Latest News Briefs – Page 264
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The organizers of Mido have announced that next year's show...
The organizers of Mido have announced that next year's show will be held on Sunday, Monday and Tuesday, instead of starting on a Friday, to give more time to retailers who don't work on Sundays and Mondays. The fair will run on March 11-13 at the same location as before ...
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Inviting members and non-members, the European Sunglass Association is organizing...
Inviting members and non-members, the European Sunglass Association is organizing its annual conference next May 19-20 at the Green Park Resort in Pisa, Italy. Aside from networking opportunities across the eyewear sector, including sports eyewear, delegates will get market intelligence from GfK, which is going to hold a speech on ...
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The preliminary figures are in for the 25th anniversary edition...
The preliminary figures are in for the 25th anniversary edition of International Vision Expo East, held last month in New York. They indicate that total attendance was up by 7 percent. The show featured 565 exhibitors and more than 300 hours of continuing education classes. Final figures should be available ...
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Salmoiraghi & Viganò had its first open day for the...
Salmoiraghi & Viganò had its first open day for the year on March 14, drawing more than 160 opticians from Southern Italy to Bari to discuss the market and the future of the industry. Market experts and various company executives talked about the recession, customer evolution, retail development, the latest ...
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Boots Opticians says it has appointed Essilor as its new...
Boots Opticians says it has appointed Essilor as its new supply chain partner, following a very thorough tendering process. Hoya Lens UK had this role over the past five years. Regretting Boot's decision, the Japanese company said it could not comment at the moment on its potential impact on the ...
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Buchmann Optical Holdings has confirmed to Optician that it is...
Buchmann Optical Holdings has confirmed to Optician that it is closing down its wholly owned subsidiary in the U.K., and other companies will be distributing edging products previously handled by Buchmann. After Optrafair in April, for example, four former sales and service employees of Buchmann will move to BiB Ophthalmic ...
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Alain Afflelou plans to launch its first 50 hearing aid...
Alain Afflelou plans to launch its first 50 hearing aid shops before the end of this year, called Alain Afflelou Acousticien. The French optical retail chain is following the example of other eyewear majors such as Krys and Optic 2000. Their main competitors on the growing, high-margin French hearing aids ...
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Fielmann plans to increase the number of corporate stores with...
Fielmann plans to increase the number of corporate stores with a department for hearing aids. The company sells them already in 50 out of its 650 stores. According to a German newspaper, every third Fielmann store in Germany is going to expand its offer to hearing aids in the next ...
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Orange 21 raised $1.17 million in fresh capital by issuing...
Orange 21 raised $1.17 million in fresh capital by issuing 712,121 new shares bought by the U.S. private equity firm Harlingwood at $1.65 each. The transaction gives Harlingwood a 5.6 percent stake in the company. It can propose a board member for election at Orange 21's shareholder meeting. The designee ...
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Fédéric Lafite has taken over the French eyewear company Fidela...
Fédéric Lafite has taken over the French eyewear company Fidela from the Lamy family, who founded the Morez-based company in 1796. Lafite replaces Dominique Lamy as chairman of the company. Fidela distributes the brands Airlight, Fidela, Alexandre and Imood and has 35 employees. Lafite has been involved in the distribution ...
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GrandVision has acquired 100 percent of the shares of Lafam,...
GrandVision has acquired 100 percent of the shares of Lafam, a leading optical retailer in Colombia. Based in Bogota, it operates 38 stores in addition to three laser clinics under the Lafam Vision Center name. The company has approximately160 employees. It reported sales of 19 billion Colombian pesos (€7.0m-$10.0m) in ...
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David Clulow Sunglasses is expanding, with 43 new concessions in...
David Clulow Sunglasses is expanding, with 43 new concessions in House of Fraser department stores. Four of them are permanent, with the rest opening at the beginning of March and planned for shutdown at the end of September. More than 50 new jobs were created with the project. The new ...
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Smarteyes of Sweden has opened its fourth corporate store in...
Smarteyes of Sweden has opened its fourth corporate store in Germany, in the city center of Kaiserslautern. The first 100 customers visiting the store have been granted a sales discount voucher, entitling them to buy glasses at a reduced price. The Swedish company, which offers glasses at fixed prices, plans ...
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Effective next Sunday (March 27), David Pyott, the chairman and...
Effective next Sunday (March 27), David Pyott, the chairman and chief executive at Allergan, is going to add his former title of president again. He held that position from 1998 to 2006. He's picking up the job from Michael Ball, who is leaving the company to become CEO of Hospira, ...
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Safilo has appointed Luca Fuso to the new position of...
Safilo has appointed Luca Fuso to the new position of “global head” of its licensed brands division. Fuso will report directly to the group's chief executive, Roberto Vedovotto. Fuso previously worked for the Moncler Group and was in charge of the division overseeing the brands Henry Cotton's, Marina Yachting, Coast ...
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David Kellner will be the new general manager for the...
David Kellner will be the new general manager for the German market at Rodenstock, starting from April 1. Since March 2008, Kellner has been responsible for the sales department taking care of the country's southern regions. In his new position, Kellner will succeed Rupert Loibl, who is going to leave ...
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Barberini has appointed Franz-Josef Dette, 55, as the new managing...
Barberini has appointed Franz-Josef Dette, 55, as the new managing director of its German subsidiary at Grünenplan. He takes the place of Gianni Vetrini, who took charge of the operation after it took it over from the Schott Group 15 months ago. Vetrini will now concentrate on Barberini's parent company ...
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As it reorganizes in the wake of a bankruptcy filing...
As it reorganizes in the wake of a bankruptcy filing last month, Pro Fit Optix is expanding its management team. Hoa Nguyen will fill the new position of executive vice president for technology and operations, in charge of R&D and manufacturing in Europe and Asia. He is the founder of ...
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Rodenstock Instruments will now be distributed solely by Dibble Optical...
Rodenstock Instruments will now be distributed solely by Dibble Optical in the U.K. They were formerly distributed by Buchmann, but that company decided last year to de-empahsize the brand. Dibble already provides Miraflex children's frames and edging machinery, workshop consumables and practice accessories from B&S.
