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News briefsMiami eyewear company invites you to ditch the keyboard
Innovative Eyewear has both released an app for its smart eyewear and filed for a patent in the U.S. for the app’s software. Available for both the iOS and Android operating systems, the Lucyd app provides a vocal interface for chatbots, such as ChatGPT. “The user can ask questions to ...
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News briefsBlue Point acquires Europa and Eyebobs
Blue Point Capital Partners has established a holding company for eyewear, acquiring this month both the Europa and Eyebobs brands. Europa Eyewear is an independent eyewear company founded in 1977 and still run by the same family. It operates 11 independent brands, including STATE (launched in 2015) and American Optical ...
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News briefsA good 2022 at Pro Optik
Pro Optik is reporting double-digit growth in profits and a positive balance sheet for full-year 2022. Sales rose by €9 million to reach €154 million, resulting in market share gains, and EBITA by 10 percent, both year-on-year. The company has declined to release its figures for EBITDA. Store count in ...
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Contact-lens tool to make its debut in Spain
The Fórum de Contactología and Visión y Vida are introducing a “simple” tool in Spain to help people determine whether they are candidates for the use of contact lenses. According to the two groups, Spain ranks fifth in Europe in contact-lens use. A bit less than 5 percent of Spaniards ...
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Safilo reportedly in advanced talks to sell Longarone plant
Safilo management has told unions that it is in “advanced talks” to sell its factory in Longarone, according to Italian news reports, which note that Thélios is now widely considered to be the frontrunner to purchase the plant. According to the newspaper Corriere delle Alpi, Thélios could also take on ...
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News briefsNew frames at Sea2see
Sea2see has added seven wraparound frames, for land and water sports, to its Seastainable Sunglasses Collection for spring/summer 2023. All are made in Italy of the company’s fully upcycled marine plastic, come in various sizes, have adjustable temples and are fitted with UV 400 Cat 3 Italian polycarbonate polarized lenses. ...
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News briefsHOYA seeks coverage for myopia-prevention lenses in France
HOYA has published an open letter in three French dailies: Le Monde, Le Figaro and Libération. The company is prevailing on the French government to provide coverage in its public healthcare system for lenses designed to slow the development of myopia in children. At the moment only private supplemental insurance ...
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DEG moves French team to Paris’s center
Danish-based Design Eyewear Group (DEG) is moving its French subsidiary’s headquarters to the fourth “arrondissement” of Paris. The new location will host the French teams for customer relations, European sales and marketing, and design. DEG owns three French eyewear brands (ALIUM, FACE A FACE and WOOW). Overall, the group employs ...
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Tokai partners with Pacific Artisan Labs in the U.S.
Japanese-based lens maker Tokai Optical has signed an exclusive distribution agreement with Pacific Artisan Labs (PAL) for the U.S. market. The partnership, effective June 1, will initially focus on the launch of Tokai’s NeuroSelect lens designs. The lens was developed with neuroscience technology, enabling the creation of designs based on ...
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News briefsAmerican frame maker gets capital infusion
Blue Point Capital Partners is investing in Europa Eyewear. The American company manufactures frames for 11 proprietary trade and consumer brands, the most recent of which are STATE and American Optical. It says it operates the largest eyewear factory in the U.S. The company has remained in the hands of ...
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Myopia management events thrive
Myopia Profile, an Australian-based “information center” in clinical myopia management, has announced the launch of Myopia Action Month, a series of events for eye care professionals. Slated for September 2023 and sponsored by CooperVision, EssilorLuxottica and Johnson & Johnson, the digital event will include a number of new video resources, ...
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News briefsFrench eyewear companies open their doors to ECPs
LEOO, the association of French optical products manufacturers, is launching “Manufacture Tours,” a one-day event on June 5 where 30 companies in the sector will offer guided tours of their facilities to eyecare professionals (ECPs) in different regions. The operation aims to showcase French know-how in the production of lenses ...
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HOYA expands MiYOSMART range with sun lenses
HOYA Vision Care has announced the expansion of its myopia management lens’ range with the addition of two sun lenses. Dubbed MiYOSMART Chameleon for the photochromic lens and MiYOSMART Sunbird for the polarized lens, both products will be based on the D.I.M.S technology that the group developed for its MiYOSMART ...
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Essilux announces record level of employee shareholding
EssilorLuxottica has announced that 58,000 employees subscribed to its employee shareholding plan last year, representing a 65 percent subscription rate among eligible staff. At the end of the year, a total of 72,000 employees in 85 countries hold a share in the group compared with 63,000 in 2020 and 67,000 ...
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Mister Spex appoints new chief marketing officer
Omnichannel retailer Mister Spex has announced the appointment of Davide Croci as its new chief marketing officer, effective April 1. Croci comes from Flixbus, an international travel company where he last served as vice president of marketing, sales and commercial development. He will report directly to Mirko Caspar, co-CEO of ...
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News briefsSome optimism among U.S. ECPs
The effect of the uncertain economy has been slight on 68 percent and great on 25 percent of eyecare professionals (ECPs). This according to a survey highlighted by Vision Monday and conducted in March by Jobson Research on a sample of 296 ECPs – some independent, some in one of ...
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Essilux-Bulgari eyewear license to expire at the end of the year
Italian news agency Ansa and other media in the country report that the eyewear license between Bulgari, a brand of the LVMH group, and EssilorLuxottica will not be extended when it expires at the end of this year. It seems very likely that Thélios, the eyewear division of LVMH, will ...
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Bernhard Nuesser joins Acuitis’ group as general manager
Héron Optique & Audition, the retail group operating Acuitis and other retail banners in the optical and hearing aids’ sectors, has announced the appointment of Bernhard Nuesser as its managing director. The Swiss executive has held a number of senior management positions at Essilor since 2013, including president Europe, global ...
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Essilux to invest $11m in support of future U.S. optometrists
Against the backdrop of a lingering shortage of eye care professionals in the U.S., EssilorLuxottica has announced that it would invest $11 million in the next two years in support of future optometrists in the country, in partnership with the Association of Schools and Collegues (ASCO). The budgeted amount includes ...
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Marcolin promotes new product director from within
Marcolin has announced the appointment of Lara Marogna to the position of group style and product development director. A native from the Belluno region, Marogna entered the company as eyewear designer in 2011 after an initial eyewear experience at Marchon and has held the position of creative director since 2016. ...
