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    Eyewear Intelligence Newsletter: Vol 22 - 1+2

    2021-01-13T13:58:00Z

    Eyewear stocks grew by 6% in 2020 | U.K. strikes trade deal with EU | EU, China reach deal on investments | Essilux names 2 new helmsmen | De Rigo to distribute DIFF Eyewear | Fielmann expands in Spain | Cecop continues U.S. growth | Mister Spex expects sales to grow | Kering probed by French prosecutor | Anfao and unions reach labor deal | Covid’s impact on trade show budgets

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    Eyewear Intelligence Newsletter: Vol 21 - 20+21

    2020-12-09T10:38:00Z

    Inspecs buys Eschenbach | Manager buys GemOptics from Mondottica | Revo partners with Bode Miller | CVI gains market share | Italy’s main buying groups merge | Covid 2nd wave may hit Fielmann | Edel-Optics invests in Hamburg flagship | New Look Vision Q3 lifted by demand | TechVision looks to expand | Carte Blanche sees no. 2 ranking in France | Global personal luxury goods seen down 23%

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    Eyewear Intelligence Newsletter: Vol 21 - 18+19

    2020-11-11T08:28:00Z

    Opti2021 cancelled | Mido postponed to June 5-7, 2021 | L’Amy saved by ILG, MadaLuxe | Mondottica changes owners | Essilux posts sharp improvement | Safilo sees uncertain year end | Synsam moves production to Sweden | GrandVision speeds to recovery | 3Z launches Russian online store | Hoya bounces back in lenses | Marchon using Eastman’s acetate | Companies form digital alliance

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    Eyewear Intelligence Newsletter: Vol 21 - 16+17

    2020-10-07T09:48:00Z

    Eyewear market seen as normalizing | Safilo Q3 beats forecast | Fielmann raises guidance after Q3 | Inspecs posts H1 loss but optimistic | KKR buys 1-800 Contacts | Strong expansion for Hallmann | Smart glasses from Essilux, Facebook | Marcolin signs on Max Mara | Silmo Paris announces awards online | Alibaba partners with Dufry | LGBTQ collections go mainstream

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    Eyewear Intelligence Newsletter: Vol 21 - 15

    2020-09-04T06:21:00Z

    Optical industry braces for spring/summer | Essilux to appeal Dutch GrandVision ruling | Essilux 360 launches in U.S. | GrandVision’s online booking | Analysts cut Safilo’s forecasts | Thai Optical to set up TOG Europe | Alcon’s Q2 vision care sales down | Bausch Health plans a spin-off | Brisk trade at New Look Vision | Eyewear strong on the Russian south | Tokyo IOFT confirmed | German optics seeks spare U.K. trade deal | Selfridges launches Project Earth | ABG, SPARC to buy Brooks Brothers

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    Eyewear Intelligence Newsletter: Vol 21 - 13+14

    2020-08-05T11:04:00Z

    Silmo Paris is cancelled but goes on tour | GrandVision starts arbitration proceedings against EssilorLuxottica | EssilorLuxottica cautiously optimistic after Q2 sales halved | Safilo signals moderate decline in Q3 sales despite July rebound | Inspecs takes over Norville’s manufacturing operations | Hoya’s lenses revenues down 42% in Q1 | Big drop in revenues drives Sun Hing in the red | Fielmann’s first-half sales drop to €611 million | JINS’ revenues down by 38 percent in Q3 | Cirillo Marcolin takes over presidency of Confindustria Moda | U.K. industry unites around 100% Optical after Optrafair cancellation | Vision Expo West cancelled due to Covid-19 uncertainty | The Russian eyewear market is recovering but the outlook remains bleak | Antares eyes distressed Italian fashion assets | Only a quarter of U.K. companies are ready for Brexit

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    Eyewear Intelligence Newsletter: Vol 21 - 11+12

    2020-07-08T11:30:00Z

    Safilo downgraded to B3 by Moody’s | EssiLux glimpses recovery | Marcolin names Fabrizio Curci CEO | Italy’s eyewear exports down 25% in 2020 | The French maintain purchase intentions | Italy considering a €50 eyewear voucher | Covid-19 keeps Silmo on its toes | Rodenstock completes capital increase | Bollé uses AR to test sunglass lenses | Luxottica to open 250 shop-in-shops | Mister Spex expands its German retail | CooperVision names country manager for U.K., Ireland

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    Eyewear Intelligence Newsletter: Vol 21 - 09+10

    2020-06-10T14:19:00Z

    Two-speed post-Covid restart in France | L’Amy gets bankruptcy protection | Prescriptions may fall by 3 million in France | Fielmann invests in wearables, AR | EU reexamining Essilux’ purchase of GV | Cecop moves into North America | Japan exits state of emergency cautiously | Mido4u attracts over 10,000 visitors | Zeiss makes gains in eyeglass lenses | Marcolin’s Q1 sales drop by 28% | Italia Independent lowers forecasts | Safilo boosts e-commerce | OWP takes over Flair

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    Eyewear Intelligence Newsletter: Vol 21 - 07+08

    2020-05-08T20:14:00Z

    Italian eyewear reopens | Italian revenues down 50% | Germany projects drop up to 34% | Critical weeks at Safilo | Essilux’ Q1 sales down 10% | GrandVision down 80% for April | Fielmann’s sales and profits decline | Eschenbach in full swing | Hoya more resilient with lenses | Customers avoiding opticians in Russia | National Vision to reopen by June | British opticians’ Covid-19 group

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    Eyewear Intelligence Newsletter: Vol 21 - 03+04

    2020-05-02T14:58:00Z

    Mido is postponed over Covid-19 | Scrutiny for Essilux’ GrandVision buy | German independents outperform | New financing for Mister Spex | Hoya endures a squeeze | Inspecs goes public | Safilo buys another American firm | Mazzucchelli, others go green | A Kickstarter for sustainable glasses | An interesting loyalty scheme | Michael Jardine’s life and insights

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    Eyewear Intelligence Newsletter: Vol 21 - 01+02

    2020-05-02T14:58:00Z

    | GrandVision’s revenues rise | Acuitis buys Sensee | CrossEyes is renting glasses | Small gains for Safilo | Rodenstock’s B.I.G. lens | Hapter is self|sufficient | Italy’s exports are positive | German eyewear industry grows | Irksome policy in France | Mido looks back and forward | A good Opti 2020 | OMO’s eyewear survey

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    Eyewear Intelligence Newsletter: Vol 21 - 05+06

    2020-04-02T18:56:00Z

    The industry responds to a pandemic Lockdown in Russia Different approaches in Germany | The industry responds to a pandemic | Lockdown in Russia | Different approaches in Germany | Mister Spex’ omni-channel strategy | GrandVision warns on profits | Essilux’ results and virus response | Big management changes at EssiluxSafilo cuts losses, keeps producing | Europe’s contact lens market | CVI grows slightlys