All Eyewear Intelligence articles in Volume 11, Issue 12-13 – Page 2
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At the Outdoor Retailer show in Salt Lake City this...
At the Outdoor Retailer show in Salt Lake City this week, Kruger Optical introduced its licensed Discovery Expedition binoculars ? Discovery Expedition is the official lifestyle brand of the Discovery Channel.
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Christian Dalloz Sunoptics Is In A Recover Mode
Christian Dalloz Sunoptics, the French supplier of sophisticated sun lenses that went through a management buyout a few years ago, has been getting strong orders after the presentation of some exciting new products at the last Mido show in Milan, indicating the likelihood of a financial recovery. Already last ...
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Zoobug, the maker of children's eyewear, has revamped its website...
Zoobug, the maker of children's eyewear, has revamped its website to be easier to use and include more information. It also allows customers to buy the products directly online. Buyers at www.zoobug.com get a 10 percent discount on their first online purchase through Aug. 31.
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Christian Roth will not renew the license granted to Charmant...
Christian Roth will not renew the license granted to Charmant for the production of its sun and prescription eyewear, when it runs out in December 2010. Charmant had put worldwide distribution of the brand in the hands of an exclusive group of retail stores including Bergdorf Goodman in New York ...
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L'amy Is Changing Hands
It's not yet official, but an executive of the L'Amy Group said the French eyewear company is being taken over by another private French group, TWC, that specializes in watches. The purchase agreement was reached just before the owners of the two groups went on summer holidays. We were unable ...
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Michael Kaske, one of the top executives of Carl Zeiss,...
Michael Kaske, one of the top executives of Carl Zeiss, will replace Dieter Kurz as chairman of the group.
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Carl Zeiss Vision has a new director of corporate communication,...
Carl Zeiss Vision has a new director of corporate communication, Jürgen Schulze-Ferebee, reporting to Frank Fleck, vice president of corporate marketing
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Next Vision, the British retailer, is introducing its own line...
Next Vision, the British retailer, is introducing its own line of sports eyewear, to be available at its website, vision.next.co.uk. Some designer brands and the company's own label are already available at the site. Optician reports that the launch date for the sports products is unknown.
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Ilori, the chain of luxury eyewear boutiques run by Luxottica...
Ilori, the chain of luxury eyewear boutiques run by Luxottica in the U.S., has expanded its offerings, adding prescription services for glasses and sunglasses. The company started the program last year on a test basis in a few stores, and in June rolled it out to all its 24 stores. ...
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Giuseppe La Boria, the senior vice president for worldwide sales...
Giuseppe La Boria, the senior vice president for worldwide sales at Allison, is now also in charge of product and marketing. He takes over these duties from Antonio Bortuzzo, president and chief executive of the company, and will report to him. Lucio Lozza will remain in place as senior vice ...
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Luxottica Books Record Second Quarter, Takes Control In Turkey
Luxottica booked its strongest quarter for both sales and profits in the three months to the end of June with growth in all segments and geographies, with the notable exception of Australia. In reporting its results for the second quarter, the company also announced that it had spent ...
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Luxottica Opens A Big New Concept Store In Melbourne
Luxottica has opened an eye-shaped superstore in Melbourne, Australia based on a new concept that is due to be rolled in Australia and in other countries, where it could bear other brand names. Conceived by a design consultancy called E2 and trading under the banner of OPSM, the big Australian ...
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Henri Baud is launching Vario, a holding strap for spectacles...
Henri Baud is launching Vario, a holding strap for spectacles whose length can be easily adjusted.
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Younger Optics has signed on to sponsor the Association of...
Younger Optics has signed on to sponsor the Association of British Dispensing Opticians College in Kent for four years.
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Aspex Expands The Range Of Its Operations, Works With Pixeloptics
The Aspex Eyewear Group has been known so far mainly for its innovative technologies, such as its EasyClip magnetic clips, its EasyTwist memory metal eyewear and its TurboFlex spring hinges, which are marketed in more than 70 countries. The American company, founded by Nonu Ifergan in 1965, is now branching ...
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Primary ophthalmic care would be one of the areas that...
Primary ophthalmic care would be one of the areas that would be commissioned through a new National Health Service Commissioning Board under a new proposal in England. Under the plan, general practitioners would be responsible for spending the budget and implementing services, as the 152 primary care trusts would be ...
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Licensing Shuffle As Expiration Dates Approach
Marcolin has reached a preliminary contract for a worldwide five-year license agreement for sunglasses and prescription frames with the Diesel brand, owned by the eponymous Italian fashion group. The parties will aim to finalize the deal by Oct. 31. Safilo holds the license until Dec. 31 and had previously expressed ...
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Some Italian tourist destinations have become particularly zealous in applying...
Some Italian tourist destinations have become particularly zealous in applying fines for the purchase of counterfeit products. The seaside resort of Jesolo, in the Veneto region, has launched a campaign informing tourists and locals of the risk of being fined if caught buying counterfeit goods. A couple of €1,000 fines ...
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Transitions Optical has been hit with another lawsuit in the...
Transitions Optical has been hit with another lawsuit in the U.S. alleging that it monopolizes the market. The suit was filed by Vision-Ease Lens, a division of Insight Equity A.P.X., in District Court in Delware. Vision Ease accuses Transitions controls more than 85 percent of the photochromic lens market, violating ...
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Joe Donahoe, president of sales in the Americas for Carl...
Joe Donahoe, president of sales in the Americas for Carl Zeiss Meditec, will be stepping in to be president for the Americas region at Carl Zeiss Vision as of Oct. 1. At the end of this month, Fred Howard will be leaving the job to explore other opportunities. Also on ...
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