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ArticleConsumer sentiment improves in Europe
Consumer sentiment improved slightly in Germany, France and Italy, the three main economies of the European Union, but consumers remain cautious in a difficult economic environment. In December, German consumer sentiment is expected to rise by 1.7 points to -40.2 points from -41.9 points in November, according to the market ...
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ArticleGerman industry association calls for urgent measures to protect SMEs
In a direct address to its national government, German industry association Spectaris is calling for the rapid implementation of a multi-point program to secure the future of healthcare industries in Germany, particularly for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) that are most exposed to the current economic crisis. First and foremost, ...
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ArticleSlight profitability decline for Specsavers in 2021/22 as investments resumed
According to the Specavers group’s official financial filings to the U.K. commerce register, the optical retail giant has seen its operating profits increase marginally to £449 million (€520 m) in the fiscal year ended Feb. 28, 2022, from £445 million (€513 m) in the previous year. However, as total revenue ...
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ArticleMarcolin to invest $250 m in TOM FORD perpetual license
The Estée Lauder Companies (ELC) have announced the acquisition of the TOM FORD in a deal that values the luxury brand at $2.8 billion and also involves the Ermenegildo Zegna Group and Marcolin through long-term license agreements, for fashion products and eyewear products, respectively. The transaction is expected to close ...
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ArticleSynsam keeps double-digit sales’ growth pace but profit ratios decline
Reporting on its performance during the third quarter of 2022, the Synsam Group said that it increased its market share in a weak consumer market, with sales growing double-digits, and that it continued to invest for future growth, which led to a reduction in profit ratios. Total sales were up ...
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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 ...
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ArticleWarby Parker adjusts outlook upwards after beating guidance in Q3
Warby Parker tweaked its guidance for the full year, raising it slightly after achieving third quarter results that were moderately above expectations but maintaining a cautious outlook due to inflation, shifts in consumer demand and lingering Covid-19 pandemic effects. The U.S.-based direct-to-consumer (D2C) company now expects sales for the full ...
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ArticleAfflelou sales up 2 percent for the year despite Q4 slowdown
The Afflelou group has reported a 1.9 percent year-on-year increase in network sales for its fiscal year ended July 31, with low single-digit hikes in its two main markets, France and Spain. The group stressed that the annual growth in sales was achieved in spite of a temporary decline in ...
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ArticleMister Spex maintains guidance after outperforming market in Q3
Mister Spex maintained its guidance for the full year after outperforming the market in the third quarter and despite historically low consumer confidence in its core German market that prompted it to reel in expectations in September. In the third quarter, revenues at the omnichannel retailer increased by 18 percent ...
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ArticleQ3 sales and profits’ decline in Germany weigh on Fielmann results
One week after the announcement of mixed preliminary results for the third quarter and the first nine months of 2022, the Fielmann group has just released more details, in particular for the geographic breakdown of its sales and income. In this article, we only focus on newly published data. As ...
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ArticleEssilor and EssilorLuxottica fined €81 m by French market watchdog, will appeal
L’Autorité de la Concurrence (AC), the French competition authority, has announced yesterday that it was handing a total of €81 million in fines to Essilor International and its parent company EssilorLuxottica for discriminatory practices between April 2009 and December 2020 in France. The Italo-French group immediately replied that it would ...
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ArticleMarcolin confirms sales momentum, margins’ consolidation in Q3
The Marcolin group has confirmed in the third quarter the positive revenue trend observed since the start of the year, with Q3 sales increasing by 24.3 percent year-on-year to €126 million in reported terms. For the first nine months of the year, the company’s topline has reached €410 million up ...
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ArticleSafilo maintains growth pace, except in the U.S., improves margins
The Safilo Group has reported a 14.9 percent year-on-year revenue increase to €260.4 million for the third quarter of the current fiscal year, as a 5.6 percent rise in organic sales was further boosted by favorable currency effects linked to the strong U.S. dollar. Organic sales include the group’s proprietary ...
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ArticleEquipment suppliers discuss future of lens manufacturing at Lenskart’s event
Lenskart, the Indian-based optical retail group, has hosted a series of events throughout the month of October on a new platform called Vision for Billion, whose name reflects the company’s ambition to “reach” a billion eyes in the future. One of the events on the program was a panel ...
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ArticleFielmann sticks to long-term plan as headwinds pressure sales and profits
According to preliminary figures released yesterday ahead of its third quarter report slated for next week, Fielmann has reported flat year-on-year sales and a significant drop in profit ratios. The German-based group explained that it was facing particularly strong macroeconomic headwinds, particularly in its domestic market where consumer sentiment stands ...
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ArticleNational Vision releases sustainability report
National Vision, the third largest optical retailer in the U.S., has just released its 2021 sustainability report, called “A World Worth Seeing”. The full report, which presents the group’s activities and progress in four different CSR areas (social, employees, environment and governance), can be downloaded on the company’s website. We ...
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ArticleSkugga to launch new financing rounds to accelerate development
In the wake of Skugga’s recent Silmo d’Or award in the technological innovation and connected products’ category, we spoke with Mikael Eriksson, the Swedish-based company’s CEO and one of the main shareholders along with his brothers Daniel Eriksson, Jonas Eriksson and partner Fredrik Hanson. The brothers initially started off with ...
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ArticleHOYA posts 10% lenses’ revenue hike in Q2, launches private label CLs
HOYA CORPORATION has reported another record quarter in terms of both revenues and profit as strong currency headwinds and a solid performance in its Life Care business more than offset negative results in its IT division. The Japanese group reported a 19.9 percent year-on-year increase in sales for Life Care ...
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ArticleECOO addresses myopia management and digital eye care
The European Council of Optometry and Optics (ECOO), the umbrella organization for 21 eye care professionals’ (ECPs) national associations, has addressed two currently hot industry topics in a position paper on myopia management and a statement on the digital future of eye health care services. In publishing “Myopia management: a ...
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ArticleEssilorLuxottica revenue up 8.2 % in Q3
EssilorLuxottica reported revenue of €6,394 million in Q2 2022, up by 17.0 percent from the same period last year. On a comparable basis, both in terms of business scope and currency, the topline was up by 8.2 percent marking a slight acceleration from the 7.0 percent growth posted in Q2. ...
