Latest News Briefs – Page 263
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Lissac, the higher-end optical retail chain of Optic 2000, is...
Lissac, the higher-end optical retail chain of Optic 2000, is launching a customization service. Damien Fourgeaud, a designer who has worked for Christian Dior and Quiksilver, has begun to sketch the shapes that he proposes for each client, based on his or her facial characteristics, in the VIP section of ...
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Oakley has opened a store in Times Square in New...
Oakley has opened a store in Times Square in New York, which is visited by an estimated 26 million people each year. The store features an “Oakley Custom Bar” where customers can create their own versions of Oakley eyewear and goggles, personalizing their designs with an on-site etching and engraving ...
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A.T. Cross, the American company behind Costa and Native Eyewear...
A.T. Cross, the American company behind Costa and Native Eyewear sunglasses, reports a rise in net income to $1.3 million for the first quarter from $0.2 million in the same period a year ago. Consolidated sales grew by 15.7 percent to $39.8 million, with progress in both of its business ...
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Sales of contact lenses and solutions dropped to €257 million...
Sales of contact lenses and solutions dropped to €257 million in France last year, according to Syffoc, the trade association of contact lens suppliers. Contact lenses were down by 2.8 percent to €214.5 million, while solutions were off by 2.4 percent to €42.5 million. This was in stark contrast with ...
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There was no change in February in Jobson Optical Research's...
There was no change in February in Jobson Optical Research's Optical Business Barometer, holding steady at 3.6, the same as in January and December. The barometer measures the independent eye care professionals' outlook on the market in the U.S., with 1 being very negative and 5 being very positive. The ...
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Visualites, the brand of reading glasses by REM Eyewear, is...
Visualites, the brand of reading glasses by REM Eyewear, is introducing a line of sunglass readers that can be used by the swimming pool or on the beach without being bothered by the sun's glare. Available in various styles and colors and with various diopters, the readers feature a full-size ...
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Brulimar Optical Group has announced a license for a line...
Brulimar Optical Group has announced a license for a line of Ed Hardy eyewear to be distributed in the U.K. and Ireland, starting immediately. Presented at the Optrafair in Birmingham earlier this month, the line features the tattoo symbolism typical of the brand and multi-colored temples with encrusted Swarovski crystals. ...
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Opticians in the U.K. are lobbying the government for a...
Opticians in the U.K. are lobbying the government for a doubling in the current fee of £20.50 (€23-$34) per eye test that optometrists receive from the National Health Service (NHS). They are also angry that current legislation allows patients to take their free prescription elsewhere – often to the internet ...
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A British logistics firm, DX Group, has confirmed interest from...
A British logistics firm, DX Group, has confirmed interest from Specsavers in a new overnight delivery service for contact lenses that has been adopted by one of its main rivals in the U.K., Vision Express. The new service, called DX2Home, allows opticians to send low-value items to patients with proof ...
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New Balance has a new three-year deal licensing with Mountain...
New Balance has a new three-year deal licensing with Mountain Shades of Colorado to make sunglasses under its brand. Mountain Shades will develop New Balance Sun, a ling of running-specific sunglasses, for sale in the U.S. market outside the optical retail circuit through 2013. The first batch of products, due ...
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Eyewear Designs has signed a multi-year licensing deal to design...
Eyewear Designs has signed a multi-year licensing deal to design and distribute an eyewear collection named for Paula Deen, the American television cook and cookbook author. The deal is for North America. Eyewear Designs says that women relate to Paula Deen, who will wear the eyewear on her Food Network ...
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The European federation of optical industries, Eurom 1, has launched...
The European federation of optical industries, Eurom 1, has launched a new internet portal, www.eurom1.org. The site was vigorously promoted by the federation's chairman, Vittorio Tabacchi. Eurom gathers seven national associations of manufacturers of optical lenses, frames and equipment for opticians. The countries represented are France, Italy, Germany, the U.K., ...
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The Swiss government's decision to stop subsidizing the purchase of...
The Swiss government's decision to stop subsidizing the purchase of eyewear from the end of last year has reportedly led major retailers to substantially drop the prices that they were charging for children's spectacles. The government's health insurance was previously offering 186 Swiss francs (€144.70-$212.50) for the purchase of a ...
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On March 22, the Danish Maritime and Commercial Court settled...
On March 22, the Danish Maritime and Commercial Court settled the case between opticians Louis Nielsen and Synoptik – initiated by Synoptik in 2009 due to an advertisement war – as a tie. The court decided that both sides infringed upon the marketing law and that Louis Nielsen illegally used ...
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Marchon3D will be getting two new U.S. patents for its...
Marchon3D will be getting two new U.S. patents for its circular polarized 3D eyewear. The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office approved two applications related to protecting the “innovative curved lenses” used for viewing 3D technology, Marchon3D said. One patent application protects the company's thermoformed 3D lenses, with a polarizing layer ...
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CooperVision has introduced new imagery worldwide to signify its unique...
CooperVision has introduced new imagery worldwide to signify its unique positioning in the market as a company that is completely focused on contact lenses, trying to establish close partnerships with eye care professionals and responding to the needs of individual lens wearers. The colorful and refreshing new look is going ...
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Signet Armorlite is circulating the results of a study of...
Signet Armorlite is circulating the results of a study of customers' preferences for different types of progressive lenses, indicating that the wearers preferred Kodak lenses with Vision First Design technology 56 percent more often than five other types of lenses – a preference of more than 2 to 1 over ...
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Krys, the leading French chain of franchised optical retail stores,...
Krys, the leading French chain of franchised optical retail stores, is going to sponsor a new boat race between the French harbor of Brest and New York in 2012 and 2014. Scheduled for July 7-13, 2012, the first Krys Ocean Race will involve between six and 12 catamarans. They will ...
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Revo has announced the exclusive availability via Amazon.com of a...
Revo has announced the exclusive availability via Amazon.com of a limited edition of sunglasses signed by Alexandra Cousteau, the 35-year-old granddaughter of the famous French water explorer and filmmaker Jacques-Yves Cousteau. Luxottica, parent company of Revo, will donate $10 from the sale of each pair of glasses to Blue Legacy ...
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Lapo Elkann has created a new line of sunglasses, 000b,...
Lapo Elkann has created a new line of sunglasses, 000b, for his Italia Independent label, with all sales going to Doctors Without Borders working in Japan in the wake of the March earthquake and tsunami. Elkann and his team were in Japan in January shooting a campaign to promote Italia ...
