Latest News Briefs – Page 350
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ADCL-Aplus of France has unveiled the first eyewear collection under...
ADCL-Aplus of France has unveiled the first eyewear collection under the name of Daniel Crémieux, a French apparel designer who addresses men between the ages of 30 and 60. A younger Crémieux Jeans line will come out next year, to be followed by a women's line in connection with a ...
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Sean Jean, the fashion apparel and accessories company founded by...
Sean Jean, the fashion apparel and accessories company founded by Sean ?Diddy? Combs, the urban music mogul formerly known as ?Puff Daddy? and ?P. Diddy,? has signed a worldwide licensing agreement that will put its name on eyewear to be manufactured and distributed by Marchon Eyewear. The new collection will ...
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Superman, Batman and other characters of Warner Bros. are licensed...
Superman, Batman and other characters of Warner Bros. are licensed by Brulimar for all of Europe, making up in part for its loss of the Puma sub-license, which covered only the UK (see article on Luxottica in this issue). The British company will be rolling out the eyewear line in ...
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Face A Face celebrated its 10th anniversary at SILMO, debuting...
Face A Face celebrated its 10th anniversary at SILMO, debuting its first collection of necklaces. Intended to complement its eyewear and give opticians an opportunity to attract new clientele, the necklaces are made with sterling silver and beads. They will retail for about €250-300. There is also a sportier necklace, ...
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Seiko has opened a French sales subsidiary, run by Pierre...
Seiko has opened a French sales subsidiary, run by Pierre Coulon, formerly with Essilor and Hoya. The company introduced at SILMO two new progressive lenses for use indoors. The P-11 Indoor, which is available with an index of 1.60 or 1.67, has a large median corridor. The P-1 Computer, with ...
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Essilor's two latest progressive personalized lenses are the Varilux computer...
Essilor's two latest progressive personalized lenses are the Varilux computer and driver lenses. They're not in France yet, but the company is launching them market by market. They have been selling the best in Spain, with Sweden and Switzerland being noteworthy markets as well. The progressive driving and computing lenses ...
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In a move designed to complement CIBA Vision's existing manufacturing...
In a move designed to complement CIBA Vision's existing manufacturing facilities in Singapore and Indonesia, the company is investing $132 million to construct a new contact lens manufacturing site in Malaysia. It will be built in the country's southern state of Johor, and is expected to be operational in December ...
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Intercast Europe will start up a new €12 million factory...
Intercast Europe will start up a new €12 million factory in Thailand next January for the production of NXT glasses and blanks as well as a variety of polarized and photochromatic lenses. The investment is aimed at taking advantage of strong future demand that the Italian company is expecting for ...
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Employees at Norville are being asked by the company to...
Employees at Norville are being asked by the company to come forward for voluntary redundancy or early retirement proposals as the century-old British company anticipates a consolidation of its operations. No employees have been given layoff notices yet, and Norville says it will not have to issue any because several ...
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A new buying group may be launched in the UK....
A new buying group may be launched in the UK. More than 150 independent opticians have already expressed support for the idea proposed by Hitash Visavadia, who owns four practices in the country and an optical distribution business in Portugal. His plan reportedly sprung from his awareness of the implications ...
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Britain's General Optical Council is threatening to fine eBay for...
Britain's General Optical Council is threatening to fine eBay for aiding and abetted the sale of contact lenses on its website without the involvement of a qualified optician, citing 10 cases of violation between March and July of this year. The internet auctioneer has denied the charges. Hearings are scheduled ...
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The U.S. Congress has given final approval to a bill,...
The U.S. Congress has given final approval to a bill, already passed by the Senate earlier this year, that includes cosmetic contact lenses into the definition of medical devices. The move is intended to reduce eye injuries caused by non-prescription cosmetic lenses.
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The European Commission has reportedly decided to make an exception...
The European Commission has reportedly decided to make an exception for the use of lead and cadmium in optical glass and filters, at least for the next five years. The ban on these substances, regarded as being «hazardous» under a recent European directive, remains for certain electrical and electronic equipment.
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Rod Lane, chairman of Fabris Lane of the UK, is...
Rod Lane, chairman of Fabris Lane of the UK, is the new chairman of the European Sunglass Association. He replaces Antoni Olivella, chairman of INDO in Spain, who has done a great job at reorganizing the body under the management of Petra Eckhart, allowing it to generate a small profit ...
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Valter Da Rin (sic) has been elected to a 2-year...
Valter Da Rin (sic) has been elected to a 2-year term as president of SIPAO, the association of eyewear manufacturers from the Italian region of Belluno. The Italian executive, who already held this post from 1976 to 1982, succeeds Giorgio Ciotti. Da Rin runs Trenti Industria Occhiali, a leading Italian ...
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Allergan's net sales rose by 23.6 percent to $606.1 million...
Allergan's net sales rose by 23.6 percent to $606.1 million in the 3rd quarter. The growth was driven by eyewear pharmaceuticals, whose sales grew by 24.1 percent to $358.1 million in the period. The company's net profit jumped by 63.6 percent to $150.5 million.
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Alcon's Opti-Free RepleniSH Multipurpose Disinfecting Solution, used for soft contact...
Alcon's Opti-Free RepleniSH Multipurpose Disinfecting Solution, used for soft contact lenses including silicone hydrogel, has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) In its 3rd quarter ended Sept. 30, Alcon's net earnings soared by 52.2 percent to $295,800,000, on an increase of 10.5 percent in total sales ...
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Atol, the French voluntary group, has decided to acquire from...
Atol, the French voluntary group, has decided to acquire from Visual the 50 percent stake that it did not have in Visatol, the common purchasing and logistics center that they have been sharing for 10 years, following the recent acquisition of the Visual group by GrandVision. After an 8% sales ...
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Rev, a French voluntary group of opticians with 285 stores,...
Rev, a French voluntary group of opticians with 285 stores, is presenting a new store format to its members at a meeting in Prague this week. It will also be shown at the SILMO fair in Paris later this month. The new concept re-launches the Kiavue banner, first introduced by ...
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L'Amy has signed a global multi-year license for prescription frames...
L'Amy has signed a global multi-year license for prescription frames and sunglasses to be distributed worldwide under the high-fashion Chloé brand. The first collection will be presented at the MIDO fair in Milan next May. L'Amy, which recently reorganized its sales operations in the USA, says it will make a ...
