NORTH CHESTERFIELD, VA., November 21, 2016 – Carl Zeiss Sports Optics, the world's leading manufacturer of high performance sports optics, is pleased to announce to further strengthen its retail and wholesale partnerships across the country they have signed Dunkin-Lewis, Inc. rep agency to cover all 50 US States and Puerto Rico.
"In our view, nobody is better at serving a market and adding real value both toward the manufacturer and the retailer. Dunkin-Lewis has proven in the last year that they have what it takes to elevate ZEISS sales and brand awareness, earning them the right to represent ZEISS in all 50 states", said Tom Andrews, Vice President of Carl Zeiss SBE. "They have made an immediate impact to our business, and we look forward to the long term strategic value that they will surely deliver"
Dunkin-Lewis, Inc. has been serving the sporting goods industry for more than 60 years and has become one of the oldest and largest manufacturer's representative agencies in the country. The rep agency covers seven territories in all 50 states and Puerto Rico with fifty-four associates.
"Dunkin-Lewis has represented several major factories throughout the Rocky Mountain States for over 15 years," said Duane Collins, President of Dunkin-Lewis, Inc. "With the opportunity to represent ZEISS for all Western states, we are making a total commitment to our factories to build a great associate team and to service all the accounts in this market with the same professionalism that we have demonstrated in the rest of the country for over 60 years. We are excited for this opportunity and look forward to working with the customer base in this new market."
For media and press relations, please contact:
Joel Harris – Head of Global Public Relations
Carl Zeiss SBE, LLC
Sports Optics Division
Phone: (804) 425-8466
E-mail:
joel.harris@zeiss.com
www.zeiss.com/press
www.zeiss.com/us/sports-optics
www.facebook.com/CarlZeissHuntingUS
About ZEISS
ZEISS is an international technology group in the fields of optics and optoelectronics. The ZEISS Group develops and distributes semiconductor manufacturing equipment, measuring technology, microscopes, medical technology, eyeglass lenses, camera and cine lenses, binoculars and planetarium technology. With its solutions, the company constantly advances the world of optics and helps shape technological progress. ZEISS is divided up into the four segments Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology, Research & Quality Technology, Medical Technology, and Vision Care/ Consumer Optics. ZEISS is represented in over 40 countries and operates more than 30 production sites, over 50 sales and service locations and about 25 research and development facilities.
In fiscal year 2014/15 the company generated revenue approximating €4.5 billion with around 25,000 employees. Founded in 1846 in Jena, the company is headquartered in Oberkochen, Germany. Carl Zeiss AG is the strategic management holding company that manages the ZEISS Group. The company is wholly owned by the Carl Zeiss Stiftung (Carl Zeiss Foundation).
Additional information is available
www.zeiss.com
Consumer Optics
The Consumer Optics business group combines the company's business with camera and movie lenses, binoculars, spotting scopes, hunting optics and planetarium technology. It is represented at the Oberkochen, Wetzlar and Jena sites. The business group is allocated to the Vision Care/Consumer Optics segment. In fiscal year 2014/15 the segment generated revenue of €1.007 billion with around 9,100 employees.
