Latest News Briefs – Page 236
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Italia Independent has opened its fourth Italian concept store in...
Italia Independent has opened its fourth Italian concept store in the city of Bergamo. The company claims that the other three stores – in Alassia, Alessandria and Courmayeur – have had excellent results. The group's network of shop-in-shops inside independent optical stores is also giving good results, the plan being ...
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Sunglass Hut has opened a new 1,875-square-foot store on Lincoln...
Sunglass Hut has opened a new 1,875-square-foot store on Lincoln Road in Miami Beach, Florida, its largest shop in the U.S. The sunglasses collection is more than 2.5 times larger than in the chain's average store. It also uses dispensing, try-on and tablet technologies to improve the customer experience, and ...
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Brioni, a high-profile Italian brand of men's clothing recently purchased...
Brioni, a high-profile Italian brand of men's clothing recently purchased by the French PPR luxury group, has launched its first collection of sunglasses. The products are designed by Brioni and manufactured by an Italian manufacturer specializing in horn frames, but Brioni did not want to mention its name. The 15-piece ...
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Following on from Mercedes, Ferrari and Bentley, BMW is the...
Following on from Mercedes, Ferrari and Bentley, BMW is the latest automobile manufacturer to enter the world of eyewear. Back in 2005, the Bavarian-based firm introduced a line of high-tech sunglasses with earphones incorporated into an MP3 player for listening to music. The new launch is a more traditional eyewear ...
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The Diesel group has agreed to give Marcolin global exclusive...
The Diesel group has agreed to give Marcolin global exclusive rights to develop and sell frames and sunglasses under its trendy 55DSL sub-brand. Marcolin already signed a five-year licensing deal for the Diesel brand in October 2010, replacing Safilo in the role. Renzo Rosso, owner of Diesel, acquired a 2.018 ...
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Tura, the U.S. company owned by Eschenbach, has signed a...
Tura, the U.S. company owned by Eschenbach, has signed a multi-year licensing agreement to make ophthalmic eyewear for the American Geoffrey Beene fashion brand. The collection should come out in spring of next year.
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Oakley is launching a limited series of glasses called Krys...
Oakley is launching a limited series of glasses called Krys Ocean Race by Oakley for the occasion of that event, which starts on July 7. The polarized glasses can be fitted with corrective lenses. The available models include the Jawbone Team Blue and the Fuel Cell Polished White, and they ...
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Polycore Optical, the manufacturer of eyeglass lenses in Berlin, has...
Polycore Optical, the manufacturer of eyeglass lenses in Berlin, has developed special lenses for people affected by presbyopia who work mainly at eye level. The new product, called Polysoft Work, combines freeform technology in the progressive area with an additional lens in the upper area. The lenses can be ordered ...
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Optiswiss has reportedly developed a new nanotechnological sputtering process to...
Optiswiss has reportedly developed a new nanotechnological sputtering process to apply many layers of anti-reflective coatings and others on both sides of the lens. Its Optiplas Dual + system adds a hydrophobic coating on the outer side and an oleophobic treatment on the inner side of the lens, in addition ...
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The Centre for Eye Research of Victoria, in Australia, has...
The Centre for Eye Research of Victoria, in Australia, has received a grant of 497,000 Australian dollars (€402,000-$500,000) to conduct clinical trials intended to prove that a new nanosecond laser technology developed in Australia can be effectively used to slow down the progression of age-related macular degeneration (AMD). The theory ...
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Contact lenses can now measure glycemia in diabetics. A team...
Contact lenses can now measure glycemia in diabetics. A team of researchers from the University of Akron in the United States has developed a product that can read the level of blood glucose contained in the wearer's tears. If it is too high, the lens changes color, warning the wearer ...
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While looking for possible collaborations with similar groups in other...
While looking for possible collaborations with similar groups in other countries, Optic Libre has started to support its retail members in France with two commercial TV spots. They have been running since May 21 on LCI, a French news channel. Run by Jean-Luc Sélignan, a former top executive of GrandVision, ...
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Rodenstock launched a new website, see-better-look-perfect.com, on June 1 in...
Rodenstock launched a new website, see-better-look-perfect.com, on June 1 in the framework of a new marketing campaign for what the company defines as a “a better vision system.” On the website, visitors can take a virtual expedition through Rodenstock's range of vision correction products and services, deciding which itinerary to ...
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Brulimar Optical Group, the learding eyewear manufacturer and designer in...
Brulimar Optical Group, the learding eyewear manufacturer and designer in the U.K., has revamped its website to expand its international reach. In addition to English, the site is now also available in French, German, Spanish, Italian and Russian.
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Oakley has extended its partnership with the U.S. Olympic Committee...
Oakley has extended its partnership with the U.S. Olympic Committee (USOC) through 2020, including the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi and the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. U.S. candidates for Team USA competing in the London Olympics starting next month have been wearing Oakley eyewear. Proceeds from the ...
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John Perkins, joint managing director of Specsavers, was one of...
John Perkins, joint managing director of Specsavers, was one of the company's 15 staff members to complete two 55-mile charity bike rides around London recently. The company dubbed the event “the Tour de Specsavers”; it raised more than £1,000 (€1,250-$1,560) for Volunteer Reading Help, a London charity that helps children ...
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David Homberg, who runs Highmark, the parent company of Viva...
David Homberg, who runs Highmark, the parent company of Viva International, has been named “Man of Vision” for this year because of his involvement in numerous charitable actions. Under him, the company has donated more than $42 million to help poor people in Texas obtain eye care.
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The German opticians' association, ZVA, has asked Essilor to reconsider...
The German opticians' association, ZVA, has asked Essilor to reconsider its decision not to exhibit at the next Opti trade show in Munich, alternating its presence every other year. Pointing out that the medium-sized retailers want a comprehensive offer at the leading trade fair for eyewear in Germany, the ZVA ...
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Knecht & Müller, a Swiss manufacturer of ophthalmic lenses with...
Knecht & Müller, a Swiss manufacturer of ophthalmic lenses with a big surfacing laboratory, has acquired Von Hoff, another Swiss company that represents Nidek as well as various important brands of frames in the country, including several lines of Charmant. The two companies will continue to operate independently under ...
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Carl Zeiss Vision has established special relations with two U.S....
Carl Zeiss Vision has established special relations with two U.S. buying groups, Vision West and C&E Vision. It will provide their affiliated opticians with competitive pricing and various services to help them build their practices. The independent groups will have access to Zeiss' full range of lenses, coatings, lab services ...
