Latest News Briefs – Page 234
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The sunglasses of Vuarnet, whose licensee was taken over by...
The sunglasses of Vuarnet, whose licensee was taken over by Alain Mikli International a few years ago, are being distributed in Italy from this July directly by Alain Mikli Diffusion Italia, the Italian subsidiary of Alain Mikli. Formelli distributed the brand in Italy for a period of 16 years, with ...
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Mackey Opticians is opening its first franchised practice in Carnmoney,...
Mackey Opticians is opening its first franchised practice in Carnmoney, County Antrim, at the end of July. The company is the largest independent optical chain in Northern Ireland.
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Safilo announced that it has signed a solidarity agreement with...
Safilo announced that it has signed a solidarity agreement with the unions to settle the issue of staff redundancies following the non-renewal of the Armani license in May. The agreement, which fully reproduces the contents of the preliminary agreement signed in mid-June, provides more details on the organization of work ...
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Sony has filed for a U.S. patent for a new...
Sony has filed for a U.S. patent for a new smart eyeglass system that lets users capture and share information with other people who are wearing the same glasses. The patent application says that wearers can look at each other and transmit the information to the other's display panels, like ...
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Bausch + Lomb obtained the approval of the U.S. Food...
Bausch + Lomb obtained the approval of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for Biotrue ONEday, allowing its introduction in the U.S. market The brand is a daily disposable lens made from HyperGel, an innovative material featuring characteristics of both conventional hydrogels and silicone hydrogels. Biotrue ONEday was launched in ...
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According to initial estimates, Fielmann increased its sales to 3.5...
According to initial estimates, Fielmann increased its sales to 3.5 million pairs of glasses in the first half of the year, from a previous 3.3 million, and achieved external sales of €647 million, up from €615.4 million, with consolidated sales of €551 million, compared with €523.7 million. The pre-tax profit ...
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PPG Industries reported net sales of $4 million for the...
PPG Industries reported net sales of $4 million for the second quarter of 2012. Net income, excluding nonrecurring charges of $3 million, was $365 million. PPG's Optical and Specialty Materials unit, including its optical monomers and Transitions Optical businesses, generated sales of $314 million, down by 4 percent from previous ...
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Spy announced a preliminary sales estimate of approximately $9.5 million...
Spy announced a preliminary sales estimate of approximately $9.5 million for the quarter ended June 30, an increase of 5 percent from last year. Sales of core Spy brand products are anticipated to have reached a level of about $9.3 million, up by 13 percent. More details will be available ...
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Super Sunglasses, a brand owned by the Italian company Retrosuperfuture,...
Super Sunglasses, a brand owned by the Italian company Retrosuperfuture, managed to sell 150,000 pairs of glasses in 2011, representing an increase of about 10 percent. For two seasons, Super sunglasses have also been available as corrective or prescription frames. The company aims to further develop its sales in the ...
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Jobson Research's Optical Business Barometer for June shows an improvement...
Jobson Research's Optical Business Barometer for June shows an improvement over the rating for May, up by 0.2 points to 3.7. The barometer, which measures the business outlook of U.S. independent eye care professionals, ranges from 1, which is “very negative,” to 5, which is “very positive.” June's rating was ...
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Cacharel has signed a licensing deal with Mondottica for the...
Cacharel has signed a licensing deal with Mondottica for the new eyewear collection, for a duration of four years. The new line will be launched during the next Fashion Week in Paris, from Sept. 25 to Oct. 5. It will also be presented at the Mido trade show in Milan ...
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Irregular Choice, a British brand of extravagant women's and men's...
Irregular Choice, a British brand of extravagant women's and men's footwear, presented its first collection of sunglasses at the Bread & Butter show in Berlin this month. The sunglasses were sold in the company's mono-brand stores in London, Brighton, Hong Kong and Paris and on its American website this summer ...
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Timberland has launched Formentor, a new eyewear line developed in...
Timberland has launched Formentor, a new eyewear line developed in partnership with its licensee, Marcolin. Limited to 1,000 pieces, the collection is part of a wider product line under the same name that also includes apparel and nautical shoes. Formentor glasses feature, on the right-hand bow, the logo of Spain's ...
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Vision Express has teamed up with Heston Blumenthal, the celebrity...
Vision Express has teamed up with Heston Blumenthal, the celebrity chef and iconic spectacle wearer, to create a signature range of eyewear, alongside British designer Tom Davis and Inspecs, the Bath-based manufacturer. Blumenthal also works with Waitrose, developing food ranges with the supermarket. The new line of eyewear will be ...
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Gilmar has renewed its licensing agreement with Allison S.p.A. to...
Gilmar has renewed its licensing agreement with Allison S.p.A. to produce and distribute Iceberg brand optical frames and sunglasses worldwide. The two companies have been partnered for six years. The continuing relationship is expected to expand Iceberg's presence in emerging markets such as Russia, the Middle East and Asia, through ...
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Ivanka Trump is expanding her line of self-branded products with...
Ivanka Trump is expanding her line of self-branded products with a new manufacturing agreement with B. Robinson Optical to create Ivanka Trump sunglasses, to be out next spring. The sunglasses join jewelry, footwear, handbags, outerwear and apparel, all of which are created with partners. The sunglasses will sell for $68-175 ...
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Coburn Technologies has introduced the True-Form high-volume production system for...
Coburn Technologies has introduced the True-Form high-volume production system for free-form and traditional prescription lenses. The True-Form system consists of the new CobaltDS high-speed digital surfacing generator and CobaltDP dual spindle soft-tool digital polisher. Customer shipments should start in August and Coburn will officially release the system at Vision Expo West ...
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Grimont has patented a new injection system that will allow...
Grimont has patented a new injection system that will allow a tortoiseshell effect to be printed directly on acetate. The Italian company, specializing in the design and manufacture of plastic components for premium eyewear, is planning to focus increasingly on injection technology, a process for which it has observed increasing ...
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Oakley is making a big splash at the London Olympics,...
Oakley is making a big splash at the London Olympics, where it is supplying more than 80 percent of the athletes who are wearing sunglasses. It has deals with more 700 athletes competing in the Games in 19 disciplines and coming from more than 200 countries. They are being invited ...
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The 13th edition of Vision-X, the exhibition for the Middle...
The 13th edition of Vision-X, the exhibition for the Middle East optical and ophthalmic industry, which took place in Dubai on May 8-10, concluded with flat results from the 2011 edition. The fair drew 3,949 professionals, compared with 3,937 last year. Eighty-four percent of them were from the Middle East ...
