Latest News Briefs – Page 285
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Gucci had added new unisex ski goggles to its Eyeweb...
Gucci had added new unisex ski goggles to its Eyeweb collection. Manufactured by Safilo, the goggles come in black or white with a signature green-and-red elastic headband, and offer full technical requirements for snow and sun.
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Okio has launched a new high-definition frame that puts the...
Okio has launched a new high-definition frame that puts the quality and impact resistance of HD Acetate in a trendy design. Bright colors, quirky shapes and geometric patterns stand out.
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Silhouette has come up with a new line of eyewear...
Silhouette has come up with a new line of eyewear called Zenlight, loosely based on Zen teachings. There are 12 rimless models and 12 lively colors to choose from in the range, which is inspired by people, nature and the emotions. The glasses are partially completed by hand to make ...
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A consortium of Italian companies has created Idea, the Italian...
A consortium of Italian companies has created Idea, the Italian Design Eyewear Association, with the purpose of enhancing eyewear design in Italy and abroad. The companies involved are Area, Immagine Eyewear, LA, Mu & Do, Nico Design and Pramaor. They will participate in the Idea Tour, five events in four ...
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Two new members have joined Euromcontact, the European association of...
Two new members have joined Euromcontact, the European association of international manufacturers and national associations of contact lens and contact lens care products. Mark'Ennovy Personalized Care of Spain designs, makes and sells custom-made disposable toric, multifocal and multifocal toric contact lenses. NAC, Nederlandse Associatie van Contactlensleveranciers, was founded in 1979 ...
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The Federation of Manufacturing Opticians (FMO) in the U.K. has...
The Federation of Manufacturing Opticians (FMO) in the U.K. has put out a new brochure that outlines the benefits of membership. They include advances in diagnostic and spectacle manufacturing technology, understanding compliance with European and world standards, relevant legal and insurance advice, the noted Bad Payers' List, networking, optical training ...
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Rudy Project, which has been developing special glasses for golfers,...
Rudy Project, which has been developing special glasses for golfers, has been sponsoring an Italian golf champion, Edoardo Molinari, and now it is sponsoring the whole national golf team, including male and female players. The Italian company is also celebrating its 25th anniversary with a special range of vintage glasses, ...
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In an effort to promote its multi-focal contact lenses, Bausch...
In an effort to promote its multi-focal contact lenses, Bausch & Lomb has enlisted the help of the actress Christine Baranski for its «Goodbye Readers» campaign, intended to get people to give up their reading glasses and switch to the new range. At the company's website at www.goodbyereaders.com, customers are ...
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Safilo has launched a campaign to market its Optyl brand...
Safilo has launched a campaign to market its Optyl brand of plastic material to opticians. Purchase by Safilo along with the Carrera brand and its Christian Dior license many years ago, Optyl is a thermosetting plastic that is about 20 percent lighter than acetate, used in certain models of Safilo's ...
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Sover, the Italian company based in Belluno, displayed its line...
Sover, the Italian company based in Belluno, displayed its line of leather eyewear at the big International Furniture Show in Milan last month. Sover joined with La Cividina, which makes handcrafted couches and armchairs. Guests of La Cividina were to receive the hand-stitched Baldinini eyewear.
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The European Sunglass Association will hold its annual conference on...
The European Sunglass Association will hold its annual conference on June 24-25 in Barcelona presenting among other things the results of a study of the European sunglass market by Mark Mackenzie's consultancy, Strategy With Vision (SWV). The conference will be held on the venue of the Italian Vision Business Forum, ...
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CORRECTION We reported that the annual conference of the...
CORRECTION We reported that the annual conference of the European Sunglass Association was going to be held in Rome next month, at the same dates and on the same venue as the Italian Vision Forum. In fact, this was only a tentative plan. We have been advised that ...
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The European Federation of Contact Lens Industries will have its...
The European Federation of Contact Lens Industries will have its 37th annual meeting and exhibition in Riga, Latvia, from May 13-15. Exhibiting companies will be coming from the U.S., Japan, France, Germany, the U.K., Switzerland, the Netherlands, Belgium and Canada. Both intraocular and contact lens industries will be present. Among ...
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The Optical Laboratories Association is holding its annual meeting next...
The Optical Laboratories Association is holding its annual meeting next Oct. 7-9, alongside International Vision Expo West in Las Vegas. Delegates to the meeting will have full access to the exhibit hall, even including special hours open just for them and a designated VIP lounge.
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The 28th ExpoOptica that ended on March 14 brought out...
The 28th ExpoOptica that ended on March 14 brought out more than 9,200 visitors and almost 100 exhibitors. This was down slightly from the 9,833 visitors and 119 exhibitors recorded last year. Sixty-two percent of the exhibitors were from Madrid, Andalusia and Catalonia, though Spaniards from other areas, such as ...
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Around mid-May, the website of the Silmo show will launch...
Around mid-May, the website of the Silmo show will launch a new internet platform ? in English and French ? to build up sales partnerships and share information and ideas throughout the eyewear industry at the international level. The initiative will be accompanied by the launch of a modern new ...
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Berdoz Optic, a chain of 21 stores in the French...
Berdoz Optic, a chain of 21 stores in the French part of Switzerland, has launched a virtual mirror application for iPhones. With their own faces registered on the iPhone, clients can check how they would look like wearing any of 150 models in the chain's catalog and look up the ...
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Avanzi, the Italian optical retail chain that belongs to Pearle...
Avanzi, the Italian optical retail chain that belongs to Pearle Europe, has scheduled 20 new openings during 2010 in various cities in Northern Italy. This will take it to a total of 132 outlets, and for the moment there are no stores due to close down. Full figures for 2009 ...
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The Sicilian chain Angiolucci ? the only remaining chain bearing...
The Sicilian chain Angiolucci ? the only remaining chain bearing the name, the other branch having been acquired by Salmoiraghi & Viganò ? has opened a new outlet in Catania, close to the airport, in an Auchan shopping mall. This brings the chain to a total of 14 outlets, but ...
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Chris Beer, the chief executive of Luxottica's Asia-Pacific, Greater China...
Chris Beer, the chief executive of Luxottica's Asia-Pacific, Greater China and South Africa region, thinks the company could end up having up to 600 stores in Australia. In an interview with Insight, an Australian publication, he noted that Specsavers, which is expanding rapidly in Australia and New Zealand, doesn't really ...
