Meta pauses international Ray-Ban Display launch amid AR supply-chain crunch | Google announces first AI (audio) glasses for 2026 | Round-up for CES 2026 | Nicola Zotta returns to VSP to lead Marchon/Marcolin integration | Eyewear industry stock up 8.9 percent in Q4, 6.2 percent in FY2025 | Italian eyewear exports slip 3% in first eight months as US struggles, other markets improve | ZEISS cautious on outlook as strong 2025 revenue growth reveals ‘mixed picture’ | Carl Zeiss Meditec posts solid full-year results, terminates CEO mandate | Cooper announces strategic review, 5% uptick in annual CVI sales | Inspecs board accepts £85m takeover by two British entrepreneurs | Seeing a ‘strategic opportunity,’ Safilo builds up a 25% stake in Inspecs | French optical market driven by health care needs rather than fashion or promotions, new research stresses | Afflelou Group achieves 5% network sales growth to €241.3m | Vision Group acquires LMC/Sensee | Mentalities shift, inbound tourism drive Japanese sunglass market boom | JEH jumps back to double-digit sales increase in Q3 | VSP launches third innovation challenge, scans the ‘patient of the future’ | Gentle Monster throws legal challenge at fast-growing K-eyewear challenger | US tariffs weigh heavily on Sun Hing H1 results | Passion and clear positioning fuel Brett Eyewear