Latest News Briefs – Page 196
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The organizers of the Opti show in Munich are offering...
The organizers of the Opti show in Munich are offering exhibitors free seminars, courses and workshops on how to prepare for the show, due to be held next Jan. 9-11. They will be able to book for the sessions on Opti's website, which also lists the available dates. Foreign companies ...
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The Vision Council held an educational briefing on Capitol Hill...
The Vision Council held an educational briefing on Capitol Hill on Aug. 14 about the impact of UV exposure on vision health. Justin Bazan, owner of Park Slope Eye in Brooklyn, NY, and a member of the Council's medical advisory team, told attendees about the long-term and short-term concerns related ...
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Francis Jean, founder and president of Iris The Visual Group,...
Francis Jean, founder and president of Iris The Visual Group, the leading Canadian optical retailing group, died while riding a bicycle in the Iris Challenge, an event organized by the company to raise money for cancer research. He was 56 years old. Together with other optometrists, Jean founded the Iris ...
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Safilo has scheduled an extraordinary meeting of its shareholders on...
Safilo has scheduled an extraordinary meeting of its shareholders on July 10 to vote on a proposal to convert bonds worth €150 million into ordinary shares through the issue of new shares. The bond was going to mature in 2019. Meanwhile, Moody's has upgraded the Safilo Group's credit rating from ...
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Ocuco has confirmed the previously announced opening of its office...
Ocuco has confirmed the previously announced opening of its office for the Chinese market in Shanghai, headed by Marc Dolan. It's located in the prestigious Nanjing West Road area. The Irish provider of software solutions says it has already secured contracts worth more than €300,000 in China over the last ...
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Transitions Optical has announced that it will significantly reduce production...
Transitions Optical has announced that it will significantly reduce production volumes at its manufacturing plant in Tuam, Ireland. Around 60 out of the 173 jobs at the facility may be eliminated, although the exact number cannot be confirmed until a formal consultation period has been completed.
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Luxottica inaugurated a new showroom in Beijing on July 18....
Luxottica inaugurated a new showroom in Beijing on July 18. Later this month, it will host a gala event in Shanghai, starring a Chinese actress and dancer, Liu Shishi, for the launch of a line of Vogue glasses specifically designed for Asian fitting requirements. Quoting Andrea Guerra, the group's chief ...
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Alain Afflelou, the well-known French optician who lends his name...
Alain Afflelou, the well-known French optician who lends his name to one of the largest networks of franchised optical stores, has reportedly put up for sale his sprawling 830-square-meter mansion in Paris for €48 million. He is currently residing in London to avoid the high taxation imposed by the French ...
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Rodenstock has appointed a new general manager to run its...
Rodenstock has appointed a new general manager to run its U.K. subsidiary, Niels Jensen, replacing Dietmar Rathbauer who has decided to leave the company to pursue other interests. Jensen was most recently responsible for the Scandinavian market at the German company, and he will be succeeded in the post by ...
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Alcon has a new general manager for the U.K. and...
Alcon has a new general manager for the U.K. and Ireland, Shervin Korangy. He took the place last month of Roger Lopez, who has been appointed area vice president for Alcon Asia. Korangy has worked since 2010 for Alcon's parent company, Novartis, most recently in charge of Alcon's surgical business ...
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Transitions Optical has appointed Sherianne James as director of global...
Transitions Optical has appointed Sherianne James as director of global marketing and Patience Cook as associate director for North America marketing, effective immediately. James has been in charge of marketing for the brand in North America lately, but she started at the company in 2011 as global director of consumer ...
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Rem Eyewear has expanded its executive team by appointing Drew...
Rem Eyewear has expanded its executive team by appointing Drew Donley to the new role of senior director of sales for the U.S. market. He comes with more than 20 years of experience, having served as North American sales director for Viva International, vice president of sales at Marcolin USA ...
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Ogi Eyewear has promoted John Nides to vice president of...
Ogi Eyewear has promoted John Nides to vice president of Scojo New York North American sales. In his new role, Nides will be responsible for the launch of new collections of reading glasses as well as recruiting and developing new channels of distribution. Ogi Eyewear, based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, acquired ...
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Safilo has announced the departure of Ross Brownlee, corporate head...
Safilo has announced the departure of Ross Brownlee, corporate head of Safilo North America and president of its Solstice retail stores, effective June 30. He will not be replaced. Glenn Rusk, commercial head for North America, will continue in his role, as a member of Safilo's global leadership team. Brownlee ...
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Adlens has appointed a new non-executive director with a long...
Adlens has appointed a new non-executive director with a long and distinguished civil service career to its board, Dame Sue Street. She also acts currently as non-executive director in the U.K. Ministry of Justice, and she holds other roles included those of trustee of the Royal Opera House and governor ...
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CooperVision has promoted Greg Sampson from sales manager to general...
CooperVision has promoted Greg Sampson from sales manager to general manager of its operations in Australia and New Zealand. He takes the place of Wayne Reuben, who has a new role as vice president of sales operations and “sales excellence” for the Asia-Pacific region. He will continue to be based ...
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Sunglass Hut Iberia, a subsidiary of Luxottica, has agreed to...
Sunglass Hut Iberia, a subsidiary of Luxottica, has agreed to take over Inveroptic, a Spanish retailer that operates ten stores under the Cottet Sol banner. They are mostly located in Barcelona and in travel retail areas such as the airports of Madrid and Barcelona. They will gradually be rebranded as ...
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The biggest German online retailer, Mister Spex, is expanding its...
The biggest German online retailer, Mister Spex, is expanding its cooperation with physical stores to the Austrian market. Customers of Mister Spex in Austria can now adjust their contact lenses at local partner opticians. Up to now, only partner opticians in Germany have been taking care of adjusting glasses and ...
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The click-and-mortar concept is spreading in the eyewear sector. Direct...
The click-and-mortar concept is spreading in the eyewear sector. Direct Optic, a small, low-cost French online store for frames and lenses, has started to open a series of physical stores to complement its activities, which began in 2008. After opening five small outlets of around 60 square meters, Bien Vu ...
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Boots Opticians is simplifying its offer. Customers who are buying...
Boots Opticians is simplifying its offer. Customers who are buying a pair of frames at the British retailer's stores will not have to pay extra for UV protection on the lenses. Dual-sided UV coatings on the lenses will be offered as a standard at no extra cost.
