Safilo Group announced the closing of the acquisition of the 70% stake in the equity of the California company Blenders Eyewear LLC.…
EssilorLuxottica names new Essilor CEO
Luxury eyewear conglomerate EssilorLuxotticca announced the promotion of Paul du Saillont to Essilor chief executive officer, effective immediately.…
Safilo and Isabel Marant announce ten-year plan
Safilo and Isabel Marant announce a new global ten-year license agreement for the design, manufacture and distribution of Isabel Marant sunglasses and optical frames.…
Safilo acquires eyewear brand Privé Revaux
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.…