Italian H1 eyewear down 4% as Europe, China and others partially offset US collapse | Giorgio Armani leaves instructions for the sale of his group | Eyewear stock prices up 11% in Q3 | Essilux becomes Nikon’s largest shareholder, gets up-to-20% greenlight | Meta introduces three products, hints at return to another | Amazon to join the AR glasses fray | Fielmann details 2030 strategic plan at Capital Markets Day | ZEISS Vision Care invests in Fielmann-owned teleophthalmology platform | 1.2m subscribers and 90 new stores among Synsam Group’s midterm targets update | Specsavers’ operating margin stable at around 8% | Hakim Group increased door count by over 30% in 2024 | Capital increase to enable Multiópticas to expand | Kering Eyewear and Valentino sign eyewear license as parent companies reframe acquisition deal | Silmo Paris doubles down on technology | Silmo Futurology round-up – Part one | Silmo Futurology round-up – Part two | Silmo d’Or awards remitted at the show | IXI ramps up autofocus glasses supply chain | Team in Taiwan claims breakthrough in autofocals | Topcon Healthcare steps into mental health diagnosis with new investment | iVision Tech steps up smart glass rollout | Inspecs posts weak H1 results, appoints new non-executive Chair | Japan’s top retailer builds ‘open factory’ to tackle procurement issues and ‘transmit the joy of craftsmanship’ | JEH slows down as inbound tourists’ buying spree subsides | JINS strong momentum driven by price mix effects, network expansion | NPO GoodVision has sold 1m low-priced glasses to people in need, building up local supply chains along the way