UK-based eyewear specialist InSpecs said on Tuesday that US sales are trailing last year’s but Europe is beginning to pick up.

In a stock exchange announcement, the company — which makes and markets its own brands as well as operating licenses for Barbour , Joseph , Radley , Superdry , Temperley, Viktor&Rolf and more — shared the news ahead of Tuesday’s annual general meeting at which founder and chairman Robin Totterman will step down from his role.

Totterman said: “The uncertainty surrounding US tariffs is impacting group sales, which as of the end of May were behind the prior year. However, demand in Europe has begun to strengthen, and projects with major retailers in the US and Canada are progressing well.”

The company is also conducting a strategic review of its Norville le

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