All Eyewear Intelligence articles in Volume 18, Issue 14-15 – Page 3
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Mykita upgrades retail platform, expands in Asia, goes into rimless
Mykita introduced an upgrade of its retail platform at the Silmo show in Paris last month. The Mykita Partner Portal, which went live two weeks later, includes a B2B online store that gives its retail clients 24/7 access to the full product portfolio, simplifying the ordering process and providing real-time ...
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The Health Ministry of Belarus has approved a ban on...
The Health Ministry of Belarus has approved a ban on the sale of contact lenses and corrective glasses in vending machines and “unauthorized private points” throughout the country, without specifying yet the date of implementation for the decree. The e-sale of contact lenses and eyeglasses at the various websites has ...
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Ocuco has appointed Jim McGrann to its global board to...
Ocuco has appointed Jim McGrann to its global board to advise the Irish eye care software company on its international growth strategy, particularly in the North American market. Starting his career at Arthur Andersen in 1984, he went to work for IBM. He became a partner of Ernst & Young ...
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Westgroupe of Canada has appointed a marketing director, Shaleen Ratansi...
Westgroupe of Canada has appointed a marketing director, Shaleen Ratansi who joined the eyewear industry three years ago by working at Tura after spending seven years in the fashion industry in the U.K. and Canada
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The Cooper Companies has announced that its CooperVision production facility...
The Cooper Companies has announced that its CooperVision production facility in Juana Diaz, Puerto Rico, has sustained “relatively minor damage” after the passage of Hurricane Maria in September. Comprehensive onsite assessment has found that operations in the facility have been restored to around 90 percent of pre-hurricane levels. Packaging and ...
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Johnson & Johnson (J&J) reported third-quarter sales of contact lenses...
Johnson & Johnson (J&J) reported third-quarter sales of contact lenses and other related products of $800 million, up by 8.3 percent, or by 9.1 percent on an operational basis, versus the third quarter a year ago. Growth was partially driven by the performance of Oasys 1-Day and Oasys 1-Day for ...
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The Safilo Group has inaugurated a new North American office...
The Safilo Group has inaugurated a new North American office at Secaucus, New Jersey that will replace its historical office at Parsippany in the same state. Housing its wholesale operations for the region and a new global office for American licensed brands, it will work closely with the company's global ...
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Blake Kuwahara, an American eyewear brand whose eyewear is made...
Blake Kuwahara, an American eyewear brand whose eyewear is made in Japan, is now also selling it also in the Japanese market through a sales agent who started covering the market in August. Before forming his own design company, Focus Group West, Kuwahara worked as creative director for REM Eyewear ...
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Safilo has announced an exclusive distribution agreement for the Colombian...
Safilo has announced an exclusive distribution agreement for the Colombian market with Kronotime, which has been operating in the country for more than 50 years. It operates at wholesale and retail, running 56 retail stores and managing ten brands in more than eight cities.
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Safilo has announced a new global licensing agreement with Rebecca...
Safilo has announced a new global licensing agreement with Rebecca Minkoff for the design, manufacturing and distribution of the brand's sunglasses and optical frames. It's the first eyewear licence for this American fashion brand, which targets millennials. The deal will run through Dec. 31, 2024. Rebecca Minkoff is a global ...
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Marchon Eyewear has renewed its licensing agreement with Calvin Klein...
Marchon Eyewear has renewed its licensing agreement with Calvin Klein for an unspecified number of years. The first licensing deal between the two companies was signed 25 years ago. The current partnership between them covers four different collections that represent a large portion of Marchon's sales volume internationally.
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De Rigo Vision has renewed its licensing agreement with Fila...
De Rigo Vision has renewed its licensing agreement with Fila until 2023 under a new contract that covers the territories of Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the Americas and New Zealand. The partnership between the two companies started in 1996. De Rigo's line of Fila eyewear, which plays a key ...
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After three years missing the Silmo show, Flair came back...
After three years missing the Silmo show, Flair came back to this year's session in Paris, in connection with the celebrations for its 70th birthday. The company recently set up a completely new sales team in France. It comprises nine sales representatives, five of whom joined recently. The team is ...
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The Afflelou Group, which previously wanted to return to the...
The Afflelou Group, which previously wanted to return to the stock exchange, has finalized the refinancing of its debt, consisting of €440 million worth of bonds due in 2019. It has replaced them with two tranches of senior bonds maturing in 2023. One series worth €250 million is made up ...
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Luxottica has filed a worker adjustment and retraining notification (WARN)...
Luxottica has filed a worker adjustment and retraining notification (WARN) with the state of Tennessee's Department of Labor and Workforce Development that it will permanently lay off 208 workers at its Memphis site on Dec. 31, according to U.S. media. The group is closing down the Memphis site and transferring ...
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Premium Equity Partners acquires ic! Berlin
Premium Equity Partners, an investment company that focuses on medium-sized firms, has acquired 65 percent of the shares in ic! Berlin. The price of the transaction has not be revealed. Ralph Anderl, who was the sole owner of the company, is retaining a 30 percent interest and will become a ...
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Marcolin confirms a press report according to which the company...
Marcolin confirms a press report according to which the company is expected to grow this year by 5 percent, generating a relatively high Ebitda margin of 11 percent. As previously indicated, the company had a similar adjusted Ebitda margin in 2016 on sales of €434.8 million.
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According to a survey by Alcon France reported by the...
According to a survey by Alcon France reported by the French website Acuité, 17% of French wearers buy their contact lenses on the internet
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De Rigo accelerates, strengthens production and processes
Following an encouraging 9.7 percent increase in its wholesale revenues in the first nine months of this year, De Rigo Vision has announced a major investment in human resources. It has decided to hire 54 professionals, half of whom will work in production, 40 percent in the technical office and ...
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Caroline Abram was nominated for the Silmo d'Or in the...
Caroline Abram was nominated for the Silmo d'Or in the category of trend optical frames and trend sunglasses. Both models are made with high-density acetate and are part of the Wonder Woman collection, which is made in Hong Kong and that was presented for the first time at the Silmo ...
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