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Euromcontact appoints new secretary general
Euromcontact, the European association of the contact lens and lens care industry, has appointed Laure-Anne Copel as its new secretary general, replacing Pascale Rouhier who left the organization after ten years in that position. Copel held the same secretary general role for the last six years at GIFO, the French ...
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News briefsEtnia Barcelona partners with Barça
Etnia Barcelona is releasing a capsule in collaboration with FC Barcelona, also known as Barça. The collection’s seven designs fall into two categories. The first, 1899 Gold, is a limited edition (1899 pieces) of oversize frames with a “deconstructed and recreated Barça crest” and a finish in 24 karat gold. ...
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EssilorLuxottica adds Swarovski Eyewear to portfolio
Swarovski and EssilorLuxottica have signed an exclusive license agreement for the design, manufacture and global distribution of Swarovski Eyewear. The partnership will be effective until the end of 2028, with a renewal option for an additional five-year term. The first collection will be developped under the leadership of Giovanna Engelbert, ...
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Stable eyewear and eyecare demand in the U.S. in Q3, report says
The demand for eyecare and eyewear in the U.S. has remained fairly stable since the start of the year, according to The Vision Council’s Consumer inSights Q3 report, which is based on a survey of over 15,000 adults. The results for the third quarter of the year were largely in ...
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Specsavers appoints new head of professional development
Specsavers has appointed Neil Retallic to the position of head of professional development to support the group’s optometrists and audiologists in their professional training throughout their career. Retallic has more than 20 years of experience in the industry during which he held similar roles at Vision Express, CooperVision and most ...
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News briefsEssilux pledges $11m for education
EssilorLuxottica is pledging $11 million over the next two years towards the study of optometry. One program will disburse $3 million to repay the student loans of recent graduates in optometry who secure employment with one of the company’s retail brands: LensCrafters, Target Optical or Pearle Vision. Another will disburse ...
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MIDO launches new sustainable awards
International eyewear trade show MIDO is launching Certified Sustainable Eyewear (CSE) Award, a new award category to debut at the next edition of the trade fair from Feb. 6 in Milano, Italy. The new award program is established in partnership with ANFAO, the Italian industry eyewear association, and Certottica, the ...
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Management reshuffle at Marchon
Marchon Eyewear has promoted Gabriele Bonapersona and Gabriele Cappelli to the positions of chief brand officer and chief product officer respectively, taking over roles previously assumed by Thomas Burkhardt who became the group’s president earlier this year. Bonapersona has over 15 years of experience in the eyewear sector, includling the ...
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New CEO and non-executive directors at Inspecs
Inspecs Group has announced the appointment of Richard Speck as its new CEO. A seasoned executive with 35 years of experience in the eyewear industry under his belt, Peck is an optical retail specialist. After a five-year stint at Vision Express, he worked as managing director for David Clulow Opticians ...
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Silmo Istanbul announces record attendance for its 2022 edition
Silmo Istanbul organizers have announced that the last edition of the show, which was held from Nov. 17 to 20, attracted a total of 700 exhibiting brands and 11,912 vistors, a record attendance with 14 percent more participants than in 2021. International visitors represented approximately 20 percent of the total, ...
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Schneider appoints new manager for its chemical department
SCHNEIDER has appointed François Breton as its chemical department manager. Breton has a PhD in Organic Chemistry, 23 years of experience in the optical industry and is well-known for his expertise with lacquers, the company said. Before joining SCHNEIDER, the French executive founded mulitiple global joint ventures, notably with the ...
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Charmant reinforces Asian distribution
CHARMANT has announced it was bolstering its sales organization in Asia with the establishment of sales subsidiaries for the distribution of its collections in Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia and South Korea. For the first three markets, the Japanese group has agreed to acquire 100 percent of the shares in Sin Kwang ...
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SILMO Paris details last edition’s international attendance
Organizers of SILMO PARIS have shared mode details on the number of visitors for the last edition of the show that was held at the end of last September. The 66 percent year-on-year increase in attendance to a total of 36,964 participants was driven by the doubling in the number ...
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Lanctôt broadens portfolio with acquisition of Prisme Optical
Lanctôt, the distributor of sporting goods and eyewear brands in Canada, has announced the acquisition of the Prisme Optical Group, another Canadian distributor specializing in European eyewear brands. The company said the investment was aimed at broadening its offering in this segment and extend its market share in the country. ...
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Bausch + Lomb has recycled over 160 tons of plastic waste
Bausch + Lomb reports that is has collected more than 58 million units of used contact lenses, lens care and eyecare materials in the U.S. through its ONE by ONE and Biotrue recycling programs, for a total weight of over 160 tons. Both programs are run in partnership with TerraCycle, ...
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EssilorLuxottica adds new Italian luxury fashion brand license to portfolio
EssilorLuxottica has announced the signature of an exclusive 10-year license agreement for the design, manufacture and distribution of eyewear, optical frames and sunglasses, under the Brunello Cucinelli brand. The new license will take effect on Jan, 1 2023 and the first collection will be marketed in the first quarter of ...
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Omnichannel retailer eyewa opens 50th store in the Middle East
Fast-growing eyewear retailer eyewa doubled its retail footprint in the Middle East region in less than one year with the opening of its fiftieth store, in Dubai. Based in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and founded in 2017, eyewa started as a pure online player selling its own brands of ...
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News briefsWalmart celebrates Elton John's farewell tour with limited edition sunglasses
Walmart is marking Elton John’s retirement – and end of his “Farewell Yellow Brick Road Tour” in Los Angeles – with a limited-edition pair of sunglasses within its Elton John Eyewear collection, according to VMail. We reported on the collection’s debut – at Walmart and its subsidiary, Sam’s Club – ...
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French children eye health deteriorating quickly, survey finds
French children’s eye health has severely deteriorated since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic according to a recent study commissioned by the KRYS GROUP to research company Ipsos. The company said that 40 percent of children between 3 and 10 years old currently suffer from eyesight problems, which represents an ...
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Alcon sees 7% contact lens sales growth in Q3
Alcon generated sales of contact lenses in its third quarter ended Sept. 30 of $558 million, reflecting constant currency growth of seven percent. Growth was led by silicone hydrogel contact lenses, including the Precision1 and Total product families. Revenues for the total vision care unit, which also includes the ocular ...
