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Marcolin and Ginko International start new company

november 4, 2014
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The Chinese market with billions of potential clients, is a major target for the eyewear industry. Yesterday Marcolin announced the founding of a new company in collaboration with the Chinese contactlens manufacturer Ginko. Both Marcolin and Ginko acquired a 50% stake in Ginlin Optical Shanghai Ltd. Co. Ginko owns contactlens brand Hydron and is, with […]

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Kering Group founds own eyewear division

september 5, 2014
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It rains news in the optical industry these days. The GrandVision IPO and the departure of Andrea Guerra were first of all interesting for investors and financial markets. Today’s news marks another development which could become important for everyone selling (sun)glasses. The Kering Group decided to dismantle its eyewear licenses (with yearly royalties of about […]

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Developments Safilo in line with competition

mei 7, 2014
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Last week Safilo published its first quarter results of this year. Sales decreased with 1,3% compared to the first three months of last year but both operating and net profit increased significantly which indicates Safilo finally successfully improves efficiency and organization. Of course, like every European company, it suffers from the strong Euro. At constant […]

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