Latest News Briefs – Page 334
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CDO (Centrale des Opticiens), a French group of independent opticians,...
CDO (Centrale des Opticiens), a French group of independent opticians, gained the membership of 159 new retail outlets last year: 133 in optics and 26 in hearing aids. Half of these new members are young opticians opening their own practices. This brings the total number of CDO's members up to ...
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Marcolin would not comment on a report in the Italian...
Marcolin would not comment on a report in the Italian press that its chairman, Giovanni Marcolin Coffen, and his wife Giovanna Zandegiacomo have been indicted for alleged insider trading by an Italian deputy prosecutor. According to the report, they are accused of selling some of their shares in the company ...
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In a preliminary report, Rodenstock says it increased its sales...
In a preliminary report, Rodenstock says it increased its sales by 9 percent to €371 million in 2006, and its profits rose at an even higher rate. There was growth in all areas, particularly in the segment of progressive lenses and through the ImpressionIST terminal, a proprietary sales tool that ...
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Essilor has sold JD Montage, a large laboratory at Le...
Essilor has sold JD Montage, a large laboratory at Le Mans in France that specializes in mounting rimless frames, back to its former owner, Jacques Denis. Founded in 1975, the laboratory has had customers all over France and even in the UK. As previously reported, Essilor recently acquired another bid ...
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Essilor of America (EOA) has appointed Réal Goulet as president...
Essilor of America (EOA) has appointed Réal Goulet as president of Essilor Laboratories of America (ELOA). He replaces John Carrier who has become EOA's president. Goulet joined Essilor in 1987 as production manager of its Montreal laboratory, and then became president of Pro-Optic and vice-president of operations for Canada Group ...
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Safilo USA has promoted five of its executives. Mark Ugenti...
Safilo USA has promoted five of its executives. Mark Ugenti has become senior vice president of sales for the retail sunglasses division; Bill Harrison has become vice president of optical sales, and Timothy Parker has become vice president of product design and development. Gary Graham has been promoted to vice ...
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John Bradley has retired as UltraVision's vice president and head...
John Bradley has retired as UltraVision's vice president and head of manufacturing after two decades in the contact lens industry. He has been replaced by Darko Stojkovic, who has most recently worked on the British company's Plasma GP lenses and its forthcoming silicone hydrogel range. Stojkovic is now manager of ...
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Transitions Optical has appointed Lindsay Brown as director of commercial...
Transitions Optical has appointed Lindsay Brown as director of commercial sales in Europe and the wider EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa) region. Brown joined the company in April 2005 as business director for the UK/Nordic/Baltic regions after working for as the managing director of Specsavers, a chain in South ...
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After a decade during which he held various positions at...
After a decade during which he held various positions at Oakley, Scott Lewis will be filling the new position of executive director at Parasite Design, a French eyewear company launched in 2002. He was most recently commercial director of the company's Oakley Europe subsidiary in France. At Parasite Design, which ...
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Quest Optical, a U.S. company specializing in hard coating solutions,...
Quest Optical, a U.S. company specializing in hard coating solutions, has appointed Ed de Rojas as its new president and chief operating officer. He replaces his brother Al, who becomes chief technical officer of the Florida-based company. De Rojas has over 30 years' industry experience and most recently served as ...
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Marcolin and Procter & Gamble have extended their licensing agreement...
Marcolin and Procter & Gamble have extended their licensing agreement for the CoverGirl Eyewear brand for the U.S. market through Dec. 31, 2008. The original license ran from 2002 to December 2006. Sales of the CoverGirl line of eyewear, which targets women in the 18-35-year range, have been growing gradually. ...
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L'Amy America has signed a worldwide licensing agreement with the...
L'Amy America has signed a worldwide licensing agreement with the hip Proenza Schouler fashion label in New York to create, produce and distribute ophthalmic glasses and sunglasses under this brand name. Jack McCollough and Lazaro Hernandez, the two young designers of Proenza Schouler, will be involved in the design process. ...
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Colors in Optics has a licensing agreement with Jessica Simpson,...
Colors in Optics has a licensing agreement with Jessica Simpson, the 26-year-old American actress and singer, to design, manufacture and distribute ophthalmic and sunwear frames under her name. The licensed eyewear collection follows on from Simpson's licensed collections for footwear, handbags and clothing. It consists of 20 frames in Italian ...
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Aoyama Optical, the Japanese company that already licenses the Shiseido...
Aoyama Optical, the Japanese company that already licenses the Shiseido and Kansai Yamamoto brand names, has signed a 4-year licensing agreement with the Tigi Bed Head brand to manufacture and distribute eyewear in the USA until 2010. The first collection includes 18 metal-and-acetate styles, featured in experimental color combinations, that ...
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Nearly 40 percent of the American opticians who responded in...
Nearly 40 percent of the American opticians who responded in Vision Monday's online poll in January about their sales forecasts for 2007 said they were expecting ?a good year,? with estimated sales outperforming 2006 by 5-10 percent. Thirty-five percent of the respondents were anticipating «a very good year» with sales ...
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A.T. Cross reports an operating profit of $4,175,000 on sales...
A.T. Cross reports an operating profit of $4,175,000 on sales of $27,394,000 in 2006 for its optical division, represented mainly by Costa Del Mar. Sales of the division jumped by 40.0 percent during the year, contributing to a 7.9 percent rise in consolidated revenues for the group to $139.2 million, ...
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Allergan's revenues for its 4th quarter and the full year...
Allergan's revenues for its 4th quarter and the full year 2006 increased significantly but its net earnings for the quarter decreased and the company recorded a net loss for the year. Its revenues for the 4th quarter totaled $829.1 million, up by 39 percent, with product sales up by 37 ...
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Advanced Medical Optics' recall of some of its Complete MoisturePlus...
Advanced Medical Optics' recall of some of its Complete MoisturePlus multipurpose contact lens care solution and Active Packs is estimated to cost the company a staggering $40-50 million. Half of that is due to recall costs, and the other half is due to losses in sales. In the 4th quarter ...
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Orange 21, the company behind Spy Optic, has reached agreements...
Orange 21, the company behind Spy Optic, has reached agreements to settle its two court actions in California. One is a securities class action suit that has been pending since March 2005 against the company and some of its present and former officers and directors in the U.S. district court ...
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Weco has launched a Biozone purification system and a new...
Weco has launched a Biozone purification system and a new compact 330 edger. The system can be used in practices, consulting rooms and optical laboratories to eliminate smells and germs. It uses five different mechanisms to purify the air, including ozone, photocatalytic oxidation, UV light and negative ions. It needs ...
