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    GV’s planned acquisition of SmartEyes under scrutiny in Sweden

    2022-03-23T11:50:00Z

    According to the Swedish paper Market, the Swedish Competition Authority has reservations about GrandVision’s acquisition of SmartEyes and has opened a special investigation into its potentially anti-competitive nature. SmartEyes is a national chain of 68 optical shops, with operations in Germany and Denmark as well and headquarters in Gothenburg. It ...

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    EssilorLuxottica divests shops in Italy, invests in Sweden

    2021-12-20T08:34:00Z

    EssilorLuxottica and its retail subsidiary GrandVision announced on Dec. 17 that they have found an agreement for Vision Group to acquire their VistaSi chain in Italy, including the brand and 99 stores, as well as 75 GrandVision stores in the country. The financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. ...

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    Smarteyes releases eyewear collection with Oscar Jacobson

    2020-04-04T14:57:00Z

    Smarteyes , a Swedish chain of optical retail store, has launched an exclusive collection of eyewear in collaboration with Oscar Jacobson , a well-known Swedish brand of menswear. Smarteyes has 80 stores in Sweden, Denmark and Germany.