Latest News Briefs – Page 301
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Marc Adamovicz, who was product manager for Krys from 1996...
Marc Adamovicz, who was product manager for Krys from 1996 to 1998, has launched with a partner from the retail sector the beta version of a new user-friendly e-commerce site for unbranded corrective eyeglasses and branded sunglasses in France, www.happyview.fr. Sold at very low prices, the frames come from an ...
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Silhouette has incorporated a ?virtual mirror? into its multi-lingual website...
Silhouette has incorporated a ?virtual mirror? into its multi-lingual website that allows the final customers to try on its rimless frames in a virtual environment by uploading their pictures or taking one with their webcam. The customer can print the photo with the chosen style of glasses and take it ...
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Quiksilver's technical division has opened its first store exclusively dedicated...
Quiksilver's technical division has opened its first store exclusively dedicated to technical accessories. Located at Figueira da Foz, a trendy sea resort in Portugal, this small pilot store of about 10 square meters displays the entire range of sunglasses, goggles, helmets, watches and jewelry developed by the company under the ...
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Andy Hornby, a former executive of Asda and former chief...
Andy Hornby, a former executive of Asda and former chief executive of HBOS, has been appointed as the new chief executive of Alliance Boots, filling a post that had been left vacant since the departure of Richard Baker in 2007, when the parent company of Boots Opticians went private. Stefano ...
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Salmoiraghi & Viganò, the leading Italian optical retail chain that...
Salmoiraghi & Viganò, the leading Italian optical retail chain that recently restructured its management (see previous issue), naming Franca Dall'Ara (correct spelling) as its new managing director, has appointed Gianni Cossar as marketing manager. The 43-year-old executive has studied and worked in England, the U.S., Ireland and Belgium After developing ...
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Sean Collins, the U.K. sales director of Maui Jim UK,...
Sean Collins, the U.K. sales director of Maui Jim UK, is looking for new opportunities in high-performance sunglasses, following his departure from the American company. Eric Gonguet, Maui Jim's French sales director, is managing the British sales force while the company looks for his successor. Collins, who previously worked with ...
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Essilor International has signed a share purchase agreement to buy...
Essilor International has signed a share purchase agreement to buy a controlling stake in Wholesale Lens Corporation, a wholesaler of ophthalmic lenses in the U.K. that has good relations with small opticians and the chains, with sales of £8.4 million (€9.8m-$13.7m) in 2008. The acquisition, which is still subject to ...
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Satisloh has joined an alliance with National Optronics that will...
Satisloh has joined an alliance with National Optronics that will allow optical labs in North America to get all their lens finishing equipment from one source. While National Optronics will still do its own billing, installation and service, Satisloh will provide the sales team. Both companies are subsidiaries of Essilor ...
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The Charmant Group opened a new office in Dubai on...
The Charmant Group opened a new office in Dubai on the occasion of Vision X, the international fair and conference on optics and ophthalmology that took place there on May 17-19, but we have not been able to find out who is heading it up. Called Charmant Gulf FZ CO, ...
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Rodenstock has agreed to take over the distribution of Alpina...
Rodenstock has agreed to take over the distribution of Alpina and Uvex glasses in the optical retail circuit worldwide, following in some ways the action taken by Luxottica with Oakley in Europe. Alpina and Uvex will continue to handle sales of their sports eyewear to sporting goods stores and other ...
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Several resolutions were passed at Essilor's annual meeting of shareholders....
Several resolutions were passed at Essilor's annual meeting of shareholders. A €0.66 dividend was approved, 6.8 percent higher than in 2007, and Olivier Pécoux was re-elected as a director. In addition, the board gained three new members: Benoît Bazin, 40, president for the building distribution sector of Saint-Gobain; Antoine Bernard ...
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Highmark has redeemed $65.36 million of Eye Care Centers of...
Highmark has redeemed $65.36 million of Eye Care Centers of America's 10¾ percent senior subordinated notes due in 2015. The transaction was completed in April, with the notes bought for a price equal to the principal amount plus interest accrued through the purchase date. HVHC, a division of Highmark, is ...
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Sal Rianna has been named chief financial officer and chief...
Sal Rianna has been named chief financial officer and chief administration officer for Viva International, a unit of HVHC, a Highmark company. He was most recently the chief operating officer at Frette North America.
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Erik Darby is the new vice president for sales at...
Erik Darby is the new vice president for sales at Orange 21, in charge of sales on the North American market. He has held sales management positions at Nike, Pony, Adidas and Converse.
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REM Eyewear has named Nicolas Roseillier to be its new...
REM Eyewear has named Nicolas Roseillier to be its new creative director. As such, he will oversee product design and development of all REM brands as well as Base Curve, the company's luxury division. He was most recently creative director at MODO Eyewear. REM's brands include Converse, Jones New York, ...
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Hidenari Tanaka, the president and chief executive of Menicon, the...
Hidenari Tanaka, the president and chief executive of Menicon, the contact lens manufacturer, has been named honorary consul general of Singapore in Japan, using the company's office in Nagoya to handle consular matters. Tanaka is also the president of the Japan Contact Lens Association.
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HAL Holding has reported a sales increase of 5.1 percent...
HAL Holding has reported a sales increase of 5.1 percent to €486.2 million for the first quarter of the year in its optical retail businesses, in spite of a €20.3 million negative effect from differences in currency exchange rates. The increase was attributed to acquisitions in Russia, England, Spain and ...
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Eye Care Centers of America, one of HVHC's companies along...
Eye Care Centers of America, one of HVHC's companies along with Davis Vision and Viva International, had a 5.5 percent increase in comparable store sales for the first quarter ended April 4. Total revenues went up by 9.2 percent to $160.5 million, with a 9.8 percent rise in sales in ...
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Shamir Optical Industry had slight drops in its results for...
Shamir Optical Industry had slight drops in its results for the first quarter ended March 31. Turnover fell by 10.8 percent to $33.9 million, with $2.4 million attributable to currency effects. Net income for the Israeli-based company was down by 15.4 percent to $2.2 million. Operating income fell by 9.3 ...
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Signature Eyewear had sales of $6.1 million for the second...
Signature Eyewear had sales of $6.1 million for the second quarter ended April 30, down from $6.7 million last year. Net income rose by 1.9 percent to $216,000. The drop in sales was attributed to the global economic downturn, but the company noted that growing sales of Bebe eyewear helped ...
