Latest News Briefs – Page 280
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Zoobug, the maker of children's eyewear, has revamped its website...
Zoobug, the maker of children's eyewear, has revamped its website to be easier to use and include more information. It also allows customers to buy the products directly online. Buyers at www.zoobug.com get a 10 percent discount on their first online purchase through Aug. 31.
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Next Vision, the British retailer, is introducing its own line...
Next Vision, the British retailer, is introducing its own line of sports eyewear, to be available at its website, vision.next.co.uk. Some designer brands and the company's own label are already available at the site. Optician reports that the launch date for the sports products is unknown.
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Transitions Optical is running an ad campaign in Australia and...
Transitions Optical is running an ad campaign in Australia and New Zealand that takes a different approach from most vision-product campaigns. Large billboards and posters feature people wearing glasses but with horrible squints on their faces, with the slogan ?Live a life less squinty? across the top. John McLaren, the ...
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Transitions Optical has been hit with another lawsuit in the...
Transitions Optical has been hit with another lawsuit in the U.S. alleging that it monopolizes the market. The suit was filed by Vision-Ease Lens, a division of Insight Equity A.P.X., in District Court in Delware. Vision Ease accuses Transitions controls more than 85 percent of the photochromic lens market, violating ...
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Some Italian tourist destinations have become particularly zealous in applying...
Some Italian tourist destinations have become particularly zealous in applying fines for the purchase of counterfeit products. The seaside resort of Jesolo, in the Veneto region, has launched a campaign informing tourists and locals of the risk of being fined if caught buying counterfeit goods. A couple of €1,000 fines ...
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In just three years, the Livestrong collection of sunglasses by...
In just three years, the Livestrong collection of sunglasses by Oakley has sold so well that more than $5 million has gone toward the cancer charity by the same name, set up by Lance Armstrong, the famous American road cycling champion. The Livestrong collection kicked off in 2007. Oakley overall ...
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The American National Standards Institute has updated its Z80.1 standard,...
The American National Standards Institute has updated its Z80.1 standard, which applies to the processing of lenses for prescription glasses. Its updates involve measurement of transmission power, use of compensated power for the as-worn position, abrasion resistance, durability and AR coatings.
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Strategy With Vision (SWV) has published its International Market Model...
Strategy With Vision (SWV) has published its International Market Model reports on the optical industry in the five major European countries for 2009-10, providing data on the volume and value of the ophthalmic lens and contact lens markets, the number of refractive surgery operations and the sales of the key ...
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Organizers of the 23rd China International Optics Fair, being held...
Organizers of the 23rd China International Optics Fair, being held Sept. 14-16 in Beijing, have set aside 44,000 square meters for the show, where more than 770 companies, including distributors and agents, will exhibit their wares. Some big names showing for the first time in Beijing include Benetton, Bugatti, Jeep, ...
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Luxottica will be the sole sponsor of the Visionomics continuing...
Luxottica will be the sole sponsor of the Visionomics continuing education program at this year's International Vision Expo West show in Las Vegas, considering that it allows the company to reach out to its wholesale partners on many levels. Luxottica will also have a presence again on the exhibit hall ...
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The new Optical Confederation in the U.K. groups five optical...
The new Optical Confederation in the U.K. groups five optical bodies together to represent one cohesive voice in dealing with patients, professionals and the industry. The groups under the new umbrella are the Association of British Dispensing Opticians, the Association of Contact Lens Manufacturers, the Association of Optometrists, the Federation ...
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Alain Afflelou, 62, has decided to leave the position of...
Alain Afflelou, 62, has decided to leave the position of president of the French-based optical retail group that bears his own name. Grégoire Champetier, a 46-year-old manager who has been taking care of McDonald's, is due to take over his place, but Afflelou will continue to be involved as chairman ...
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Michael Wurm, 48, is going to be the new general...
Michael Wurm, 48, is going to be the new general manager of AMA, the big German buying and marketing group for opticians. He replaces Peter-Michael Schulze, who is retiring after many years at its helm. Wurm has been working for Carl Zeiss since 1994, most recently as key accounts manager ...
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Vincenzo Giannelli is going to be the new chief financial...
Vincenzo Giannelli is going to be the new chief financial officer of Safilo from Sept. 1, reporting to its chief executive, Roberto Vedovotto. Nobody had this formal role within the company before. The functions related to this title were covered for many years by a former general manager of Safilo, ...
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Ulrich Adam, 34, was elected secretary general of the European...
Ulrich Adam, 34, was elected secretary general of the European Council of Optometry and Optics (ECOO) at its recent annual meeting in Copenhagen. The German has been an associate director for Hill & Knowlton, the public affairs consultancy, in Brussels, where he specialized in health care, pharmaceuticals and food. He ...
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Robert E. Grant will be the new chief executive and...
Robert E. Grant will be the new chief executive and president of Bausch + Lomb's global surgical business effective Aug. 1. He comes from Allergan, where he was most recently corporate vice president and president for Allergan Medical. J. Andy Corley, who is currently head of the surgical division, will ...
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Marco DeDavide has been name managing director of Marchon Eyewear's...
Marco DeDavide has been name managing director of Marchon Eyewear's Spain operations. He comes from Safilo Group, where he was most recently global group brand manager for Gucci Group brands.
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Two new executives have joined the management of Davis Vision,...
Two new executives have joined the management of Davis Vision, the American managed vision care company. Tracee Thompson takes the newly created slot of vice president for marketing, and Judy Carson is the new vice president for human resources. Davis Vision is owned by HVHC, a Highmark company.
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Geoffrey Harris has stepped down as chairman of Britain's General...
Geoffrey Harris has stepped down as chairman of Britain's General Optical Council, saying that increased professional responsibilities wouldn't allow him to dedicate the necessary time to the council. He was named chairman on Jan. 1, 2009, moving up from deputy chairman. Anna Bradley, a council member, will serve as acting ...
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Brigitte Denis has stepped down from her position of general...
Brigitte Denis has stepped down from her position of general manager at the professional association of Belgian optometrists (APOOB). Her responsibilities are taken over by Ignace Fransman, president of the Belgian association. There is no replacement scheduled at the moment.
