Latest News Briefs – Page 359

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    Bollé is going to come out with a full-fledged line...

    2004-12-28T00:00:00Z

    Bollé is going to come out with a full-fledged line of ophthalmic frames for a global launch at the MIDO fair in Milan next May. Meanwhile, the parent company, Bushnell Performance Optics, is in discussions for the opening of a Spanish sales subsidiary to represent all its brands, including Bushnell ...

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    Pentax Vision, the UK company that was marketing Pentax' eyewear...

    2004-12-28T00:00:00Z

    Pentax Vision, the UK company that was marketing Pentax' eyewear products in Europe, the Middle East and Africa, will continue to do so under the new name of Seiko Optical UK. The company, which will still be run by John Conway, will benefit from Seiko's data processing network in offering ...

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    Confirming an earlier report of ours, Allison has formally announced...

    2004-12-28T00:00:00Z

    Confirming an earlier report of ours, Allison has formally announced the signing of a 5-year licensing agreement with Alfred Dunhill for the design, production and distribution of prescription and sun eyewear, starting with 25 models that will be showcased at the next MIDO fair from Fall/Winter 2005. The license was ...

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    Silhouette has won damages of $303,554.30 in a court in...

    2004-12-28T00:00:00Z

    Silhouette has won damages of $303,554.30 in a court in Albany, New York against Marina's Boutique Store, which had been accused of using the Austrian company's trademarks in offering its products on the internet. The US retailer had falsely claimed that certain products sold on eBay's website had been manufactured ...

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    Targeting the promising markets of Eastern Europe, particularly those that...

    2004-12-28T00:00:00Z

    Targeting the promising markets of Eastern Europe, particularly those that joined the European Union last May, Cutler & Gross has appointed Andy Hislop as its agent for Latvia, Slovenia and the Czech Republic. He is already familiar with the markets of these three countries since he has been representing the ...

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    The recent SILMO fair in Paris proved a very successful...

    2004-12-28T00:00:00Z

    The recent SILMO fair in Paris proved a very successful show for VidiVici, with sales up by 40 percent compared to last year. Exalt Cycle has proven to be one of the Italian manufacturer's most successful brands. Its second Mila Schön collection has been selling well on new foreign markets, ...

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    The final tally from last October's SILMO fair shows a...

    2004-12-28T00:00:00Z

    The final tally from last October's SILMO fair shows a 20.35 percent increase in attendance from Asia to a total of 2,111 persons in spite of the French fair's vicinity in time to other eyewear shows in that part of the world. The number of Japanese visitors went up by ...

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    The big MIDO trade show will remain in the same...

    2004-12-28T00:00:00Z

    The big MIDO trade show will remain in the same halls at the Milan fairgrounds in 2005, and possibly also in 2006, before moving out to a bigger new trade fair center due to be inaugurated on Apr. 2, 2005 between Pero and Rho, 15 km. northwest of Milan. Line ...

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    The French and Italian governments have signed a cooperation agreement...

    2004-12-28T00:00:00Z

    The French and Italian governments have signed a cooperation agreement in Rome for the fight against counterfeiting. A cooperation agreement between France and Russia is due to be signed soon. The French government has been particularly active since last April in this sector, in preparation for a new law that ...

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    Boots plc reports a 61.4 percent drop in operating profit...

    2004-12-06T00:00:00Z

    Boots plc reports a 61.4 percent drop in operating profit to £1.5 million (€2.1m-$2.9m) for its Boots Opticians chain during the 1st half ended Sept. 30. Sales within the chain declined by 7.6 percent to £93.8 million (€135.9m-$181.8m), with core optical sales down 2.0 percent. On a same-store basis the ...

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    Allergan will eliminate 325 jobs at its Irish factory in...

    2004-12-06T00:00:00Z

    Allergan will eliminate 325 jobs at its Irish factory in Wesport between March and June of next year, leaving 630 employees on the premises, following the termination of contract work for Advanced Medical Optics, the former subsidiary spun off in June 2002. Allergan's net sales for the 3rd quarter ended ...

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    Visibilia has indicated a projected 50 percent increase in total...

    2004-12-06T00:00:00Z

    Visibilia has indicated a projected 50 percent increase in total orders for the 2nd half of 2004, which should produce strong growth in revenues for 2005. Of the 7 brands the Italian company has in its portfolio, Bluemarine Eyewear represents around 25 percent of its domestic sales, while the remainder ...

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    Satis Vacuum has finalized the takeover of LOH Optical through...

    2004-12-06T00:00:00Z

    Satis Vacuum has finalized the takeover of LOH Optical through its own parent company, Schweiter Technologies. As a first concrete step in their search for synergies, the strong North American subsidiaries of the two companies have been brought under common management. Larry Clarke, who has been running Satis' operations in ...

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    The acquisition of French-based Luneau in August 2003 allowed Visionix...

    2004-12-06T00:00:00Z

    The acquisition of French-based Luneau in August 2003 allowed Visionix to almost triple its sales to €9,967,000 for the first nine months of this year, generating operating profit before amortization and depreciation (Ebitda) of €243,000 against a loss of €1,339,000. Earnings for the full year are likely to exceed earlier ...

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    Type 20 has taken over the distribution of sunglasses and...

    2004-12-06T00:00:00Z

    Type 20 has taken over the distribution of sunglasses and other Briko products in Germany from its local distributor, Edgar Tremmel, who has already given up the distribution of Colmar clothing and gone into insolvency. Uwe Kersten, who handled the brand under Tremmel, will work for Type 20 as sales ...

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    In one of its numerous actions to protect its intellectual...

    2004-12-06T00:00:00Z

    In one of its numerous actions to protect its intellectual property rights for magnetic sun clips, Aspex has won an ?interlocutory injunction? in the Superior Court of Canada against Safilo, preventing it from selling, importing, advertising and distributing clips similar to its own Chesterfield and Team models. Safilo would not ...

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    Donald Casey has been appointed group chairman of Johnson &...

    2004-12-06T00:00:00Z

    Donald Casey has been appointed group chairman of Johnson & Johnson's vision care business, succeeding Gerald Ostrov who plans to retire in the second half of 2005 after 28 years with the company. Casey was formerly group president of Johnson & Johnson's Vistakon contact lens unit, responsible for the Americas ...

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    CIBA Vision raised its sales by 2 percent in terms...

    2004-12-06T00:00:00Z

    CIBA Vision raised its sales by 2 percent in terms of local currencies in the 3rd quarter ended Sept. 30 and by 3 percent for the first nine months of the financial year. Operating income increased by 40 percent in the latest quarter to reach a margin of 14.4 percent ...

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    Gerber Coburn has appointed Clement Patry as its president while...

    2004-12-06T00:00:00Z

    Gerber Coburn has appointed Clement Patry as its president while John Hancock, its current president, will assume the presidency of Gerber Technology, another subsidiary of the group that provides integrated hardware and software automation solutions to the apparel and flexible materials industry. Patry also will serve as a vice-president to ...

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    A new Italian federation for fashion products and personal accessories,...

    2004-12-06T00:00:00Z

    A new Italian federation for fashion products and personal accessories, FIAMP, is due to start up in 2005. It will incorporate the Italian industry associations of footwear manufacturers, leathergoods manufacturers, goldsmiths and eyewear manufacturers - respectively ANCI, AIMPES, Federorafi and ANFAO - representing a total of around 1,500 companies. One ...