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MIDO is going to move next year to the new...
MIDO is going to move next year to the new high-tech fairgrounds at Rho-Pero, in the suburbs closer to the Malpensa airport. At this week's fair, the new location will be presented in an area of the gallery connector between Pavillions 15 and 16, featuring screen displays, an audio presentation ...
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Expooptica in Madrid was attended by a total of 9,885...
Expooptica in Madrid was attended by a total of 9,885 trade visitors last March 10-12, up from 8,274 in 2005, and 36.9 percent of them were opticians or optometrists. The Spanish fair hosted 117 exhibitors.
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At last month's Vision Expo East, the organizers of SILMO...
At last month's Vision Expo East, the organizers of SILMO invited guests to see their inverted booth, where the purple and black nightclub ambiance was right-side up and the furniture and wall fixtures were upside down. The booth, which had an exterior that begged passers-by to see what was inside, ...
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Alain Afflelou may have a problem in getting out of...
Alain Afflelou may have a problem in getting out of the French stock market. Acting in behalf of a mysterious investor, Credit Suisse First Boston took a 5.04 percent stake in the French optical retail group just as Bridgepoint was acquiring its control from its founder, Alain Afflelou himself, and ...
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The European Court of Justice has rejected an appeal by...
The European Court of Justice has rejected an appeal by Dollond & Aitchison for reimbursement of the value-added tax paid by UK customers on contact lenses imported from the island of Jersey and the related after-care. British customs authorities had previous denied a request for the reimbursement of the tax, ...
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Permira is expected to cash out of its 80 percent...
Permira is expected to cash out of its 80 percent stake in Rodenstock by 2008, according to the German press. Under the management of Giancarlo Galli, who followed Randolf Rodenstock at the head of the company in November 2003, the company's operations have improved considerably. The latest financial results are ...
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Benetton Group has called off the licenses for United Colors...
Benetton Group has called off the licenses for United Colors and Sisley eyewear held by Metzler Italia, which is currently appealing against a decision to put the group into liquidation. Separately, BasicNet is also looking for a new partner to produce Kappa and Robe di Kappa eyewear, as its licenses ...
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Luxottica has negotiated new improved conditions for a €1.0 billion...
Luxottica has negotiated new improved conditions for a €1.0 billion credit facility obtained in 2004, changing the amounts, the duration and the margins. The sum has been increased to €1,390 million, and the maturities of two of the three tranches have been extended. While the due date for the first ...
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Inspecs will develop a range of NASCAR licensed prescription eyewear,...
Inspecs will develop a range of NASCAR licensed prescription eyewear, which will be carried by selected opticians throughout the USA from the summer of 2006. Retailers all over the country are being invited to apply to become «high performance vision centers» for the line, which is intended to fit NASCAR ...
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Frédérick Herbst, former product manager for Rip Curl eyewear and...
Frédérick Herbst, former product manager for Rip Curl eyewear and watches, will run this division of the Australian surfwear company following the departure of Andy Gugenheimer, who set up this activity from scratch two years ago, bringing it up to an annual level of about €3 million, with distribution all ...
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In receivership since January, Bourgeois is searching for a buyer...
In receivership since January, Bourgeois is searching for a buyer for its ophthalmic lens business, which has been suffering because of insufficient commercial and distribution coverage. The division generated €2.65 million in 2005. Should any transaction go through, the French company would hold on to its frame business.
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Bret Furio has been named vice president of U.S. wholesale...
Bret Furio has been named vice president of U.S. wholesale sales at Luxottica, succeeding Steve Hollander, who has retired. Furio arrives from The Gillette Company where he was most recently marketing director for the company's Braun portfolio.
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Internal investigations at the company's foreign subsidiaries have prompted Bausch...
Internal investigations at the company's foreign subsidiaries have prompted Bausch & Lomb to delay filing its 2005 financial report until as late as April 30. The company has completed its investigation of its Brazilian subsidiary and it is now focused on its offshoot in South Korea, where the company has ...
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Ocuco Limited, a software company specializing in health care, has...
Ocuco Limited, a software company specializing in health care, has just completed a management buy-out that values the company at €5 million. Financed with a combination of cash and preference shares, the buy-out is part of the company's overall expansion plan. It was led by Leo Mac Canna, chief executive ...
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Johnson & Johnson is organizing a road show through various...
Johnson & Johnson is organizing a road show through various European cities for the launch of its Acuvue Oasys Hydroclear Plus contact lens. Meanwhile, J&J has inaugurated its first European Vision Care Institute in Prague, which carries an investment of $2 million. Similar educational facilities are planned in the UK, ...
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Carl Zeiss has decided to operate its microscope business as...
Carl Zeiss has decided to operate its microscope business as an independent subsidiary, called Carl Zeiss MicroImaging and run by Ulrich Simon. The business generated sales of about €300 million in the past financial year. Meanwhile Schott, the glass company that belongs to the Carl Zeiss Foundation, is looking at ...
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The Vision Council of America (VCA) a been given an...
The Vision Council of America (VCA) a been given an award for excellence in advertising in a competition in Washington D.C. for its ?Check Yearly See Cleary? campaign, featuring a young boy stumbling through a series of mishaps, such as skateboarding into the side of a bus stop, entering a ...
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This MIDO exhibition will remain in its usual location in...
This MIDO exhibition will remain in its usual location in the Portello fairgrounds in the city of Milan instead of moving to the sprawling new high-tech fair in the suburb of Rho, apparently because further improvements are expected in the new premises. The mega-show will again offer continuing education courses. ...
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Loughborough University in the UK is organizing its first diploma...
Loughborough University in the UK is organizing its first diploma course in sports eyewear on Apr. 11-13, immediately after the Sportfair staged by Sportvision in the university's Burleigh International Conference Centre on Apr. 9-10. This year's Sportvision conference and exhibition is being sponsored by Adidas, CIBA Vision, Optimed, Rupp + ...
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Hans Anders, a Dutch retailer which operates 250 optical stores...
Hans Anders, a Dutch retailer which operates 250 optical stores in the Netherlands and 26 in Belgium, is reportedly planning to move into the French market, starting with five shops in the Northern part of the country
