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German economy weakens but Fielmann increases business

september 12, 2014
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Fielmann published good half year results. The German giant sold 5,5% more units as in the same period last year and increased the consolidated sales with 7,2% to 613 million euro. Net profit rose with almost 15% to 75,6 million euro. Today Fielmann has more than 16.000 employees of which 2.683 are trainees. With only […]

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Winners and loosers, double-trouble in the optical business

september 9, 2014
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It was quite a week in the optical industry. HAL with its announcement of an IPO for GrandVision seemed to become the winner but finally had to take its loss when the Kering Group announced the founding of an own eyewear division and the termination of the Gucci license agreement with Safilo. As major shareholder […]

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Last day of Dutch Centrop Sales and Hall of Frames

september 8, 2014
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Much to do at the Centrop Sales and Hall of Frames and certainly worth the visit. Opticians can meet the Swiss Eyewear Group for the first time with well-known Dutch eyewear veterans such as Gijs van Leeuwen and Marcel de Haas, Marchon launches the first collection of Italian fashion brand Liu Jo, at the Hall […]

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Fashion is out, innovation has the future

augustus 5, 2014
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For many years the optical industry profited to the max from the publicity generated by the major fashion brands which are still “hot” in countries where brands define your status. However, in the Netherlands and more and more other European countries, we see a decrease in added value of those brands. We don’t want large […]

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