Latest News Briefs – Page 387
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Gerber Scientific has made a strategic decision to keep its...
Gerber Scientific has made a strategic decision to keep its Gerber Coburn operation instead of selling it.
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Novartis, the Swiss parent company of Ciba Vision, has acquired...
Novartis, the Swiss parent company of Ciba Vision, has acquired 20% of the voting rights of Roche for $2.8 billion, confirming its intention to participate in the concentration of the pharmaceutical sector.
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The acquisition of Essilor's contact lens operations helped Ocular Sciences...
The acquisition of Essilor's contact lens operations helped Ocular Sciences to boost its turnover by 30% to $56.6 million in the 1st quarter.
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Bianchin, the fast-growing Italian manufacturer of in-store display units for...
Bianchin, the fast-growing Italian manufacturer of in-store display units for sunglasses and eyewear frames, is developing an anti-theft system that could be ready for presentation at the next Silmo fair in Paris.
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A group of small and medium-sized firms based in Cadore,...
A group of small and medium-sized firms based in Cadore, Italy's major eyewear manufacturing region has just returned from a mission to Dubai.
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Russ Lovegrove, designer of the Audi TT car, is working...
Russ Lovegrove, designer of the Audi TT car, is working on the new licensed Tag Heuer line of eyewear being developed by Logo. Ciba Vision is investing on its first Italian TV advertising campaign to promote its FreshLook Colors line of cosmetic contact lenses, inherited from Wesley Jessen, but ...
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Vuarnet is a co-sponsor of the Mascalzone Latino boat participating...
Vuarnet is a co-sponsor of the Mascalzone Latino boat participating in the next America's Cup, along with Timberland and other brands.
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German opticians expect another flat year of sales, at least...
German opticians expect another flat year of sales, at least in volume. In the 1st quarter, their sales continued to decline by 3-5 percent from the year-ago level, based on preliminary estimates by their trade association, ZVA. There was no sales increase in volume last year, as an increase in ...
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Optiker Gilde, a German buying group with 440 affiliated stores,...
Optiker Gilde, a German buying group with 440 affiliated stores, has announced that it has formed a new Optical Federation of Trade and Industry (OFTI) together 10 other groups from various European countries. Optiker Gilde was a strong promoter of the new federation, whose services are thus available to some ...
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Britain's National Eyecare Group has annexed the 65-member Uni-Optics group...
Britain's National Eyecare Group has annexed the 65-member Uni-Optics group of independent opticians, building up its network of affiliated members to more than 900 all over the UK, and consolidating its position as the country's largest buying group for independents. Uni-Optics will concentrate its future efforts on its other business, ...
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Boots Opticians is set to offer the first disposable hearing...
Boots Opticians is set to offer the first disposable hearing aids at a total of 150 Boots Hearingcare centers throughout the UK by March 2004. The group added its first hearing care centers to two of its optical stores in Birmingham and Manchester at the end of March. It plans ...
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Marcolin has appointed Paolo Bristot, 46, formerly with Eaton and...
Marcolin has appointed Paolo Bristot, 46, formerly with Eaton and Sipa, as chief financial officer and manager of investor relations. Oscar Imazio, 39, is the group's new chief operating officer. Imazio formerly worked in the food industry as manager of the Ali Group. Marcolin has also made some changes in ...
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Following in the wake of The North Face and other...
Following in the wake of The North Face and other outdoor brands, Columbia Sportswear has awarded a license for a line of sunglasses and ski goggles to L'Amy, the French eyewear company that already licenses Lacoste, Kipling and other important brands. L'Amy, which manufactures 2.5 million pairs of glasses a ...
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In a preliminary report, Sola International indicates that its sales...
In a preliminary report, Sola International indicates that its sales grew by 2.4 percent to $140.1 million in the 4th quarter ended March 31. On a constant dollar basis, they rose by 7.2 percent, more than those of Essilor in the same period, with increases of 14.5 percent in Europe, ...
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Satis Vacuum, which claims a 65 percent share in the...
Satis Vacuum, which claims a 65 percent share in the world market for organic lens coatings, raised its sales by more than 50 percent last year to about 80 million Swiss francs (e52m-$47m), thanks in part to major new contracts with Fielmann and other major players, but also to a ...
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Visionix has set up a new firm to launch a...
Visionix has set up a new firm to launch a major new product - a computerized 3D machine marketed under the name of 3Di View. Replacing the two-dimensional equipment now in the market, the machine developed by the innovative Israeli firm enables opticians to photograph a customer's face and then ...
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Vistakon has agreed to settle a class action suit filed...
Vistakon has agreed to settle a class action suit filed in 1996 in behalf of 6 million US consumers who were encouraged to throw away its Acuvue lenses after one day of use, although they actually had a longer life span. If approved by the court, the settlement could cost ...
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David Pyott, president and CEO of Allergan, adds the position...
David Pyott, president and CEO of Allergan, adds the position of chairman, replacing Herbert Boyer who continues as vice chairman. The company posted a net profit of $52.1 million in the 1st quarter, up from $43.5 million in the year-ago period. Sales grew by 5.3 percent to $396.1 million, with ...
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Tony Kendall-Tobias has been appointed as the Marine Optical Group's...
Tony Kendall-Tobias has been appointed as the Marine Optical Group's new sales and marketing director for Europe, Africa and the Middle East. An industry veteran, Kendall-Tobias has already started to make waves, appointing Olympus Eyewear as the company's new exclusive distributor in the UK, starting on July 1. Kendall-Tobias, who ...
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The organizers of Silmo, the Fall eyewear fair in Paris,...
The organizers of Silmo, the Fall eyewear fair in Paris, have decided to go ahead with the organization of the ?Seen by Silmo Exclusive Fashion Tour.? Involving about 40 small leading-edge design firms like Face à Face and individual brands of larger companies like the André Putman license of L'Amy, ...
