Kering Eyewear and Valentino sign eyewear license as parent companies reframe acquisition deal
Kering Eyewear and Valentino, an Italian fashion brand owned by the Qatari investment fund Mayhoola, have announced the signature of a global eyewear license agreement. Effective Jan. 1, 2026, the eyewear subsidiary of French luxury group Kering will develop and distribute Valentino-branded sun and optical collections.
SILMO Paris doubles down on technology
SILMO will be expanding its usual Futurology space at the next edition of the trade show in Paris (Sept. 26-29), rebranding it Futurology & Tech Village and putting the spotlight on artificial intelligence (AI).
Capital increase to enable Multiópticas to expand
Multiópticas secured in August a capital increase of €45 million from its own shareholders and intends to use the funds to carry out a five-year plan to spread out the business, according to the Spanish paper Expansión.
Amazon to join the AR glasses fray
Amazon is developing two AR glasses for two different use cases, The Information has first reported after speaking with people close to the matter. “Amelia”, the first model, is aimed at the online retail giant’s delivery drivers and will probably focus on itinerary guidance. It will reportedly be ready for ...
Giorgio Armani leaves instructions for the sale of his group
The Italian fashion house Giorgio Armani SpA should sell a 15 percent stake to the French luxury goods group LVMH, the Franco-Italian eyewear group EssilorLuxottica, the French beauty and cosmetics group L’Oréal or another luxury group in the next 12 to 18 months, the designer Giorgio Armani has stipulated in ...
JEH slows down as inbound tourists’ buying spree subsides
JEH Holdings, the Japanese-based operator of the Kaneko Optical and 999.9 optical retail chains, has reported a 6.9 percent increase in sales to 4.7 billion Japanese yen (€27m) for the quarter ended July 31, confirming the company’s slowdown in recent months. Sales for the first six months of FY 2026 ...
Topcon Healthcare steps into mental health diagnosis with new investment
Topcon Healthcare is making a strategic investment in Senseye, a US-based start-up “developing the first mental health diagnostic platform powered by ocular biomarkers,” according to the official statement. “Topcon Healthcare’s investment is more than capital, it is validation from a global leader in digital health technology that the eye holds ...
Team in Taiwan claims breakthrough in autofocals
A team of young researchers working under Lin Yi-hsin, Professor of photonics at National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University (NYCU), has developed a gradient-index (GRIN) lens and put it into some eyewear.
VSP Vision acquires Marcolin
VSP Vision, parent company of Marchon Eyewear, is acquiring Marcolin from PAI Partners and minority shareholders, the US vision care group announced in a statement last Friday.
Arts Optical hit by US tariffs double whammy in H1
Arts Optical’s bottom line swung to red ink in the first half of fiscal 2025 as the Hong Kong-based eyewear manufacturer faced strong headwinds in its Original Design Manufacturing (ODM) division where sales dropped double-digits in key markets. Necessary adjustments to changing US trade tariffs, in terms of production and ...
Zoff owner doubles doorcount to 620 with M&A deal
Intermestic, the Japanese group behind the Zoff optical retail chain, has announced the full acquisition of Visionary Holdings, the operator of Megane Super, another retail chain with 300 stores in the country. Intermestic is reportedly investing 19.1 billion Japanese yen (€110m) in the operation, which is expected to complete on ...
“It seems the industry is ripe for change,” Flō Optics CEO
Things went relatively fast for Flō Optics. Only 15 months after the Israeli-based startup first showcased its optical coatings 3D printing technology at Vision Expo West in November 2023, it announced a $35 million Series A funding round, including from several eyewear industry players.
Fielmann enters new HQ on a strong footing
Fielmann Group has confirmed that its consolidated sales for the first half of 2025 increased by 12.3 percent to €1,224 million, in line with the preliminary results announced in July together with the company’s 2030 strategic plan. We focus in this article on the new financial information released by the ...
Trump’s tariffs – a timeline
Here, Eyewear Intelligence contributors will post all the news regarding Trump´s tariffs that have an effect on the industry.
All eyes on margins at Mister Spex as sales nosedive
Mister Spex revenue dropped by 21.7 percent to €52.9 million in Q2 2025, sharply accelerating its fall from the previous quarter (-12.5 percent).