Latest News Briefs – Page 335
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OcucoRelcon of the UK has developed a web portal for...
OcucoRelcon of the UK has developed a web portal for Rx labs that allows opticians to track their orders online. The portal has been launched through OcucoRelcon's lab-specialist subsidiary, DRS Computing, in a partnership with Tant Laboratories. Orders placed by telephone and fax can be accessed and tracked through passwords ...
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Eight designers of different nationalities and backgrounds have been helping...
Eight designers of different nationalities and backgrounds have been helping for more than year 15 small and medium-sized eyewear firms in Veneto's Italian eyewear district to improve their design and product development skills. The initiative was launched a year ago after a study by ANFAO and MIDO, conducted together with ...
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Playing certain action video games can actually improve the acuity...
Playing certain action video games can actually improve the acuity of your vision, according to a study by the University of Rochester in the USA. The study found that students who had been playing a visually complex action video game for an hour a day over a month improved their ...
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A total of 34,702 visitors from 70 countries attended Opti...
A total of 34,702 visitors from 70 countries attended Opti München in January, or just 1.3 percent more than in 2006. More than one-third were foreign visitors, many of whom came from Britain, Austria and Italy. Some 600 exhibitors from 48 countries participated in the fair, but many important Italian ...
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The traditional Tour Auto Lissac will be kicking off this...
The traditional Tour Auto Lissac will be kicking off this time in Paris' Grand Palais, one of the city's most famous museums, on April 23-24. Over 230 classic cars will be exhibited ahead of the 2007 Tour Auto car rally across France. The aim of the exhibition ? being sponsored ...
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Elisabetta Canalis, a well-known Italian television presenter, will be the...
Elisabetta Canalis, a well-known Italian television presenter, will be the new face for the promotion in Italy of the French Oxibis and Dilem collections of eyewear distributed exclusively in the country by an Italian buying group, GreenVision. The group's own private brand will continue to be endorsed by Eleonora Pedron, ...
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CORRECTION: A. Oliver Goldsmith says he still has the rights...
CORRECTION: A. Oliver Goldsmith says he still has the rights to the Oliver Goldsmith trade name for prescription frames and this business of his never ceased, contrary to what was indicated in an article in the last issue of EWI. He is an uncle of Claire Goldsmith, who has the ...
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The European Commission is recommending the adoption of a new...
The European Commission is recommending the adoption of a new directive that would force manufacturers of medical devices to provide more documentation before they are authorized to sell them in the European Union. Ophthalmic lenses, contact lenses and solutions are regarded as medical devices. As their production is more and ...
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Optic 2000 has appointed a new purchasing manager for the...
Optic 2000 has appointed a new purchasing manager for the whole group, which includes the Optic 2000 stores in Switzerland, Lissac and Audio 2000, reporting directly to the group's secretary general, Yves Guénin, and replacing Vanessa Misson who has left the company. The new executive, Thierry Dole, has been with ...
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Hans Anders, the big Dutch discounter that has just entered...
Hans Anders, the big Dutch discounter that has just entered the French market, is being investigated by a tribunal in Dunkirk regarding an advertisement that the prices charged at a store opened in Lille last October are 70 percent lower than those of other opticians. A French association of opticians ...
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Specsavers is reportedly planning to enter the Australian retail market...
Specsavers is reportedly planning to enter the Australian retail market by acquiring a buying group based in Melbourne, called Optovision. Specsavers apparently intends to buy out the 15 founding members of the group through two Australian Specsavers subsidiaries. Set up in 2004, Optovision started operating its marketing and buying services ...
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Luxottica was ranked as #31 among the 50 fastest-growing retailers...
Luxottica was ranked as #31 among the 50 fastest-growing retailers worldwide in any category in a report issued by Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu, in conjunction with the Stores magazine, although it is #158 in size in its list of the 250 largest retailers. The Italian company had a compounded annual growth ...
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Ultravision has bought Alan Williams Contact Lens, a small British...
Ultravision has bought Alan Williams Contact Lens, a small British company specialized in rigid gas permeable (RGP) and soft lenses, for an undisclosed sum. The firm became available for purchasing after its founder, Alan Williams, felt retirement drawing near and wanted to pass the company into respectable hands. During the ...
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Advanced Medical Optics (AMO) has entered into a definitive agreement...
Advanced Medical Optics (AMO) has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire IntraLase, a marketer of lasers used in vision correction surgery, for around $808 million. The acquisition is expected to be finalized by June 2007, subject to approval by IntraLase's shareholders. AMO had projected revenues of $1.06-1.08 billion for ...
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Revolution Eyewear has signed a 5-year worldwide license with Nervous...
Revolution Eyewear has signed a 5-year worldwide license with Nervous Tattoo, which distributes Ed Hardy Vintage Tattoo apparel, to develop a collection of ophthalmic frames and sunglasses. The line will feature vintage and ?Way Cool? original designs by Don Ed Hardy, the San Francisco tattoo artist. The collections will be ...
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Arnold Schmied, who spent the last 10 years as president...
Arnold Schmied, who spent the last 10 years as president of Silhouette U.S., has been promoted as director of design and marketing for the whole group. He will continue on the international executive board of the Austrian company together with his brother Klaus, who is still in charge of production, ...
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REM Eyewear has announced two promotions within the company. Donna...
REM Eyewear has announced two promotions within the company. Donna Nakawaki, vice president of finance, becomes senior vice president and chief financial officer. James Lin, director of information, is elevated to the rank of vice president and chief information officer. Nakawaki joined the American company ten years ago. Lin has ...
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Aoyama has opened a sales subsidiary in London through Aoyama...
Aoyama has opened a sales subsidiary in London through Aoyama France and its long-time director, Philippe Beuscart. The British subsidiary of the Japanese eyewear company will be led by Damien Klevgé, former sales manager for the southwest region of Aoyama France. Aoyama, which specializes in titanium frames, has reportedly recognized ...
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Optovision has named Bruce Richardson as sales manager for the...
Optovision has named Bruce Richardson as sales manager for the UK. He previously worked for the Norville Group and for L'Amy. Optovision's initial roll-out in the country was two years ago. The 25-year-old German company is known for its Infinity back-surface progressive lenses, which use free-form technology, and for photochromic ...
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Satisloh has named Michael Olmsted to the newly created position...
Satisloh has named Michael Olmsted to the newly created position of vice president of outside services. He worked most recently at Eclipse Corporation. In his new role he will be responsible for field service operations, technical support, training and process support, reverse logistics and overall business improvement.
