Latest News Briefs – Page 222
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Pennine Optical has formed a joint venture with Groupe TWC-L'Amy...
Pennine Optical has formed a joint venture with Groupe TWC-L'Amy called Couture Brands. It will introduce Kenzo, Cerruti 1881, Balmain and Bally ophthalmic and sunglass collections in the U.K. and Ireland. Pennine is currently looking for sales agents to supplement its current sales staff. The new company will formally launch ...
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Eschenbach changed to a direct distribution mode in Scandinavia in mid-2012....
Eschenbach changed to a direct distribution mode in Scandinavia in mid-2012. A subsidiary based in Denmark now also takes care of Sweden and Norway. Previously, a sales representative engaged by Eschenbach for Denmark was working alone in Scandinavia. Currently, six people are employed in the company's Scandinavian subsidiary. The German company ...
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Eastern States Eyewear is going to be the exclusive distributor...
Eastern States Eyewear is going to be the exclusive distributor of Menrad's L'Wren Scott Eyewear in the U.S. L'Wren Scott, the fashion designer and model, launched her line of women's eyewear in 2006 through Menrad, a German company. The full collection of sunglasses and optical frames will be available at ...
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Coastal Contacts of Vancouver has signed a multi-year deal to...
Coastal Contacts of Vancouver has signed a multi-year deal to exclusively design, manufacture and distribute Touch by Alyssa Milano eyewear on its Coastal.com websites. Milano, an American actress (“Who's the Boss,” “Charmed”), has also worked on collections of apparel, jewelry and accessories for female sports fans. She will participate in ...
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OGI Eyewear, a U.S. producer of frames and sun eyewear...
OGI Eyewear, a U.S. producer of frames and sun eyewear based in Minneapolis, is now distributing its Seraphin product line directly in Germany. It plans to change it Seraphin sales to a direct distribution mode in all European countries, where it previously worked together with distributors, namely in the Netherlands, Switzerland ...
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iC! Berlin plans to distribute its collections directly in Brazil...
iC! Berlin plans to distribute its collections directly in Brazil and Chile by means of a subsidiary, a warehouse and a showroom in Brazil, which should be in place by the end of 2013. The final assembly will take place in Brazil in order to avoid high import duties. iC! ...
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Mykita is celebrating its 10th anniversary this year. A special...
Mykita is celebrating its 10th anniversary this year. A special campaign is planned to be launched in Germany in the middle of this year, together with an anniversary book to be presented during Silmo in Paris. Mykita is currently distributing its products in 63 countries worldwide, employing 300 people on ...
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Safilens is selling its fusion technology lenses directly in Switzerland...
Safilens is selling its fusion technology lenses directly in Switzerland by means of a partnership agreement. Before that, it was sold by a Swiss distributor. At the end of 2012, Safilens opened a subsidiary in London and another one near Stockholm in order to be able to change the distribution ...
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Ceralp, a French optical retailer with about 31 stores, has...
Ceralp, a French optical retailer with about 31 stores, has joined SAPMM, the buying group belonging to Schertz. Before this new arrival, the group had 26 members with 120 sales outlets. The various cooperatives in the fields of optical and hearing aids that make up Schertz include Luz Optique, Luz ...
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The expansion of Eyes + More will continue this year....
The expansion of Eyes + More will continue this year. On Feb. 16, Eyes + More opened a new store in Augsburg, managed on a franchise basis. The company currently counts 73 stores in Germany, 39 in the Netherlands and one in Vienna. Only 20 stores are managed on a ...
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Specsavers has signed a licensing deal to distribute the EyeDispense...
Specsavers has signed a licensing deal to distribute the EyeDispense app for iPads, following trials in three of its stores. The agreement gives the British retailer multiple unlimited rights to distribute the app across all of its stores worldwide. Specsavers is the biggest optical retailer in the U.K. and Ireland. ...
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Coastal.com has announced that eyeglass sales by revenue and unit...
Coastal.com has announced that eyeglass sales by revenue and unit in the U.S. both increased by approximately 95 percent for the first fiscal quarter ended Jan. 31, when compared with the first quarter of 2012. In Canada, eyeglass sales by value rose by about 36, and grew by about 31 ...
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Alcon's Vision Care division posted a global sales increase of...
Alcon's Vision Care division posted a global sales increase of 4 percent to $606 million for the fourth quarter, thanks to strong sales of contact lenses and better sales of multipurpose products against a weak quarter for them in 2011. Alcon is the second-largest division of the Novartis group portfolio, ...
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Rodenstock recorded an increase in its sales of 7 percent...
Rodenstock recorded an increase in its sales of 7 percent to more than €386 million in 2012. The international business of the company accounts for 64 percent of Rodenstock's total sales. The most dynamic markets for the German company are Asia, the Middle and Far East and South America. In ...
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Flair recorded total sales of €11 million last year, which...
Flair recorded total sales of €11 million last year, which represents an increase of 5 percent compared with the previous business year. The increase was primarily due to successful sales in Turkey, with sales growth of 30 percent in 2012, and Japan, with a similar increase. Due to the company's ...
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Etnia Barcelona recorded an increase in its sales of 29 percent in...
Etnia Barcelona recorded an increase in its sales of 29 percent in 2012, with 459,120 frames sold. The monthly record was October, with a sales volume of 60,463 frames. The objective for 2013 is to grow once again by 25 percent. In terms of value, sales increased in France by 34 percent ...
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Rodenstock has agreed to a cross-licensing agreement with Carl Zeiss...
Rodenstock has agreed to a cross-licensing agreement with Carl Zeiss Vision for patents covering some of their ophthalmic lens technologies, including Zeiss' back-surface free-from technology. Zeiss has already struck similar agreements with Essilor, Hoya, Indizen and Vision-Ease.
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Jobson Healthcare has set up a nonprofit foundation named for,...
Jobson Healthcare has set up a nonprofit foundation named for, and in honor of, Rick Bay, the publisher and president of Review of Optometry and Review of Ophthalmology who died in December. The Rick Bay Foundation for Excellence in Eyecare Education will provide scholarships to students in optometry and ophthalmology ...
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Safilo Group will design, manufacture and distribute a collection of...
Safilo Group will design, manufacture and distribute a collection of optical frames and sunglasses under the Bobbi Brown brand name through a new licensing deal with the brand, owned by Estée Lauder Companies. The first collection will be out for spring 2014, and the deal runs through Dec. 31, 2018. ...
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Marchon Eyewear has a new licensing deal to manufacture and...
Marchon Eyewear has a new licensing deal to manufacture and distribute eyewear under the G-Star brand. G-Star Raw started out as a denim brand, emphasizing its use of raw denim, but has since branched out to other apparel, footwear and accessories. Its first eyewear collection will be available starting in ...
