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OBE acquires Italian components manufacturer
OBE Group, the German-based specialist in hinges, has announced the acquisition of OMM, a supplier of made-in-Italy metal components to high-end eyewear manufacturers. Founded in 1978 and located in the Cadore eyewear cluster in Italy, OMM currently employs 40 people. The acquisition enables OBE to add another production facility to ...
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Serengeti Eyewear operations return to the U.S.
Bollé Brands has announced that it was moving its global Serengeti Eyewear operations from Lyon, France, to its U.S. headquarters in Carlsbad, California in order to reignite the “American soul” of the brand. The relocated global management positions include brand vision, marketing, creative and product development and will come under ...
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Karün Eyewear and partner to turn cigarette butts into eyewear frames
Karün Eyewear, the Patagonia-based eyewear brand, announced at the recent Mido show in Milan that it would soon launch eyewear frames made from Celion, a new cellulose acetate material recycled from cigarette butts. Celion is supplied by IMEKO, also a Chilean-based and certified B Corporation, which collects and chemically processes ...
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Alcon Q4 contact lens sales jump 9%
Alcon reported sales of contact lenses totaling $579 million in the fourth quarter ended Dec. 31, up by 9 percent on a reported basis compared to the year earlier and 10 percent higher at constant-currency rates. The company said that product innovation had driven strong demand for contact lenses, including ...
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Mondottica Group to develop Reebok eyewear license
Mondottica Group and Authentic Brands Group (Authentic) have announced the signature of a license agreement for the design, production and global distribution of optical frames and sunglasses for Reebok, one of the 50+ brands in Authentic’s portfolio. The first Reebok eyewear collection under this parthership, which was previewed at the ...
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100% Optical ends 10th edition show with record attendance
Organizers of the 100% Optical show that closed its doors on Feb 26 in London have announced that this year’s edition, which marked the event’s 10th anniversary, has drawn 11,725 attendees or approximately 10 percent more than the year before. The trade fair exhibitors included instrument manufacturers, software providers, contact ...
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General Óptica promotes new CEO from within
Juan Antonio Franzi is replacing Jordi Fontcuberta as CEO of General Óptica, the Spanish-based optical retail chain belonging to Italian eyewear maker De Rigo. Fontcuberta is retiring after 24 years at the helm of the company, which expanded from about a hundred to three hundred shops during his tenure, including ...
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Maui Jim partners with Red Bull events
Maui Jim has announced that it has signed a three-year partnership with Red Bull for the “co-creation” of a series of action sports events. These Red Bull-branded events, focused on skateboarding and watersports, include Boarding Pass and Terminal Takeover (skateboard, New Orleans, U.S.), Magnitude (surf, Hawaii, U.S.), Cope ‘n’ waken ...
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EssilorLuxottica and Michael Kors extend their collaboration
EssilorLuxottica and Michael Kors have announced the early renewal of their licensing agreement for the design, production and global distribution of prescription frames and sunglasses under the Michael Kors brand. Both companies started their eyewear partnership in 2015. The new agreement will take effect from Jan. 1, 2025 for a ...
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French families rank their favorite optical chains
“Marques et familles” (Brands & Families), a French marketing organization researching French families’ favorite brands in different sectors, has released the results of the 10th edition of its survey which was based on a poll with close to 2,000 families at the end of 2023. In the optical retail category, ...
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Wiley X to reshore assembling of products at HQ
Wiley X, the U.S.-based brand of protective eyewear for professionals and outdoor enthusiasts, has announced that it would start to assemble all new products from its 2024 collections and beyond in-house at its headquarters in Frisco, Texas. The company said that the initiative would enable it to expand its manufacturing ...
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Safilo emissions reduction targets approved by SBTi
Safilo Group has announced that its near-term science-based sustainability targets have been approved by the Science Based Targets Initiative (SBTI). The organization is a partnership between Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP), the United Nations Global Compact, World Resources Institute (WRI) and the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF). According to its ...
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Anfao exits Confindustria Moda
Italian eyewear industry association Anfao said it was exiting Confindustria Moda, the umbrella association representing the country’s fashion industry. Anfao’s exit comes after Sistema Moda Italia (SMI), which groups textile and apparel firms, and Ferorarafi, for jewelers, left the body. According to Anfao, a founding member of Confindustria Moda, the ...
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Marcolin joins Altagamma
Marcolin has joined the Altagamma Foundation, an organization that, by its own definition, promotes Italian excellence, uniqueness and lifestyle worldwide. Founded in 1992, Altagamma has a membership of 115 companies operating at the high end of a variety of sectors, such as fashion, design, jewelry, food, hospitality, automotive and yachts. ...
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CooperCompanies donated over $300,000 to Optometry Giving Sight in 2023
CooperCompanies has announced that it raised more than $300,000 last year in support of Optometry Giving Sight (OGS) through global programs, including rebate donations from its US and Canadian customers for over a third of the total amount. The company said that is has donated close to $5 million to ...
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Mark’ennovy inaugurates European hub
Mark’ennovy has transferred its factory to the city of Getafe, outside Madrid, and thereby quintupled its capacity. In fact, the Getafe site is to become the company’s hub for Europe and serve as its showcase for the broader EMEA region. Source: Mack’ennovy Since last February, when Euclid ...
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Afflelou signs parcel deal for eyeglass donations
Alain Afflelou has signed a collaboration agreement with Correos Express, the parcel-delivering subsidiary of Spain’s postal service, Grupo Correos, for the collection and dispatch of second-hand glasses throughout Spain, according to Look Vision. The project is the fruit of another collaboration, established in 2015, with the charity Lions Club International. ...
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Menicon reports topline increase but operating-profit drop
Menicon has reported a 4.5 percent year-on-year increase in vision care sales to 80,126 million Japanese yen (€497m) for the first nine months of the current fiscal year, ending at the end of March, with overseas market driving the growth. International sales went up by 10.3 percent to ¥23,818 million ...
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Change at the head of Charmant Europe
Wataru Aoyama, Chief Operating Officer of Charmant’s international business division, has been appointed CEO of Charmant Europe. He is replacing Satoshi Otsuki, who decided to step down at the end of last year. Aoyama, who retains his global responsibilities, is moving to Germany, where the Japanese group’s European headquarters are ...
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Specsavers Canada store network reaches 100 locations
Specsavers has announced the opening of its 100th store in Canada, less than three years after it entered the country with the acquisition of Image Optometry, an independent retailer in British Columbia. The UK-based optical retail group said that its Canadian network now includes more than 200 optometrists, 250 opticians ...