Latest News Briefs – Page 392
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Essilor will organize the 6th edition of its well-attended Varilux...
Essilor will organize the 6th edition of its well-attended Varilux Presbyopia Forum next June 12-16 June at Vilamoura, Portugal. The event, which is devoted entirely to the latest scientific and research developments in presbyopia, is already completely subscribed. However, eyecare professionals unable to attend it will be able to participate ...
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De Rigo has signed an agreement in principle to license...
De Rigo has signed an agreement in principle to license the prestigeous Loewe brand of leathergoods, which belongs to LVMH, for the production and distribution of a line of optical frames and sunglasses that will be first presented at the end of 2000 and launched in early 2001. Based in ...
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Bouvret has signed a licensing contract for optical and sunglass...
Bouvret has signed a licensing contract for optical and sunglass frames that will be marketed under the Ted Lapidus name in 2001 throughout the world, except in Japan. The line will be first presented at the SILMO fair in Paris next fall. The French company already licenses the Catimini, New ...
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Marchon Eyewear has taken over Lantis Eyewear's Donna Karan and...
Marchon Eyewear has taken over Lantis Eyewear's Donna Karan and DKNY licenses, effective on Jan. 1. It also has agreed to develop Nike Sport Eyewear for distribution mainly in optical stores and in selected sunglass and sporting goods stores in certain countries, starting this coming spring. Some of the new ...
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Lantis Eyewear, which has been exclusive US distributor of Ray-Ban...
Lantis Eyewear, which has been exclusive US distributor of Ray-Ban and Killer Loop sunglasses in certain retail circuits for 17 years, has sued Luxottica in the New York Supreme Court for alleged breach of contract and unlawful interference with Lantis' customers. The company is asking for damages and for a ...
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Mark Ashcroft, who has worked as managing director of SOLA's...
Mark Ashcroft, who has worked as managing director of SOLA's UK operation, has been promoted as vice president of SOLA Europe, which is also based in Birmingham. The company has annual turnover of $100 million and 1,400 employees. He has a brief to improve the supply chain to opticians, increase ...
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Tommy Rios, who has played a strong role in Oakley's...
Tommy Rios, who has played a strong role in Oakley's development outside the USA as its international director, has been promoted to vice president of Oakley Worldwide. Scott Bowers, who has led Oakley's newest internet strategy, has been promoted as vice president of sports marketing, with responsibility also for the ...
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The two leading US associations for the optical industry, Vision...
The two leading US associations for the optical industry, Vision Industry Council of America and the Optical Manufacturing Industry Association (OMA), joined forces last September to form the Vision Council of America (VCA). Following the merger, Mike Ferrara, former president of the Vision Council, has been elected as president of ...
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Zeiss has decided to stop selling contact lenses and solution...
Zeiss has decided to stop selling contact lenses and solution in the UK, and to concentrate on frames, lenses and sunglasses, but the German firm will continue to market contact lenses and solution in Germany and other markets.
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Alain Afflelou, the French eyewear retailer, has authored an autobiography,...
Alain Afflelou, the French eyewear retailer, has authored an autobiography, published by Robert Laffont.
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A group of 10 small and medium-sized Italian eyewear companies...
A group of 10 small and medium-sized Italian eyewear companies from the Belluno region undertook one month ago a trade mission to Moscow for an intial contact with the Russian market. Supported by Italian and local government authorities, they met about 45 importers and retailers. On average, each company sold ...
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Xavier Fontanet, chairman and CEO of Essilor International, has been...
Xavier Fontanet, chairman and CEO of Essilor International, has been awarded the French Legion of Honor. His predecessor in the post, Gérard Cottet, praised his work during the ceremony. Fontanet, who is now 51 years old, joined Essilor as general manager in 1986. He became chairman and CEO in 1998. ...
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Specsavers Opticians has opened a flagship store in central London...
Specsavers Opticians has opened a flagship store in central London on a prime 500-square-meter site on Tottenham Court Road, featuring a vibrant and modern design spiced up with pistachio and apricot colors and more than 1,500 different eyewear models. The 15-year-old chain has more than 360 stores in the UK ...
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In terms of customer satisfaction, opticians top the list of...
In terms of customer satisfaction, opticians top the list of 47 types of retailers and service companies in Germany, according to this year's Kundenmonitor, which polled a total of 36,000 consumers between June and September to get their feedback on pricing and friendliness of the personnel. Opticians were followed by ...
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Opticians are the wealthiest independent retailers in France catering to...
Opticians are the wealthiest independent retailers in France catering to the daily wear of the individual. According to a French retail magazine, ICF Commerce, the average independent optical store in France had an operating profit after depreciation of 399 million French francs (e61m-$61m) in 1998 on a turnover of 1.8 ...
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Jacky Fremont, a 49-year-old former Essilor executive who had been...
Jacky Fremont, a 49-year-old former Essilor executive who had been running BBGR since the beginning of last year, is reported missing since Nov. 12. He is believed to have drowned in the course of a deep-sea diving expedition. Fremont joined Essilor's marketing services team in France as a research executive ...
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Logo, the French eyewear company that is partly owned by...
Logo, the French eyewear company that is partly owned by Essilor, has signed a global licence with Tag Heuer, the Swiss sports watch company recently acquired by LVMH, for a line of sun and optical eyeglasses that should be first presented at next year's SILMO fair in Paris. Logo, a ...
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Bausch & Lomb improved its net earnings to $45.8 million...
Bausch & Lomb improved its net earnings to $45.8 million (e45.5m) for the 3rd quarter ended Sept. 25, as compared to $36.2 million (e35.9m), not including Ray Ban and other loss-making sun eyewear operations sold to Luxottica. Revenues from continuing business were up 11 percent to $446.3 million (e443.2m), including ...
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Corning has settled out of court a 1-year-old legal suit...
Corning has settled out of court a 1-year-old legal suit filed in a US federal court against Transitions Optical, a 100 percent owned subsidiary of PPG Industries in Florida, in relation to its own organic photochromic lenses. The details could not be learnt. Separately, Corning has made a huge $1.8 ...
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Julien Uzzan has sold Informoptique, a leading French magazine and...
Julien Uzzan has sold Informoptique, a leading French magazine and newsletter on the optical sector, to Yves Moritz, who publishes other French trade magazines in the fashion, housewares and jewelry sectors. Uzzan will continue as an editorial writer for the magazine which he founded 30 years ago. He also remains ...
