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Johnson & Johnson Q3 contact lens sales rise 4% despite decline in U.S.
Johnson & Johnson generated $928 million in contact lens sales in the third quarter of 2023, up by a reported 2.2 percent compared to the year earlier and 4.0 percent higher at constant currency rates. Growth was driven by the continued strong performance of the Acuvue Oasys 1-Day family of ...
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The Vision Council updates Lens Product Desciption Standard
The Vision Council has announced the completion of Version 1.00 of its Lens Product Description Standard (LPDS), a reference industry standard for lens manufacturers to provide technical information on their lenses and lens blanks. The new standard, which was unanimously approved by the U.S. association’s LPDS committee at the recent ...
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Opti returns to four-hall lay-out
The organizers of opti have announced that 400 exhibitors have already confirmed their participation for the next edition that will take place in Munich from Jan. 12 to 14 next year. Three months ahead of the event, this marks a significant increase in participation from last year’s show when 307 ...
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Alain Afflelou appoints new digital and marketing manager
The Alain Afflelou group has appointed Stéphanie Rozan as its general manager “clients”, a position where she will oversee the retailer’s marketing, communication and digital teams. Rozan is a seasoned executive with previous experiences in marketing, clients relations and omnichannel operations at major French retailers and luxury brands, including Sephora, ...
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U.S. DTC eyewear brand gets $75m injection
Pair Eyewear, a U.S.-based direct-to-consumer eyewear brand, has announced the completion of a new funding round through which it raised approximately $75 million. It is the third financing round for the company which has raised a total of $145 million since 2020. The last round was led by Prysm Capital ...
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Jimei up 14% in H1
Jimei New Material, the Shenzhen-based manufacturer of acetate sheets, has reported a 13.8 percent year-on-year increase in revenue to RMB 121.2 million (€15.7 m) for the first half of 2023. The company attributed the solid sales increase to a favorable market for acetate glasses and its marketing efforts. In its ...
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Kits expands progressive lens output capacity
Canadian-based online optical retailer Kits Eyecare has announced that it was investing in new equipment to expand its manufacturing capacity of progressive lenses by 50 percent by the end of this year. The company says it is operating one of the biggest and most automated optical labs in North America. ...
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Coburn appoints two new regional sales managers
Coburn Technologies, the U.S.-based supplier of processing systems and equipment to lens laboratories, has appointed Carla Moncunill as the group’s sales responsible for Europe. The company said that the recruitment would facilitate its expansion in Southern, Western and Central Europe. A mechanical engineer by training, Moncunill has held various R&D, ...
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E-commerce in Europe forecast to rebound in 2023
European B2C e-commerce sales increased by 6 percent year-on-year to €899 billion in 2022 according to the annual report of Ecommerce Europe, an association representing over 150,000 companies selling goods and/or services online to consumers in Europe. This marks a deceleration from 2021 when online sales were up by 12 ...
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Lapo Elkann to remain involved as Italia Indepedent creative director
Lapo Elkann, co-founder and formerly main shareholder of Italia Indepedent, is going to take on the role of creative director for the eponymous brand that was recently acquired by MODO GROUP. The first Italia Independent collection developed by Elkann in collaboration with Modo’s design teams is scheduled for Spring/Summer 2024. ...
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Menicon starts ortho-k lens production in China
Japanese-based contact lens maker Menicon has announced that its Chinese subsidary, ALPHA WUXI, started producing ortho-k lenses at its new factory this month, a few months ahead of schedule. The brand Alpha Ortho-k was launched in China in 2011 and its lenses were until now produced at the group’s factory ...
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News briefsMister Spex launches 3D-print customized range
Mister Spex is launching EyeD, its first custom collection of 3D-printed eyewear. The range includes six customizable different models in seven colors that are being offered at 37 Mister Spex stores in Germany and Austria for €249, plus the price of the lenses. The measurements - including parameters such as ...
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French interprofessional council to focus on CSR
The members of the Conseil Interprofessionel de l’Optique, a French eyewear umbrella organization for both the retail sector and its suppliers, has reappointed Henri Grasset, CEO of Lunettes Grasset, and Jean-François Porte, CEO of Edgard Opticiens and recent recipient of the International Optician of the Year award at Silmo, as ...
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CooperVision appoints new director of global professional affairs
CooperVision has announced the creation of a unified and full scope Global Professional Solutions unit to expand its partnerships with eye care professionals (ECPs) worldwide. The new organization will be led by Dr. Karen Walsh who joined the company in 2021. Prior to that, Dr. Walsh was an educator, researcher ...
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Mondottica partners with Sedex on responsible sourcing
Mondottica Group has announced that it was joining Sedex as part of its social and environmental sustainability program. Based in London, Sedex specializes in responsible sourcing and provides its clients with tools, technology and insights needed to operate ethically, source responsibly and work with suppliers to protect people and the ...
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Akoni adds optical frames to Valentino
Luxury eyewear group Akoni is launching a first optical collection for its Valentino eyewear license. The initial range includes six models in a total of eighteen colors but the company said it would expand it with its SS24 collection. The frames, which are all made exclusively in Japan from Japanese ...
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Thélios opens subsidiary in Mexico
Thélios has announced that it has opened a new subsidiary in Mexico at the start of this month, taking over from the previous distribution by Marcolin. This is the first branch for the company in the Central Latin American region. The new office and showroom is located at the ”Castelar ...
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ZEISS partners with Boehringer Ingelheim on vision loss prevention
ZEISS Medical Technology and Boehringer Ingelheim, a German-based bio-pharmaceutical group with operating in the Human Pharma and Animal Health markets, have announced the signature of a long-term strategic agreement. The partnership is aimed at developping predictive analytics to enable early detection of eye diseases and more personalized treatments to prevent ...
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New general manager at Indo
The Rodenstock Group has promoted Luis Elzaurdia to the general manager position for Spain, overseeing the business of both the Indo and Rodenstock brands in the Spanish market. Indo Optical was acquired by the German lens manufacturer in 2022 and, earlier this year, the company launched Rodenstock’s range of biometric ...
