Latest News Briefs – Page 252
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Brille24 is searching for customers who would like to be...
Brille24 is searching for customers who would like to be part of its new online campaign. Customers had the chance to apply with the German company until Oct. 22. After a pre-selection, the star photographer Andreas Hofweber is now taking photos of the candidates, which will be published on the ...
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A research team at the Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience has...
A research team at the Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience has reported that aspirin could increase the risk of age-related macular degeneration (AMD). The findings, published in the Ophthalmology Journal, were that 4 percent of the 839 patients over 65 who regularly took aspiring developed AMD, compared with 2 percent of ...
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In a new report, the European Parliament is calling for...
In a new report, the European Parliament is calling for eye exams every 10 years for all drivers of cars and motorcycles, increasing the frequency to once every five years for those over 65. The report, “Own Initiative,” noted that 35,000 people die on European roads every year, and that ...
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International Vision Expo West, held last month in Las Vegas,...
International Vision Expo West, held last month in Las Vegas, saw a slight drop in attendance with 12,359 eye care professionals attending, 436 fewer than last year. The exhibit hall attracted 8,187 visitors, and 4,172 attended the conference program, where the number of hours of education offered were up by ...
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Opti'12, the international trade fair scheduled to take place in...
Opti'12, the international trade fair scheduled to take place in Munich next Jan. 13-15, is on a growth path. While it is not yet sure that it will reach the level of last January, when it hosted 470 exhibitors and welcomed 22,700 visitors from 69 countries, the number of exhibitors ...
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The Federation of Manufacturing Opticians of the U.K.has announced that...
The Federation of Manufacturing Opticians of the U.K.has announced that Optrafair 2013 will be held April 13-15 of that year at the NEC in Birmingham, England. The federation wanted to give plenty of notice for the event so that interested groups and companies could have time to plan their events ...
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Attendance continues to decline at the Odma fair, the major...
Attendance continues to decline at the Odma fair, the major Australian trade show held every other year for the eyewear sector in Sydney. Only 5,498 visitors were registered at its last edition on Aug. 5-7, 33 percent less than in 2009, when they had already gone down by 26 percent ...
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Evioo.com, one of the various new online retailers springing up...
Evioo.com, one of the various new online retailers springing up in France, reports that it has secured an equity injection from a private investor that allowed it to get started earlier this month without any problems, but it doesn't want to disclose the amount. The founder of the company, Philippe ...
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Norville Opticians has bought Roger Spooner Opticians in the wake...
Norville Opticians has bought Roger Spooner Opticians in the wake of Roger Spooner's retirement. Norville Opticians now has 13 practices, and the purchase extends the company's patient base in eastern Bristol; the 26-year-old Roger Spooner Opticians is in Keynsham, Somerset, in England. Beth Bracey, who has worked there for four ...
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Luxottica Group SpA will take over part of the assets...
Luxottica Group SpA will take over part of the assets of a wholly owned Italian unit, Luxottica Srl, in an effort to streamline. The partial de-merger of Luxottica Srl mainly includes the transfer of license contracts and distribution activities. The transaction is part of a project started in 2007 to ...
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Italia Independent is carrying out a capital increase that will...
Italia Independent is carrying out a capital increase that will provide resources for the design group's expansion, especially in eyewear. In the transaction, the businessman Mario Ginatta will obtain an 8 percent stake through a reserved capital increase in LA Holding, the group's holding company. The details of the deal ...
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The move of Davis Vision from New York to San...
The move of Davis Vision from New York to San Antonio, Texas, reported in July (Vol. 12 No. 9, July 28), will also include the headquarters of Eye Care Centers of America, another HVHC company. Their new home is more than 100,000 square feet in a former AT&T building. Along ...
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Bausch + Lomb now has the option to buy all...
Bausch + Lomb now has the option to buy all outstanding and unowned shares of Technolas Perfect Vision, a German ophthalmology laser company, for a total company value up to €450 million, depending on certain milestones and earnouts. Technolas Perfect Vision was originally a joint venture between Bausch + Lomb ...
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Marcolin has given Vito Varvaro (accented on the first a),...
Marcolin has given Vito Varvaro (accented on the first a), vice chairman on its board of directors, the same powers of attorney that had been previously assigned to Massimo Saracchi, the company's chief executive, who resigned a few weeks ago. Varvaro, who has been on the board since November 2007, ...
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Maui Jim has promoted Hans-Jürgen Penzek to the new position...
Maui Jim has promoted Hans-Jürgen Penzek to the new position of vice president for Europe. Penzek has been the sales manager for Maui Jim Germany since 2003, helping the brand grow there as well as expand into Switzerland, Austria, the Netherlands, Poland and Hungary. The company is looking for his ...
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Safilo has appointed Nicola Giorgi global head of house brands....
Safilo has appointed Nicola Giorgi global head of house brands. The company said the position is one of the most strategic for its future development because the house brands offer significant growth opportunities. The group's house brands are Carrera, Safilo, Smith, Oxydo and Blue Bay. The Carrera brand has been ...
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From this September, Sover has a new manager. The Italian...
From this September, Sover has a new manager. The Italian company owned by the Cannicci brothers has appointed Andrea Fiabane to head up business development. The appointment represents a change of policy, as all management positions were previously held by the owners. Fiabane has had years of experience with Luxottica, ...
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Carole Binet has joined Viva International as sales director for...
Carole Binet has joined Viva International as sales director for France, Belgium, Luxembourg and French-speaking North Africa. She ran Sporoptic Pouilloux, the licensee for Vuarnet sunglasses, prior to its acquisition by Alain Mikli at the end of 2009. She previously worked for Carrera and Logo.
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Essilor Italia has named Massimo Barberis head of sales and...
Essilor Italia has named Massimo Barberis head of sales and marketing, adding on sales responsibilities to his previous role as the leader of the marketing and product division. He has been with the company since 2008.
