All Eyewear Intelligence articles in Volume 12, Issue 10 – Page 3

  • Article

    Essilor makes more acquisitions

    2011-08-30T00:00:00Z

    With cash flow growing by 8.5 percent in the first half, Essilor easily managed to finance higher industrial investments, which amounted to 3.8 percent of consolidated revenues versus 2.8 percent in the first half of 2010, as well as a 17 percent increase in dividend payments. It also spent €148 ...

  • News briefs

    Jesse W. Devlyn, 71, has passed away. He was executive...

    2011-08-30T00:00:00Z

    Jesse W. Devlyn, 71, has passed away. He was executive vice president and a major shareholder of the Devlyn Optical Group. Based in Mexico, it is the leading optical retail company in Latin America, with over 920 stores in Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador and the U.S.

  • News briefs

    Douglas Perkins, 68, and his 67-year-old wife, Mary, founders of...

    2011-08-30T00:00:00Z

    Douglas Perkins, 68, and his 67-year-old wife, Mary, founders of Specsavers, were recently listed among the new British billionaires in the 2011 Rich List of the Sunday Times of London. The combined wealth of the couple and their family rose in 2010 by 42 percent to £1,150 million (€1,298m-$1,882m). The ...

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    Panasonic Corporation, Samsung Electronics, Sony Corporation and X6D Limited have...

    2011-08-30T00:00:00Z

    Panasonic Corporation, Samsung Electronics, Sony Corporation and X6D Limited have announced their intention to collaborate in the development of a new technology standard for 3D active glasses. According to their announcement, their new Full HD 3D Glasses Initiative will involve the development and licensing of radio-frequency (RF) system protocols between ...

  • News briefs

    Marchon3D has launched its first vending machines selling its EX3D...

    2011-08-30T00:00:00Z

    Marchon3D has launched its first vending machines selling its EX3D glasses for 3D movies at theaters in San Diego and Huntington Beach, California. Moviegoers can select from a range of styles of the curved, Real D glasses, make their selection and pay by credit card. The glasses retail for $22 ...

  • Article

    Orange 21 books a loss but grows pro forma

    2011-08-30T00:00:00Z

    Net revenues declined by 5.7 percent to $8.99 million in the second quarter ended June 30 for Orange 21, the parent company of Spy Optic. However, on a pro forma basis, sales increased by $0.6 million or 7 percent during the period. This comparison excludes revenues of $1.11 million in ...

  • Article

    The European Optical Market 2010-2011 WV Consolidated Report

    2011-08-30T00:00:00Z

    IntroductionStrategy with Vision (SWV), the international consultancy, recently completed its annual research into the top 5 optical markets in Europe – France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the U.K. (referred to from here as the Top 5). The research is published as International Market Models. The information that follows in this ...

  • News briefs

    The stores owned by Optic 2000 or affiliated with this...

    2011-08-30T00:00:00Z

    The stores owned by Optic 2000 or affiliated with this French retail group increased their sales on average by 6.41 percent in the first half of this year, with an excellent score of 11.11 percent in May. One of the group's chains, Lissac, saw its sales rise by 9.09 percent ...

  • Article

    Pro Fit Optix exits Chapter 11

    2011-08-30T00:00:00Z

    The American company, whose sales rose by 84 percent in the first seven months of this year, voluntarily filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy last Feb. 9 because of lack of cash and of financial support from its shareholders. On Aug. 22, the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of ...