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ArticleKarün Eyewear to get a Walmart boost
Karün Eyewear, the Chile-based brand of eyewear made from recycled and traceable materials, has signed a nationwide, but non-exclusive, partnership with Walmart for the distribution of its frames in the U.S. retail giant’s Walmart Vision Centers. ”We chose to work with Walmart as our U.S. national retailer to expand access ...
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ArticleAn optical center in 15 minutes and a new investor for Vision Group
Vision Group, one of Italy’s leading eyewear retailers, aims to expand its domestic footprint further before looking at eventual growth opportunities further afield. Marco Procacciante, CEO, talked to Eyewear Intelligence about Vision Group’s growth plans, which are aimed at serving 85 percent of the Italian population with a VisionOttica store ...
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75% of French opticians offer myopia management lenses, poll finds
According to a poll by French website Acuité, only 25 percent of optical shops in the country do not sell myopia management lenses for children, indicating a strong penetration of the relatively new product category in the retail channel. Over 900 optical stores, or about 7 percent of the total ...
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News briefsSpanish optical network expands into Brazil
Opticalia is adding 22 stores in Brazil to its international network and hopes to raise that number to 600 within two years, according to Look Vision. Brazil is purportedly the South American country with the highest number of optical shops per inhabitant. At present the Spanish group’s network comprises more ...
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News briefsMister Spex wins German Sustainability Award
Mister Spex has announced that it has won the German Sustainability Award in the “Pharmacies and Medical Retail” sector. The award is organized by the German Sustainability Award Foundation (Stiftung Deutscher Nachhaltigkeitpreis) in collaboration with the German Federal Ministry for the Environment and the German Chamber of Industry and Commerce. ...
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Lenskart completes acquisition of AI-powered analytics tech company
Indian-based retail group Lenskart has fully acquired the business of Tango Eye, a tech company in which it had started to invest in 2020, according to several Indian business news websites. Tango Eye has developed an AI-powered technology that analyzises in-store customer trafic and behavior, including interactions with the shop’s ...
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Italian consortium OTTIMI reaches over 200 optical shops
OTTIMI, the Italian consortium launched in February 2022 with the aim of promoting the optical sector and “safeguarding opticians” working outside of the large multinationals, said it now counts over 200 optical centers across Italy as members. OTTIMI considers its flagship product to be the training programs it offers to ...
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News briefsMister Spex launches 3D-print customized range
Mister Spex is launching EyeD, its first custom collection of 3D-printed eyewear. The range includes six customizable different models in seven colors that are being offered at 37 Mister Spex stores in Germany and Austria for €249, plus the price of the lenses. The measurements - including parameters such as ...
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EssilorLuxottica launches new and united practice management platform
EssilorLuxottica has announced the launch of HELIX, a new division of the company that will focus on leveraging modern technology for eye care professionals (ECPs) to improve the efficiency of their practices. The new web-based service will unite existing online tools of EssilorLuxottica - including VisionWeb, CLX, Patient Care and ...
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Nexeye expands fashion eyewear brands’ offering
Nexeye has announced that it was expanding its asortment of fashion eyewear brands with the addition of the latest collections from labels such as Tommy Hilfiger, Calvin Klein Jeans, Hugo Boss, Levi’s, Guess, GANT, Max & Co and Vogue in all of its 300 eyes + more stores across Germany, ...
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Specsavers closes its Belgian stores
Specsavers is reportedly pulling out from Belgium, a country the retailer entered at the end of last year. According to the Retail Detail website, Specsavers was operating three stores in the region of Antwerp which were attached to its Dutch subsidiary. The group has a strong presence in the Netherlands ...
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ArticleFielmann launches proprietary online vision check tool, reports good H1 results
Reporting its preliminary results for the first half of 2023 earlier today, Fielmann Group announced that it would enhance its German e-commerce website next month with a new vision check tool based on a proprietary measurement technology. The new system willl allow users of fielmann.de to check online whether their ...
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Dozens of optical shops looted during riots in France
According to a preliminary count by French B to B website Acuité, at least sixty optical shops were looted or burnt down in France during the riots that took place in the country last week, following the death of a young driver in a police roadside check. The survey, published ...
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ArticleAlain Afflelou banner posts 8% growth in Q3, Spain up double digits
The Afflelou Group has reported a 4.2 percent year-on-year increase in external sales to €220 million (see table) for its third quarter, ended April 30. On a like-for-like basis, they were up by 5.1 percent versus FY 2022. The company commented that the quarterly sales uptick reflected higher volumes rather ...
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Top 50 U.S. optical retailers sales up 4 % in 2022
The 50 largest optical retail players in the U.S. saw their sales increase by 4.0 percent year-on-year to $18.7 billion, according to the recently released annual report by Vision Monday. Vision Source, an optical retail franchise with close to 3,000 locations owned by Essilor of America, tops the ranking with ...
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JINS recruits Apple former creative director
Japanese-based retail group JINS has announced the recuitment of Paul Nixon to the newly created position of global chief creative director. The American executive was on a career break since November last year after having worked for over 17 years at Apple, most notably as creative director for apple.com, leading ...
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News briefsDEG to open sunglass store in Paris
Design Eyewear Group has announced the opening on July 5 of its first flagship store, which will be located in Paris next to its new French headquarters in the center of the capital city. The company said that the store will retail its nine brands’ sunglass collections. Brands in DEG ...
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ArticleMore “boutique” and more lenses on Mister Spex roadmap
2022 was a mixed year for Mister Spex. While the German-based retailer’s sales kept growing relatively fast – by 8 percent overall and by 11 percent in Germany – profit ratios remained in the red. This led the company to launch a cost-reduction plan in September 2022 and an announcement ...
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ArticleKRYS GROUP to raise lens production capacity by 30%
KRYS GROUP has announced the completion of the building of its new plant at its CODIR industrial and logistic center in Bazainville, near Paris. The new 4,800 square meter structure, which is slated to become operational early next year at the latest, will enable the French optical retailer to accelerate ...
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Krys rolls out VR headsets in shops
After a conclusive pilot program last year with 50 opticians, French retail chain Krys has announced the roll-out of VR headets in 200 locations out of its 1,000-store network. The device integrates an eye tracker 3D software that measures the wearer’s eye movements – including peripheral visual field, sensitivity to ...
