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ArticleiVision Tech enter lens business as 2023 parent company sales rise 19%
The Italian eyewear group iVision Tech announced it was entering the lens sector with the acquisition of a 60 percent stake in Bulgarian lens producer IVILENS OOD for €280,000, as it continues on the acquisition path following the purchase of the French high-end eyewear manufacturer Henry Jullien in September. Stefano ...
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ArticleFast-growing Mykita opens first shop in South America
MYKITA, the upscale independent eyewear brand, announced last month the opening of a new store in Mexico, its first retail location in South America. The opening of the store comes about ten years after MYKITA entered the country. Moritz Krueger, founder, said that Mexico City had come to play an ...
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ArticleInspecs eyes new buys as H1 profits, revenue surge
British eyewear designer and lens manufacturer Inspecs is on the hunt for new acquisitions after a surge in interim revenue and core earnings driven by the first full contribution from its German Eschenbach division. Revenues soared to $125.7 million for the six months to June 30, up from $16.7m a ...
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Leica Eyecare partners with Cottet in Spain
The Eyency , Novacel ’s distributor in Spain for Leica Eyecare , has signed an exclusive distribution partnership with Cottet Óptica y Audiologia for the retailing of the famous German brand’s licensed lenses in the region of Catalunya. The Barcelona-based retail chain will also have a semi-exclusivity for the ...
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ArticleNovacel extends Leica footprint, increases French market share
The French-based lens maker Novacel almost put a final touch to its European distribution network for the German licensed brand Leica Eyecare , with the implementation of a network of regional distributors in Italy. Leica lenses are now available throughout Europe except for Denmark, Norway, Slovenia, ...
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Leica launches new version of its customized progressive lenses
Leica , the German optics manufacturer, has launched a new version of its customized progressive lenses, called Variovid Volterra Continuum , which increase dimensional accuracy. Novacel , a French company that operates one of the largest lens laboratories in Europe, won the Silmo d’Or in September 2019 for Leica ...
