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MYKITA closes stainless steel supply loop
MYKITA has announced that it has achieved full circularity for the production of its stainless steel frames in collaboration with Alleima, its longstanding supplier of the material. Stainless steel glasses have been a staple in the German brand’s portfolio since its early days and still account for roughly 65 percent ...
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New general manager for MYKITA North America
MYKITA has announced the appointment of Michael Cole as general manager of its North American subsidiary. Cole comes from Luxury Optical Holdings, a luxury eyewear retail group operating about 50 stores under several banners in the U.S. where he served as vice president of merchandise planning and allocation for the ...
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New VP of sales for Thélios in the U.S.
Luxury eyewear company Thélios has appointed Cedric Moreau as its new vice president of sales for the optical channel in the U.S. Moreau’s career in the eyewear industry luxury segment spans over 25 years. The French executive started his career at Alain Mikli and has been Mykita’s managing director for ...
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Mykita appoints new CEO
Mykita has announced the appointment of Jacques Mantz as CEO and chairman of the executive committee, with immediate effect. A senior executive with financial expertise, Mantz spent over 20 years at French luxury group LVMH as chief financial officer or chief of operations of several of the group’s divisions. ...
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ArticleMykita fully switches to sustainable acetate
MYKITA and Eastman have jointly announced that the independent eyewear company would exclusively source the U.S. specialty chemical company’s Acetate Renew for all its acetate material needs, as of last March 30. While several other eyewear brands have joined Eastman’s Acetate Renew’s program in the last months, the Berlin-based eyewear ...
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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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Mykita opens second New York store
Mykita has opened its second store in New York and the fourth in the U.S. The new shop is located on Madison Avenue and covers about 50 square meters. The German eyewear company also has stores in New York’s Soho district, Los Angeles and Washington. Overall, Mykita has ...
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Mykita opens a store in Munich
Mykita , the Berlin-based eyewear brand, has recently opened a new store in Munich together with its retail partner, Leidmann , Mykita’s very first customer. This is the company’s third store in Germany, the other two being in Berlin, and brings the total to 14 worldwide. Along with Munich and ...
