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HOYA reports strong Q4
Hoya Corporation released earlier today its financial results for Q4 and the full year at the end of March 31. Revenue from the Life Care business unit jumped by 18 percent year-on-year in Q4 to 125 billion Japanese yen (€839 m), an increase of 11 percent at constant exchange rates. ...
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MPG’s retailer Optik Hallmann sales up 30 percent in 2022
MPG has announced that its Optik Hallmann retail chain, which operates over 100 optical shops and 50 acoustic studios across Germany and Denmark, increased its revenue by 30 percent last year versus 2021. The company did not communicate the actual sales figure but said it sold more than 160,000 frames ...
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HOYA Vision Care launches myopia education website
HOYA Vision Care launched at the end of April a new myopia education online platform for ophthalmologists and optometrists worldwide. The website aims to provide continuing education and share the latest developments in myopia management, including evidence-based research, insights and knowledge from various sources, including experts from the World Society ...
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Bausch + Lomb reports 5% increase in Q1 contact lens sales
Bausch + Lomb generated first quarter sales of its contact lenses totaling $226 million, up by a reported five percent compared to the year earlier and 10 percent higher at constant exchange rates. Growth was underpinned by strong sales of the Infuse/Ultra One Day daily disposable silicone hydrogel contact lenses ...
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Zenni has sold 51 million pairs of glasses since launch
In a blogpost celebrating the 20th anniversary of the company, U.S. online optical retailer brand Zenni said that it has sold over 51 million pairs of glasses since its launch. The company added that its sales increased by 15 percent in 2022 compared with 2021 and that more than 60 ...
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News briefsNational Vision gives a nod to mental health
In recognition of Mental Health Awareness Month, National Vision has released a new limited edition of 24 frame models, in a variety of shapes and colors, some with a two-tone design, all with an icon of the month’s symbol, a green ribbon. The line is called See Inside, and the ...
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News briefsA German contact-lens portal
The Spectaris Contact Lens Circle and an industry initiative called Kuratorium Gutes Sehen (KGS) have set up an internet portal to persuade wearers of glasses to try contact lenses. The German website (kontaktlinseninfo.de) is described as comprehensive and neutral with respect to brands and manufacturers. It reviews the full range ...
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News briefsOverview of Silmo Singapore first edition
Silmo Singapore – ASEAN Optical Fair, held for the first time on April 12-14 at the Suntec Singapore Exhibition and Convention Centre, drew some 250 international and local brands from 15 countries and 2,175 professionals, optometrists, dispensing opticians and buying groups from 44 countries. About half of the attendees were ...
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News briefsOliver Peoples partners with Federer on co-branded eyewear
Oliver Peoples, a brand of EssilorLuxottica, has signed an exclusive licensing agreement with Roger Federer for the design, manufacture and worldwide distribution of co-branded eyewear under the RF - Oliver Peoples’ name until 2025. The first collection will be available in the spring of next year.
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News briefsMister Spex wins “Store of the Year” award
Source: Mister Spex Mister Spex’s flagship store in Cologne has been named “Store of the Year” by the German Retail Association (Handelsverband Deutschland e.V., or HDE). The two-floor, 400-sqm shop opened in December and was designed by the dan pearlman Group – designer also of the first ...
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Eyewa appoints chief retail officer
Omnichannel eyewear brand eyewa has appointed François-Xavier Jombart to the position of chief retail officer, following nine months of collaboration with the French executive as an external advisor. A seasoned eyewear manager, Jombart boasts over twenty years of experience in top management position in the French and European retail sector, ...
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Good results for Conant in 2022
Chinese lens manufacturer Conant Optical has announced a 15.1 percent year-on-year revenue increase to RMB 1,561 million (€206 m) in 2022. The growth was primarily driven by an increase in volumes with 151 million pieces sold last year, versus 135 million in 2021, as well as by currency headwinds thanks ...
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Warby Parker recycled 9 tons of demo lenses in 2022 with Eastman
In its 2022 Impact report released earlier this month, U.S. omnichannel retailer Warby Parker announced that it has recycled over 9 tons of demo lenses since the launch of its partnership with Eastman in the first quarter of the year. Through this circularity program, demo lenses from the company’s production ...
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Ditto founder leaves Luna
Kate Doerksen, head of revenue at Luna, has announced that she was leaving the company as she realized she was happier in a CEO role. Doerksen was a co-founder and the CEO of Ditto, one of the leading suppliers of eyewear virtual try-on software, between 2011 and 2022. The company ...
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VSP switches to sustainable shipping boxes
VSP Vision has announced that it would switch to sustainable eyewear shipping boxes for its Eyeconic and VisionWorks retail chains. The new boxes are made from 100 percent FSC-certified recycled corrugated materials, non-toxic inks and are plastic free. The group calculated that the change would reduce materials’ use by 65 ...
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Carl Zeiss Meditec adjusts profit outlook slightly down
Carl Zeiss Meditec Q2 revenues increased by 13.2 percent year-on-year to €504 million but the company’s operating profit (EBIT) for the period went down to €84 million, versus €103 million for Q2 2021. For the first half of the fiscal year, EBIT went down by 18.8 percent to €144 million. ...
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Johnson & Johnson Q1 contact lens sales rise 4.7%
Johnson & Johnson generated contact lens sales of $953 million in the first quarter of 2023, up by a reported 4.7 percent compared to the year earlier and 9.3 percent higher at constant currency rates. The company attributed growth to the market, a continued strong performance in the Acuvue Oasys ...
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News briefsSilmo meets Singapore, IOA gets new president
The International Opticians Association (IOA) held its Silmo Academy on April 12-14 in Singapore. There it transferred its presidency from Fiona Anderson to Donald Crichton, a dispensing optician who began his career in Scotland before moving to New Zealand. He is now a supervisor to final-year students at the University ...
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B+L recycling programs expand fast
Bausch + Lomb has released an update on its ONE by ONE and Biotrue recycling programs for contact lenses, eye care and lens care materials. The company said that more than 65 million units had been recycled since the launch of these programs in 2016 and 2021 respectively, representing over ...
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Topcon and National Vision lead $8 m investment round in Toku Eyes
Toku Eyes, a New Zealand-based tech company specializing in AI-powered eye screening tools has announced the completion of a $8 million Series A investment round that will help it accelerate its technical and commercial development. The round was led by National Vision, a leading U.S. optical retail group with over ...
