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ArticleTopology rolls out its technology outside North America
At the last edition of the Mido show in Milan, Safilo and Topology, a Californian-based tech company, presented their jointly developed digital platform which was launched in the U.S. and Canada at the end of last year by the American subsidiary of the Italian group. Based on Topology’s technology, the ...
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New Look Vision Group acquires Luxury Optical Holdings
The Canadian-based New Look Vision Group has announced the acquisition of Luxury Optical Holdings (LOH), further expanding its retail footprint in the U.S. luxury eyewear segment after the takeover of Edward Beiner in 2020 and the previously announced partnership with Black Optical earlier this year. The amount of the transaction ...
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New Look Vision expands in the U.S.
The Canadian retail group New Look Vision has acquired Black Optical, a luxury eyewear retailer with three stores in Dallas, Tulsa and Oklahoma City. The company was founded in 2007 by Gary Black, who will remain as a shareholder of the company and will lead the chain’s efforts to extend ...
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ArticleQ2 Stock price update: Essilux hits record high
We are giving here our quarterly update on the evolution of the stock price of 19 public companies operating in our core market, which grew by 9.4 percent on average between March 31 and June 30. 2021 - Q2 stock price chart The quarter was marked by the ...
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ArticleAcquisitions and digitization fuel New Look Vision’s growth
New Look Vision Group , the Canadian-based retail group, reported a high double-digit increase in revenues for the third consecutive quarter, confirming a quick recovery from the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic. After respective growths of 17 percent and 25 percent in Q3 and Q4 in the ...
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ArticleEyewear industry stock prices up 10% in Q1
Following the publication for the first time of our industry stock market capitalization at the start of the year, we are providing here a quarterly update for the evolution of the stock price of 19 stock listed companies operating in our core market, showing its evolution between Jan. 1 and ...
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New Look Vision Group sales up 25% in Q4
After having posted a 17 percent increase in revenues in Q3, the Canadian optical retailer New Look Vision Group accelerated its recovery in the last quarter of the 2020 financial year, reporting overall revenues of 92.4 million Canadian dollars, a 25 percent hike from the previous year. The ...
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New Look Vision Group changes hands
New Look Vision Group , a leading optical retailer in Canada, has announced an agreement for its acquisition by NL1 AcquireCo , a newly created investment vehicle composed of funds managed by FFL Partners , the Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec ( CDPQ ), an investment fund ...
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ArticleEyewear industry stocks grew by 6% in 2020
We are publishing here for the first time our ranking of the main stock-listed eyewear industry companies, based on their stock market capitalization in euros at the end of 2020. The corresponding table also shows the change in market value from the previous year, both in local currency and euros. ...
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News briefsNew Look Vision buys The Vision Clinic
New Look Vision has reinforced its position as Canada’s main optical retailer with the acquisition of The Vision Clinic (TVC), which has 12 retail optical clinics in Southern Ontario. The purchase price for an unspecified majority stake was 18.8 million Canadian dollars (€12.1m-$14.8m). TVC was founded in ...
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ArticleNew Look Vision Q3 sales lifted by pent up demand
In the third quarter, New Look Vision Group , Canada’s largest optical retailer, posted a 16.8 percent year-on-year increase in sales to 86.9 million Canadian dollars (€56.1m-$66.3m) driven primarily by comparable store sales growth as well as from newly acquired stores. Comparable store sales were up by 13.5 ...
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ArticleNew Look Vision enjoys brisk trade since re-start
New Look Vision , Canada’s largest optical retailer, posted a 64.9 percent decrease in revenues to 27.4 million Canadian dollars (€17.5m-$20.5m) in the second quarter, resulting principally from the Covid-19 related interruption, as well as scheduled store closures offset by revenue from newly acquired stores. By the end of the ...
