All Eyewear Intelligence articles in Volume 19, Issue 14-15 – Page 3
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ic! Berlin and Mykita founders launch a new brand
Two months ago, the brand Haffmans & Neumeister – created by Daniel Haffmans, Philipp Haffmans and Jean-Pierre Neumeister in March 2017 – appointed Tjarko Bohlen to the position of chief executive officer responsible for sales. Bohlen previously worked for Mykita, the Berlin-based eyewear brand, serving as sales representative for ...
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At this year's Silmo show in Paris, ic! Berlin launched...
At this year's Silmo show in Paris, ic! Berlin launched a collaboration with Owen Davey, the British illustrator. The Cinematik collection includes five styles of sunglasses and four corrective frames. The frames are made of a newly developed acetate, which is being introduced for the first time to ic! Berlin's ...
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In an interview with Vision Monday, Komono, the Belgian-based eyewear...
In an interview with Vision Monday, Komono, the Belgian-based eyewear and watch brand, announced several management and distribution changes. Charlotte and Michael Arts were recently appointed as creative director and sales specialist, respectively. Michael Arts previously served as executive vice president at PVH Corp., owner of international fashion brands such ...
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Sylke Camberlein-Melzer has been made head of sales Europe at...
Sylke Camberlein-Melzer has been made head of sales Europe at ic! Berlin, succeeding Sven Hofmann, who left the company for personal reasons at the end of August. Camberlein-Melzer started to work for ic! Berlin on Sept. 1. She previously worked as head of wholesale for apparel, bags and accessories for ...
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Markus T, the German eyewear brand, has been represented in...
Markus T, the German eyewear brand, has been represented in Scandinavia and the Benelux by independent sales agents since Silmo 2018. Three agents are taking care of sales in Finland, Norway, Sweden and Denmark, and another three agents will cover Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg as of this autumn. Markus T ...
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Markus Keller became chief executive officer of Rolf Spectacles, the...
Markus Keller became chief executive officer of Rolf Spectacles, the Austrian-based pioneer of wooden eyewear, on April 1. Keller previously worked as chief executive for Gea Food Solutions and MDax, a listed company with 200 employees. Rolf Spectacles' four owners had previously shared the executive management of Rolf and are now ...
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Ioves, a subcontractor based in the Italian eyewear district, has...
Ioves, a subcontractor based in the Italian eyewear district, has opened a subsidiary in New York. It will be run by Mattia Costan, the son of one of the company's two owners. Two multi-brand agents have already been hired handle both the brands managed by Ioves and the supply of ...
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Rolf Spectacles, the family-run business of wooden eyewear based in...
Rolf Spectacles, the family-run business of wooden eyewear based in the heart of the Tyrolean Alps, recently signed an exclusive production partnership with Airbus in Munich to produce 3D-printed, titanium eyewear. Airbus will produce the 3D-printed hinges, using synthetic material, in Munich, and the glasses will be assembled by Rolf in ...
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Etnia Barcelona, the Spanish eyewear brand, recorded an increase in...
Etnia Barcelona, the Spanish eyewear brand, recorded an increase in sales of 20 percent in 2017 as compared with 2016 when it announced €68 million in revenues. The company expects to achieve the same growth for the current year. Its most important markets are France, Germany, Italy and Spain, followed ...
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Gigi Barcelona, the Spanish eyewear brand founded by Patricia Ramo in...
Gigi Barcelona, the Spanish eyewear brand founded by Patricia Ramo in 2014, shared some figures at the Silmo show in Paris last month. Currently, it works with 30 sales agents across Europe, has 2,500 customers worldwide and works with 12 distributors internationally. Most recently, it signed a distribution contract with Oh ...
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Safilo avoids issuing a new high-yield bond
In arranging its refinancing program, Safilo has avoided another costly bond, which would have weighed on its profit and loss account. The company already has to repay a convertible bond of €150 million that is due to mature next May. The issuance of a bond was considered but not enacted. ...
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Gifo, the French optical industry association, has commissioned an independent...
Gifo, the French optical industry association, has commissioned an independent report from Asterès, a French business consulting company, in order to measure the potential impact of the new healthcare reform (see Eyewear Intelligence Vol. 19 n°8+9) on the French optical sector. Among the numerous changes of the so-called “Reste à ...
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The Marcolin Group opened a new office for the Asia-Pacific...
The Marcolin Group opened a new office for the Asia-Pacific region in the Harbour City shopping mall of Hong Kong last month. With double the space of its former office in the city, it hosts a larger staff and a large showroom. Marcolin already started to expand the local staff ...
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For Art's Sake is opening its first store in London...
For Art's Sake is opening its first store in London in early November. The London store, located in Covent Garden's Market Building, will be followed shortly by a second shop in Shanghai's XinTianDi Mall a few weeks later. More locations are scheduled for opening by 2020, including in Hong Kong, ...
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Von Arkel, the Swiss eyewear brand, has recently signed a...
Von Arkel, the Swiss eyewear brand, has recently signed a contract with the French sales agent Michael George
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Dunelm Optical, the UK-based eyewear company, has appointed Tonya Storey...
Dunelm Optical, the UK-based eyewear company, has appointed Tonya Storey as its commercial manager for lens and laboratory. Storey had previously spent 11 years as head of sales for the progressive-lens manufacturer Shamir UK. She sits on the board of directors for Sports Vision UK.
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Marc'ennovy has appointed Josipa Kern as a member of its...
Marc'ennovy has appointed Josipa Kern as a member of its executive board and as general manager for the German-speaking countries and Eastern Europe
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Britain's Association of Optometrists (AOP) is joining forces with the...
Britain's Association of Optometrists (AOP) is joining forces with the British Academy of Audiology (BAA) to deliver a vast range of seminars during the 100% Optical show in London on Jan. 12-14
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Italy’s anti-trust probes Luxottica’s purchase of Barberini
Italy's antitrust agency, the AGCM, has opened an investigation into Luxottica's planned €140 million purchase of Barberini, the leading Italian producer of high-end mineral lenses for sun and optical glasses, which are typically used for medium to high quality sunglasses.According to observers, its acquisition by Luxottica, which is combining its ...
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Minima, another French brand that was nominated for a Silmo...
Minima, another French brand that was nominated for a Silmo d'Or in children's eyewear, recorded stable sales in 2017 as compared with the previous year. The company's most important market is France, which represents 60 percent of the company's total sales. Sales in Germany, where Minima has a subsidiary, account ...
