All Retail articles – Page 28

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    Netcity, an Italian buying group that has grown to 800...

    2016-08-10T00:00:00Z

    Netcity, an Italian buying group that has grown to 800 members with 900 stores, is strengthening its alliance with Acuitis, the French-Swiss chain of optical stores specializing in eyeglasses with incorporated hearing aids. The number of Italian optical stores with a corner for Acuitis' products now totals 140 doors, and ...

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    Thierry Lasry has opened his first store, ten years after...

    2016-08-10T00:00:00Z

    Thierry Lasry has opened his first store, ten years after launching his eponymous brand, in 2016. The store of the French eyewear designer, currently based in New York, is located in Paris' Saint-Germain-des-Près area, where Lasry used to live before settling in New York. The opening marks a new retail ...

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    Thierry Lasry has opened his first store, ten years after...

    2016-08-10T00:00:00Z

    Thierry Lasry has opened his first store, ten years after launching his eponymous brand, in 2016. The store of the French eyewear designer, currently based in New York, is located in Paris' Saint-Germain-des-Près area, where Lasry used to live before settling in New York. The opening marks a new retail ...

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    OptissimO, a French retailer that belongs to Balou Holding, has...

    2016-08-10T00:00:00Z

    OptissimO, a French retailer that belongs to Balou Holding, has opened a Ray-Ban Premium area in its shop in Lyon's 7th district as part of its marketing strategy to test new ways to attract customers. The optical retail banner, which bought five shops in the Lyon region from Opticiens Mutualistes ...

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    OptissimO, a French retailer that belongs to Balou Holding, has...

    2016-08-10T00:00:00Z

    OptissimO, a French retailer that belongs to Balou Holding, has opened a Ray-Ban Premium area in its shop in Lyon's 7th district as part of its marketing strategy to test new ways to attract customers. The optical retail banner, which bought five shops in the Lyon region from Opticiens Mutualistes ...

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    Groupe All and Luz have unveiled the details of their...

    2016-07-04T00:00:00Z

    Groupe All and Luz have unveiled the details of their strategic partnership, which will revolve around a shared reference catalog called “SuperCent” with a potential for purchase volume of €300 million. In the space of three years, SuperCent is expected to grow by 15 percent and to total around 4,000 ...

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    The biggest German online retailer, Mister Spex, is expanding its...

    2016-07-04T00:00:00Z

    The biggest German online retailer, Mister Spex, is expanding its cooperation with physical stores to the Dutch market. Customers of Mister Spex in the Netherlands can now get their refraction, glasses and contact lenses fitted by local partner opticians when they order a pair through its website. Up to now, ...

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    Ottico Conad is about to open a new store in...

    2016-05-31T00:00:00Z

    Ottico Conad is about to open a new store in Sicily, taking its network of optical retail outlets to a new total of 20 units. Ottico Conad closed 2015 with sales up by 7.7 percent. It belongs to an Italian chain of supermarkets that does not break down the revenues ...

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    Black & Lizars is introducing a new loyalty card which...

    2016-05-31T00:00:00Z

    Black & Lizars is introducing a new loyalty card which is said to give patients an upgraded level of eye care. The Black Card, which will be initially available only in the company's Giffnock and Milngavie practices, will provide a comprehensive program of benefits as well as exclusive access to ...

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    The National Eyecare Group (NEG) of the U.K. has reported...

    2016-05-31T00:00:00Z

    The National Eyecare Group (NEG) of the U.K. has reported growth of 12.7 percent in revenues in the past financial year despite difficult market conditions. The purchasing group, which provides services for independent opticians in the U.K., also saw a 6 percent increase in membership. More than 1,000 independent opticians ...

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    Woodone' online shop has started to offer its Robin Wood...

    2016-05-31T00:00:00Z

    Woodone' online shop has started to offer its Robin Wood line of stylish and environmentally friendly wooden bow-ties. Available in Italian, English, French and German, its responsive internet platform was already offering its WooDone and MyWood lines of wood spectacles.

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    Oliver Peoples has opened its third store in New York...

    2016-05-31T00:00:00Z

    Oliver Peoples has opened its third store in New York City

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    La Dolce Vita has launched its new e-commerce platform, available...

    2016-04-29T00:00:00Z

    La Dolce Vita has launched its new e-commerce platform, available in Italian and English at www.ladolcevitastore.it. Each product of the Italian eyewear brand can be viewed in all available colors, with enlargement of its details and from different angles. A special service allows viewers to customize some of the products ...

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    Mykita opened its most recent shop, the second in the...

    2016-04-29T00:00:00Z

    Mykita opened its most recent shop, the second in the U.S., in one of the oldest buildings in Washington. The store is located on a popular shopping street, M Street, in Georgetown. Mykita will open another franchised store in Copenhagen, Denmark, this spring, and plans to open more stores in ...

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    Luxottica will roll out Sunglass Hut corners in 57 Galeries...

    2016-02-26T00:00:00Z

    Luxottica will roll out Sunglass Hut corners in 57 Galeries Lafayette and BHV Marais department stores across France. The chain will be the exclusive operator of sunglass corners in the stores. The first locations will open in February and the rollout is scheduled be completed by the end of this year. ...

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    Silhouette will have a dedicated area in the four stores...

    2016-02-26T00:00:00Z

    Silhouette will have a dedicated area in the four stores of the Lunetterie chain in Rio de Janeiro, where the Olympic Games are going to be held this summer

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    Lissac, the high-end optical retailer managed by Optic 2000, is...

    2016-01-31T00:00:00Z

    Lissac, the high-end optical retailer managed by Optic 2000, is boosting its Studio Lissac product customization program, involving a dedicated designer at its flagship store in Paris and the development of 3D-manufactured glasses within six months of the order. A French company, Marbella Paris, can provide a luxury leather coating. ...

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    iC! Berlin was represented in several pop-up stores from mid-2015...

    2016-01-31T00:00:00Z

    iC! Berlin was represented in several pop-up stores from mid-2015 to the end of the year in Stockholm, London, Amsterdam, Paris and Vienna together with Visit Berlin, a tourist information office, which acts as partner to the Berlin state government and the tourism industry. The stores were opened under the ...

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    Tom Davies will open two new stores in London this...

    2016-01-31T00:00:00Z

    Tom Davies will open two new stores in London this year. One will be opened in February in the Knightsbridge area and the other one in the Canary Wharf district in April. 

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    Moscot, the New York-based luxury eyewear brand, has opened its...

    2015-12-28T00:00:00Z

    Moscot, the New York-based luxury eyewear brand, has opened its first store in the U.K., which is also its sixth shop worldwide and its third overseas. The U.K. store is located in the heart of London's West End, at 37 Beak Street. Moscot was founded by Hyman Moscot in 1899, ...