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VSP partners with Zeiss and Hoya

2021-05-25T06:41:00Z

VSP Global announced that it would add Carl Zeiss Vision and HOYA Vision Care lenses and treatments into its VSP Global Premier Program starting July 1, in addition to its own VSP Optics products. The decision comes after the VSP network’s doctors asked for a ...

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Acquisitions and digitization fuel New Look Vision’s growth

2021-05-25T01:36:00Z

New Look Vision Group , the Canadian-based retail group, reported a high double-digit increase in revenues for the third consecutive quarter, confirming a quick recovery from the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic. After respective growths of 17 percent and 25 percent in Q3 and Q4 in the ...

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Vision Expo East upbeat about its 2021 edition

2021-04-28T09:19:00Z

The Vision Council and Reed Exhibitions , joint organizers of the Vision Expo eyewear trade shows, seem upbeat about the next edition of Vision Expo East , which should be the first major industry event to take place since the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic. Initially planned to ...

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The Vision Council releases diversity report

2021-04-21T08:56:00Z

The Vision Council just released the results of its first Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) report, based on a survey among its members at the end of last year, for which the organization received a total of 1,527 responses. All survey participants were based in the U.S., with retailers ...

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The Vision Council reports signs of recovery in the U.S. market

2021-04-12T09:17:00Z

The U.S. vision care market declined by 17.4 percent year-on-year to $36.05 billion at retail between December 2019 and December 2020, according to The Vision Council that just published its quarterly VisionWatch report for last year’s Q4. The market started to recover at the end of the year with retail ...

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U.S. ANSI lens standards updated

2021-04-12T09:17:00Z

The Vision Council announced on April 6 the publication of ANSIZ80.1-2020, a new set of recommendations by the American National Standards Institute ’s for prescription and plano lenses, contact lenses, ophthalmic instruments and ocular medical devices. The new recommendations, which serve as reference for the eyewear and optical industry, ...

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Essilux acquires Walman in the U.S.

2021-03-26T08:24:00Z

After having put business acquisitions on hold last year as cost control became a priority in a Covid-19 market environment, EssilorLuxottica is back on the external growth track with the acquisition of Walman in the U.S., which was announced yesterday. Created in 1915 and based in Minneapolis, Walman ...

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National Vision finds growth potential in a pandemic economy

2021-03-04T09:23:00Z

National Vision , the U.S.-based optical retailer behind the America’s Best and Eyeglass World banners, registered a second consecutive quarter of double-digit increase in sales after big declines in the first half of the year due to the Covid-19 crisis impact. For its fourth quarter ended Jan. ...

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Record Cyber Monday in the U.S.

2020-12-01T18:10:00Z

Online shopping in the U.S. reached $10.8 billion on Cyber Monday, according to Adobe Analytics . It was a 15.1 percent increase on the previous year and a daily record for online shopping in the country. Online shopping reached $5.1 billion on Thanksgiving and $9.0 billion on Black Friday, ...