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Gerber Coburn has signed an agreement with Buchmann Optical Holding...
Gerber Coburn has signed an agreement with Buchmann Optical Holding for distribution of Weco laboratory products on the U.S. wholesale market. Gerber Coburn, a unit of Gerber Scientific, will sell Weco products such as its Edge machines, the Verifier Pro T and the Trace II. Weco left the U.S. market ...
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Johnson & Johnson saw its net consolidated profit grow by...
Johnson & Johnson saw its net consolidated profit grow by 30 percent to $3.31 billion in the third quarter, with sales that increased by 6.4 percent to $15.9 billion. Its chief financial officer, Dominic Caruso, said in a conference call that the company doesn't expect its sales to be affected ...
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Allergan had a good third quarter, with sales up by...
Allergan had a good third quarter, with sales up by 10.5 percent to $1,098.2 million over the same period last year. That represents an increase of 8.6 percent at constant currencies. In eye care pharmaceuticals, revenues grew by 11.5 percent to $510.4 million, or 9.1 percent at constant currencies. The ...
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Sales and earnings increased for the third quarter at Advanced...
Sales and earnings increased for the third quarter at Advanced Medical Optics, though the company noted that the comparison from a year ago included the effects of its recall of eye care solutions in May 2007. Sales for the quarter were up by 1 percent to $275.6 million, including a ...
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Masunaga, the Japanese manufacturer of eyeglasses, had its Kazuo Kawasaki...
Masunaga, the Japanese manufacturer of eyeglasses, had its Kazuo Kawasaki brand promoted by an unlikely candidate: Sarah Palin. Ever since the governor of Alaska graced the covers of Time and Newsweek magazines wearing Masunaga's popular MP704, a spike in demand has been coming from not just North America, but all ...
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Since the American presidential campaign, a website, obamaeyewear.com, has offered...
Since the American presidential campaign, a website, obamaeyewear.com, has offered several styles of sunglasses with styles related to Barack Obama. There are five men's models with names such as Obama Hope, Yes We Can and Human Rights, as well as three women's models called Cool as a Kennedy, the First ...
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More than 30 companies will be showing at Opti '09...
More than 30 companies will be showing at Opti '09 that did not appear in 2008, including industry giants such as Allison, De Rigo and Marchon along with Ed Hardy, Kilsgaard, Jai Kudo, Marcus Marienfeld, Mormaii and Theo. Opti '09 will be held at the New Munich Trade Fair Center ...
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The formula of the new MIDO Business Forum, due to...
The formula of the new MIDO Business Forum, due to be held in Rome next Sept. 5-7, has been finalized. It will be structured as a meeting point based on the Latin origin of the name forum, which means ?marketplace.? Organizers continue to insist that it does not want to ...
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Angelo Randazzo, head of a chain of opticians based in...
Angelo Randazzo, head of a chain of opticians based in Sicily, has died in Palermo at the age of 81. The company was founded in 1880 by his grandfather, initially as a photographic business, later branching out in 1934 into the optical sector. The company Angelo Randazzo operates with 34 ...
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Optical Master Club, the new Italian group of independent opticians,...
Optical Master Club, the new Italian group of independent opticians, has launched an exclusive private label service whereby it supplies members with contact lenses and lens liquid with the name of the member's shop, rather than the name of the buying group, as is generally the case. This private label ...
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LVMH has extended its global license for Fendi eyewear with...
LVMH has extended its global license for Fendi eyewear with Marchon for five more years, effective next Jan. 1. Marchon held the Fendi license for the Western Hemisphere since 1991, and the territory was widened to the whole world in 2005.
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Bally, the Swiss footwear company that does most of its...
Bally, the Swiss footwear company that does most of its production in Italy, has postponed its plan to enter the eyewear sector. Marco Franchini, chief executive of Bally, explained that the plan had been drawn up by the company's previous owners, Texas Pacific Group. Labelux, which acquired the prestigious company ...
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Bourgeois has gone into liquidation, laying off all the 30-odd...
Bourgeois has gone into liquidation, laying off all the 30-odd persons who were still working for the once larger French eyewear company at three sites. Its assets are expected to sold off before the end of the year. Named after the family of its chief executive, Charly Bourgeois, the company ...
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Eggert Voscherau has been unanimously elected as the new chairman...
Eggert Voscherau has been unanimously elected as the new chairman of Carl Zeiss and of the Carl Zeiss Foundation, which owns the German-based company. He succeeds Tilman Todenhöfer who has held this title since 2004. Voscherau spent 39 years with another big German corporation, BASF, running its operations in Brazil ...
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REM Eyewear has named a new brand manager for its...
REM Eyewear has named a new brand manager for its licensed Converse line of eyewear, Trisha Navidzadeh, who has 10 years' experience in Australia in the action sports, footwear, accessories, durable goods and apparel sectors. Her most recent success was the consolidation of EMU Australia, which raised its sales by ...
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Al Chetwode has been named as director of mergers and...
Al Chetwode has been named as director of mergers and acquisitions at the Ocuco Group. The position includes a spot of the board of directors. Chetwode had previously been the company's chief executive for the U.K. and Ireland.
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Moscot, the well-known high-end optical retailer in New York, is...
Moscot, the well-known high-end optical retailer in New York, is launching its own Moscot Originals collection at SILMO through a partnership with Baumvision Europe. Based in Vienna, Baumvision is a partnership between Shane Baum, the man behind Baumvision in the USA, and an Englishman, Anthony Reid. It has sales reps ...
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Tropique, a French company specializing in glasses for babies and...
Tropique, a French company specializing in glasses for babies and children, has opened a U.S. office in New Jersey. Its first U.S. clients are 26 optical stores. Tropique gets its products made in France, where it was established almost 30 years ago. Run by Hananel Sabban, generates annual sales of ...
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Alain Mikli will use SILMO to present a foretaste of...
Alain Mikli will use SILMO to present a foretaste of a new exclusive collection of sunglasses and jewels designed by Delfina Delettrez, a French designer of jewelry. The company recently opened the fourth Alain Mikli shop in Paris. It joins 23 others in France and the rest of the world.
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Optical Shop International is presenting a luxurious pair of Throb...
Optical Shop International is presenting a luxurious pair of Throb Jewel sunglasses as part of its Chrome Hearts collection at SILMO. Sporting rose gold plated jewelry, seven layers of Ebony wood, 22 diamonds and brown Zeiss sun lenses, they carry a price tag of €4,775. This unique model is one ...
