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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 ...
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ArticleCircularity gaining traction in the French eyewear market
Circularity in the eyewear sector has been a hot topic in the last couple of weeks in France as two major retail chains, and a young start up specializing in the recycling of used glasses, have announced new programs for second-hand eyewear. ZAC, a Lille-based startup specializing in the ...
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ArticleFrench opticians release new market data ahead of new health care plan negotiations
As the French government prepares for a new round of discussions with healthcare professionals for an update of its so-called 100% Santé reform, the Rassemblement des Opticiens de France (ROF), the main opticians’ association in the country, has released a new set of data around the implementation of the plan ...
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New Look Vision Group launches AI sceening tool under IRIS banner
The New Look Vision Group has partnered with DIAGNOS, a Montreal-based stocklisted artificial intelligence (AI) company focusing on health care, for the development of an AI-powered tool for ocular disease screening. The Canadian-based optical retail group is launching the new tool under its IRIS banner, starting with 20 stores across ...
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ArticleJINS downgrades outlook, rethinks business model and supply chain
JINS HOLDINGS has downgraded its outlook for the current fiscal year ending next Aug. 31 after mixed results in the first half of the year, mostly due to lackluster sales on the Japan-based group’s domestic market. Sales in Japan grew by 2.4 percent year-on-year in H1 to 26,2 billion Japanese ...
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ArticleSynsam eyewear subscription business underpins record Q1 sales gains
Synsam Group generated sales of 1,411 million Swedish crowns (€124.7m) in the three months ended March 31, up by 19.0 percent on the year earlier, marking the company’s highest first quarter growth ever and underpinned by a sharp rise in sales for its eyeglass subscription business. Organic sales growth was ...
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ArticleParis Miki reports sales rebound and return to operating profit for 2022-23
Japanese-based retail group Paris Miki ended its fiscal 2022-23 year on a high note with total sales increasing by 9.2 percent year-on-year to 11,387 million Japanese yen (€76 m) in Q4 and sharply accelerating from the 4.9 percent growth reported for Q3. The rebound was equally shared between the company’s ...
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Optic 2000 group reports stable revenue for 2022
The Optic 2000 group, one of the leading optical and hearing aids’ retail players in France, has announced that its sales reached €1.2 billion including VAT in 2022. This represents a flattish year-on-year performance against a record comparison basis in 2021. By banner, sales including VAT reached €891 million for ...
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Revo enters into brick-and-mortar retail
Revo has announced the opening of its first flagship store in Barcelona, Spain. The store is located in the town’s Gothic Quarter, a famous area with high traffic from international tourists. Shop visitors will be able to browse through the brand’s complete range, including the entire lens collection and most ...
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ArticleEssilorLuxottica signs JV with GCC luxury powerhouse
EssilorLuxottica has announced the signature of a joint venture agreement with Chalhoub Group, a regional leader in luxury fashion and cosmetics retail, for the development of its eyewear retail footprint in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) region. The partnership will combine EssilorLuxottica’s eyewear expertise, in terms of technology and retail, ...
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ArticleWarby Parker confirms 2023 guidance after Q1 sales jump 12%
Warby Parker posted revenues in the first quarter ended March 31 of $172.0 million, up by 12.2 percent compared to the year earlier and above a guidance range of $164 million to $167 million. Active customers in the period increased by 2.5 percent to 2.29 million, while average revenues per ...
