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In a preliminary statement, Fielmann indicates that its consolidated sales...
In a preliminary statement, Fielmann indicates that its consolidated sales rose last year to €1.23 billion, or an increase of about 6 percent from 2013. They were boosted only in part by new openings, as the total number of stores went up to 687 from 679. Sales increased by about ...
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In 2015, the Iberian eyewear market (frames, sunglasses, lenses and...
In 2015, the Iberian eyewear market (frames, sunglasses, lenses and contact lenses) is expected to grow by 1.5 percent, after a 7-year downturn, and to reach a total value of €800 million. According to a recent study by research company DBK, which released the figure, €640 million of this will ...
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The Uvex Winter Holding Group has reported an increase in...
The Uvex Winter Holding Group has reported an increase in total sales of 6.4 percent to a record of €365 million in the last financial year, ended last July. The Uvex Safety Group, the largest division of this German producer of bike and ski helmets, eyewear and protective clothing and ...
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Blakfin, which has been a success for Pramaor with its...
Blakfin, which has been a success for Pramaor with its “All Italian All Titanium” formula, has become the name the company is known by on the international market. After years of manufacturing under contract for major brands, Pramaor came up with an innovative project, which it handles on the marketing ...
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According to a survey by the German Forsa Institute of...
According to a survey by the German Forsa Institute of 1,001 people aged between 30 and 65, two-thirds of the respondents suffered from digital vision stress after using smartphones or tablets. The Forsa study, which was commissioned by Optiker Bode, the German chain of optical stores, found that people aged ...
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X-Ide has succeeded in pulling through the 2012 crisis that...
X-Ide has succeeded in pulling through the 2012 crisis that saw it lose a full 30 percent in revenues. Its attempt to boost sales by cutting prices did not work: the turnaround started when X-ide returned to the top end of the market. Its 2013 turnover of €3.2 million was ...
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Spy returned to a growth in the third quarter ended...
Spy returned to a growth in the third quarter ended Sept. 30. Sales increased by 8.1 percent in the period to $11.0 million, thanks primarily to strong sales of snow goggles and continued growth in prescription frames. There were also increases in sales of Happy Lenses, which are now being ...
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The Michael Pachleitner Group (MPG) is projecting sales of about...
The Michael Pachleitner Group (MPG) is projecting sales of about €80 million in 2014, stable as compared to the previous year.
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During a press presentation in Paris last week, GFK disclosed...
During a press presentation in Paris last week, GFK disclosed some figures on four major European countries (France, Germany, Italy and Spain). Retail sales of eyewear remained almost constant at €7.8 billion for the first six months of 2014 in these four countries, but the markets moved in different directions. ...
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Aktivoptik, a medium-sized German optical retailer base in Bad Kreuznacht,...
Aktivoptik, a medium-sized German optical retailer base in Bad Kreuznacht, increased its total sales by 17.5 percent to over €20 million in the first half of this year, as compared to the first half of last year. In the eyewear segment, total sales increased by 15 percent, whereas total sales ...
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El Corte Inglés has reported that Optica 2000, its chain...
El Corte Inglés has reported that Optica 2000, its chain of optical retail stores, consolidated its position in the Spanish market with a turnover of €75 million in the financial year ended Feb. 28, or 2.4 percent less than in the previous year. Its profit contribution improved by 3.9 percent ...
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Jobson Optical Research has released a new report entitled “Selling...
Jobson Optical Research has released a new report entitled “Selling Eyewear to Children,” which explores the under-18 age group's eyewear market from the eyecare professional's perspective. Combining data from two separate studies, the report outlines consumer buying patterns for distinct age categories within the children's segment. It reveals information on ...
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Vision care sales of $262 million in the U.S. for...
Vision care sales of $262 million in the U.S. for the second quarter at Johnson Johnson were flat as compared to the year-ago period. In the rest of the world, they were down by 5 percent to $445 million. This brought the total turnover of J J s ...
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The Brazilian eyewear market grew by 11 percent in the...
The Brazilian eyewear market grew by 11 percent in the first six months of this year according to the country s optical industry association, Abióptica. This rate of growth is expected to continue for the balance of the year, leading to total sales of 24.7 billion reais (€8.2bn-$24.7bn), in spite ...
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Optical retail sales in France went up in the three...
Optical retail sales in France went up in the three months from March to May for the first time since the beginning of the year, showing a 0.7 percent growth compared with the previous three months. According to the Bank of France, the growth was due to increased activity in ...
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Italians and Spaniards tend to change their eyeglass frames more...
Italians and Spaniards tend to change their eyeglass frames more frequently than customers in some other European countries and the U.S., according to the first VisionWatch Europe study recently released by the Vision Council for the benefit of its members. Higher renewal rates have been found among the French and ...
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Fielmann reported another sales increase on a comparable store basis...
Fielmann reported another sales increase on a comparable store basis in the second quarter ended June 30, and more detrails are expected on this are due to be unveiled at the German retailer's annual meeting next month. Preliminary figures for the quarter show that its unit sales increased to 1.9 ...
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For the five months through May, Optic 2000 reports growth...
For the five months through May, Optic 2000 reports growth of 1.98 percent for its Optic 2000 points of sales on a comparable store basis, including a 5.7 percent increase year-on-year for the month of May alone. The French group's more upscale Lissac chain of stores performed even better, with ...
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Silvian Heach, the fashion brand created by the Naples-based Arav...
Silvian Heach, the fashion brand created by the Naples-based Arav group that recently branched out into eyewear, (see Eyewear Intelligence of March 28, vol. 15-5+6) has had substantial success in the first two months of its new venture, probably because this well-known Italian fashion brand has decided not to sell ...
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Many Americans are unaware of the vision damage caused by...
Many Americans are unaware of the vision damage caused by prolonged exposure to the sun's ultraviolet (UV) rays, according to The Vision Council's 2014 Sun Protection Survey. The Vision Council works to educate consumers on the benefits provided by the use of UV-protective sunglasses, a habit that only 46 percent ...
