Hans Anders Retail Group accelerates growth

 

The Hans Anders Retail Group announces Ulli Eickmann will take over as the new CEO of eyes + more. The arrival of the first CEO of eyes + more heralds plans by the group to accelerate the expansion plans of the optical retail chain located in Hamburg.

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With his many years of international experience in Retail, Marketing and Expansion, Ulli Eickmann will now serve as the CEO of eyes + more. Eickmann was the CSO for the last five years. From now, he will accelerate the shop expansion within Europe and continue the omni-channel approach together with his team.

Ulli is an experienced manager who will strengthen the ongoing international direction whilst also focusing on growth. Bart van den Nieuwenhof, CEO Hans Anders Retail Group

‘We are very pleased to have Ulli Eickmann in board as the new CEO of eyes + more. Ulli is an experienced manager who shares our vision for eyes + more, and who will strengthen the ongoing international direction whilst also focusing on growth,’ says Bart van den Nieuwenhof, CEO Hans Anders Retail Group.

Optical retail chain eyes + more is part of the Hans Anders Retail group and was established in 2005. The company, which is located in Hamburg, positions glasses as fashion accessories with a clear all-in pricing strategy. The company currently has more than 240 shops in Germany, Austria, the Netherlands and Belgium. See www.eyesandmore.com for more information.

 

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nexeye is an international optical retail group focused on providing accessible, high-quality eye and hearing care at affordable prices. With a strong portfolio of brands, nexeye serves millions of customers across Europe. The group combines scale and entrepreneurship with craftsmanship, innovation and a strong customer focus.

nexeye has a clear growth strategy and is strongly focused on international expansion in the coming years. Through autonomous growth and the continued rollout of its retail concepts, the group aims to grow to 1,000 stores across Europe.

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Hans Anders was founded in 1982 and is the volume market leader in the Netherlands. The brand is known for its strong value-for-money proposition in eyewear, contact lenses and hearing solutions, and operates 394 stores in the Netherlands and Belgium.

The international expansion of nexeye is primarily driven by eyes + more. This retail concept differentiates itself through a strong, fashion-forward assortment, transparent fixed pricing and an accessible in-store experience. eyes + more makes eye care simple, stylish and affordable, appealing to a broad and international customer base. The chain currently operates more than 300 stores across Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium and Austria and continues to grow rapidly.

In Sweden, nexeye is also active with the optical retail chain Direkt Optik, which operates 33 stores.

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