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Visionix reports a net loss of $572,000 before special provisions...
Visionix reports a net loss of $572,000 before special provisions and R&D investments in a subsidiary for the 1st quarter ended March 31, or a net consolidated loss of $1,129,000, as compared to a $65,000 profit in the year-ago period, but the Israeli company stresses that it still has enough ...
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Walter Nufer, who founded Neostyle Nufer Optik 40 years ago,...
Walter Nufer, who founded Neostyle Nufer Optik 40 years ago, died unexpectedly last June 15 at the age of 60. His daughter Sandra takes over as president and CEO of this German supplier of innovative frames. A multi-lingual graduate in business administration, she has been assisting her father in many ...
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A French appeals court has rejected the claims of some...
A French appeals court has rejected the claims of some franchisees of Lissac, the French optical retail chain, who criticized recent management changes and other actions taken by the company in view of its possible takeover by Alain Afflelou, the largest optical franchisor in France and in Europe. The takeover ...
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Airess International plans to set up a wholly-owned sales subsidiary...
Airess International plans to set up a wholly-owned sales subsidiary in the UK in March of next year to help support the European launch of its licensed top-of-the-range John Galliano collection of eyewear, which is enjoying a good start. The French eyewear firm is also handling the Kenzo license for ...
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Berthet-Bondet, the French eyewear company, reduced its revenues by 3...
Berthet-Bondet, the French eyewear company, reduced its revenues by 3 percent to 9.88 million euros in the 6 months ended Feb. 28, but there was a certain stability on a comparable basis, excluding the sale of Aria Diffusion back to De Rigo. In the year ended last Aug. 30, the ...
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A new line of Spalding branded sportswear will be launched...
A new line of Spalding branded sportswear will be launched at Silmo by Platinum, a new Italian company born near Treviso from the spoils of two smaller firms, Stilottica and Lastes. Stilottica, which had the Spalding license previously, was manufacturing metallic frames for such big clients as Fielmann and Rodenstock. ...
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Viva International and Tecnol, the leading eyewear manufacturer in Brazil,...
Viva International and Tecnol, the leading eyewear manufacturer in Brazil, have formed a joint venture to produce and distribute the US company's products. Called Viva Brasil, the new jointly owned firm is building a modern new factory that should start production next January and reach a monthly volume of about ...
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Kenmark Optical is about to announce a licensing agreement for...
Kenmark Optical is about to announce a licensing agreement for a new eyewear line named after Vera Wang, the American fashion designer, but probably initially only for the USA and a few other territories. It's part of a program to raise the fashion contents of Kenmark's lines, which include Hush ...
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Signature Eyewear reportedly has time until June 30 to present...
Signature Eyewear reportedly has time until June 30 to present a refinancing package. The US company had a net loss of $9.5 million on sales of $51.9 million in the year ended last Oct. 31, due in part to investments on a direct sales force. The Coach eyewear license inherited ...
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Leader Industries, the Canadian manufacturer of protective and sports eyewear,...
Leader Industries, the Canadian manufacturer of protective and sports eyewear, has obtained court approval for bankruptcy protection, with a June 30 deadline to present a reorganization plan, but the proceedings don't involve its operations in France and Brazil, and its Canadian operations are continuing their normal course. The company, which ...
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Visionix, which plans to introduce two innovative new products at...
Visionix, which plans to introduce two innovative new products at the next Silmo fair, has brought in a new Israeli executive with a lot of product management experience, Herman Haggai, to act as vice president of product development and marketing. He previously ran the electronic division of Scitex, the giant ...
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Specsavers, the large British optical retail chain, reportedly decided at...
Specsavers, the large British optical retail chain, reportedly decided at the last minute against making an offer for Laubman & Pank, an Australian chain of 130 optometrical and optical outlets. According to Insight, a majority of Laubman & Pank's shareholders have instead accepted a bid by OPSM Protector, which already ...
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Dean Butler, founder of LensCrafters, has taken over together with...
Dean Butler, founder of LensCrafters, has taken over together with other investors a 50 percent stake of Sight Resource, the loss-making US chain of 122 optical stores. To help finance the deal, he has sold to Sight Resource eyeshop.com, an optical retail software company he had set up 2 years ...
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Peter Watson, a member of the original management team who...
Peter Watson, a member of the original management team who catapulted Vision Express and Specsavers into national brands, is now applying his entrepreneural wisdom to the world of animal pets. Watson has launch a new chain, VETS4PETS, with the first two veterinary surgeries in Bradford and Bramley, Leeds. Watson wants ...
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Mido confirmed once again that it's still the number one...
Mido confirmed once again that it's still the number one show for the international eyewear industry, with 1,265 exhibitors and some 40,000 visitors at its last session earlier this month. Visitors from outside Italy grew by 15.5 percent as compared to last year, reaching almost half of total attendance, which ...
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Jean-Claude Emorine, managing director of Centrale des Opticiens, the French...
Jean-Claude Emorine, managing director of Centrale des Opticiens, the French buying group set up by Jean Vanrullen in 1979, has been promoted as its chairman and CEO following Venrullen's sudden death last Apr. 19 at the age of 71.
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Avanzi, the Italian optical chainowned by Pearle Europe, has opened...
Avanzi, the Italian optical chainowned by Pearle Europe, has opened a 16- square-meter tore in the center of Verona, in aluxury shopping area where Prada, Cartier and Gucci are already present.
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David Ward quits as sales and marketing director of Oakley...
David Ward quits as sales and marketing director of Oakley Europe, after one year in the job, for personal reasons.
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Richard E. Matthews has been appointed as CEO of Oliver...
Richard E. Matthews has been appointed as CEO of Oliver Peoples, leaving Larry Leight as co-chairman and chief designer of the innovative American eyewear line.
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Bruno Delhoste, who had worked in the technical department of...
Bruno Delhoste, who had worked in the technical department of Lissac, joins the French Optic 2000 buying group to help members to keep track of new technological developments and to handle relations with eye doctors, insurance companies and other institutions.
