Latest News Briefs – Page 197
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CrossEyes has revealed plans for a nationwide network of franchised...
CrossEyes has revealed plans for a nationwide network of franchised optical retail stores in the U.K., just months after opening its first U.K. operation in Clerkenwell, London. As reported by the Optician magazine, the Danish group, which has six franchised stores in Denmark, has targeted the British market and is ...
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Lesca Lunetier and MeilleurAmi, a French company selling leather bags...
Lesca Lunetier and MeilleurAmi, a French company selling leather bags and accessories, have opened a joint shop in Paris. The 25-square-meter boutique is located at 33, rue Notre Dame de Nazareth, in the trendy Marais neighborhood, although not at the heart of it. The new shop has been designed by ...
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Fielmann reported another sales increase on a comparable store basis...
Fielmann reported another sales increase on a comparable store basis in the second quarter ended June 30, and more detrails are expected on this are due to be unveiled at the German retailer's annual meeting next month. Preliminary figures for the quarter show that its unit sales increased to 1.9 ...
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Optical retail sales in France went up in the three...
Optical retail sales in France went up in the three months from March to May for the first time since the beginning of the year, showing a 0.7 percent growth compared with the previous three months. According to the Bank of France, the growth was due to increased activity in ...
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For the five months through May, Optic 2000 reports growth...
For the five months through May, Optic 2000 reports growth of 1.98 percent for its Optic 2000 points of sales on a comparable store basis, including a 5.7 percent increase year-on-year for the month of May alone. The French group's more upscale Lissac chain of stores performed even better, with ...
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Italians and Spaniards tend to change their eyeglass frames more...
Italians and Spaniards tend to change their eyeglass frames more frequently than customers in some other European countries and the U.S., according to the first VisionWatch Europe study recently released by the Vision Council for the benefit of its members. Higher renewal rates have been found among the French and ...
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The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has strengthened the validity...
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has strengthened the validity of Carl Zeiss' 6.089.713 patent for back-surface, free-form progressive lenses, in response to a request filed by Ocuco for its review last October. In addition to supporting its eight original claims, it has said that 15 other new claims submitted ...
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Rodenstock is replacing another German eyewear company, Eschenbach, as the...
Rodenstock is replacing another German eyewear company, Eschenbach, as the global licensee of Bogner, the German sports and fashion company, for sunglasses and corrective optical frames. The collection will include 25 styles for men and women and will probably be available in stores from the summer of next year. Like ...
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Taking the place of Marchon, which has had a licensing...
Taking the place of Marchon, which has had a licensing deal with Emilio Pucci since 2007, Marcolin has announced that it will be the new eyewear licensee of this Florentine fashion brand, known for its very colorful patterns. Marcolin has also announced that Viva International's original licensing deal with Catherine ...
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Wolfgang Joop, the German fashion designer, has launched his first...
Wolfgang Joop, the German fashion designer, has launched his first collection of sunglasses under his own Wunderkind fashion brand. The glasses are hand-made in a special acetate in Italy. They will be sold by a German company, United Eyewear. The collection of four models will be available at the six ...
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Google has launched the “Glass at Work” program, which certifies...
Google has launched the “Glass at Work” program, which certifies companies to make business or professional apps for Google Glass and to become eligible for co-branding and listing on the “Glass at Work” website. In June, Google announced the first five partners of the program, APX Labs, Augmedix, CrowdOptic, GuidiGo ...
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Oakley has launched a special collection of sunglasses for the...
Oakley has launched a special collection of sunglasses for the Tour de France, the big French cycling race. It has also launched a “disruptors series” of five videos celebrating five of the most famous cycling champions whom it has sponsored: Greg LeMond, Andy Hampstein, Thomas Frischknecht, Marc Cavendish and Joaquim ...
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FittingBox has launched a new all-in-one application for virtual try-ons...
FittingBox has launched a new all-in-one application for virtual try-ons on an iPad or a PC. Called OWIZ, this new interactive tool helps the optician to find the best possible frame for the customer inside the store. It can also serve as a playground for children while they wait for ...
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Krys, the French buying and franchising group, has become the...
Krys, the French buying and franchising group, has become the new “Official Optician” for the Tour de France and the Tour de France à la Voile. Both the legendary cycling tour and the sailing race are organized by Amaury Sport Organisation (A.S.O.), a subsidiary of Editions Philippe Amaury (EPA), the ...
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Luxottica is partnering with Scott Schuman, also known as The...
Luxottica is partnering with Scott Schuman, also known as The Sartorialist, after the name of his blog, on a digital project named “Faces by The Sartorialist.” Schuman, one of the very first names in the street-style scene, portrays ordinary people around the world wearing glasses in such a distinctive and ...
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Bernard Maitenaz, inventor of the progressive lens and chairman and...
Bernard Maitenaz, inventor of the progressive lens and chairman and chief executive of Essilor from 1980 to 1991, received the prestigious Apollo Award at this year's 117th Annual American Optometric Association Congress. The Apollo Award honors individuals or organizations for distinguished service to the visual welfare of the public. In 1959, ...
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Silhouette, the long-time eyewear licensee of Adidas, organized a special...
Silhouette, the long-time eyewear licensee of Adidas, organized a special event for its clients, called “Herzo Days,” at the headquarters of the German sports company in Herzogenaurach in June, inviting 400 clients to experience the Adidas brand and to take a look at the latest product innovation, which will be ...
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The Glasses.com 3-D virtual try-on app has won a Bronze...
The Glasses.com 3-D virtual try-on app has won a Bronze Award for “Creative Use of Technology” and made the shortlist in the “User Experience” category at the 2014 Cannes Lions Festival. The Glasses.com app recently won a Webby Award for “Best Use of Device Camera” at the 18th Annual Webby ...
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An American professor, Sarita Soni, will be one of the...
An American professor, Sarita Soni, will be one of the speakers at the Silmo Academy during the Silmo fair in Paris on Sept. 28 and 29. Together with other leading specialists in the field, she will coordinate a scientific symposium on “eye strain,” particularly among children and young adults. In ...
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Optoms Cycling for Sight, the annual cycling initiative organized by...
Optoms Cycling for Sight, the annual cycling initiative organized by Optometry Giving Sight to raise funds for vision correction in developing countries, has been nominated for an award as “Charity Initiative of the Year” by the Association of Optometrists (AOP) in the U.K. The initiative, on which we have reported ...
