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Alain Afflelou has set up ephemeral stores in parking areas...
Alain Afflelou has set up ephemeral stores in parking areas along some major French highways. Advertising the French banner, these mobile shops will only offer sunglasses and other private-label items during the holidays and until Sept. 15
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Boots Opticians has announced the official opening of its 500th...
Boots Opticians has announced the official opening of its 500th store under its banner in Colchester, leaving less than 200 Dollond & Aitchison stores that still need to be rebranded to the Boots name. Out of the 500 Boots Opticians stores, 125 are franchises and more than 150 are actually ...
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Lafont has opened its fifth store in Paris, and its...
Lafont has opened its fifth store in Paris, and its features include a special area for kids
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VM has released its listing of the top 50 optical...
VM has released its listing of the top 50 optical retailers in the U.S. in 2010, and for the 12th year in a row, Luxottica Retail placed first with sales of $2,470 million. Wal-Mart came in second with $1,375.5 million in sales from the vision centers it has in Wal-Mart ...
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Cecop has made public its intention to double its membership...
Cecop has made public its intention to double its membership in the U.K. by the end of this year. After signing up 160 British opticians, the international buying group took a stand at last month's Optrafair in Birmingham, where Boots and Specsavers were also wooing new retail franchisees and partners. ...
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Mister Spex got the fourth prize as the fastest-growing company...
Mister Spex got the fourth prize as the fastest-growing company in the European digital media economy at the Media Momentum CEO Summit in Barcelona earlier this month. Founded in 2007, Mister Spex enjoyed growth of nearly 400 percent between 2008 and 2010. It reached a turnover of €11 million in ...
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Sunglass Hut has opened a second flagship store in London....
Sunglass Hut has opened a second flagship store in London. The shop is situated in Covent Garden, while the first store was opened last year on Oxford Street. The big international retail chain owned by Luxottica also opened its first store in Brazil, in Rio de Janeiro, and two in ...
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Lissac, the higher-end optical retail chain of Optic 2000, is...
Lissac, the higher-end optical retail chain of Optic 2000, is launching a customization service. Damien Fourgeaud, a designer who has worked for Christian Dior and Quiksilver, has begun to sketch the shapes that he proposes for each client, based on his or her facial characteristics, in the VIP section of ...
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GrandOptical has inaugurated a new store concept on the Place...
GrandOptical has inaugurated a new store concept on the Place de la Madeleine in Paris
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Mister Spex, the German online optical retailer, is planning a...
Mister Spex, the German online optical retailer, is planning a partnership program with brick-and-mortar opticians. The start of the concept is planned for the coming weeks. In the medium term, Mister Spex plans to work with opticians in the main German cities. The company is still searching for opticians who ...
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Smarteyes of Sweden has opened its sixth store in Germany...
Smarteyes of Sweden has opened its sixth store in Germany
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Oakley has opened a store in Times Square in New...
Oakley has opened a store in Times Square in New York, which is visited by an estimated 26 million people each year. The store features an “Oakley Custom Bar” where customers can create their own versions of Oakley eyewear and goggles, personalizing their designs with an on-site etching and engraving ...
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GrandVision has acquired 100 percent of the shares of Lafam,...
GrandVision has acquired 100 percent of the shares of Lafam, a leading optical retailer in Colombia. Based in Bogota, it operates 38 stores in addition to three laser clinics under the Lafam Vision Center name. The company has approximately160 employees. It reported sales of 19 billion Colombian pesos (€7.0m-$10.0m) in ...
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David Clulow Sunglasses is expanding, with 43 new concessions in...
David Clulow Sunglasses is expanding, with 43 new concessions in House of Fraser department stores. Four of them are permanent, with the rest opening at the beginning of March and planned for shutdown at the end of September. More than 50 new jobs were created with the project. The new ...
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Lafont is about to open its fifth store in Paris...
Lafont is about to open its fifth store in Paris
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Smarteyes of Sweden has opened its fourth corporate store in...
Smarteyes of Sweden has opened its fourth corporate store in Germany, in the city center of Kaiserslautern. The first 100 customers visiting the store have been granted a sales discount voucher, entitling them to buy glasses at a reduced price. The Swedish company, which offers glasses at fixed prices, plans ...
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Fielmann's full-year consolidated sales rose to €994 million last year...
Fielmann's full-year consolidated sales rose to €994 million last year from €953 million in 2009, according to preliminary data and the number of glasses sold increased to 6.5 million pairs from 6.4 million. The leading German optical retailer's pre-tax profits increased to €170 million from €162.5 million and net profits ...
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Nau!, the Italian franchise chain, has opened its first sales...
Nau!, the Italian franchise chain, has opened its first sales outlet outside Italy, in the Blanch&Contemporary Space on the Boulevard de la Croisette in Cannes. The location is a multifunctional space opened in 2010 by three Italians, housing brands, businesses and luxury galleries. The Nau! chain also has two new ...
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Happyview.fr, the first online optician to have started up in...
Happyview.fr, the first online optician to have started up in France in March 2009, has raised €3 million to finance its development in a second investment round involving a venture capitalist, Alven Capital, and other investors including shareholders in other French e-commerce operations such as PrimeMinister. The funds will be ...
