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ArticleItalian eyewear industry “strong and resilient” amid market slowdown
Italy’s eyewear industry has seen signs of a slowdown this year, but it is holding up remarkably well. That is clear in Belluno in Italy’s Veneto region, at the heart of the country’s eyewear production district, where factories are operating at full capacity and looking to grow. Lorraine Berton, the ...
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ArticleSilmo reports slight attendance increase, celebrates Silmo d’Or 30th anniversary
Organizers of SILMO Paris have announced that 32,125 visitors took part in the 2024 edition of the show that took place from Sept. 20 to 23, improving from the 31,337 who came last year and inching up closer to the pre-COVID levels (approximately 35,000). A little over half (52 percent) ...
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Mido announces earlier dates for 2026
The organizers of the MIDO international eyewear trade show have announced that they will be switching to earlier dates in 2026 in order to avoid overlapping with the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games. MIDO 2026 will then take place from Jan. 31 to Feb. 2. The new dates were ...
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BOLD XXL welcomes 2,800 visitors to second edition
BOLD XXL, the Dutch optical trade fair, gathered 2,772 eyewear professionals on Sept. 8 and 9 in a new location in ’s-Hertogenbosch, including 2,034 from the Netherlands, along with 376 from Germany and 147 from Belgium. There was a total of 156 booths spreading over 9,200 square meters, up from ...
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ArticleSILMO Paris back to cruising speed with an increased focus on new tech
Aiming to raise awareness of new technologies among optical retailers, SILMO Paris 2024 will put an increased focus on its Fururology space.
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Opti finetunes 2025 edition concept
Continuing its program of roundtable consultations with industry stakeholders, organizers of the opti trade show have announced some adjustments and novelties for the 2025 edition of the show that will take place from Jan. 31 to Feb. 2 next year in Munich. This will include the creation of a four-theme ...
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100% Optical trade show partnership gets long-term extension
The UK’s Optical Suppliers Association (OSA) and Media 10 have signed a ten-year extension of their partnership for the joint organization of the London-based 100% Optical trade show. This follows a first three-year agreement that was put in place following the closure of the Optrafair show. The last edition of ...
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DaTE trade show to be relaunched in 2025 with new president
Organizers of the Florence-based DaTE optical trade show, which focuses on the designer eyewear segment, have announced the appointment of Davide Degl’Incerti Tocci as its new president. Degl’Incerti Tocci is the CEO of eyewear company Nannini Italian Quality and also vice president of ANFAO’s Gruppo Giovanni, a group in charge ...
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News briefsA second Myopia Action Month
Myopia Profile is holding its second annual Myopia Action Month in September. The Australian web platform for eyecare professionals is offering “four weeks of free online seminars, expert-led lectures, and educational resources.” Two online seminars will be available on demand as of Sept. 9. The Foundations Seminar will look at ...
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ArticleSILMO Paris invites ECPs to grasp new technologies and reinvent the shop experience
Organizers of SILMO Paris have announced that over 900 companies, representing 1,500 brands and 144 countries, would exhibit their products and services at the next edition of the show, in line with participation numbers from Silmo 2023. The event will take place from Sept. 20 to 23 at the usual ...
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ANFAO president Berton takes over responsibilities for MIDO
Italian eyewear industry association Anfao said that its president, Lorraine Berton, has now also become president of its subsidiary IEA Srl, the service company that manages the annual Milan eyewear trade fair MIDO. Anfao’s past president, Giovanni Vitaloni, had remained on board as interim president at IES when corporate bodies ...
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Silmo Singapore second edition draws in 2,000 visitors
SILMO Singapore, the trade show organized by SILMO International and MP Singapore, held its second edition from April 24 to 26 at the Suntec Singapore Exhibition and Convention Centre. Organizers have announced that over 250 international and local brands welcomed nearly 2,000 visitors during the three days of the show, ...
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WOF 2024 attracts 20,000 visitors
Organizers of the 22nd edition of the China Wenzhou International Optics Fair (WOF) have announced that over 700 exhibitors and 20,000 visitiors, including 2,000 overseas buyers, took part in the 22nd edition of the show from May 10 to 12 at the Wenzhou International Convention and Exhibition Center. This marks ...
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News briefsMore visitors at ExpoÓptica
The 34th edition of ExpoÓptica, held on April 12–14 at Ifema Madrid, saw its visitor numbers leap up 29.4 percent from the previous edition, in 2022, according to Look Vision. The total – 8,350 – was a bit higher than in 2018. Total exhibitors amounted to 130, up 30 percent, ...
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Vision Expo East bids farewell to NY ahead of Florida move
Vision Expo East organizers, RX and The Vision Council, have expressed both their satisfaction about the 2024 edition of the show and their anticipation at the move of the event to Orlando, Florida, next year. “We could not be happier to close our final show in New York City on ...
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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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ArticleRodenstock upgrades portfolio, fine-tunes group strategy and synergies
After its participation at the opti show in Munich in January, Rodenstock presented its latest innovations at its booth during the Mido show in Milan, from Feb. 3 to 5. The German-based lens maker introduced this year its new LayR coating, which it describes as an extension of its biometric ...
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ArticleMIDO drew 40,000 visitors
The 1,200 exhibitors at this year’s MIDO show, held on Feb. 3–5, took up seven pavilions at Fiera Milano Rho and drew some 40,000 visitors – 11 percent more than last year – from about 160 countries, according to the organizers. Also attending were some 400 journalists, who have published ...
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MIDO announces revamped conference program
MIDO has announced the program of conferences for the next edition of the trade fair (Feb. 3 to 5, in Milan). ANFAO, the Italian eyewear industry association, will present the results of its female leadership program on Saturday morning and its new Certified Sustainable Eyewear product certification on Sunday afternoon. ...
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Sharp attendance increase at opti
Organizers of opti have announced that a total of 21,500 visitors from 70 countries and 390 exhibitors from 28 countries took part in the 2024 edition of the show that took place in Munich, Germany, from Jan. 12 to 14. The figures mark a significant improvement from last year’s edition ...
