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ANFAO and ICA to showcase independent Italian eyewear in the U.S.
With the support of the Italian Trade Agency, Italian eyewear industry association ANFAO will organize two networking events to promote 20 of the country’s indepedent eyewear brands in the U.S. The events will take place in Seattle and Chicago on next October 10th and 12th, respectively. The organizing partners said ...
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Top management reshuffle at Safilo’s North America and sports division
The Safilo Group has announced two top management appointments at its North American and sports division, two strategic areas for the group as they represent the company’s largest regional market and its fastest growing segment. Francesco Rinaldi Ceroni was promoted to the position of president of Safilo’s global sports’ division, ...
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EssilorLuxottica and WSPOS partner on myopia management education
EssilorLuxottica is expanding its partnership with the World Society of Paediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus (WSPOS) by making the organization’s myopia management education program available on its Leonardo online platform. This year, WSPOS program also includes a digital supplement, three e-learning modules and three 60-minute webinars, the group said. EssilorLuxottica is ...
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Thélios opens Benelux branch
Thélios, the eyewear division of the LVMH group, has announced the opening on July 1 of a subsidiary in the Benelux for the distribution of its collections in Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg. The operation will be based in Belgium. Thélios’ distribution in the region was still managed by Marcolin, ...
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Krys rolls out VR headsets in shops
After a conclusive pilot program last year with 50 opticians, French retail chain Krys has announced the roll-out of VR headets in 200 locations out of its 1,000-store network. The device integrates an eye tracker 3D software that measures the wearer’s eye movements – including peripheral visual field, sensitivity to ...
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News briefsZeiss to supply lenses for new Apple’s headset
Zeiss will be offering corrective optical inserts for Apple’s new Vision Pro augmented-reality (AR) headset. According to TechCrunch, these inserts will be magnetic. As readers might recall from our reports in January and March, Apple has of late both reduced and expanded its ambitions in AR, scrapping plans for ...
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News briefsiPhone update to help prevent myopia
With the release this autumn of its latest operating system, iOS 17, Apple is adding two features to the iPhone to help prevent and manage myopia, especially in children. Both function through the Health App, which can pair the phone with an iPad or an Apple Watch. One feature makes ...
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MEI opens a new branch in India
Italian-based equipment maker MEI is pursuing its expansion with the opening of a new subsidiary in India. The company, which was initially present with a simple customer service office in Bangalore, decided to open a new branch to improve technical and commercial support for its Indian customers. MEI added that ...
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EssilorLuxottica partners with Harvard on Leonardo platform
EssilorLuxottica has announced that it would enhance Leonardo, its digital learning platform launched in 2021, with over 40 business courses from Harvard Business Publishing (HBP), a subsidiary of Harvard University. The contents supplied by HBP includes three learning courses focusing on personal carreer management, team management and business management. Additionnally, ...
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Safilo adds Etro license to portfolio
The Safilo Group has announced a 10-year license agreement with Etro for the design, manufacture and global distribution of Etro-branded optical frames and sunglasses. The first collections will be presented for the spring-summer 2024 season. Founded in 1968 and headquartered in Milan, Italy, Etro describes itself as a lifestyle ...
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De Rigo appoints new DACH manager
De Rigo Vision has appointed Andrea Marzaro as its new general manager for the DACH region. Marzaro is a seasoned eyewear excutive with a deep knowledge of the region. The Italian executive spent the last twenty years working for the Safilo Group, the last eight as DACH country manager.
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News briefsExecutive reshuffling at B+L
Bausch + Lomb has promoted the senior vice presidents of all its business units. Luc Bonnefoy (Surgical), John Ferris (Consumer) and Yang Yang (Vision Care) are now members of the executive management team, reporting to chairman and CEO Brent Saunders. In addition, Joseph Gordon, president of Global Consumer, Surgical and ...
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News briefsWalmart ups pay and benefits for optical, pharmacy staff
Walmart is raising wages and funding certifications for thousands of its pharmacists and opticians. Some 3,700 pharmacists have seen their pay rise to “more than $140,000” per year, exclusive of bonuses and incentives. Pay raises are still to come for about 4,000 opticians, who will be earning an hourly wage ...
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Opti on tour to promote 2024 edition
The Munich-based opti trade fair has embarked on an intensive tour that will see its teams participate in person to over fifteen eyewear industry trade shows and congresses, both in Germany and internationally, to promote the 2024 edition of the show. The opti tour kicked off at the last Vision ...
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News briefsThélios updates visual identity with LVMH baseline
Thélios has unveiled its new corporate visual identity during its convention in Rome where the company presented the new Fall 2023 eyewear collections of its Dior, Fendi, Celine, Loewe, Givenchy, Stella McCartney, Kenzo and Fred brands. The main change consists of the addition of the ”LVMH Eyewear Excellence” baseline to ...
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Tooz presents smart glasses with individual vision correction at trade show
Tooz, the smart glasses unit of the Zeiss Group, will showcase its prescription smart glasses at the Augmented World Expo (AWE) USA trade show starting today and lasting until June 2 in Santa Clara, California. The complete customer experience will be presented at its booth where visitors will be able ...
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Bollé Brands sets ESG targets, aims at B.Corp certification
In the wake of the publication of its first sustainable development report, Bollé Brands has announced new Environmental Social and Governance (ESG) objectives. They include a 35 percent reduction of carbon emissions per product by 2027, thanks notably to a gradual increase of the share of “eco-friendly” products in its ...
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EssilorLuxottica expands collaboration with ESSEC through circularity MOOC
EssilorLuxottica is expanding its collaboration on circular economy with the French-based ESSEC business school. The Italo-French eyewear group is one of the three partners, along with L’Oréal and Bouygues, in a new Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) just launched by the school. The 4.5 hour online course, available in French ...
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News briefsBlackfin expands Black Shelter factory tour program
As part of its 50th anniversary celebrations, Italian eyewear brand Blackfin is expanding its Black Shelter factory tour program, which was launched last year. The company said that over 350 international opticians from key European markets will visit its sustainable and futuristic-looking facility, which also serves as its headquarters, in ...
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New Look Vision Group launches AI sceening tool under IRIS banner
The New Look Vision Group has partnered with DIAGNOS, a Montreal-based stocklisted artificial intelligence (AI) company focusing on health care, for the development of an AI-powered tool for ocular disease screening. The Canadian-based optical retail group is launching the new tool under its IRIS banner, starting with 20 stores across ...
