All Eyewear Intelligence articles in Volume 22 No. 3+4 – Page 2
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News briefsWalgreens names new CEO
The U.S. pharmacy group Walgreens Boots Alliance has appointed Rosalind (Roz) Brewer as its new CEO, effective March 15. Brewer will also join the group’s board of directors. She succeeds Stefano Pessina , who moves to the role of executive chairman. Pessina has served as the CEO ...
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ArticleSales recovery and record profits for Hoya in Q3
The results of Hoya Corporation for its third quarter, ended Dec. 31, showed that the Japanese group was pursuing its recovery from the negative impact of Covid-19, with stable revenues and a double-digit year-on-year increase in profits. Top line figures for the Health Care division were back in the ...
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ArticleSafilo’s Q4 sales rise driven by North America, Asia-Pacific
Safilo ’s fourth-quarter revenues rose by 3.0 percent at constant exchange rates thanks to strong gains in North America and Asia-Pacific, while European sales were hit by Covid-19-related lockdowns and a lack of tourists. On a reported basis, however, the company’s sales were down by 2.1 percent to €225.6 million. ...
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Kaleos appoints a new export manager
Kaleos , a Spanish eyewear brand based in Barcelona, has appointed Pablo Majó as its new sales director for France, Germany, Belgium, Netherlands, Switzerland, Austria, Denmark, Africa and Asia-Pacific. The company said the appointment of Majó, a former Oakley sales representative and European manager at Gigi Studios , ...
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ArticleDigital natives are the most frequent cross-border e-commerce shoppers
A recent survey by eShopWorld, a privately held Irish company headquartered in Dublin with offices around the globe that provides a technology platform for brands and retailers looking to sell online to global markets, found out that younger, digitally native consumers aged 25 to 34 are the group that most ...
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Germans’ willingness to buy is in “freefall”
The propensity to buy of German consumers is “in freefall,” according to the think tank GfK. Hit by strict Covid-19 related lockdowns, consumer confidence in Germany is seen falling to -15.6 in February from -7.5 in January, which was revised from an original reading of -7.3. “The closure of the ...
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ArticleMastercard hikes fees on U.K. e-commerce purchases from EU
Mastercard is preparing to increase fees charged to EU merchants when British cardholders buy their goods online by at least 400 percent, a move it said is being made due to Brexit and could lead to higher prices for consumers should merchants decide to pass on the higher costs ...
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Google probed by the EU
Google is under dual investigations in the European Union for allegedly abusive practices in its advertising business. This month, according to Reuters , anti-trust regulators for the EU have sent to a number of advertisers a 13-page questionnaire regarding the “Include Google Display Network” default setting for search campaigns ...
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ArticleGlassesUSA.com raises $45m in funding
GlassesUSA.com has raised $45 million in funding from the Israeli private equity firm Tene Investment Fund . Established in 2008, the online eyewear retailer is a subsidiary of Optimax Eyewear . It was founded by the company’s chief executive Daniel Rothman , chief operating officer Eldad Rothman ...
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ArticleEU Commission calls to ‘strongly discourage’ intra-EU travel
The European Commission has proposed the European Council to discourage non-essential travel between European Union member states amid high Covid-19 infection rates and concerns about new virus variants, while avoiding border closures or blanket prohibitions that would impede the functioning of the internal market and supply chains. ...
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ArticleCooperVision expands manufacturing facilities as demand grows
CooperVision announced the expansion of manufacturing facilities located in North America and Europe due to growing demand for its contact lenses. It also believes that the Covid-19 pandemic will force eye care professionals (ECP) to review their long-term business practices. The Gilbert site, situated in suburban Phoenix and ...
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Norville hires Paul Jones as national sales manager
Norville has appointed Paul Jones as national sales manager. He was previously regional business development manager at Hoya Lens UK . In September, Nevil “Nev” Trotter was appointed general manager of the British manufacturer of spectacle lenses. The Norville Group, renamed Norville (20/20), was acquired ...
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Hilco Vision buys digital vision testing systems provider
Hilco Vision has acquired M S Technologies , an Illinois-based provider of digital vision testing systems for the North American market. No financial details were released. M S was founded in 1990 by its president Joe Marino , who will be staying on in a leadership role ...
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News briefsMarcolin appoints a new marketing communication manager
Marcolin has appointed Roberta Viganò as marketing communication manager. She will be responsible for the worldwide communication activities of the group’s brands, supervising public relationships, media planning and buying as well as digital communication. Viganò will be based in Milan and report to the marketing, communication and events ...
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ArticleGrandVision maintains positive comparable sales growth in Q4
GrandVision enjoyed an 0.8 percent year-over-year increase in comparable revenues in the fourth quarter, in line with the performance posted in the previous three months, thanks to its core European markets. But on a reported basis, the top line declined by 1.7 percent as the group suffered from the ...
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Wildberries enters the German market
Wildberries , Russia’s biggest online retailer, has just rolled out its online store in Germany (de.wildberries.eu). Germany brings the number of markets in which the company operates up to ten. Wildberries began its expansion in Europe in 2020, starting with an online store in Poland. Most recently, it also entered ...
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ArticleDPD resumes U.K. road services to EU after Brexit customs delays
The parcel carrier DPD has resumed its road service from the U.K. to the European Union after resolving customs clearance problems caused by post-Brexit administration rules. The U.K. left the single market on Dec. 31, 2020. The company had suspended operations in the first week of the month ...
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DB Schenker resumes shipments to the U.K.
On Jan. 21, the German logistics group DB Schenker resumed shipments to the U.K. from the European Union after having suspended them for over a week due to the red tape introduced after the U.K. left the single market on Dec. 31. The company, which is owned by ...
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Italian post office buys a Chinese e-commerce services provider
The Italian postal and financial services group Poste Italiane and Cloud Seven Holding have signed a binding deal to reinforce their partnership in e-commerce services between Italy and China. Under the deal, Poste Italiane will buy 51 percent of the voting capital of Sengi Express , a wholly-owned ...
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News briefsNew COO and CFO at Rodenstock
Rodenstock , the high-end German lens and frame company, announced the appointment of Roland Dimbath as its new chief operations officer as of Jan.1. Dimbach joined the company in 2006 as director of logistics and purchasing, a position he held until 2017 when he was appointed head of sales ...
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