Latest News Briefs – Page 232
-
News briefs
Atol, one of the major French cooperatives of opticians, has...
Atol, one of the major French cooperatives of opticians, has expanded its center for logistics and supply in Beaune, in the French region of Burgundy, to include a quality-testing laboratory. The new 1,500-square-meter space brings the total surface of the plant, which was originally set up in 2007, to 3,500 ...
-
News briefs
Hoya Corporation has announced a partnership with Jacques Denis, which...
Hoya Corporation has announced a partnership with Jacques Denis, which claims to be the biggest independent lens fitting laboratory in France and in all of Europe, specializing in rimless frames, with more than 15,000 optional shapes in its system for the optician to choose from. Opticians can place orders for ...
-
News briefs
The number of outstanding shares of Coastal Contacts trading on...
The number of outstanding shares of Coastal Contacts trading on the Toronto Stock Exchange will be down to approximately 28.3 million as of Sept. 5, compared with 56.7 million before. This will be the result of a consolidation of its common shares on a a one-for-two basis that had been ...
-
News briefs
A former Danish optician, Dion Eriksen, has become the chief...
A former Danish optician, Dion Eriksen, has become the chief executive of Pro Design International, taking the place of Mogens Frederiksen who is going into retirement. Eriksen previously owned and ran a chain of 30 shops in Denmark that were franchised by Profil Optik. He sold it in 2010 to ...
-
News briefs
Effective Sept. 1, Uvex Sports Group has appointed Helge Gützlaff...
Effective Sept. 1, Uvex Sports Group has appointed Helge Gützlaff and Martin Schamböck as new members of the board of executive directors. Gützlaff will be in charge of strategic business for the cycle and winter sports categories. Besides global marketing, the 43-year-old will be in charge of product development. Most ...
-
News briefs
Franco Ferrante is the new country manager of Luxottica Belgium,...
Franco Ferrante is the new country manager of Luxottica Belgium, taking the place of Fabien Gribaudo, who left the company a few months ago. Ferranto worked at Luxottica's head office in Milan for six years before moving in 2010 to the Netherlands, where he became deputy country manager of the ...
-
News briefs
Menrad has appointed Chris Beal as managing director of its...
Menrad has appointed Chris Beal as managing director of its U.K. subsidiary, taking the place of Roger Mitchell, the company's former director of sales in the country. Beal brings over 20 years of experience in the textile, interiors, clothing and fashion arenas, working for such companies as Laura Ashley. Menrad ...
-
News briefs
Safilo has appointed David Pearson commercial and operations director for...
Safilo has appointed David Pearson commercial and operations director for its Australian subsidiary. The move follows the retirement of Roger Chick, who has been associated with the Italian company since 1967, first working with its agency and then as a partner in its distributor. Safilo acquired a 51 percent stake ...
-
News briefs
De Rigo Vision has appointed Nick Palmiotto as vice president...
De Rigo Vision has appointed Nick Palmiotto as vice president of sales and marketing at its new U.S. subsidiary. Previously at Logo Premiere Vision, Palmiotto has an extensive experience in the eyewear business. He will be tasked with relaunching De Rigo's newly redesigned portfolio of brands including Chopard, Givenchy, Ermenegildo ...
-
News briefs
Johnson & Johnson Vision Care has named Oliver Spandow as...
Johnson & Johnson Vision Care has named Oliver Spandow as its new general manager, in charge of the company's activities in the U.K. and Ireland. Spandow has been with the group since 1999, when he joined the finance division of a subsidiary, McNeil Consumer Healthcare, to then move to Johnson ...
-
News briefs
Coastal Contacts has appointed Gary Collins as its president, a...
Coastal Contacts has appointed Gary Collins as its president, a newly created position. The role of Coastal's chief executive and chairman of the board will rest with Roger Hardy. Collins was previously senior vice president of Belkorp Industries, a private company with holdings in various sectors including environmental services, real ...
-
News briefs
Essilor is reportedly negotiating a joint venture for the Colombian...
Essilor is reportedly negotiating a joint venture for the Colombian market with a local firm, Servioptica y Superlens. Described as one of the biggest laboratories in Latin America, the company is already distributing various Essilor products and those of Shamir, Transitions, Vision Ease, Younger and Alcon, plus its own private-label ...
-
News briefs
Jimmy Fairly opens its first boutique in Paris. Thus far,...
Jimmy Fairly opens its first boutique in Paris. Thus far, the French brand of designer eyewear had been exclusively available on the internet. The store is located at 64 rue Vieille du Temple, in the fancy Marais district of the French capital. Jimmy Fairly prides itself on having all its ...
-
News briefs
Apollo Optik, the German optical retail chain owned by Hal,...
Apollo Optik, the German optical retail chain owned by Hal, is going to open a flagship store of around 580 square meters on four floors next winter on the Schildergasse, the major shopping street of Cologne. It will be located close to the Fielmann Supercenter opened by its main competitor ...
-
News briefs
Allergan reported net sales of $1,467.4 million for the second...
Allergan reported net sales of $1,467.4 million for the second quarter, up by 4.8 percent from the year-ago period, in spite of the strong U.S. dollar. On a constant-currency basis, the rate of increase was 8.7 percent. Sales of specialty pharmaceuticals grew by 5 percent, or 8.8 percent on a ...
-
News briefs
The International 3D Society and the 3D@Home Consortium have merged...
The International 3D Society and the 3D@Home Consortium have merged to form the International 3D Society & 3D@Home. The merger is intended to better serve the theatrical, TV, video game and mobile 3D marketplace and professional community, to push the expansion of the 3D entertainment industry in all channels. More ...
-
News briefs
Victoria Beckham, also known as Posh Spice, has launched her...
Victoria Beckham, also known as Posh Spice, has launched her own line of unisex optical eyewear in cooperation with Cutler and Gross. The former Spice Girl told Women's Wear Daily that she had to wear glasses, but couldn't find any that suited her and made her feel confident – so ...
-
News briefs
Karavan Production has signed a licensing deal for eyewear with...
Karavan Production has signed a licensing deal for eyewear with Jacadi, a French brand of children's wear. The first line is set to come out in 2013. Krys, the big French chain of franchised optical retail shops, had marketed a line under this name on an exclusive basis until 2000.
-
News briefs
Coburn Technologies is introducing the Exxpert Finishing Series, a new...
Coburn Technologies is introducing the Exxpert Finishing Series, a new in-house lens finishing system offering high-speed milling, external drilling, and a wide range of custom bevel options at an affordable market pricing. The new product line will be formally presented at Vision Expo West in Las Vegas being held Sept. ...
-
News briefs
Adlens is unveiling its Hemisphere variable focus eyewear at Vision...
Adlens is unveiling its Hemisphere variable focus eyewear at Vision Expo West, being held Sept. 6-8 in Las Vegas. Adlens is calling the new line a new category of vision correction, saying that they can be dispensed immediately and avoid laboratory expenses. Hemisphere uses fluid injection lens technology with external ...
