sunglasses

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 Asia14/11/2018

LVMH-back private equity fund L Catterton Asia has partnered with Mitsui & Co to take an unspecified stake in fast-growing Japanese eyewear retailer Owndays. The funds will be used to accelerate the retailer’s across the Asia-Pacific region. Owndays, which began its Southeast Asia rollout in 2013 opening a store in Singapore, now has 115 stores […]

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 Asia28/08/2017

Designer eyewear brand Gentle Monster from Korea will open its first flagship store for Southeast Asia in Orchard Road next month. With Samara (Sanskrit for “circle of life”) as its concept, the Ion Orchard space will off the brand’s full range, including its new collaboration with British actress/model/artist Tilda Swinton. Gentle Monster, which also has […]

Retail Asia27/01/2017

Luxottica Global Channels, part of Luxottica Group, and DFS Group have joined forces in a worldwide exclusive launch of the new Prada Cinéma sunglasses collection. The limited edition range has been available exclusively at selected DFS airport and T Galleria by DFS stores since November 2016 (until February 2017), with support from a dynamic 360-degree […]

Retail Asia22/12/2016

Warmer than expected Christmas weather appears to be providing little comfort for Hong Kong’s retail sector this year. Business has been cold at many outlets despite a projected rebound in mainland visitor arrivals. Otherwise, what can explain a gold shop branching out into sunglass sales and news that the city’s biggest karaoke operator is scaling down […]

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Victoria Beckham signed eyewear license deal with Marchon Eyewear

Owndays sets big expansion across Asia after capital injection

Vietnamese entrepreneur makes glasses with wooden frames

Gentle Monster sets sights on Singapore

Luxottica and DFS host worldwide exclusive launch of Prada Cinéma sunglasses

When a gold retailer starts selling sunglasses