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News briefsMPG is closing its Belgian retail operations
Following reports from the Belgian retail trade press, Michael Ksela, CEO of Retail Optical Stores Netherlands, the company operating the Eye Wish retail chain, has confirmed that Retail Optical Stores Belgium, the entity behind the 35 Grand Optical stores in the country, has filed for bankruptcy proceedings. The two structures ...
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Essilux completes sale of stores to Bene
EssilorLuxottica and its unit GrandVision have completed the sale of 142 EyeWish stores in the Netherlands and 35 GrandOptical stores in Belgium to the Optic Retail International Group Bene, a member of MPG Austria. The disposal follows the commitments made by EssilorLuxottica with the European Commission to buy GrandVision. The ...
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MPO launches new range of blue-light filtering lenses
The Austrian brand MPO has expanded its offering of specialized “4” glasses’ ranges – 4Gaming, 4Driving, 4Sports, 4All – with a new category: 4Digital. The idea here is, of course, to deal with the visual hazards of habitual screen use, with its characteristic focal distances and blue-light exposure. By MPO’s ...
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News briefsMPG hires Eric Hurkmans
Michael Pachleitner Group (MPG) has hired the industry veteran Eric Hurkmans as its new head of retail purchase. He has been in the position since September. Before joining MPG, Hurkmans worked for more than six years at Hans Anders in the Netherlands, where he became buying director. ...
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ArticleStrong expansion for the Hallmann chain with MPG’s help
The Austrian-based Michael Pachleitner Group ( MPG ) reported on a strong expansion of the network of Optik Hallmann stores since it acquired a minority stake of 19 percent in the German chain in 2015, supplying it with German-made lenses. From only 40 stores at the time of the ...
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MPG offers personal protective equipment
Michael Pachleitner Group (MPG), the diversified Austrian-based optical group based in Graz, is offering personal protective equipment to companies and organizations worldwide. Under the MPG Healthcare brand, it is proposing various types of masks, from ordinary mouth and nose protection masks to KN95 and FFP3-certified models, as well as ...
