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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Aoyama's e-commerce site has been the victim of ransomware, a...
Aoyama's e-commerce site has been the victim of ransomware, a type of malware that prevents or limits users from accessing their data system. Victims are forced to pay a ransom in order to resume access to their systems, or to get their data back. The company temporarily deactivated its website ...
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A new association to promote the women's leadership in the...
A new association to promote the women's leadership in the optical industry has launched in Canada. The association is called Canadian Optical Feminine Association (Cofa), or ACFO (Association Canadienne Féminine de L'optique). Martine Breton, president and founder of Breton Communications, will assume its presidency while Doris Ouellet, chief executive and ...
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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 ...
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More than 400 pairs of Davidoff, Superdry and Revo glasses...
More than 400 pairs of Davidoff, Superdry and Revo glasses were stolen on Aug. 27 in Strasbourg from the car of salesman from Menrad
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Fiamp, the umbrella organization of Italian producers of fashion accessories,...
Fiamp, the umbrella organization of Italian producers of fashion accessories, has announced changes at the top of the organization. Cirillo Marcolin, president of Anfao, is the new chairman for the next two years. He takes over from Cleto Sagripanti, the former president of Assocalzaturifici who is now president of CEC, ...
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The World Council of Optometry (WCO) has a new president....
The World Council of Optometry (WCO) has a new president. It is Uduak Udom of Nigeria, whose presidency was announced at the recent WCO annual general meeting in Medellin, Colombia, on Aug. 14-16. She succeeds Susan Cooper from Canada, who has completed her two-year term at the head of the ...
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David Shannon will be the new European regional manager of...
David Shannon will be the new European regional manager of Optometry Giving Sight, replacing Donna Power after six years. Working for an optometry practice in central London, he rose through the ranks of the U.K.'s Association of Optometrists (AOP) and became its chairman after 24 years. He participated in its ...
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Christian Döhr, senior professional affairs manager of Johnson & Johnson...
Christian Döhr, senior professional affairs manager of Johnson & Johnson Vision Care for the German-speaking countries, is replacing Volker Grahl as chairman of the contact lens committee of Spectaris, the German eyewear industry association. The committee started several interesting initiatives under Grahl's chairmanship in the last three years. Among others, ...
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Kevin Thompson, owner of Thompson Opticians, has been appointed as...
Kevin Thompson, owner of Thompson Opticians, has been appointed as chairman of the Association of Optometrists (AOP) in the U.K. Thompson has been on the association's council since 2007. He has taken over the role from Lyndon Taylor, who was presented at the annual general meeting with honorary membership of ...
