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Safilo has completed the acquisition of Polaroid Eyewear. The Italian...
Safilo has completed the acquisition of Polaroid Eyewear. The Italian company says it has ambitious development projects for the brand in Europe and in some significant markets where it is currently under-represented and where Safilo's distribution network will allow a prompt and solid expansion. The takeover will also give the ...
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Aspex Eyewear Group has bought a majority stake in Adlens...
Aspex Eyewear Group has bought a majority stake in Adlens Beacon from Warburg Pincus for an undisclosed sum. Founded in 2007, Adlens Beacon develops adjustable spectacle lens technology for nonprescription reading glasses. It uses a patented fluid-based technology for full adjustability. Aspex says it plans to market its products in ...
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Bushnell Outdoor Products is buying Primos Hunting, based in Flora,...
Bushnell Outdoor Products is buying Primos Hunting, based in Flora, Mississippi, for an undisclosed amount. The acquisition should be completed by mid-May. Primos was founded in 1976 as a supplier of game calls, and has expanded to include other hunting tools such as blinds, scent eliminators, games scents, trail cameras, ...
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PFO Global has moved into new, bigger headquarters in Irving,...
PFO Global has moved into new, bigger headquarters in Irving, Texas. The company said that the new location would better support customers and help the company get products to the market faster. The building is also next to 10,000 square feet of empty space that can be used if the ...
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Fitting Box has move to a new office with double...
Fitting Box has move to a new office with double the space as before at Labège, near the French city of Toulouse
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Maui Jim opened an office in the Coda Design Center...
Maui Jim opened an office in the Coda Design Center in Hong Kong on April 1. The office, headed up by Andrew Cheung, managing director of Maui Jim Asia, will offer sales, distribution and marketing services to opticians and optical stores throughout Asia. The complete portfolio of sunglasses will also ...
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NicOx, the French pharmaceutical firm, has signed a deal to...
NicOx, the French pharmaceutical firm, has signed a deal to buy Altacor, the company that makes products for dry eye. NicOx will initially pay €2.4 million for 11.8 percent of Altacor, and has a call option to buy the rest of the shares for €10.8 million.
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Rudy Project North America, which distributes Rudy Project and XX2i...
Rudy Project North America, which distributes Rudy Project and XX2i Optics products, will now start doing business as Running and Cycling Enterprises, or Race. The two brands will keep their names, just coming under the Race umbrella. The company said that “Running and Cycling Enterprises” betters fits with its goals ...
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Bausch + Lomb will pay $500 million in cash to...
Bausch + Lomb will pay $500 million in cash to buy ISTA Pharmaceuticals, which produces non-steroidal, anti-inflammatory, allergy, glaucoma and spreading agents and is based in Irvine, California. In addition to adding its products to B+L's complementary lineup of prescription ophthalmology and over-the-counter eye health products, ISTA's purchase will create ...
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There are insistent rumors that Bausch & Lomb is...
There are insistent rumors that Bausch & Lomb is going to go public again soon
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Zoom Eyeworks announced at International Vision Expo East that it...
Zoom Eyeworks announced at International Vision Expo East that it was changing its name to ICU Eyewear. The company, which makes non-prescription reading glasses, sunglasses and accessories, also plans to rebrand each of its subsidiaries – ICU Eyewear, Dr. Dean, Wink, Fisherman Eyewear and Guideline – into distinct lifestyle brands. ...
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DNV Business Assurance, an independent certification body, has granted two...
DNV Business Assurance, an independent certification body, has granted two certifications to Safilo Group: one for corporate social responsibility, SA8000:2008; and one for occupational health and safety, OHSAS 18001:2007. In its announcement, Safilo said that it was among the first Italian luxury companies to receive such accreditation. The company also ...
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IC! Berlin is not for sale. Executive of the German...
IC! Berlin is not for sale. Executive of the German company firmly denied the rumors to this effect, which had even indicated that it had refused an offer from a prospective purchaser because it was too low. The firm claims to be growing at an annual rate of 10 percent. ...
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Stylemark will close down its distribution and customer support center...
Stylemark will close down its distribution and customer support center following its acquisition by FGXI
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Charmant Group has formed a new division, Horitech, that will...
Charmant Group has formed a new division, Horitech, that will provide Japanese medical institutions with ophthalmic surgical instruments starting next month. It will start branching out to other countries in 2013. The company has traditionally been a manufacturer of titanium eyeglass frames. Its expertise in processing titanium will be a ...
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Jobson Medical Information Holdings, the U.S. company that produces Vision...
Jobson Medical Information Holdings, the U.S. company that produces Vision Monday, market research and other information services through its subsidiary Jobson Optical Group as a subsidiary, has exited a short pre-packaged Chapter 11 bankruptcy plan that began in February by amending its credit facility. Its business continued as usual during ...
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Sensee.com, the new French online shop for eyewear, is organizing...
Sensee.com, the new French online shop for eyewear, is organizing a new round of financing worth €17.5 million to support its growth. Marc Simoncini, the founder of Meetic, and other shareholders already made a first investment of €7.5 million one year ago.
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Luxottica has assigned 1,505,400 shares to 31 beneficiaries of its...
Luxottica has assigned 1,505,400 shares to 31 beneficiaries of its “performance share plan” after achieving the combined earnings per share target set for the 2009-2011 period. Luxottica's board has also approved the issuance of up to €500 million in long-term notes to institutional investors by the end of this year. ...
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About 115 Davis Vision employees in Newtown Square, Pennsylvania, ended...
About 115 Davis Vision employees in Newtown Square, Pennsylvania, ended their nearly month-long strike on Feb. 18 after their union accepted a new contract. Union representatives said the vote on the contract, which emphasizes quality as a daily goal, was overwhelmingly in favor.
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Schneider Optical Machines held a grand opening on Feb. 17...
Schneider Optical Machines held a grand opening on Feb. 17 for its new 753,473-square-foot headquarters and manufacturing facility in Fronhausen, Germany
