020-07-20T05:56:00Z

    EssilorLuxottica has initiated legal proceedings before a district court in Rotterdam to obtain information from GrandVision regarding the management of its business during the Covid-19 pandemic and the extent to which it has allegedly ”breached its obligations under the support agreement.” The Franco-Italian eyewear company, which made a €7.2 ...

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    The EU extends deadline for Essilux-GrandVision probe to Aug. 20

    2020-07-13T13:47:00Z

    Once again the the European Commission has pushed back the deadline for completion of its in-depth anti-trust investigation into EssilorLuxottica’s planned €7.2 billion takeover of GrandVision, according to a filing on its website. The deadline was postponed by a week, or five working days, to Aug. 20 from Aug. 13 ...

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    GrandVision obtains extra funding, covenant relief for 2020

    2020-06-29T11:33:00Z

    GrandVision has obtained an additional liquidity facility of €400 million as well as an amendment to its existing €1,200 million revolving credit facility (RCF), running to 2024, providing covenant relief for 2020. The additional liquidity facility is provided by five banks and will be available in the event the RCF ...

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    EssilorLuxottica sees first signs of recovery

    2020-06-26T05:47:00Z

    EssilorLuxottica is seeing the “first signs of recovery” as lockdowns introduced worldwide to slow down the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic are lifted. In a prepared message delivered to shareholders at the company’s annual general meeting, the executive chairman Leonardo Del Vecchio and executive vice-chairman Hubert Sagnières indicate that the ...

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    For Eyes, Walgreens set up co-branded website

    2020-06-23T06:25:00Z

    For Eyes, the U.S. business unit of the GrandVision group, has expanded its partnership with the American drug store chain Walgreens by launching a co-branded website called Walgreens.foreyes.com. In a message on his LinkedIn account, Jorge Gervasi, For Eyes’ managing director, said that the website was created in just eight ...

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    GrandVision sales in reopened stores drop by 13% early June

    2020-06-15T11:38:00Z

    GrandVision is enjoying a recovery in sales as its stores reopen, but the company has noted that consumers are continuing with e-commerce purchases, especially for contact lenses.