Latest News Briefs – Page 342
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Guy Vareilles, founder of Silor Optical, died of lung cancer...
Guy Vareilles, founder of Silor Optical, died of lung cancer last month. He was 75 years old. He ran Silor from 1965 to 1972, when the company merged with Essel to form Essilor of America. He was instrumental in developing Essilor's business to the USA. He retired from Essilor of ...
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CORRECTION: Mark T. Mackenzie, not Steve Mackenzie, is the name...
CORRECTION: Mark T. Mackenzie, not Steve Mackenzie, is the name of the man scheduled to lead panel discussions between top-level optical industry executives at the next SILMO. Mackenzie is the chief executive of Strategy With Vision (SWV), a consultancy firm based in the UK.
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Alain Afflelou, the French optical retail in which Bridgepoint Capital...
Alain Afflelou, the French optical retail in which Bridgepoint Capital acquired a controlling stake a few weeks ago, reports a 6.6 percent increase in total sales under its various banners to €525.0 million for the financial year ended Apr. 30. They grew by 3.5 percent to €445.2 million in France, ...
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Optic 2000 has appointed Didier Papaz as its new chairman,...
Optic 2000 has appointed Didier Papaz as its new chairman, replacing Philippe Viot at the head of the large French buying and retailing group. He will be assisted by a vice chairman, Thierry Peyraud, who has been a director of the group since 1988. Yves Guérin remains as secretary general. ...
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Visual, the buying group that belongs to GrandVision, is distributing...
Visual, the buying group that belongs to GrandVision, is distributing Marchon's collection of Oscar de la Renta eyewear in France on an exclusive basis. In another new initiative, Nicolas Le Forestier, world champion in water ski, is endorsing R'Flect, a private brand of sunglasses marketed by Visual. The group, which ...
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In its 1st quarter ended Apr. 30, Refac Optical Group,...
In its 1st quarter ended Apr. 30, Refac Optical Group, the new U.S. retail group that put together the U.S. Vision and OptiCare Healthy Systems chains last March, posted a 2.4 percent increase in revenues on a pro forma basis to $47.9 million. Because of higher operating expenses, the company's ...
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Marcolin has announced the renewal of the licensing agreement for...
Marcolin has announced the renewal of the licensing agreement for design, production and worldwide distribution of Montblanc prescription frames and sunglasses. The agreement extends the relationship through Dec. 31, 2009, plus an optional two more years. The terms and conditions are basically in line with those included in the current ...
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VidiVici Occhiali has set up a new Spanish sales subsidiary...
VidiVici Occhiali has set up a new Spanish sales subsidiary in Barcelona, run by Marco Mendozzi. The Italian eyewear company, which is now 10 years old, has also revamped its website, offering various opportunities to interact with the company, including the possibility of sending a good picture of the wearer ...
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Type 20, the Italian producer of eyewear and other sports...
Type 20, the Italian producer of eyewear and other sports products run by Paola Del Vecchio, has introduced a section of its Briko website exclusively dedicated to the consultation of its catalog of women-specific products. The company, which showed a new line of multi-sport sunglasses at MIDO, has a new ...
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INDO International has appointed Sergio Sanjuan to be the international...
INDO International has appointed Sergio Sanjuan to be the international sales manager of its eyewear business unit. He has been with the company since 2002, previously working as area manager for Latin America and Eastern Europe. Before that, he was an accounts manager of the Diners Club in Barcelona. Sanjuan ...
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Paul Diaz-Asper has resigned from his position as chairman and...
Paul Diaz-Asper has resigned from his position as chairman and CEO of Allison USA for strictly personal reasons. He is replaced by Richard Babboni, former senior vice-president and COO of Marcolin USA and senior manager with Luxottica. Separately, Stefano Salvatori, a professor from Milan's Bocconi University, has replaced another professor, ...
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Prestigious locations have been secured for two new Giorgio Fedon...
Prestigious locations have been secured for two new Giorgio Fedon 1919 single-brand stores - in Paris on Avenue de l'Opera and at the Rockefeller Center in New York City ? following openings in Milan and near the company's head office in the Cadore district of Italy. The transfer of some ...
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Maui Jim is releasing Maui Jim Shields, a new collection...
Maui Jim is releasing Maui Jim Shields, a new collection that combines a wrap-around frame with patented PolarizedPlus2 technology, the first of its kind for the company. Maui Jim is simultanously introducing its first fishing sunglass, the Offshore, made to stand up to the rigors of deep sea fishing.
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Delivery delays from frame manufacturers and lower sales in all...
Delivery delays from frame manufacturers and lower sales in all distribution channels were cited as reasons why Signature Eyewear's sales dropped by 15.7 percent to $5.85 million in its 2nd quarter, ended April 30. Net income fell by 8.9 percent to $306,000. The company's Cutter & Buck line of eyewear, ...
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Clearlab, a unit of 1-800 Contacts based in the UK,...
Clearlab, a unit of 1-800 Contacts based in the UK, has introduced an automatic replenishment system in its domestic market for the benefit of its 125-odd accounts in the country and their customers. Also in the UK, Sally Legg joins Clearlab UK as account manager, reporting to Chris Brinklow, national ...
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Vistakon, a division of Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, received...
Vistakon, a division of Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, received a Seal of Acceptance for Ultraviolet Absorbing Contact Lenses from the American Optometric Association's (AOA) Commission on Ophthalmic Standards for the company's ultraviolet absorbing contact lenses, marking a first for a product of this kind. It was determined that Vistakon's ...
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Allergan has received a license from the European Commission to...
Allergan has received a license from the European Commission to market its Ganfort product in the European Union. Ganfort is meant to be used to reduce intraocular pressure in patients with open-angle glaucoma or ocular hypertension who cannot get a significant response from topical beta-blockers or prostaglandin analogues.
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Gerber Coburn has named Rodney Larson as its president, replacing...
Gerber Coburn has named Rodney Larson as its president, replacing Clement Patry who manned the position as the company searched for a replacement during a period of transition. Patry will stay with Gerber Coburn as executive director of global sales. Larson was previously at Key Technology, a process automation systems ...
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An analysis of the UK optics market carried out by...
An analysis of the UK optics market carried out by Plimsoll Publishing reveals that 17 of the top 100 countries are leaving everybody else in the dust. The top 100 companies dominate the market, accounting for 83 percent of total revenues, from the total only the 17 companies have had ...
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In 2005 the ophthalmic goods and service market in the...
In 2005 the ophthalmic goods and service market in the UK grew by 6 percent to £3.47 billion (€5.04m-$6.31m), with ophthalmic goods comprising 84.3 percent of the total, according to a market report by Key Note, a market research company. The research showed that only 4 percent of consumers wear ...
