All Eyewear Intelligence articles in Volume 22 No. 3+4 – Page 3

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    Italia Independent sees 2024 sales reaching €42 million

    2021-01-20T09:55:00Z

    Italia Independent expects to post sales of €42 million in 2024 and return to a net profit in 2023. The new forecasts push back the group’s return to profit by a couple of years. In the business plan to 2024 approved by the board, the loss-making Italian eyewear ...

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    Apollo to let staff help fight Covid-19

    2021-01-18T12:00:00Z

    Apollo-Optik , the German eyewear retailer which belongs to GrandVision, is allowing staff take time off with pay to do voluntary work. The program aims to alleviate the strain on the healthcare system with the resurgence of the Covid-19 pandemic. Jörg Ehmer , the CEO of Apollo, said that ...

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    Mister Spex hires a new chief technology officer

    2021-01-18T09:22:00Z

    The German eyewear retailer Mister Spex has hired Karl Pitrich as chief technology officer (CTO). He replaces André Neubauer , who left the company in August 2020 to become CTO of the German loan portal smava . Prior to joining Mister Spex, Pitrich was digital expert associate ...

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    Eyewear market to grow an average 8% a year to 2024 - Technavio

    2021-01-18T09:22:00Z

    The eyewear market is expected to grow almost 8 percent a year between 2020 and 2024, resulting in an increase of $57.69 billion, according to a report published by the research and advisory company Technavio. Asia Pacific (APAC) will contribute to 32 percent of the growth, it forecast. In 2020, ...

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    ​Essilor, Luxottica launch their first joint product

    2021-01-18T09:21:00Z

    Essilor and Luxottica have launched their first joint product with the latest edition of Ray-Ban Authentic . It will be launched in the U.S. on Jan. 19. According to EssilorLuxottica , the group resulting from the merger between the French ophthalmic lens producer and the Italian frame ...

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    Imago Eyewear expands its management team

    2021-01-15T10:51:00Z

    Imago Eyewear has expanded its management team by hiring Markus Schröder as managing director. He joins the existing managing partners Rainer Laepple and Marco Finster . Schröder was previously sales director in charge of Germany, Austria and Switzerland for Charmant Europe , a position he held from November ...