All Eyewear Intelligence articles in Volume 18, Issue 8-9 – Page 3
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Eyewear from Barcelona opened a new showroom in the Barcelona...
Eyewear from Barcelona opened a new showroom in the Barcelona Moda Centro, presenting more than 170 different models from its Slastik Sun, Slastik Readers, Sport Optical and Kids eyewear collections. The brand is known for its special eyewear, where the frames stick together with magnets and flexible temples that hang ...
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Dunelm Optical has promoted David Baker to the position of...
Dunelm Optical has promoted David Baker to the position of managing director. He replaces Peter Beaumont, who will become the company's chairman and chief executive. Baker joined the British frame supplier and ophthalmic laboratory in January 2016 as its new commercial director. Prior to joining Dunelm, he served for four ...
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S&P confirms Safilo’s ‘B+’ rating
The U.S. rating agency Standard & Poor's confirmed its “B+” credit rating for Safilo, with a stable outlook. S&P subsequently withdrew the rating at Safilo's request. Safilo explained that the decision was motivated by cost containment and streamlining and that it will continue to be assessed by S&P's peer, Moody's. ...
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Quay Eyewear of Australia is partnering with Kylie Jenner, the...
Quay Eyewear of Australia is partnering with Kylie Jenner, the American model and actress, for a limited-edition line of four relatively affordable sunglasses that will go on sale early next month
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Gordon Jones is the new chairman of the Association of...
Gordon Jones is the new chairman of the Association of Contact Lens Manufacturers in the U.K.
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Romain Vannini has been appointed as the new sales director...
Romain Vannini has been appointed as the new sales director for Safilo in France. Aged 36, he takes over from Roger Pelaud who held the position for the last two years. Vannini started working for the Italian group's subsidiary as key account manager in 2014 after more than ten years ...
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Gianluca Croci was appointed general manager of Marcolin France last...
Gianluca Croci was appointed general manager of Marcolin France last month. Croci has spent most his career so far in the luxury goods and fashion sectors at brands such as Giorgio Armani and Roberto Cavalli. He takes over from Michel Duranton who spent two years at Marcolin France. Before Duranton, ...
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De Rigo Rem has appointed Jim Sepanek as vice president...
De Rigo Rem has appointed Jim Sepanek as vice president of sales and marketing. Sepanek, who has nearly 25 years of experience in the industry, previously worked for the company, from 1998 to 2008, as vice president of brand and product development. Most recently, he served as executive vice president ...
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The Michael Pachleitner Group (MPG) has appointed Eden Palm as...
The Michael Pachleitner Group (MPG) has appointed Eden Palm as head of international sales for its Red Bull Spect Eyewear brand of functional sunglasses and goggles. He is replacing Christian Höferl, who is now working as international sales manager for the other brands of the group, including private brands like ...
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Safilo risks losing another important license
After the early termination of the Gucci license last year and LVMH's decision to pick Marcolin as its new eyewear partner, Safilo faces the risk of losing the Kate Spade license, its largest eyewear brand in North America. On May 8, Coach, the American leathergoods company, said that it had ...
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The PPG Group has announced the withdrawal of a revised...
The PPG Group has announced the withdrawal of a revised proposal to merge with Akzo Nobel, the big Dutch-based chemicals group, following the rejection of an offer by the latter's boards of directors and the opposition of local authorities
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Italia Independent has announced the appointment of four new executives...
Italia Independent has announced the appointment of four new executives to key positions. Giuseppe La Boria is named global director of sales while Alberto Lapucci is the new director of marketing. Gianantonio Baldessari, who has held important jobs with groups such as Safilo, De Rigo and Marcolin, will be responsible for ...
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WestGroupe has announced a partnership with Spectill as the new...
WestGroupe has announced a partnership with Spectill as the new distributor in South Africa for its brands FYSH UK, KLiiK denmark and Superflex. The partnership came into effect in May.
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The Marcolin Group has announced the early renewal of its...
The Marcolin Group has announced the early renewal of its seven-year-old eyewear license with Diesel until 2023
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Andreas Köhler was recently appointed to the position of director...
Andreas Köhler was recently appointed to the position of director of sales at 7Trade, the German distribution agency of Micha Siebenhandl. Köhler, who has previously worked in similar positions for the Prada, Calvin Klein, Armani and Modo Eyewear brands in Germany, is responsible for all key accounts in Germany, the ...
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Hans Anders could enter other markets in Europe, possibly through...
Hans Anders could enter other markets in Europe, possibly through acquisitions, according to its management, following its acquisition by 3i (see our latest issue). After expanding into Belgium and France, the low-cost Dutch optical retailer entered the Swedish market in 2013 by taking over Direkt Optik.
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Johnson & Johnson (J&J) has appointed Jonathan Talamo as chief...
Johnson & Johnson (J&J) has appointed Jonathan Talamo as chief medical officer and worldwide vice president of medical affairs and clinical affairs for Johnson & Johnson Vision, effective early July. Johnson & Johnson Vision comprises both the vision care and surgical businesses. Talamo has more than 25 years of experience ...
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Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, the parent company of Bausch & Lomb,...
Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, the parent company of Bausch & Lomb, has reported a sales decline of 11.1 percent to $2.1 billion in the first quarter of 2017 as compared to the first quarter of 2016. However, sales in the Bausch & Lomb's International segment rose by about $4 million to ...
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Brille & Co., the trade show for the northern German...
Brille & Co., the trade show for the northern German market, cancelled its next summer edition, which was supposed to take place at the beginning of September 2017. Not enough exhibitors registered for the event. The winter edition of the show, which is due to be held on Jan. 20-21, ...
