sunglass

Retail Asia07/10/2019

Sunglass Hut underpaid hundreds of its part-time workers by about $2.3 million over more than five years. Luxottica Retail Australia Pty Ltd, trading as Sunglass Hut, has avoided prosecution by the Fair Work Ombudsman after entering a court-enforceable undertaking to repay the cash and agreeing to a $50,000 “contrition” payment. Between 2010 and 2016, Sunglass […]

Retail Asia16/01/2019

Lenskart’s eyewear brand John Jacobs is looking to garner Rs 500 crore in revenue in two years as it strengthens its retail presence and expands the product portfolio. The brand, which has eight stores currently in Delhi, Pune and Bengaluru, will add six more in the next two months and aims to set up about 50 stores […]

Retail Asia16/01/2019

Italian eyewear firm Luxottica Group has entered its second partnership with China Duty Free Group and Sunrise Duty Free to offer the latest Miu Miu sunglasses collection. The travel retail exclusive has opened in selected airports and other Chinese travel retail stores, trading a reinterpreted version of Miu Miu’s Noir collection. Pop-up sites and personalised […]

Retail Asia10/01/2019

French luxury house Kering has launched its first in-house Balenciaga eyewear line at British Dover Street Market stores. The new collection is exclusive to the DSM chain in the US, UK, Japan, Singapore and China, as well as the brand’s e-commerce channel. The high-end products are valued between US$290–570, with both sunglasses and prescription frames […]

Retail Asia26/11/2018

Marchon Eyewear and Victoria Beckham Ltd have entered into an exclusive, long-term global licensing agreement for sun and optical eyewear. New collections developed under the agreement will roll out globally beginning Fall next year. The collections will be developed in Italy to align with Victoria Beckham’s brand aesthetic. Paolo Riva, CEO of Victoria Beckham Ltd, […]

Retail Asia12/11/2018

Japanese eyewear brand Jins has opened a striking new store in the Shanghai World Financial Center. The Jins store was designed by Tokyo-based architect Junya Ishigami without any external entrance and features concrete counters that appear to float in the air, set against a stark, industrial setting, sporting hundreds of fashionable glasses frames. The counters […]

Retail Asia26/10/2018

Long, 23, was frustrated that he was not able to get a pair of glasses that were comfortable, of good quality, long lasting and somewhat unique. These are qualities people generally want in personal wear, especially one that adorns their face for most of the day, but Long was finding that such expectations were not […]

Retail Asia05/05/2016

Premium sunglass company Maui Jim will introduce four new super-thin glass styles to its collection at next month’s TFWA Asia Pacific exhibition. The company said the new glasses were 20% and lighter than conventional glass lenses, comfortable to wear, boasted excellent scratch and solvent resistance and offered the best optics available. Maui Jim Ocean is available […]

Tag: sunglass

Sunglass Hut underpaid employees

John Jacobs India aims to bag Rs 500 cr revenue by March 2021

Luxottica and CDFG/Sunrise launch new Miu Miu colour

Balenciaga launches first in-house eyewear line with Dover Street Market

Victoria Beckham signed eyewear license deal with Marchon Eyewear

Jins store opened a spectacular store in Shanghai World

Vietnamese entrepreneur makes glasses with wooden frames

Maui Jim to introduce new glass styles in Singapore