Latest News Briefs – Page 21
-
News briefs
Essilux launches PD measuring app in the U.S.
EssilorLuxottica has announced on its website the launch of Ophty, an Iphone application enabling eyeglasses’ e-shoppers to measure their pupillary distance (PD) by themselves. The new software is currently only available on Apple’s U.S. app store but will be soon rolled out in other markets, the group said.
-
News briefs
New general manager for MYKITA North America
MYKITA has announced the appointment of Michael Cole as general manager of its North American subsidiary. Cole comes from Luxury Optical Holdings, a luxury eyewear retail group operating about 50 stores under several banners in the U.S. where he served as vice president of merchandise planning and allocation for the ...
-
News briefs
Mitsui to expand capacities as vision care sales keep growing
Mitsui Chemicals posted a 17.6 percent year-on-year sales increase to 186.8 billion Japanese yen (€1.3 bn) for its Life & Healthcare Solutions’ business unit in the third quarter of its fiscal year. The division includes the Japanese group’s vision care business among other activities such as agrochemicals or oral care. ...
-
News briefs
Horizons Optical hits 8 million freeform lenses last year
Horizons Optical, the Spanish-based supplier of lens designs and related services, has announced that over 8 million freeform lenses were produced last year using its technology by more than 130 ophthalmic laboratories throughout the world. The company said that the volume increase in its core business and the roll-out of ...
-
News briefs
IOA summit to be held at Silmo Singapore
The International Opticians Association will be holding a clinical conference alongside the first edition of Silmo Singapore, slated for next April 12 to 14 at the Suntec Singapore Convention and Exhibition Center. The association said that one full day will be devoted to myopia management. Sustainability and practice improvement, among ...
-
News briefs
WCO holds second edition of online myopia management event
The World Council of Optometry (WCO) and its partner CooperVision are holding its second global virtual event dedicated to myopia management on Feb. 16. Called ”Advancing the Global Standard of Care”, the online conference will include five presentations by eye care professionals (ECPs) on different myopia management issues and a ...
-
News briefsVisionLab going high tech
This year VisionLab will be investing €5 million in its optical shops to bring their services into line with new user demands, according to Look Vision. The optometrics are to include virtual functions for remote measurements, which will reportedly shave about 20 minutes from the average consultation. The Spanish chain ...
-
News briefs
Wagner + Kühner files for insolvency
German-based eyewear supplier Wagner + Kühner filed for insolvency proceedings on Jan. 31. A slowdown in opticians’ orders, added to the company’s high level of debts reportedly triggered the insolvency filing. Jens Lieser, the appointed administrator, said that the business and deliveries were continuing as usual during the proceedings. Wagner ...
-
News briefsNew release to Kering Eyewear art collaborative project
Kering Eyewear is releasing the second delivery of its “Kering Eyewear Through Their Eyes”, a two-year collaborative project in which international artists “interpret the company’s DNA”. The new release consists of a collaboration with Greg Guillemin, also known as “Léon”, a Paris-based artist influenced by pop culture. Zero to Hero, ...
-
News briefs
Extended rights for French orthoptists
Following a regulation change published at the end of January, French orthoptists are now allowed to issue initial ophthalmic lenses’ prescriptions for people aged between 16 and 42 years old. Previously, all French patients had to visit an ophthalmologist to receive their first eyeglasses’ prescription while orthoptists could renew them. ...
-
News briefs
Topcon Eye Care sales up 19% in Q3
Japanese-based equipment maker Topcon has reported a 19 percent year-on-year increase in revenue to a record high 49,289 million Japanese yen (€348 m) for its Eye Care division in Q3. Both the screening devices and the digital optometry systems’ categories grew strongly in the quarter. Favorable currency variations against the ...
-
News briefs
GrandVision’s Apollo CEO steps down
Dr.Jörg Ehmer, managing director of GrandVision Germany & Austria and CEO of Apollo, one of the group’s largest retail chain, has decided to resign from his functions, the company announced in a press release. Ehmer, who joined GrandVision in 2014, said that it was the right moment for him to ...
-
News briefs
FGX signs LOI with Eastman for Tritan Renew procurement
FGX International, a subsidiary of the EssilorLuxottica group, has signed a letter of intent (LOI) with Eastman to reserve a “significant” volume of the company’s Tritan Renew to be produced at the materials’ supplier new plant in Kingsport, which will become operational later this year. Tritan Renew is a copolyester ...
-
News briefs
Topcon appoints new CEO
Effective April 1, Takashi Eto will be appointed as the president and CEO of Topcon in replacement of Satoshi Hirano who has been at the helm of the Japanese group since 2013. Eto entered the company in 1990 and rose through the ranks to hold senior management roles at the ...
-
News briefs
VSP Vision recruits new president for VSP Ventures
VSP Vision has announced the appointment of Kathleen Steele as president of VSP Ventures, its business division focusing on growing the group’s network by acquiring independent optometry practices. Steele worked for close to ten years at Luxottica’s U.S. subsidiary, the last five as the group’s vice president of operations. In ...
-
News briefs
8% revenue hike but operational loss for Mister Spex in 2022
Releasing preliminary results for the full year, omnichannel retailer Mister Spex has announced an 8 percent year-on-year growth in revenue to €210 million for 2022 and an adjusted EBITDA margin of between -6 percent and -3 percent. The company stressed that these results were in line with the guidance announced ...
-
News briefs
Marcolin appoints new group marketing director
Marcolin has promoted Alessio Puleo to the position of group marketing director, reporting directly to Fabrizio Curci, the group’s CEO. Puleo, who joined Marcolin in 2021, will take responsibility for the company’s brand management, trade marketing, training and marketing analysis activities. The senior executive spent over 15 years of its ...
-
News briefs
Karün Eyewear recruits Italian executive to strengthen European business
Karün Eyewear, a Patagonia-based DTC brand of glasses made from recycled materials such as fishing nets, metals or leather, has announced the appointment of Egidio Schintu as its country manager for Italy and support manager for Europe. Schintu is a seasoned eyewear manager with previous experiences at Allison, Area and ...
-
News briefs
JINS driven by overseas markets in Q1
Japanese-based retailer JINS booked an 11.6 percent year-on-year increase in Q1 sales to 17,051 million Japanese yen (€120m), accelerating strongly from the 5.1 percent growth reported for the previous quarter. The Q1 sales uptick was largely driven by a 35.5 percent jump in overseas revenue to ¥ 4,584 million (€32m) ...
-
News briefs
Over 1,000 exhibitors to participate in MIDO 2023
The organizers of MIDO have announced that over 1,000 exhibitors from around the world would take part in the next edition of the show scheduled from Feb. 4 to 6 in Milan, a strong increase from last year’s 660 companies. Beyond the presence of most eyewear industry players from Europe ...
