Safilo Group announced the acquisition of a 61.34% equity interest in the Miami-based company Prive Goods, LLC through a simultaneous signing and closing.…
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW with LAFONT
Retail in Asia has the pleasure to interview Thomas Lafont, Chief Creative Director and Designer of the brand, LAFONT.…
GUNDAM celebrates its 40th anniversary with OWNDAYS
Who doesn’t remember Gundam, the anime series created by Yoshiyuki Tomino and Sunrise that features giant robots.…
Safilo and Marc Jacobs renewed licensing agreement
Safilo and world-renowned designer Marc Jacobs, announce the early renewal of their licensing agreement for Marc Jacobs branded optical frames and sunglasses collections.…
Korean eyewear Lookoptics targets Asian travel retail market
Korean eyewear specialist Lookoptics is targeting growth in Asian travel retail, with Fila sunglasses key to its development plans.…
Lanvin partners with Marchon Eyewear
Lanvin S.A. and Marchon Eyewear, Inc. have announced a long-term global licensing agreement that encompasses both sun and optical eyewear under the Lanvin brand name.…
German eyewear MYKITA opens first store in Taiwan
The German Berlin eyewear brand MYKITA is officially opening its first store in Taipei, Taiwan.…
Kering eyewear launches the first global exclusive Saint Laurent
Kering Eyewear announces the launch of the first Saint Laurent eyewear campaign for the travel retail channel, which will be rolled out across the brand’s top travel retail doors worldwide.…
Safilo and Hugo Boss renewed licensing agreement
Safilo Group and leading apparel house Hugo Boss have renewed the licensing agreement for the Boss and Hugo opticals and sunglasses collections until 31 December 2025.…
EssilorLuxottica sales increase 7%, acquires GrandVision
Italian-French eyewear conglomerate EssilorLuxottica announced first-half revenues of 8.776 billion euros, up 7.3% at current exchange rates and up 3.9% at constant exchange rates, compared to the fir…