Latest News Briefs – Page 308
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The Vision Council of the U.S. held its executive summit...
The Vision Council of the U.S. held its executive summit last month and installed its officers. The new leaders of the American industry association are Michael Daley of Essilor as chairman, James Shyer of Zyloware Eyewear as vice chairman and Doug Hepper of Vision-Ease Lens as secretary-treasurer. Larry Clarke of ...
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Orbis International, the American non-profit group that seeks to prevent...
Orbis International, the American non-profit group that seeks to prevent blindness, has named Edward Cloonan president. He steps in as the organization is refining its scope to maximize its work and its efficiency. Cloonan was previously the vice president for corporate and international affairs for AIG; as such, he worked ...
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More than 140,000 pairs of counterfeit Ray-Ban sunglasses were found...
More than 140,000 pairs of counterfeit Ray-Ban sunglasses were found during a raid of a China Optical Center distributor in the United Arab Emirates. They will be destroyed and the distributor was fined $4,000. If it is found repeating the offense it could be shut down for up to six ...
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The organizers of the Opti '09 show in Munich have...
The organizers of the Opti '09 show in Munich have reported that more than 19,700 visitors attended the show, up more than 1,000 from last year. There were 430 exhibitors on 35,000 square meters of space. The first day and the afternoon of the last day were said to be ...
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Six Batemans stores have closed less than a year after...
Six Batemans stores have closed less than a year after the original chain of 75 outlets was bought by Vision Express. All of the stores were located near Vision Express joint ventures. Since the May acquisition, 49 of the Batemans stores have been rebranded under the Vision Express name; the ...
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Specsavers has bought the Finnish optical chain Eyen, whose 26...
Specsavers has bought the Finnish optical chain Eyen, whose 26 stores will help the British chain expand in Helsinki, Vantag and Tampere and into more than 20 new towns in cities in Finland. The British optical retail group says it has plans for five more stores in the country. The ...
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A French court has ruled against a claim that Hans...
A French court has ruled against a claim that Hans Anders has been using misleading advertising in trying to make a name for itself in the country. The Dutch-based discount chain, which entered the market at the end of 2006, had been boasting that its prices are 70 percent lower ...
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Highmark and Independence Blue Cross of Philadelphia have decided not...
Highmark and Independence Blue Cross of Philadelphia have decided not to pursue their proposed merger, a process that began in April 2007. The Pennsylvania Insurance Department had made it clear that it would not approve the merger unless the companies relinquished either the Blue Cross brand or the Blue Shield ...
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CCS Royal is shutting down because of financial problems. The...
CCS Royal is shutting down because of financial problems. The German company was the eyewear licensee of S.Oliver, the German fashion brand. The owner of the brand, S.Oliver Bernd Freier, had reportedly indicated that it may take over the firm, but then it gave up.
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Gripping Eyewear will begin producing and distributing Paris Hilton Sunglasses...
Gripping Eyewear will begin producing and distributing Paris Hilton Sunglasses under a new licensing agreement with Parlux Fragrances and Paris Hilton Entertainment. The deal applies worldwide; specific terms were not released.
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Two American companies, Europtik Eyewear and Reptile Polarized Sunglasses, have...
Two American companies, Europtik Eyewear and Reptile Polarized Sunglasses, have merged to form Europtik Group, which has headquarters in Rhode Island. They will continue to use their old brands names, however. Reptile was founded in 1999 by Sam Kotob; Europtik in 2000 by Tom and Robert Clayton. All three men ...
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Marcolin Group has extended its licensing agreements with Sixty Group...
Marcolin Group has extended its licensing agreements with Sixty Group for the design, manufacture and distribution of Miss Sixty Glasses and with Fashion Box for the Replay Eyes line. Both agreements are now set to expire in 2010. The Replay license was going to finish at the end of 2009. ...
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Tura has extended its current license agreement through 2011 to...
Tura has extended its current license agreement through 2011 to produce and market Lulu Guinness ophthalmic and sunglasses collection. The two companies have been partners in the project since October 2003.
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L'Amy America will continue manufacturing, distributing and marketing eyewear under...
L'Amy America will continue manufacturing, distributing and marketing eyewear under the Columbia Sportswear brand. The licensing renewal, begun six years ago, goes through 2010.
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Giuseppe Servidori, who acted as vice president and general manager...
Giuseppe Servidori, who acted as vice president and general manager of Oakley Europe, based in France, is leaving Luxottica to join the top management of Bialetti, an Italian producer of kitchen accessories. Before moving to Oakley while it was still an independent firm, the Italian manager was a vice president ...
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Oliver Fischbach, 41, has been appointed general manager of Hoya...
Oliver Fischbach, 41, has been appointed general manager of Hoya Lens Deutschland, taking the place left vacant after the departure of Jens Uwe Diercks one year ago. Fischbach has been mostly involved in the retail sector, starting with various management positions in the Karstadt department store chain. For two years ...
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Essilor will be trimming its U.K. workforce by about 30...
Essilor will be trimming its U.K. workforce by about 30 as it restructures its production facilities in Thornbury, Bristol, with a goal of increasing manufacturing capacity and boosting cost efficiency. It plans to eliminate the positions through voluntary means and early retirement where possible. The total staff there is 440. ...
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Mark Simo, a co-founder of Orange 21 and the chief...
Mark Simo, a co-founder of Orange 21 and the chief executive of No Fear, resigned from the board of directors of Orange 21 last month, citing several disagreements with the company. He and Orange 21 had a dispute over how much he was paid as CEO from October 2006 to ...
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Kevin Buehler will be the next president and chief executive...
Kevin Buehler will be the next president and chief executive of Alcon, effective April 1. He succeeds Cary Rayment, who is retiring but will be a director and non-executive chairman on Alcon's board. Buehler will join him on the board pending a vote at the general meeting in May. Buehler ...
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HVHC, the parent company of Eye Care Centers of America,...
HVHC, the parent company of Eye Care Centers of America, Davis Vision and Viva International, has named Michael Kincaid executive vice president, chief financial officer and treasurer. He replaces Steve Massini, who left the company. Kincaid was previously with the retailer Chico's FAS, where he was senior vice president for ...
