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Microoled updates app to tap Strava’s 100 million users
MICROOLED, the French-based supplier of micro displays for eyewear and other products, has announced a major update in its ActiveLook smart eyewar application for Apple Watch that will make it compatible with Strava. Strava is one of the leading subscription platforms for sports enthusiasts with over 100 million users in ...
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ArticleJulbo is changing hands
Christophe and Matthieu Beaud, co-owners and respectively CEO and general manager of Julbo, and Peugeot Frères Industries have announced an agreement for the acquisition of a majority share of the family eyewear company by Peugeot Frères Industry. The Beaud family, unrelated to Jules Beaud, the founder of the company ...
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Julbo to produce Olympic sunglasses
Julbo will be producing two sunglass collections under license from the 2024 Paris Olympic and Paralympic Games. The Paris 2024 line, with gold lenses, consists of 12 models subdivided under the names Fury, Renegade and Renegade M, Meta, and Cruiser and Fury S. The Equipe de France line, with Spectron ...
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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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Optic 2000 partners with Paris 2024
The French retail chain Optic 2000 has announced the signature of an “official fan” partnership with the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games. The company said that the partnership, which is set to last from March 2022 to 2024, will be accompanied by a series of programs around sports and ...
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Julbo, Vuarnet to launch Paris 2024 collections
Julbo has announced that it would launch next year a collection of sunglasses under the Paris 2024 Olympics and Paralympics license, in both its optical and sport distributions networks. The collection will consist of a Paris 2024 range and another one carrying the colors of the French team. The company ...
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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 ...
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ArticleMICROOLED partners with urban mobility start-up on smart eyewear
Cosmo Connected, a French start-up company founded in 2015, has announced the launch of Cosmo Vision, its connected glasses designed to replace the use of smartphone for bicycle and motorbike users during their rides. The company, which is led by Romain Afflelou, develops safety solutions for urban mobility such as ...
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Management changes at Julbo
Julbo Eyewear has appointed Rick Randall as vice president of sales in the U.S. A former sales manager for Rocky Mountain Bicycles , Randall had joined Julbo early last year as national sales manager. He will be in charge of sales strategies and retail growth, both in the ...
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Julbo launches new B2B platform
Julbo Eyewear is launching a new B2B platform. As reported by sport-guide.com , the new platform enables faster deliveries with cheaper delivery charges. All Julbo and Solar products are available via the platform. The project has been developed internally, with the help of an external consultant, ...
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Rossignol and Julbo pursue partnership with Martin Fourcade
Rossignol and Julbo will continue to partner with Martin Fourcade , despite his surprise retirement announcement in mid-March. According to reports in sport-guide.com , the French biathlete and five-time Olympic champion has signed a three-year extension of his contract with Rossignol. Julbo also told sport-guide.com that it will further extend ...
