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News briefsMark’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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News briefsAfflelou 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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News briefsMenicon 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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News briefsChange 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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News briefsSpecsavers 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 ...
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News briefsMitsui downgrades Life & Healthcare unit’s full-year outlook
Mitsui Chemicals has reported a 1.8 percent year-on-year increase in nine-month revenue to 189 billion Japanese yen (€1,173 m) for its Life & Healthcare Solutions unit, which includes its vision-care materials business among other product categories. It is the first time this year that the group reports revenue growth for ...
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News briefsSlight revenue growth and lower margins for Carl Zeiss Meditec in Q1
Carl Zeiss Meditec Q1 revenue inched up by 1.0 percent year-on-year to €475 million, corresponding to a 3.3 percent increase at constant exchange rates. The slight topline growth was driven by the Microsurgery division, where quarterly sales reached €124 million, up by 13.7 percent in constant currencies versus Q1 2022/23. ...
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News briefsKrys joins the second-hand market
Krys has become the exclusive lens supplier for Seecly, the online marketplace for the sale of second-hand, reconditioned or old frames. Seecly is headquartered in France, operating there and in five other European countries. It appears from the company’s website, however, that its vendors must conduct their business from France. ...
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News briefsNew CEO at C&G
Cutler and Gross (C&G) has appointed Jack Dooley to be Group CEO, according to Fashion United. He will be working to expand and develop the brand. According to his own LinkedIn page, Dooley has a seat on the British luxury brand’s board of directors and will be overseeing teams in ...
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News briefsLouboutin enters eyewear segment with Marcolin partnership
Christian Louboutin, the Paris-based luxury footwear brand, is entering the eyewear segment, signing a global license agreement with Marcolin, as both partners have announced. The partnership, which includes the design, production and distribution of optical frames and sunglasses, runs until 2029, and the first Christian Louboutin eyewear collections will be ...
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News briefsMicroOLED joins AR Alliance
MicroOLED, the producer of high-resolution, low-power OLED micro-displays, has joined the AR Alliance as a founding member. The company is particularly interested in establishing “unified protocol for Light AR devices,” as this will enable the aforementioned cross-platform compatibility, extended battery life, lightweight design and “enhanced usability.” Its micro-displays are used ...
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News briefsWalmart introduces virtual try-ons
This month Walmart is inaugurating what it calls Optical Virtual Try-On (VTO), making the system available on both its app and its website. There will be a “Try them on” flag on or near the main image on the product page for any of about 750 items. Once they’ve clicked ...
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News briefsTooz and Chinese firm introduce AR vision correction
Tooz and North Ocean Photonics have developed a planar diffractive waveguide with integrated vision correction for augmented-reality (AR) glasses. They introduced their product in prototype a few days ago at San Francisco’s Photonics West SPIE trade show, a hardware showcase for augmented, virtual and mixed reality. Tooz is the in-house ...
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Mister Spex confirms guidance after positive Q4
Mister Spex has announced that its Q4 revenue increased by 7 percent year-on-year, with a 10 percent growth in the German market. The sales uptick was driven by a 10 percent increase in average order value (AOV) across the board while, in the prescription glasses segment, both price increases and ...
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News briefsVuzix says it can provide vision correction at scale for AR
Vuzix has begun integrating vision correction into its waveguides for augmented-reality (AR) glasses and head-mounted displays (HMDs). The corrective power extends from +2D to -8D diopters for now but will in time expand to cover the full range. According to the company’s press release, the product “can be produced in ...
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News briefsRecord sales and profits for Topcon’s eye care business
Japanese-based equipment maker Topcon has reported record sales of 54.2 billion Japanese yen (€338m) for the first nine months of its current fiscal year ending March 2024, up by 9.9 percent year-on-year. The topline growth was driven by the group’s domestic market (+17.2%) and the rest of Asia (+23.8%) with ...
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News briefsMPG is closing its Belgian retail operations
Following reports from the Belgian retail trade press, Michael Ksela, CEO of Retail Optical Stores Netherlands, the company operating the Eye Wish retail chain, has confirmed that Retail Optical Stores Belgium, the entity behind the 35 Grand Optical stores in the country, has filed for bankruptcy proceedings. The two structures ...
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News briefsBlackfin partners with Barberini for AirGlass lenses
The Italian eyewear company Blackfin has partnered with mineral-glass lens producer Barberini, part of the EssilorLuxottica group, to introduce AirGlass lenses. The polarized lenses in ultra-thin glass will be paired with Blackfin’s titanium frames and make their debut on Blackfin’s new MAVERICKS eyewear. The lenses make use of Blackfin’s ultra-HDR ...
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News briefsKering aims at Maui Jim’s “global refresh” with new campaign
Maui Jim’s new advertising campaign features its global ambassador Evan Mock, an American actor, skateborder and model with Hawaiian roots. Dubbed “Color You Can Feel,” the campaign accompanies the launch of a new collection, Ekahi, the brand’s first to be designed and produced by Kering Eyewear. According to the group, ...
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News briefsUS designer eyewear collective donates over $50,000 through Pride Eyewear program
Five US designer eyewear companies in the CFDA collective – Blake Kuwahara Eyewear, Christian Roth Eyewear, Krewe, l.a. Eyeworks and Selima Optique – have donated $53,600 to the TransLatin@ Coalition, a service and advocacy organization supporting the transgender, gender-nonconforming and intersex community. The funds derive from sales of limited editions ...
