Latest News Briefs – Page 215
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Okia Optical has announced that patents for its revolutionary HDA...
Okia Optical has announced that patents for its revolutionary HDA (High Definition Acetate) technology have been granted in Japan and allowed in Australia, in addition to its existing patents in Hong Kong, China and Italy. HDA is a technology that allows the transformation of textures and colors into crisp high-definition ...
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We wrote in the last issue about the way Optometry...
We wrote in the last issue about the way Optometry Giving Sight, a charity dedicated to help poor visually-impaired people, is raising money through cycling and other sports activities. The British Optician magazine says that its editor, Chris Bennett, has raised £1,400 (€1,626-$2,171) for Vision Aid Overseas by completing the 300-mile ...
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CLARIFICATION: Pascal Brouard, who left as chief executive of the...
CLARIFICATION: Pascal Brouard, who left as chief executive of the Logo Group a few weeks ago, previously declared that he was contemplating a new offer in the eyewear industry but finally he has left the sector and decided to join Groupe Royer, one of the biggest French companies in the ...
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Essilor has carried out the private placement of $300 million...
Essilor has carried out the private placement of $300 million worth of notes with 18 investors in the U.S. The senior unsecured notes will help refinance a bank loan due in 2014, while extending the maturity of its debt and broadening its base of investors. The maturities of the notes ...
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Essilor has announced a proposal to turn its traditional surfacing...
Essilor has announced a proposal to turn its traditional surfacing laboratory at Thornbury near Bristol in the U.K. into a digital surfacing platform that will focus on the manufacturer's high-end brands and lens products such as the Varilux S Series. The company stated that discussions are under way with staff ...
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Essilor Germany announced on June 11 that it would stop...
Essilor Germany announced on June 11 that it would stop producing mineral glasses at its production site in Rathenow, from Dec. 31. However, Essilor will continue to manufacture high-value organic glasses in Rathenow. During the past couple of years, mineral glasses have increasingly become a niche product. Therefore, the company ...
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The shareholders of Bushnell Outdoor Products, the American company that...
The shareholders of Bushnell Outdoor Products, the American company that produces binoculars and owns important brands of sunglasses and sports eyewear such as Bollé, Cébé and Serengeti, reportedly accepted bids until the end of this week for the takeover of the company. Shareholders were reportedly seeking a valuation of as ...
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Knecht & Müller, exclusive distributor of Hoya in Switzerland and...
Knecht & Müller, exclusive distributor of Hoya in Switzerland and one of Switzerland's leading lens manufacturers, announced at the beginning of June that the operational and financial control of the company is again 100 percent in the hands of the Müller-Knecht family. This follows the recent departure of the company's ...
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Essilor International and the Wenzhou Medical University in China have...
Essilor International and the Wenzhou Medical University in China have joined forces to establish the Wenzhou Medical University-Essilor International Research Center (WEIRC), a research platform with a focus on myopia. As a first step, the platform will concentrate on myopia in children, and specifically on its etiology, epidemiology and the ...
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Carl Zeiss Vision has promoted Steve Mitrakos to senior vice...
Carl Zeiss Vision has promoted Steve Mitrakos to senior vice president of U.S. sales, a newly created position. In his role, he will continue to have overall responsibility for the retail channel and will now have responsibility for the independent channel as well. A graduate of Fordham University and The ...
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Allergan has appointed a president, Douglas S. Ingram, filling a...
Allergan has appointed a president, Douglas S. Ingram, filling a new role where he will report directly to the company's chairman and chief executive, David E.I. Pyott. He will be particularly in charge of Allergan's commercial operations on a global basis. Ingram has more than 25 years experience and he ...
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Kenmark Group has hired William Hambleton as director of global...
Kenmark Group has hired William Hambleton as director of global marketing and communications. He will report to David Duralde, Kenmark's chief creative officer. Hambleton will lead efforts to strengthen the Kenmark brand and its growing portfolio of eyewear collections, while developing new strategies and campaigns to expand Kenmark's presence across ...
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CooperVision, a division of The Cooper Companies, has named Andrew...
CooperVision, a division of The Cooper Companies, has named Andrew Sedgwick as executive vice president of commercial strategy and business development, a new role in the company. Sedgwick will be responsible for CVI's long-term strategic planning, business development, product life-cycle management and professional services. Prior to that, he held a ...
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Essilor International has announced that Lena Henry has joined the...
Essilor International has announced that Lena Henry has joined the company as chief strategy officer, effective last May. A member of the executive committee, she reports to Hubert Sagnières, the company's chairman and chief executive. Henry will focus in particular on the the identification of new opportunities for development, as ...
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Marcus Wecht, distribution manager of the Michael Pachleitner Group (MPG),...
Marcus Wecht, distribution manager of the Michael Pachleitner Group (MPG), has expanded the distribution team of Schulz Optische Fabrik in Glücksburg, Germany. From June 1, Tom Scholl assumed the distribution in Germany and Denmark. The 37-years old Scholl, who has worked for a long time in the eyewear industry, has been ...
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Randazzo, an Italian optical retail chain with 188 outlets trading...
Randazzo, an Italian optical retail chain with 188 outlets trading under the Optissimo and Corner Optique banners, generated sales of €103.4 million in 2013, down by 3 percent. The result is highly positive, considering the fact the Italian eyewear market fell by an estimated 7 percent and that the company ...
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Rodenstock has opened a concept store in the Paradise shopping...
Rodenstock has opened a concept store in the Paradise shopping center of Sofia in partnership with its new exclusive Bulgarian distributor, Dynamed, which was appointed last January. There are already Rodenstock concept shops in nine other countries – Germany, the U.K., Croatia, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Switzerland, Slovenia and the United ...
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Adlens has added an e-commerce facility for U.S. customers, claiming...
Adlens has added an e-commerce facility for U.S. customers, claiming unprecedented demand for its variable-focus eyewear in the country. The U.K.-based company has also announced a cooperation with the American Diabetes Association in the predentation of its eyewear as a safe solution to manage vision complications caused by diabetes. Many ...
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Mykita partnered with Dover Street Market for the development of...
Mykita partnered with Dover Street Market for the development of a shop-in-shop concept within the London premises of the renowned concept store. To support the opening, Mykita has created a limited edition of sunglasses for the current spring/ summer season. Two models from Mykita's ‘decades' collection were given a new ...
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Coastal Contacts has reported an 11 percent sales increase to...
Coastal Contacts has reported an 11 percent sales increase to $53.7 million for the second quarter ended Apr. 30, as compared to the same period a year ago, but the Canadian company had a net loss of $7.0 million for the quarter, up from a loss of $0.2 million. Sales ...
