Latest News Briefs – Page 266
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Lunettes de France, the group that represents French frame manufacturers,...
Lunettes de France, the group that represents French frame manufacturers, organized trips to trade events In New Delhi and Shanghai for about 15 companies. The goal was to promote the country's eyewear industry among foreign distributors and opticians. The French companies had a stand at the In Optics exhibition in ...
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Ocuco will organize a presentation for independent opticians at the...
Ocuco will organize a presentation for independent opticians at the Optrafair in Birmingham next month. It will also have a drawing for a free iPad at its stand among clients making minimum purchases of £10,000 (€11,450-$16,250).
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The European Sunglass Association is organizing its annual convention in...
The European Sunglass Association is organizing its annual convention in Pisa on May 19-20 for members and non-members. Some of the key speakers will come from RealD, Shamir, GfK and Fitting Box. More about the convention and the organization behind it at www.esa-sunglasses.com.
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Chrome Hearts, the American luxury brand, has bought the assets...
Chrome Hearts, the American luxury brand, has bought the assets of Optical Shop International (OSI) through its new offshoot, Chrome Hearts Eyewear. The acquisition, which includes OSI's Blinde eyewear license, will allow Chrome Hearts to oversee all of its key product categories, ensuring consistency across jewelry, apparel, eyewear and other ...
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Five Towns Optical, a prescription laboratory based in Stoke-on-Trent, England,...
Five Towns Optical, a prescription laboratory based in Stoke-on-Trent, England, has ceased operations after going into voluntary liquidation and being handed over to the control of a British insolvency firm, Moore Stephens. The reasons given for the failure of the 61-year-old firm were a decline in sales and the new ...
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VSP Global is simplifying things, announcing that its Eyefinity/OfficeMate operation...
VSP Global is simplifying things, announcing that its Eyefinity/OfficeMate operation will henceforth be known as just Eyefinity. The company said it would help more easily define the business software and internet-based product division. The OfficeMate software solution will keep its name, as will the various other products.
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Fielmann's full-year consolidated sales rose to €994 million last year...
Fielmann's full-year consolidated sales rose to €994 million last year from €953 million in 2009, according to preliminary data and the number of glasses sold increased to 6.5 million pairs from 6.4 million. The leading German optical retailer's pre-tax profits increased to €170 million from €162.5 million and net profits ...
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Happyview.fr, the first online optician to have started up in...
Happyview.fr, the first online optician to have started up in France in March 2009, has raised €3 million to finance its development in a second investment round involving a venture capitalist, Alven Capital, and other investors including shareholders in other French e-commerce operations such as PrimeMinister. The funds will be ...
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Nau!, the Italian franchise chain, has opened its first sales...
Nau!, the Italian franchise chain, has opened its first sales outlet outside Italy, in the Blanch&Contemporary Space on the Boulevard de la Croisette in Cannes. The location is a multifunctional space opened in 2010 by three Italians, housing brands, businesses and luxury galleries. The Nau! chain also has two new ...
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Brian Hauser has been named Transitions Optical's general manager for...
Brian Hauser has been named Transitions Optical's general manager for the U.S. and Canada. He's been with the company since 2004, when he joined as a project chemist. He moved up through other positions until 2008, when he was named director of lens manufacturing and trade channel sales. He will ...
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Naomi Kelman has been named head of the over-the-counter division...
Naomi Kelman has been named head of the over-the-counter division at Novartis, moving over from her spot at Johnson & Johnson where she had held top positions in the consumer, medical device and diagnostic sectors. The creation of this new division comes from Novartis' merger with Alcon, in an attempt ...
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Ciba Vision has introduced a new electronic system for ordering...
Ciba Vision has introduced a new electronic system for ordering contact lenses in Germany. The system, which is intended for opticians, is called Elina and aims to make it easier for opticians to win new customers and to create customer loyalty. Ciba Vision presented the system at Opti ‘11, saying ...
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WECO, the German manufacturer of lens finishing equipment for wholesale...
WECO, the German manufacturer of lens finishing equipment for wholesale labs and optical shops, has chosen AIT Industries of Illinois to be its distributor on the U.S. market. Among WECO's products are the Edge 990 Robotic Patternless Edging System and the Verifier Pro Turbo. The company will be introducing its ...
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Last year, Sover booked a 24 percent increase in revenues...
Last year, Sover booked a 24 percent increase in revenues to €24.6 million, of which 60 percent was achieved abroad and 40 percent in Italy. The company expects double-digit growth in 2011 and is studying the possibility of launching a specific collection for the Asian market, where it has developed strongly. ...
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Pramaor, the company with the “all Italian all titanium” marketing...
Pramaor, the company with the “all Italian all titanium” marketing slogan, closed 2010 with a turnover of €2 million, up by 60 percent over 2009, compared with growth of 11.8 percent the previous year. The two house brands, Blackfin and Bioeyes, launched two years ago, contributed to this performance with ...
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Jobson Optical Research has released its Optical Business Barometer for...
Jobson Optical Research has released its Optical Business Barometer for January, finding that independent eye care professionals in the U.S. are still feeling about as optimistic about the industry as they were in December. On its scale of 1 to 5, where 1 is “very negative” and 5 is “very ...
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Coco Song, the Italian brand that's been through various ups...
Coco Song, the Italian brand that's been through various ups and downs, is back under the management of the designer who created it. Elisio Tessaro, chief executive of Area, created Coco Song in 2005, and a few years later it sold it to an investment fund. In 2009 the license ...
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Exalt Cycle, the brand created by the bankrupt Vidivici, has...
Exalt Cycle, the brand created by the bankrupt Vidivici, has been licensed to ARS Optical, another Italian company based in Varese. ARS already has the Sweet Years brand, and will now have exclusive distribution in Italy for this new collection of 22 XY prescription models. Exalt Cycle, and the patents ...
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Signature Eyewear has renewed its license for the Cutter &...
Signature Eyewear has renewed its license for the Cutter & Buck Eyewear collection, extending it through Dec. 31, 2014, and now covering the whole world. It was originally set to expire at the end of this year. The two companies have been partners since 2006. Signature designs, manufactures and distributes ...
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Quiksilver, the well-known outdoor sports apparel and accessories brand, has...
Quiksilver, the well-known outdoor sports apparel and accessories brand, has gone into partnership with Carl Zeiss Vision Sunlens for its new sun eyewear for children aged 6 to 12. Roxy for girls and Quiksilver for boys will have Optics by Carl Zeiss Vision lenses.
