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eyewear
Fashion
1 min read

Japanese eyewear retailer Aigan to exit China

The company said that Japanese eyeglasses seller Aigan will leave the Chinese market as the impact of the coronavirus dims its hopes for turning a profit. Already weak earnings in China have been squeezed further by coronavirus-related disruptions that forced…

Owndays
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India’s Lenskart buys Owndays

India’s largest eyewear retailer Lenskart is buying an approximately 75% stake in Japanese eyewear chain Owndays. Lenskart will acquire all the shares held by a joint venture between an investment company affiliated with LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton and a…

jins eyewear
Fashion
2 min read

Neso Brands appoints CEO after $100 million funding round

Neso Brands, a subsidiary of eyewear manufacturer Lenskart, has raised $100 million in a seed funding round, which will enable the firm to create a house of brands catering to the global market. The company did not divulge the details of the investors…

Owndays
Fashion
1 min read

Owndays launches premium concept store in Singapore

Japanese fast fashion eyewear brand, OWNDAYS, is pleased to announce the opening of a new store at Takashimaya S.C., Ngee Ann City. This will be the brand’s second premium concept store in the world and its 33rd store in Singapore. The new store will open to…

Gentle Monster
1 min read

Gentle Monster opens Haus Shanghai

Luxury eyewear label Gentle Monster has unveiled the design of its first Haus concept store outside South Korea in Shanghai, the world’s largest Gentle Monster store. The launch of the Shanghai store follows the opening of Haus Dosan in Seoul earlier this…

Gentle Monster
Fashion
1 min read

Gentle Monster opens another flagship store

South Korean luxury eyewear brand Gentle Monster has unveiled its latest themed store in Starfield Hanam, Seoul. Dubbed ‘Self Similarity’, the theme reinterprets the mathematical concept through visual and spatial elements. The Starfield Hanam storehouses…

owndays
Fashion
1 min read

Owndays may be sold, fetching US$300 million

L Catterton Asia Advisors, the Asian arm of the namesake consumer-focused buyout firm, is exploring a sale of Japanese eyewear retailer Owndays Inc., people with knowledge of the matter said. L Catterton Asia has invited investment banks to submit proposals…

gentle monster sunglass
Fashion
2 min read

Japanese Eyewear Brand Owndays expands India presence

Japanese eyewear brand OWNDAYS, one of the largest players in the fashion eyewear space, is now expanding its India footprint. The company announced the launch of a new store at Inorbit mall, Mumbai, others being in Kolkata, Chennai, Hyderabad, Bengaluru, and…

Owndays
Fashion
1 min read

Owndays partners with Wagyumafia to launch new eyewear range

Eyewear retailer Owndays has launched a new sunglass range branded Chateaubriand in collaboration with restaurant brand Wagyumafia. The collaboration model is all about portraying the theme handmade in Japan with simple and basic in mind, the company says.…

David Beckham BioTherm
Fashion
1 min read

David Beckham launches eyewear line with Safilo

Football legend David Beckham has launched his own eyewear collection, Eyewear by David Beckham, in partnership with Safilo Group. Made in Italy, the collection features both optical frames and sunglasses with clean, modern silhouettes and a focus on…

Gentle Monster
Fashion
1 min read

Gentle Monster, Huawei team up over smart eyewear

South Korean eyewear label Gentle Monster has partnered with Chinese tech giant Huawei to produced connected eyewear. The networked eyeglass frames allow wearers to answer calls without picking up their phone, and feature antennae, noise-reduction microphones…