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Minima, another French brand that was nominated for a Silmo...
Minima, another French brand that was nominated for a Silmo d'Or in children's eyewear, recorded stable sales in 2017 as compared with the previous year. The company's most important market is France, which represents 60 percent of the company's total sales. Sales in Germany, where Minima has a subsidiary, account ...
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According to Onono, the brand of titanium and buffalo-horn glasses...
According to Onono, the brand of titanium and buffalo-horn glasses that are manufactured at ic! Berlin's new production site in Berlin, the market for premium glasses priced at €1,600 to €3,000 is currently expanding. While the brand managed to sell 127 frames in 2017, it expects to sell 400 to ...
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The Direction de la Recherche, des Etudes et des Statistiques...
The Direction de la Recherche, des Etudes et des Statistiques (DREES), a French research and statistics bureau, has published its latest figures on the country's health expenses, confirming a small decline in the French market already observed by GfK. The bureau found that consumption of ophthalmic glasses and contact lenses ...
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ZVA, the German opticians' association, reports that consumers voted opticians...
ZVA, the German opticians' association, reports that consumers voted opticians the best retail sector in Germany in 2018. And German opticians retain their top spot in the overall ranking of the customer monitor 2019. Conducted from October 2017 to July 2018, the cross-industry customer orientation study included over 31,000 consumer ...
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By 2024, the cosmetic contact lens market will have surpassed...
By 2024, the cosmetic contact lens market will have surpassed $1,300 million, according to a new report from Global Market Insights. Increasing use of these lenses in the entertainment sector, for ever more dramatic makeup, is expected to boost sales worldwide. The report also states that increasing customer inclination towards ...
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Jobson Optical Research has released its exclusive 2018 U.S. Optical...
Jobson Optical Research has released its exclusive 2018 U.S. Optical Retailer Report Directory. The document features a comprehensive listing of the top optical retailers in the U.S., complete with details such as contact information for the company headquarters, key executives, buyer names for all product categories and trade ...
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Italy's eyewear exports fell by 2.9 percent in the first...
Italy s eyewear exports fell by 2.9 percent in the first half of this year, declining by 1.8 percent for frames and by 3.6 percent for sunglasses, according to the statistics that we have received just before going to press from Anfao, the Italian eyewear industry association. Sales declined also ...
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Hal Trust, the parent company of GrandVision and a major...
Hal Trust, the parent company of GrandVision and a major shareholder in Safilo, reported that its total consolidated revenues advanced by 3.9 percent in the first half of 2018 to €4,136 million. Operating profit declined by 36.6 percent to €352 million, and the company ended up with net income ...
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As previously reported, Vista announced last month an agreement...
As previously reported, Vista announced last month an agreement to sell its eyewear business, consisting of the Bollé, Cébé and Serengeti brands, to an investment group for $158 million. The sale caused an impairment charge of $44.9 million for Vista, contributing to a net loss of $52.3 million for ...
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Sun Hing Vision Group, an OEM manufacturer listed on the...
Sun Hing Vision Group, an OEM manufacturer listed on the Hong Kong stock exchange, reported a 6.2 percent decrease in overall revenues to 1,002 million Hong Kong dollars (€109.1m-$127.7m) for its financial year ended on March 31. Profitability fell more sharply with a 9.7 drop in net profit to HK$ ...
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In a preliminary report, Fielmann says its unit sales increased...
In a preliminary report, Fielmann says its unit sales increased by one percent in the first half of this year to 4.05 million pairs of glasses, with gains in market shares for prescription frames as well as for contact lenses and hearing aids. External sales also grew by about one ...
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Lissac, the high-end retail banner that belong to the French...
Lissac, the high-end retail banner that belong to the French Optic 2000 group, saw the revenues of its members grow by 10.8 percent to €141.5 million in 2017. The retail chain recruited 28 more franchises last year, reaching a total number of 243 doors in France, two in Switzerland and ...
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In 2017, Belluno, the Italian industrial cluster of Belluno, which...
In 2017, Belluno, the Italian industrial cluster of Belluno, which specializes in eyewear, registered a 0.7 percent drop in exports to €2,768 million. The decline accelerated in the last quarter of the year to reach 1.0 percent, according to a survey carried out by the Italian bank Intesa Sanpaolo. Belluno ...
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Vision Monday has come out with the 2017 edition of...
Vision Monday has come out with the 2017 edition of its annual report on the Top 50 Optical Retailers in the U.S., which shows a new ranking following the acquisition of independent and regional operators through private equity investment funds. The 50 leading retailers had revenues of $34.8 million in ...
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Marcolin tells an Italian news service, Pambianconews, that it reached...
Marcolin tells an Italian news service, Pambianconews, that it reached Ebitda of €55 million in 2017 on 6 percent higher revenues of nearly €470 million, of which only 7 percent were generated in Italy. Massimo Renon, who became the chief executive last October, told the news service that the group ...
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The number of French optical shops that went through receivership...
The number of French optical shops that went through receivership or bankruptcy proceedings increased for the third consecutive year, although at a slightly slower pace with a 2.7% rise in 2017 against 5.7% and 15.4% in 2016 and 2015 respectively. However, according to a research published by KPMG last year ...
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Ahead of the publication of Afflelou's official results in just...
Ahead of the publication of Afflelou's official results in just a few weeks, Didier Pascual, the recently appointed CEO announced in an interview with the French website Acuité that the group outperformed in France with a 1.5 per cent growth on a comparable basis, in a slightly declining market. Pascual ...
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Mazzucchelli 1849 posted revenues of €78 million in 2017, down...
Mazzucchelli 1849 posted revenues of €78 million in 2017, down by more than 4 percent year on year, and the company is now expecting flat results in 2018. In addition to its Italian facilities, Mazzucchelli has three plants in China to service the growing demand from the local market, where ...
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Julbo, the sports eyewear company, won this year's French Outdoor...
Julbo, the sports eyewear company, won this year's French Outdoor Award at the Ispo Munich show for its frameless Skydome ski goggles with an oversized panoramic lens. It weighs only 135 grams and is equipped with a reactive photochromic lens technology that adjusts automatically to the surrounding light conditions. The ...
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Fielmann saw external sales, including VAT and inventory changes, increase...
Fielmann saw external sales, including VAT and inventory changes, increase to €1.61 billion in its financial year 2017, up from €1.55 billion in the previous year. Consolidated sales rose to €1.39 billion, as compared to €1.34 billion in financial year 2016. The net income rose from €171.2 million in financial ...