All Eyewear Intelligence articles in Volume 21 No. 20+21 – Page 3

  • Fielmann
    News briefs

    Fielmann opens 30th Italian store

    2020-11-16T16:33:00Z

    Fielmann has opened its 30th store in Italy. The more than 230 square meter shop is located in the center of Mantua. The German retailer plans to open at least two additional stores in the country by the end of the year. Fielmann entered the Italian market in 2015 and ...

  • Safilo
    News briefs

    Safilo launches new B2B platform in Europe

    2020-11-16T06:59:00Z

    Safilo has launched a new B2B platform called You&Safilo and a new customer relationship management system with the support of the American software company Salesforce. The Italian eyewear company was also assisted by the web designer WIP Italia and by the consultancy group Accenture. You&Safilo was first launched in Italy, ...

  • Vision Group
    Article

    Italy’s main buying groups merge

    2020-11-16T06:38:00Z

    Italy’s two main buying groups, Vision Group and Netcity, will merge on Jan. 1, but will maintain their offices and staff based in Milan and Prato, near Florence. Vision Group has more than 2,100 associated optical stores, operating under different banners including VisionOttica’s, the group’s nationwide label with more than ...

  • Alcon
    Article

    Alcon’s vision care sales flat in Q3

    2020-11-15T15:36:00Z

    In the third quarter of 2020, Alcon’s vision care division, which includes the contact lens and ocular health businesses, posted net sales of $822 million, unchanged from a year earlier at current and constant currency rates. The company said that strong performances by Precision1, its newest daily silicone hydrogel (SiHy) ...

  • Fielmann
    Article

    Fielmann warns that Covid second wave may affect full-year guidance

    2020-11-15T15:33:00Z

    Fielmann confirmed its updated full-year guidance but warned that the introduction of restrictive measures in most of its markets to tackle the resurgence of the Covid-19 pandemic could prompt it to review its forecasts. The company currently anticipates external sales, which include value-added tax, to exceed €1.6 billion, but to ...

  • newlook
    Article

    New Look Vision Q3 sales lifted by pent up demand

    2020-11-13T07:38:00Z

    In the third quarter, New Look Vision Group, Canada’s largest optical retailer, posted a 16.8 percent year-on-year increase in sales to 86.9 million Canadian dollars (€56.1m-$66.3m) driven primarily by comparable store sales growth as well as from newly acquired stores. Comparable store sales were up by 13.5 percent, underpinned by ...