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GV’s planned acquisition of SmartEyes under scrutiny in Sweden
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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ArticleEssilorLuxottica divests shops in Italy, invests in Sweden
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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EssilorLuxottica highest ranking optical firm for diversity in Europe
EssilorLuxottica ranked highest among optical firms in the Financial Times ’s second annual Diversity Leaders classification. The survey conducted by Statista involved 850 European companies and assessed employees’ perception of companies’ inclusiveness or efforts to promote various aspects of diversity. These include gender balance, openness to all forms ...
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Synoptik changes its marketing
Synoptik , the Danish optical retail chain, has decided to change its marketing strategy. Instead of making use of humor, as before, it is launching a campaign that says “Synoptik takes your vision seriously.” Working with a new advertising agency, Bandhouse , it has chosen to focus on the customer’s ...
