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Face à Face is the first French brand of designer...
Face à Face is the first French brand of designer eyewear to have invested in a finishing workshop in the Jura region, which started up two weeks ago, handling labelling, edging and other operations for titanium and other metal frames. The aim is to help coordinate the sourcing of frames ...
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The MIDO fair will be held as scheduled from May...
The MIDO fair will be held as scheduled from May 2 to 5 in Milan, despite the SARS epidemic. A Friday conference on design evolutions will take place during the show on Friday. The only change so far as been the cancellation of the usual gala evening, in view of ...
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While confirming that no measures will be taken at its...
While confirming that no measures will be taken at its Boots Opticians stores and its LASIK activities, the British Boots retail group said it will close instead its 12 Wellbeing Services centers. Six existing Pure Beauty stores will be closed or converted into regular Boots the Chemist drugstores. Other European ...
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CIBA Vision raised its sales by 16 percent to $296...
CIBA Vision raised its sales by 16 percent to $296 million in the 1st quarter, thanks to the continued strong performance of its high-volume lens business and to growing sales in lens care and surgical care products. In local currencies, sales were up 7 percent, with increases of 4 percent ...
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SOLA International is further boosting its lab business in North...
SOLA International is further boosting its lab business in North America under the management of Mark Ashcroft, who continues as European commercial director, acquiring 4 more wholesale optical labs in the USA. Two are located at Iowa City and Sheldon, Iowa. The others are at Independence, Missouri and Tempe, Arizona. ...
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At next month's MIDO fair in Milan, Hoya is going...
At next month's MIDO fair in Milan, Hoya is going to present a new and more advanced hydrophobic coating that it has been selling in Japan and the USA already. It will also have a big presentation of PNX, the new line of lenses, including its Summit Pro progressive model, ...
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Thai Polymer Lens will launch at the next MIDO fair...
Thai Polymer Lens will launch at the next MIDO fair in Milan its new Excelite TVX range of lenses, which use PPG Industries' new Trivex material. The Thai company will first make available finished single-vision lenses in hard coatings, with or without A/R. Semi-finished spheric single-vision lenses and progressives with ...
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Vision-Ease and Younger Optics have settled a patent infringement dispute...
Vision-Ease and Younger Optics have settled a patent infringement dispute that started last year by giving each other licenses on certain technologies. Younger will have a license from Vision-Ease to use the latter's polycarbonate polarizing technique. Vision-Ease, in turn, will license Younger's patents which cover the use of PET polarizing ...
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A new Swiss company, which is called Interglass and employes...
A new Swiss company, which is called Interglass and employes about 10 people, is conducting beta tests on the highly cost-effective direct moulding process that Conception had started to develop. The previous technical problems related to the process have apparently been solved, but the new company has not yet started ...
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Giuliano Tabacchi continues to draw on the e250 million received...
Giuliano Tabacchi continues to draw on the e250 million received 2 years ago from his brother Vittorio in exchange for his own stake in Safilo. He has now used part of the sum to set up 2G Investimenti, which last week acquired a 50 percent stake - debt included - ...
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Claudio Del Vecchio, son of Leonardo Del Vecchio, who controls...
Claudio Del Vecchio, son of Leonardo Del Vecchio, who controls and runs Luxottica, has decided to set up a European subsidiary of his US-based company, Retail Brand Alliance, in Milan to run its Brooks Brothers shirt business all over the continent. A flagship store is planned in Milan next September. ...
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Ferragamo has developed a pair of brass and Swarovski crystal...
Ferragamo has developed a pair of brass and Swarovski crystal glasses to be showcased at the MIDO fair in Milan next month. The frame takes its inspiration from a pair sandals designed by the late shoe designer, Salvatore Ferragamo, in 1938. They will initially be on sale only at Ferragamo's ...
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Attendance dropped by about 17 percent at the International Vision...
Attendance dropped by about 17 percent at the International Vision Expo Show in New York last month, according to preliminary figures, as compared to the level recorded one year ago. According to several sources, many overseas visitors didn't come over because of the war on Iraq, but many of the ...
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While confirming that no measures will be taken at its...
While confirming that no measures will be taken at its Boots Opticians stores and its LASIK activities, the British Boots retail group said it will close instead its 12 Wellbeing Services centers. Six existing Pure Beauty stores will be closed or converted into regular Boots the Chemist drugstores. Other European ...
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News briefs
SOLA International is further boosting its lab business in North...
SOLA International is further boosting its lab business in North America under the management of Mark Ashcroft, who continues as European commercial director, acquiring 4 more wholesale optical labs in the USA. Two are located at Iowa City and Sheldon, Iowa. The others are at Independence, Missouri and Tempe, Arizona. ...
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News briefs
At next month's MIDO fair in Milan, Hoya is going...
At next month's MIDO fair in Milan, Hoya is going to present a new and more advanced hydrophobic coating that it has been selling in Japan and the USA already. It will also have a big presentation of PNX, the new line of lenses, including its Summit Pro progressive model, ...
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News briefs
Thai Polymer Lens will launch at the next MIDO fair...
Thai Polymer Lens will launch at the next MIDO fair in Milan its new Excelite TVX range of lenses, which use PPG Industries' new Trivex material. The Thai company will first make available finished single-vision lenses in hard coatings, with or without A/R. Semi-finished spheric single-vision lenses and progressives with ...
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News briefs
Vision-Ease and Younger Optics have settled a patent infringement dispute...
Vision-Ease and Younger Optics have settled a patent infringement dispute that started last year by giving each other licenses on certain technologies. Younger will have a license from Vision-Ease to use the latter's polycarbonate polarizing technique. Vision-Ease, in turn, will license Younger's patents which cover the use of PET polarizing ...
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News briefs
A new Swiss company, which is called Interglass and employes...
A new Swiss company, which is called Interglass and employes about 10 people, is conducting beta tests on the highly cost-effective direct moulding process that Conception had started to develop. The previous technical problems related to the process have apparently been solved, but the new company has not yet started ...
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Alcon, the Swiss company specialized in vision care products, increased...
Alcon, the Swiss company specialized in vision care products, increased its net profit by a full 49 percent in 2002 to $85 million, with sales of ophthalmic solutions and products for glaucoma putting up a particularly strong performance, but the results were below analysts' expectations. The company expects to generate ...
