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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…
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…
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…
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…
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.…
Japanese eyewear brand Owndays is set to open its first two stores on Hong Kong Island within the next two months. The Owndays Hong Kong business is operated in partnership with Bluebell Group, whose in-house newsletter has reported a store will open at Lee…
Last year, a rank report is released the #10 Best Performing Brands of 2017. The ranking gathered a mix of brands, which stood up from the crowd for incredible brand activities throughout the year. This year, the ranking focuses on Asian brands, which have…
Following the opening of two stores in Tuen Mun and Tseung Kwan O in July, one in YOHO Mall in Yuen Long, one in Moko in Mong Kok in October, OWNDAYS HK opens its 5th and 6th store in Tsuen Wan and K11 respectively. The store in K11 is the biggest in HK.…
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…
Bluebell officially announces the joint venture with the Japanese Eyewear retail concept OWNDAYS, expanding its activities in the lifestyle segment to attract millennials. Bluebell and Owndays are joining forces to execute an aggressive roll-out plan with…
Japanese fast-fashion eyewear retailer Owndays is to launch in Hong Kong with local partner Bluebell. The first two Owndays Hong Kong stores will open at the end of this month in East Point City in Tseung Kwan O, and Tuen Mun Town Plaza in the Northwest New…
Owndays Philippines has opened its largest optical shop yet, at SM Megamall in Manila. With 1500 frames to choose from, the Japanese eyewear retailer can provide prescription glasses in 20 minutes. Its 280sqm flagship has a children’s department featuring the…
Owndays Singapore is continuing its expansion and says it believes the city can sustain 30 of its stores. The Japanese eyewear retailer recently opened its 23rd Singapore store, inside Clementi Mall. The 1173 sqft store features a new element – a counter with…
Hong Kong-headquartered Mujosh eyewear is about to open its first store in Vietnam. The edgy brand, which made its international debut in Malaysia just last year, will open a store inside Saigon Center in Ho Chi Minh City. The mall houses the Takashimaya…
After rapidly building a network of stores across Asia, Japanese eyewear retailer Owndays has made its European debut. Owndays Europe has opened its first store in the Netherlands, the design largely true to its Asian format and its simple pricing model…
Tokyo-headquartered Owndays will open its first stores in Thailand and Cambodia in October. The retailer, which produces and sells fashionable and trendy eyewear, already operates 130 shops in Japan, Singapore, Taiwan and China. It plans to open 100 new…
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