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Precision Eyewear Testing & Inspection Services (PEL) has launched a...
Precision Eyewear Testing Inspection Services (PEL) has launched a new testing service offering customer support to companies that are willing to start an eyewear e-commerce business. PEL is the first private eyewear testing laboratory in China offering advice and testing services to the international eyewear brands and buyers ...
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The Vision Council, in its role as the secretariat administrator...
The Vision Council, in its role as the secretariat administrator for the Accredited Standards Committee Z80, has announced the publication by ANSI of the 2015 revision of Standard Z80.3, Nonprescription Sunglasses and Fashion Eyewear Requirements, which applies to all over-the-counter sunglasses and fashion eyewear that are normally used for casual, ...
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The Chinese government has decided to lower import duties on...
The Chinese government has decided to lower import duties on 800 products from Jan. 1, 2016. One of the items is sunglasses, whose import duty is going down to 6 percent from 20 percent. The purpose of this measure is to stimulate private consumption.
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Essilor is joining forces with CNRS, the French National Center...
Essilor is joining forces with CNRS, the French National Center of Scientific Research, for the development of lenses and glasses with active and connected functions. The company has signed a new research agreement for a five-year collaboration with CNRS' LAAS (Laboratory for Analysis and Architecture of Systems), whose areas of ...
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Mykita has launched a new line of children's glasses, called...
Mykita has launched a new line of children's glasses, called First, sealed with a rubber coating
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A German internet retailer based in Kiel is being forced...
A German internet retailer based in Kiel is being forced by court authorities to place a warning on its website about the dangers of purchasing glasses with progressive lenses online because of the parameters needed to be taken into account for proper fitting. ZVA, the German opticians' federation, reported that ...
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Genny, an Italian brand of women's apparel, has signed a...
Genny, an Italian brand of women's apparel, has signed a multi-year agreement with an Italian firm, Jet Set, for the design, production and distribution of its first line of prescription frames and sunglasses, starting with the spring/summer 2016 collection. The line will consist of metal frames made in Italy.
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FGX International, which belongs to Essilor International, has announced the...
FGX International, which belongs to Essilor International, has announced the launch of a unisex collection of Levi's branded sunglasses and optical frames under a new licensing agreement. Some of the sunglasses will be RXable. The line will be distributed in Europe, North America and Latin America. The launch date and ...
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WestGroupe has announced the worldwide launch of its first FYSH...
WestGroupe has announced the worldwide launch of its first FYSH UK sunglass collection, which will make its debut for spring 2016. The 24-piece inaugural collection of the Canadian eyewear company, called the Links collection, will feature four main design concepts, and each concept will be available in two shapes and ...
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Marcolin Group and Kenneth Cole Productions have announced the early...
Marcolin Group and Kenneth Cole Productions have announced the early renewal through 2021 of their exclusive licensing agreements for Kenneth Cole New York and Kenneth Cole Reaction sun and optical eyewear. The partnership started in 2003.
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Luxottica has extended its licensing agreement for Dolce & Gabbana...
Luxottica has extended its licensing agreement for Dolce Gabbana eyewear, which took effect in 2006. The new contract runs through the end of 2015.
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Adlens has announced that its AdlensFocuss glasses have won the...
Adlens has announced that its AdlensFocuss glasses have won the 2015 Design Week Award for “Consumer Product Design.” The U.K.-based adjustable focus eyewear maker took home the award after being shortlisted alongside MacBook by Apple, John Lewis Professional Pan Plus “Wave” by Seymourpowell, Nest Learning Thermostat for the UK by ...
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The French Parliament adopted on Dec. 17 new legislation that...
The French Parliament adopted on Dec. 17 new legislation that allows opticians to extend or adapt the eye doctor's prescription, based on the patient's age and health conditions, for the supply of ophthalmic and contact lenses. It recognizes the optician's know-how in fitting these medical devices. The Senate had previously ...
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Robert Sparkes from Optimed has been elected as the new...
Robert Sparkes from Optimed has been elected as the new chairman of ODMA, the Australian optical industry association. He takes the place of Richard Grills, a former statesman who has been on the board since 1996, running it for the last ten years. He will remain involved for two more ...
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Safilens has obtained regulatory approval by Brazil's Health Surveillance Agency...
Safilens has obtained regulatory approval by Brazil s Health Surveillance Agency (Anvisa) for the introduction of its Fusion and Open lenses in the country. The lenses will be distributed by Open Vista do Brasil.
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Adlens has won a landmark case in Arizona, allowing the...
Adlens has won a landmark case in Arizona, allowing the British variable-focus eyewear supplier to sell its products in the state without a prescription
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Abióptica, the Brazilian optical industry association, has made an arrangement...
Abióptica, the Brazilian optical industry association, has made an arrangement for its members that allows them to obtain a special line of credit from BNDES for the purchase of software, new machinery and equipment, product development and packaging, marketing investments associated with products, participation in trade shows and exhibitions, as ...
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More than 480,000 counterfeit spectacles and sunglasses were seized by...
More than 480,000 counterfeit spectacles and sunglasses were seized by the European authorities in 2014, according to a EU report released on Oct. 28, mentioned by the French portal acuité.fr. These products account for more than €36 million, namely 6 percent of the total value of the counterfeit products intercepted ...
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The offices of the French division of Seiko Optical Europe...
The offices of the French division of Seiko Optical Europe were burglarized over the weekend on Oct. 17. The company is reportedly considering the possibility that this was an act of industrial espionage, as the burglars only took a three-year-old computer while leaving in the office more recent devices, including ...
