EssilorLuxottica's Q3 2024 earnings report showed resilience with €6.43 billion in revenue, driven by good demand in China despite the economic slowdown. The partnership with Meta for Ray-Ban smart glasses has significantly boosted investor interest, with 700,000 units sold and promising future growth. Strategic acquisitions of Supreme and Heidelberg Engineering aim to diversify revenue streams and innovate the eyewear market, potentially revolutionizing eye exams.
The Franco-Italian eyewear group's revenue rose 4% in the third quarter, helped by sales of smart glasses.
Eyewear giant EssilorLuxottica has asked a U.S. judge to throw out what it called “misguided” consumer lawsuits accusing the Ray-Ban maker of monopolizing markets for designer frames and prescription lenses, causing customers to pay higher prices.
A prospective investment by Meta Platforms in eyeglasses maker EssilorLuxottica will be a "symbolic" gesture to cement their long-term partnership, CEO Mark Zuckerberg told technology news website The Verge.
Ray-Ban maker EssilorLuxottica said Tuesday that it extended a partnership with Facebook and Instagram owner Meta to develop smart-eyewear products after producing glasses that let users make calls, capture images and listen to music.
EssilorLuxottica said on Tuesday it will extend its long-standing partnership with Meta Platforms to continue the development of smart eyewear into the next decade.
The head of eyewear company EssilorLuxottica said he would welcome Meta as a shareholder after media reports that the U.S. tech company planned to take a small stake in the group.
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Facebook, Threads, Instagram and WhatsApp parent Meta Platforms Inc (NASDAQ:META, ETR:FB2A, SWX:FB) is in discussions with EssilorLuxottica to acquire a 5% stake in the Ray-Bans owner. If a Bloomberg report citing “people familiar with the matter” proves accurate, it would amount to a nearly $5 billion stake in the Franco-Italian eyewear corporation.
Facebook parent Meta Platforms META -5.68%decrease; red down pointing triangle is in talks to acquire a stake of about 5% in eyewear giant EssilorLuxottica EL 6.14%increase; green up pointing triangle, the company it partners with to make its Ray-Ban smart glasses, according to people familiar with the matter.
Meta Platforms has explored a multibillion-euro investment in eyewear group EssilorLuxottica , the Financial Times reported on Thursday.
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