Latest News Briefs – Page 357
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The European Sunglass Association, which has many new projects, has...
The European Sunglass Association, which has many new projects, has expanded its board of directors, welcoming for the first time a retailer. He is Elie Vannier, general manager of GrandVision in France. Riccardo Polinelli, who is one of ESA's founders, has been made honorary chairman. The group continues to be ...
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Attendance grew at the 8th edition of Opti München last...
Attendance grew at the 8th edition of Opti München last month, with a total of 32,963 specialist visitors representing a 5 percent increase from January 2004. One-third of them came from 63 different foreign countries, as far away as Australia and Indonesia. The top ten countries of origin were, in ...
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La Redoute, a French mail order catalog house, has stopped...
La Redoute, a French mail order catalog house, has stopped selling plano cosmetic contact lenses after strong criticism from the contact lens companies operating in France.
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Optical Design of Hong Kong has obtained a license from...
Optical Design of Hong Kong has obtained a license from Harrison Wong for an eyewear line that will be presented at the next MIDO show.
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Romain Afflelou has won over another French soccer club, the...
Romain Afflelou has won over another French soccer club, the Racing Club of Lens, for his collections of licensed sunglasses for soccer fans.
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Face à Face, which is revamping its website (www.faceaface-paris.com), has...
Face à Face, which is revamping its website (www.faceaface-paris.com), has signed a new distribution agreement for the Russian market with Grand Vision, a company that has nothing to do with the French-based retailer.
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AAi.FosterGrant is relocating its Magnivision operations, recently acquired from American...
AAi.FosterGrant is relocating its Magnivision operations, recently acquired from American Greetings Corporation, from Florida to its own headquarters in Smithfield, resulting in 150 layoffs.
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The Kenmark group welcomes back David Duralde to a new...
The Kenmark group welcomes back David Duralde to a new position as vice president of creative development, after working for Safilo USA as director of product design.
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Beatriz Gutierrez, a veteran of General Electric, is appointed as...
Beatriz Gutierrez, a veteran of General Electric, is appointed as executive director of marketing at Gerber Coburn.
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Essilor's North American operations have obtained ISO 9001:2000 certification for...
Essilor's North American operations have obtained ISO 9001:2000 certification for their supply chain organization.
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With help from the Italian government, ANFAO, the Italian eyewear...
With help from the Italian government, ANFAO, the Italian eyewear industry association, is taking 50 Italian manufacturers to the upcoming trade shows in Shanghai, New York and Moscow, staging fashion shows in each city.
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Expooptica, the international eyewear exhibition taking place in Madrid on...
Expooptica, the international eyewear exhibition taking place in Madrid on March 4-6, will feature a fashion show February 21, 2005 for the first time
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Virgilio De Silvestro, who founded Gatto Astucci, has passed away...
Virgilio De Silvestro, who founded Gatto Astucci, has passed away at the age of 89.
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W. David Sullins, Jr., former president of the American Optometric...
W. David Sullins, Jr., former president of the American Optometric Association, died in Athens on Feb. 6 at the age of 62.
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In announcing its sales results for the quarter ended last...
In announcing its sales results for the quarter ended last Dec. 31, Boots Group says its Boots Opticians business continues to operate in an extremely competitive UK market. It is expected to post an operating profit of between £4 million (€6m-$7.5m) and £6 million (€9m-$11m) for the full financial year ...
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Moulin International Holdings plans to hold an extraordinary shareholders' meeting...
Moulin International Holdings plans to hold an extraordinary shareholders' meeting to decide on a proposal to change its corporate name to Moulin Global Eyecare Holdings, following its agreement in principle to acquire Eye Care Centers of America. The tender offer for ECCA's shares runs through Jan. 31. Nevertheless, ECCA has ...
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Satis Vacuum, which took over LOH last November, has decided...
Satis Vacuum, which took over LOH last November, has decided to combine their Asian logistic operations for consumables, tools and spare parts, consolidating all inventories in the Hong Kong facility of LOH Asia by the end of February. The integration will streamline ordering processes for the customers, ensuring fast and ...
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The Marcolin and Della Valle families have gone ahead with...
The Marcolin and Della Valle families have gone ahead with their planned tender offer for Marcolin, which is set to end on Feb. 11. As previously reported, they are offering to pay €1.4 a share, but they don't want take the Italian company out of the Milan stock exchange. Should ...
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INDO Internacional has acquired the remaining 75 percent stake of...
INDO Internacional has acquired the remaining 75 percent stake of its German distributor, Schulz, that it didn't own before for an investment of €2.5 million. The Spanish company, which acquired the first 25 percent interest in February 2001, had already agreed to make the latest move last June, but it ...
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Dominique Pohu has resigned as general manager of Alain Mikli,...
Dominique Pohu has resigned as general manager of Alain Mikli, after nearly two years in the job with the fast-growing French designer eyewear firm. A successor has not yet been named. Meanwhile, Mikli has opened its second store in New York. Located at 575 Madison Avenue, it sports a décor ...
