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Giorgio Fedon 1919 has created the MW Michael Wong by...
Giorgio Fedon 1919 has created the MW Michael Wong by Giorgio Fedon 1919 line of small leathergoods in cooperation with Michael Wong, an actor who is considered to be the “Harrison Ford” of Asia. It is the Italian group's first venture into men's travel accessories. Giorgio Fedon 1919 is the ...
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Safilo has reported the renewal of its licensing agreement with...
Safilo has reported the renewal of its licensing agreement with J.C. Penny Purchanging Corporation for the design, production and distribution of the Liz Clairborne and Claiborne lines of prescription frames and sunglasses in the U.S. and Puerto Rico. The new contract runs through 2017 and includes an option for an additional ...
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Zoggs, the Australian brand of swim goggles about which we...
Zoggs, the Australian brand of swim goggles about which we reported on Dec. 12, has added an optional feature to the superior lenses of its Predator Flex frames. It is offering lenses with an embedded photochromatic treatment that react to the UV rays from the sun, darkening the optics when they ...
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Mykita won the 2013 German Design Award for its Mykita...
Mykita won the 2013 German Design Award for its Mykita Lite collection, which is available at selected high-end opticians around the world. The German Design Council gives the German Design Award for outstanding achievements in product and communication design. The glasses in the Lite collection are extremely lightweight and with ...
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Bausch+Lomb has acquired an exclusive global license to a new...
Bausch+Lomb has acquired an exclusive global license to a new technology for the treatment of ocular redness, one of the most common ophtalmological conditions, affecting millions of people worldwide. Licensed from Eye Therapies, a biopharmaceutical company, and developed in collaboration with Ora, a private research organization, the technology employs a ...
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On March 1, the day before the start of Mido,...
On March 1, the day before the start of Mido, Jörg Spangemacher and his trade magazine MAFO, short for Manufacturers Forum, will host an annual conference for the international optical industry in Milan. Industry professionals from the U.S., Spain, Switzerland and the U.K. will discuss modern technologies for the production ...
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Alcon, the branch of Novartis that has included Ciba Vision...
Alcon, the branch of Novartis that has included Ciba Vision since May 2012, has taken over the ophthalmological branch of SensoMotoric Instruments (SMI), based in Berlin. The acquisition offers Alcon access to assistance technologies for eye surgery, such as the positioning of the IOL and real-time eye tracking solutions. The ...
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Optimax, a U.K.-based laser surgery provider, has acquired a rival...
Optimax, a U.K.-based laser surgery provider, has acquired a rival firm, Ultralase, for an undisclosed sum after months of negotiations between the companies. The two are now trading together as the Ultralase Optimax Group. The sale was confirmed on Ultralase's Twitter feed on Dec. 4. Reportedly, Russell Ambrose, Optimax' chairman and ...
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Face à Face recently awarded the winners of its photo...
Face à Face recently awarded the winners of its photo contest on Instagram, an online photo-sharing and social networking service. The theme of the contest was architecture, true to the founding spirit of the French designer brand, whose collections of eyewear and jewelry are conceived along the themes of architecture, ...
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Maison Bonnet, the luxury eyewear company in France, was recently...
Maison Bonnet, the luxury eyewear company in France, was recently at the center of a controversy over the price of the glasses that it made for Audrey Pulvar, a popular journalist and the ex-girlfriend of Arnaud Montebourg, presently French minister of industrial recovery. Speaking with Agence France-Presse, Franck Bonnet said ...
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Gerhard Novak, ‘head of strategic business unit eyewear' at Rodenstock...
Gerhard Novak, ‘head of strategic business unit eyewear' at Rodenstock since February 2012, left the company at the end of October by mutual agreement. Novak was replaced by Micha Siebenhandl, who provides a long-term management experience in the eyewear industry. Most recently, he was vice president for global collections at ...
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Brian Andrews has been appointed treasurer of The Cooper Companies,...
Brian Andrews has been appointed treasurer of The Cooper Companies, parent of CooperVision, effective Jan. 1. He served as assistant treasurer since 2006, after working for Keybanc Capital Markets in coporate and investment banking and for ING Barings in investment banking.
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CooperVision has taken leave of a key accounts manager, Hans...
CooperVision has taken leave of a key accounts manager, Hans Fern, who worked for the company inGermanyfor about 30 years. Fern held various positions at CVI. He is being sent into early retirement by the company at his own request. Since 2011, Fern was supported by Andrea Wenner for the ...
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Robert Graham, the American fashion label, has signed a new...
Robert Graham, the American fashion label, has signed a new multi-year license agreement with Revolution Eyewear covering sunwear and ophthalmic frames. As reported by Vision Monday, prototypes of the first men's collection will be exclusively previewed at Vision Expo East in New York in March, while the collection should be ...
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Randolph Engineering as appointed Ekene Ofodile to the newly created...
Randolph Engineering as appointed Ekene Ofodile to the newly created position of senior vice president of global sales and marketing. He will report directly to Peter Waszkiewicz, president and chief executive of the company. Ofodile joined Randolph on Nov. 12 from the Cross Water Group, where, as the founder and ...
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Brulimar Optical Group has signed two new distribution deals for...
Brulimar Optical Group has signed two new distribution deals for Canada for its Bench eyewear with Optiman Group and Vezina Optical Group, which distribute frames to thousands of independent opticians throughout the country. The deals were agreed following discussions at this year's Silmo trade show in Paris. Canada is the world's ...
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Starting with autumn/winter 2013-14, ZeroRH+ and RH+, the Italian brands...
Starting with autumn/winter 2013-14, ZeroRH+ and RH+, the Italian brands of helmets, goggles and apparel for snow sports and cycling, are taking their snow sports range to new markets such the Benelux countries, Canada, France, Japan, Austria, Russia, Switzerland, Singapore, South Korea, Spain, the Czech Republic and the U.S. For ...
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Jochen Kaber, founder of Bon Optic, handed over the management...
Jochen Kaber, founder of Bon Optic, handed over the management of this German supplier of ophthalmic instruments and refraction units to Louise Meiners at the beginning of November because of his advanced age. Meiners has worked in the international ophthalmologic industry for over 15 years. She was a member of ...
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Smarteyes, a Swedish-based optical retail chain with 40 stores in...
Smarteyes, a Swedish-based optical retail chain with 40 stores in Sweden and Germany, continues its expansion on the German market. The Swedish company plans to open several new stores in Germany during the next year. Its website has been revamped to emphasize the heritage of the company. Until now, the ...
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French opticians have been doing relatively well. In November 2012,...
French opticians have been doing relatively well. In November 2012, their sales increased by 3 percent compared to the previous month. According to data published by the Bank of France, their sales for the three months of September, October and November were up 1.9 percent over the previous three months. ...
