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The Italian Randazzo Group has named two new sales managers,...
The Italian Randazzo Group has named two new sales managers, both in their early 40s. Marco Ferrante has the role for the Corner channel and Enrico Segner got the slot for Optissimo, Randazzo's retail chain. Ferrante is taking over the Corner sales manager, which will be in charge of the ...
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Sue Cockayne, an optometrist, has been named professional services manager...
Sue Cockayne, an optometrist, has been named professional services manager for Sauflon. Her job will involve strengthening professional services support for customers as well as sales teams in Europe. She was formerly the managing director for Leightons Opticians, where she initially started as professional services director.
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Michael Ferrara has been named executive chairman of Adlens, the...
Michael Ferrara has been named executive chairman of Adlens, the optical manufacturers and developer of self-adjustable eyeglasses based in Oxford, England. Ferrara, whose position is a new one in the company, will help the company grow, which includes its debut on the Japanese market in spring 2012. He was most ...
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Ron Kroll is going to head up Innovations Digital Lens...
Ron Kroll is going to head up Innovations Digital Lens Company, a joint venture of CC Systems and Ocuco that provides private-label free-form lens designs to laboratories. His role is operations director, handling all functions related to sales and service. Innovations Digital is taking care of integrating the Innovations Lens ...
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Roy Williams is the new buyer and product developer for...
Roy Williams is the new buyer and product developer for Ryders Eyewear. He most recently worked in product development for Norco Bike Products and Serfas Eyewear. He also brings his own experience as an avid cyclist to the athletic performance eyewear company, which is based in North Vancouver, British Columbia.
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Christian Roth is hoping to establish a presence in the...
Christian Roth is hoping to establish a presence in the Asian market through a new licensing agreement with BDC Korea Company (Beyond Cliché Design), which will manufacture and distribute sunglasses and prescription frames under the Christian Roth brand throughout Asia. The five-year deal, which goes into 2016, has an option ...
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Heidelberg, the German producer of optical instruments, has set up...
Heidelberg, the German producer of optical instruments, has set up its own subsidiary in the U.K., thus ending its longtime distribution partnership with Haag-Streit UK. The new unit, Heidelberg Engineering, was set up in Hemel Hempstead to distribute the company's imaging and perimetry products. Haag-Streit UK will have responsibility for ...
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Smarteyes, the Swedish retail chain for ophthalmic optics, opened a...
Smarteyes, the Swedish retail chain for ophthalmic optics, opened a new 200-square-meter corporate store in Essen, Germany, at the beginning of this month. The first 500 customers received a sales discount voucher entitling them to buy glasses at a reduced price. The Swedish retail chain was founded 2007 in Gothenburg ...
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Alain Mikli reports a sales increase of 8 percent for...
Alain Mikli reports a sales increase of 8 percent for the year ended Aug. 31 on a comparable basis, without including the Vuarnet licensee acquired at the end of 2009. Sales rose by 20 percent in France, by 26 percent in the U.S. and by 23 percent in China. On ...
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Optica 2000, the Spanish optical retail chain of El Corte...
Optica 2000, the Spanish optical retail chain of El Corte Inglés, recorded sales of €80.34 million in the financial year ended last Feb. 20, up by 0.5 percent compared with the previous year. It was a minimal part of the activities of the group, which recorded net profit of €319.4 ...
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The Jobson Optical Business Barometer for August was the same...
The Jobson Optical Business Barometer for August was the same as it was the month before as well as the year before. August's rating was 3.7, the same figure as July 2011 and August 2010. It maintained the increase gained from June, when it was 3.6. Across the U.S. regions ...
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A recent study by The Vision Council found that most...
A recent study by The Vision Council found that most Americans who wear eyeglasses consider them to be a medical necessity. Among eyeglass users, 83 percent to 87 percent justify purchases of new eyewear by deeming it a medical need, and the figure is 75-82 percent of plano sunglasses wearers ...
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L'Amy Group will be the worldwide designer and distributor of...
L'Amy Group will be the worldwide designer and distributor of eyewear for the Balmain brand under a new licensing deal. The deal covers prescription eyeglasses and sunglasses, which will make their global debut at Mido next year. The fashion house of Balmain has been without a licensee for a while, ...
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The French brand Vicomte A has chosen two French eyewear...
The French brand Vicomte A has chosen two French eyewear company, Segur and Grosfilley to be its global licensee for optical frames and sunglasses. Vicomte A already sells through 300 multi-brand stores and 20 of its own boutiques. Grosfilley Lunettes will show off its first collection of Vicomte A eyewear ...
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Inspecs has just announced a new licensing deal with Superdry,...
Inspecs has just announced a new licensing deal with Superdry, a fast-growing British brand of “future classic” garments that is now sold in more than 40 territories around the world. Its revenues increased by 71 percent to £237.9 million (€273.7m-$371.1m) in the financial year ended last May. Inspecs' Superdry collection ...
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Fly London, a fast-growing Portuguese brand of footwear, has launched...
Fly London, a fast-growing Portuguese brand of footwear, has launched its first collection of sunglasses under its own name. It is made under license by a Serbian company, Dip Trade d.o.o., for sale in shoe shops as well as fashion and accessories stores.
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Tumi, the high-end brand of travel and business accessories, has...
Tumi, the high-end brand of travel and business accessories, has a new licensing agreement with REM Eyewear to launch Tumi Eyewear, a collection of sunglasses and optical frames. REM will distribute the lines through its worldwide network of prestigious fashion and eyewear retailers as well as in Tumi stores. The ...
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The Jones Group has signed a deal with Marchon Eyewear...
The Jones Group has signed a deal with Marchon Eyewear to be the exclusive creator, manufacturer, marketer and distributor of Nine West brand ophthalmic eyewear frames and prescription-ready sunglasses worldwide. The products of the new collaboration will first hit upscale optical chains, optical specialty retailers and individual eye care professional ...
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PEI Licensing, a subsidiary of Perry Ellis International, has a...
PEI Licensing, a subsidiary of Perry Ellis International, has a new licensing deal that will have Oxford Ophthalmic Corporation designing, manufacturing and distributing Perry Ellis brand sunglasses and reading glasses in the retail channel. The deal is for several years and is renewable. Oxford Ophthalmic is a division of Eyewear ...
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Safilo has renewed a license agreement with the New York...
Safilo has renewed a license agreement with the New York fashion brand Kate Spade for four years, until Dec. 31, 2015. The agreement has an option to prolong the license for n additional three years. Safilo has had worldwide rights since 2005 to design, manufacture and distribute women's sunglasses, prescription ...
