All Eyewear Intelligence articles in Volume 25 No. 13+14 – Page 3

  • News briefs

    French eyewear and lens companies welcome 600 ECPs in second open doors event

    2024-06-05T08:59:00Z

    LEOO, the French association of optical products manufacturers, has announced that 600 eye care professionals (ECPs) took part in its “Manufacture Tour” event organized on June 3, up from 450 last year. The event is aimed at presenting the production process of eyewear frames and lenses to French ECPs. A ...

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    Revo opens pop-up store in a wine shop in Dubrovnik

    2024-06-05T08:58:00Z

    US sunglasses brand Revo has announced the opening of a new pop-up store in Dubrovnik, Croatia, in partnership with Lekri Winery, a local winemaker. The pop-up store will be open from April to October, coinciding with the high tourism season in Dubrovnik. The brand said it was planning to partner ...

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    Marcolin brings its “Talk” event to Asia

    2024-06-05T08:58:00Z

    Marcolin organized on May 31 the first edition outside of Italy of its “Talk” event at its showroom in Shanghai, China, in collaboration with the Italian Chamber of Commerce in China. Themes discussed included the value of Made in Italy in the global markets, sustainability, local culture and women empowerment, ...

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    Lenskart new $200m fundraising confirmed

    2024-06-05T08:58:00Z

    Indian-based retail group Lenskart has raised $200 million in secondary investments from private equity funds Temasek and Fidelity Management & Research Company (FMR). The operation, which leaked in the Indian business press last month, was officially confirmed earlier this week by Avendus, the financial advisor to Lenskart on this transaction. ...

  • Mitsui Chemicals
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    Mitsui expects return to growth for vision care unit sales in FY 2024

    2024-06-04T08:25:00Z

    Annual sales of Mitsui Chemicals’ Life & Healthcare Solutions unit, which includes the group’s vision care materials, nonwovens and agrochemicals businesses, increased by 13.5 percent year-on-year to 271.7 billion Japanese yen (€1.6bn) for fiscal 2023, ended on March 31. The division reported an operating margin of 11.0 percent for the ...