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Centennial Optical is taking over the distribution in Canada of...
Centennial Optical is taking over the distribution in Canada of Mondottica's Hacket London eyewear line, and starting in 2011, will introduce its licensed Anna Sui collection on the Canadian market. The Hackett line was previously distributed all over North America by another Canadian company, Spectacle Eyeworks. The change of distribution ...
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Prada extended on July 1 the presence of its e-commerce...
Prada extended on July 1 the presence of its e-commerce service to the continental U.S., including Alaska, and Puerto Rico. The service was previously only available in Western Europe. The e-store is scheduled to be soon available in Japan. The offer of the e-commerce platform is limited to bags, wallets, ...
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The Italian eyewear retail chain Salmoiraghi & Viganó started selling...
The Italian eyewear retail chain Salmoiraghi & Viganó started selling a new line of sunglasses carrying the Hydrogen label and its skull logo on June 22. It began selling the line in 30 stores and is rolling it out through all its stores from the beginning of July. Competing with ...
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Bausch + Lomb has bought the assets and U.S. rights...
Bausch + Lomb has bought the assets and U.S. rights for Zirgan from Sirion Therapeutics. Zirgan is a topical anti-viral used to treat acute herpetic keratitis, or corneal ulcers, a condition that often results in corneal transplants. It is caused by the herpes simplex virus, and recurs repeatedly, leading to ...
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BBGR, the specialist manufacturer of progressive lenses owned by Essilor,...
BBGR, the specialist manufacturer of progressive lenses owned by Essilor, is shifting the jobs of 63 workers from Birmingham and Manchester to Thailand in a cost-cutting effort. The site in Manchester will be shut down and other staff members there will be relocated to other offices in the vicinity.
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Gilco, a prescription lab in England, has shut down after...
Gilco, a prescription lab in England, has shut down after its managing director had to put it into administration, a form of bankruptcy protection. Keith Stevens, the managing director, tried to sell the business, but the buyer balked over issues in the agreement. The company's banks became impatient, and the ...
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Carl Zeiss Vision, which had previously announced that it was...
Carl Zeiss Vision, which had previously announced that it was ending its lens distribution agreements with the laboratory networks of Essilor of America and Hoya Vision Care, is extending the deadline for Hoya from 30 days to 90 days. Essilor's labs still must stop selling Zeiss lenses within 30 days, ...
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Gerber Coburn, the ophthalmic lens processing unit of Gerber Scientific,...
Gerber Coburn, the ophthalmic lens processing unit of Gerber Scientific, has reported a 6.1 percent drop in revenues to $12.3 million for the fourth quarter ended April 30. The operating loss was $100,000, compared with operating income of $700,000 in the same period last year. For the full fiscal year, ...
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Specsavers and Ultralase have struck a deal whereby Specsavers will...
Specsavers and Ultralase have struck a deal whereby Specsavers will refer clients interested in laser eye surgery to Ultralase. Specsavers staff members will also receive accreditation from Ultralase after special training, so they can properly support and provide aftercare for patients who have the procedure.
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Optisoft has introduced its new website, at optisoft.co.uk, providing professionals...
Optisoft has introduced its new website, at optisoft.co.uk, providing professionals with downloads and tutorials for trying out new software for practice management record-keeping. It also offers a closed forum for users to carry on discussions.
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A fierce debate is lingering in Italy and some countries...
A fierce debate is lingering in Italy and some countries about the limitations to be placed on the respective responsibilities of ophthalmologists and optometrists in the delivery of eye health care. This came to a fore in a spectactular and colorful way during the Sunday conference of the Vision Business ...
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A controversial jury trial ended the patent infringement lawsuit that...
A controversial jury trial ended the patent infringement lawsuit that Carl Zeiss Vision International and Carl Zeiss Vision GmbH filed in the U.S. against Signet Armorlite, and the result is fuzzy. The case, which concerns the licensing of patents for the fast-growing category of back-side progressive lenses, saw Zeiss filing ...
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Viva International Group is the latest supplier to join VisionWeb,...
Viva International Group is the latest supplier to join VisionWeb, the provider of technological services to the optical industry. Customers can now go through Viva's offerings and place orders through the VisionWeb portal. An inventory status report allows professionals to know whether certain frames are in stock. In addition, the ...
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Jobson Optical Research has launched its new Optical Business Barometer,...
Jobson Optical Research has launched its new Optical Business Barometer, where it checks in online once a month with independent optical locations to see how their business is faring and to provide a comparative benchmark for the industry. Jobson has just released the results from its May survey. On a ...
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20/20 Europe and Vedere International are combining their resources into...
20/20 Europe and Vedere International are combining their resources into one mult-ilingual international magazine effective in June. It will be distributed in 19 countries in Europe. 20/20 Europe was a European optical magazine started in 1989 by Jobson Publishing, which puts out Vision Monday in the U.S. Run by Isabella ...
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The Italian employers' association, Confindustria, will hold an anti-counterfeit day...
The Italian employers' association, Confindustria, will hold an anti-counterfeit day on July 7 with the support of the Italian government by organizing events in four Italian cities. The core of the protest will be held in Rome, which will be attended by government ministers. But the most spectacular show will ...
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Insistent rumors indicate that the Richemont luxury goods group will...
Insistent rumors indicate that the Richemont luxury goods group will play an important role in Rodenstock in the future, licensing its spectacles division for other brands in its own portfolio besides Dunhill, such as Cartier for example. This is apparently connected to a reported plan by Rodenstock's controlling shareholder, Bridgepoint, ...
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Mister Spex, a web shop based in Berlin, has launched...
Mister Spex, a web shop based in Berlin, has launched its first foreign website in French, targeting sales of more than €1 million for the first full year of operation. The online retailer started on the German market in April 2008, offering a large variety of prescription frames, sunglasses, contact ...
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Dollond & Aitchison stores have started undergoing the rebranding process...
Dollond & Aitchison stores have started undergoing the rebranding process to Boots Opticians, and Boots expects them all to be done in 2010-11, doubling the number of its shops. By the end of April, more than 40 D&As had been renamed. The merger helped Boots Opticians' sales jump by 76.8 ...
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Luxottica aims to double its retail presence in China, increasing...
Luxottica aims to double its retail presence in China, increasing the number of stores there from 240 currently to around 500 in 2013, for a total investment of about €30 million. The company noted that the Chinese retail market is complicated because of the absence of long-term leases. As leases ...
