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    German optical retailers’ customer service performance analyzed

    2021-03-07T03:04:00Z

    Focus , a German business magazine, looked at the performance in terms of customer service for 22,000 companies operating in 150 different sectors in the country. The research published a couple of weeks ago was based on the analysis by artificial intelligence tools of tens of thousands of online messages ...

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    Mister Spex now has 35 German stores

    2021-02-15T07:31:00Z

    With the opening of a store in Göttingen, in the region of Lower Saxony, Mister Spex has extended its German network to 35 stores, of which 16 were opened in 2020. The new store covers a sales area of more than 100 square meters and carries over 800 ...

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    U.K., EU trade heavily affected by Brexit, worse may be ahead

    2021-02-01T16:36:00Z

    Brexit has complicated life for merchants in the European Union exporting to the U.K., which highlights new paperwork requirements, higher administrative costs, delivery delays and uncertainty about what the rules of the game are now that the U.K. is no longer a member of the single market since Jan. 1. ...

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    Mister Spex hires a new chief technology officer

    2021-01-18T09:22:00Z

    The German eyewear retailer Mister Spex has hired Karl Pitrich as chief technology officer (CTO). He replaces André Neubauer , who left the company in August 2020 to become CTO of the German loan portal smava . Prior to joining Mister Spex, Pitrich was digital expert associate ...

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    ​Mister Spex expects sales to grow in 2020 and 2021

    2020-12-21T18:11:00Z

    Mister Spex expects sales to grow in 2020, and again in 2021, from the €139 million posted in 2019. Last year, the German company saw its adjusted Ebitda rise to €2.0 million from €0.2 million in 2018 as it enjoyed growth in all three of its product categories, ...

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    Mister Spex buys technology firm to develop AI

    2020-12-07T09:45:00Z

    Mister Spex has bought the Berlin-based technology firm Tribe in order to develop artificial intelligence (AI) solutions for the ophthalmic sector. The companies did not release any financial information regarding the deal. Tribe was founded in 2018 and developed a virtual fitting solution installed on Mister ...

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    ​Mister Spex adds audio eyewear to its portfolio

    2020-11-08T13:38:00Z

    The German optician and eyewear retailer Mister Spex has included audio glasses and sunglasses in its portfolio. Since Oct. 29, it offers Bose audio sunglasses on its online shop for customers in Germany, Austria and Switzerland, the so-called DACH business region. The models can also be found in ...

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    ​Mister Spex hires Sebastian Dehnen as CFO

    2020-09-14T09:06:00Z

    The German optician and eyewear retailer Mister Spex has appointed Sebastian Dehnen as chief financial officer, replacing Tobias Steffer , who has taken over the newly created position of chief data and corporate development officer. Prior to joining Mister Spex, Dehnen was CFO at AutoGravity , a Californian ...

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    Mister Spex expands German retail network to 31 stores

    2020-06-30T17:40:00Z

    The German optician and eyewear retailer Mister Spex is expanding its domestic store network to 31 units with new openings in Bielefeld on June 10, Heidelberg on June 18 and Saarbrücken and Lübeck on June 25 and July 2 respectively. With the Bielefeld store, the company further consolidates ...

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    Mister Spex to open new stores in Germany

    2020-06-10T09:33:00Z

    Mister Spex opened a new store of 90 square meters in Reutlingen on May 20. The German eyewear retailer will be opening another, 60-square-meter store in Heidelberg on June 18. Once the new store in Düsseldorf opens this month, Mister Spex will have 29 stores in Germany. ...

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    Mister Spex opens second store in Munich

    2020-05-18T14:10:00Z

    Mister Spex has recently opened its second store in Munich. The German eyewear retailer has currently 23 brick-and-mortar stores in Germany. The new store covers 80 square meters, stocks more than 680 styles of sunglasses and prescription frames, and offers vision tests and frame adjustments free of charge. Customers ...

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    Mister Spex reopens its stores

    2020-05-06T05:45:00Z

    Mister Spex has gradually reopened its physical stores under strict hygiene requirements. Initially, 13 of the existing 22 stores have been opened with limited opening hours. From April 29, the German omni-channel retailer opened the remaining stores and expanded the opening hours. The focus remains on previously set up ...

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    New financing round for the expansion of Mister Spex

    2020-04-05T13:33:00Z

    Mister Spex , which claims to be Europe’s leading online optician, completed another round of financing for over €15 million this month. The equity financing round was led by the Co-Investor Group , a firm that invests in medium-sized companies and maintains offices in Zurich, Frankfurt and Berlin. The ...

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    Mister Spex’ omni-channel strategy takes on new dimensions

    2020-04-02T09:00:00Z

    To protect customers and employees during the current coronavirus crisis, Mister Spex has recently decided to switch its 21 stores in Germany to emergency care until further notice. Further new store openings, in Berlin and Munich, will be suspended. All Mister Spex online services will remain available to customers. ...