All Eyewear Intelligence articles in Volume 12, Issue 11-12 – Page 3
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The French brand Vicomte A has chosen two French eyewear...
The French brand Vicomte A has chosen two French eyewear company, Segur and Grosfilley to be its global licensee for optical frames and sunglasses. Vicomte A already sells through 300 multi-brand stores and 20 of its own boutiques. Grosfilley Lunettes will show off its first collection of Vicomte A eyewear ...
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Fly London, a fast-growing Portuguese brand of footwear, has launched...
Fly London, a fast-growing Portuguese brand of footwear, has launched its first collection of sunglasses under its own name. It is made under license by a Serbian company, Dip Trade d.o.o., for sale in shoe shops as well as fashion and accessories stores.
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Norville Opticians has bought Roger Spooner Opticians in the wake...
Norville Opticians has bought Roger Spooner Opticians in the wake of Roger Spooner's retirement. Norville Opticians now has 13 practices, and the purchase extends the company's patient base in eastern Bristol; the 26-year-old Roger Spooner Opticians is in Keynsham, Somerset, in England. Beth Bracey, who has worked there for four ...
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Thierry Bouché, former manager of Oakley Europe's optics division, is...
Thierry Bouché, former manager of Oakley Europe's optics division, is now handling sales of Kaenon sunglasses in France
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Carole Binet has joined Viva International as sales director for...
Carole Binet has joined Viva International as sales director for France, Belgium, Luxembourg and French-speaking North Africa. She ran Sporoptic Pouilloux, the licensee for Vuarnet sunglasses, prior to its acquisition by Alain Mikli at the end of 2009. She previously worked for Carrera and Logo.
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Working in collaboration with Thai Optical Group and a big...
Working in collaboration with Thai Optical Group and a big French laboratory controlled by Essilor, Novacel Ophthalmique, PPG Industries is releasing Tribid, a new hybrid lens material, initially for the French market. It merges its Trivex material, with its numerous properties, and high-index technology to provide better correction and improved ...
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A survey sponsored by Ciba Vision indicates that children between...
A survey sponsored by Ciba Vision indicates that children between the ages of 8 and 15 who wear soft contact lenses have significantly lower cases of corneal inflammation and infiltration than older teenagers and adults. Published in Investigative Ophthalmology & Vision Science, the study suggests that contact lenses may be ...
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The Clinical Research Center at the University of California's Berkeley...
The Clinical Research Center at the University of California's Berkeley School of Optometry has reportedly found that a majority of people who wore progressive lenses preferred Zeiss Individual lenses over Varilux and other conventional brands. The study found that Zeiss won out for overall satisfaction, speed of adaptation, visual acuity ...
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Sue Cockayne, an optometrist, has been named professional services manager...
Sue Cockayne, an optometrist, has been named professional services manager for Sauflon. Her job will involve strengthening professional services support for customers as well as sales teams in Europe. She was formerly the managing director for Leightons Opticians, where she initially started as professional services director.
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A defective gene has been detected as a cause of...
A defective gene has been detected as a cause of myopia, giving hope that the disorder can be cured. Recent research done at Ben-Gurion University in Israel, together with a team from Finland, has found that the mutation of the gene – Leprel1 – causes myopia, or nearsightedness. The research, ...
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BBGR has promoted Pierre Devie to the position of French...
BBGR has promoted Pierre Devie to the position of French and international marketing director
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BBGR, the big French-based subsidiary of Essilor International, is launching...
BBGR, the big French-based subsidiary of Essilor International, is launching a variety of new products including Quadro lenses and Transitions XTRActive photochromic technology. Quadro is low entry-price level back-side progressive lens made with free-form surfacing. Transitions XTRActive is a technology intended mainly for people who spend a lot of time ...
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Bausch + Lomb gets new leadership
Sheila Hopkins, formerly at Colgate-Palmolive Company, will take the reins of Bausch + Lomb's vision care business as global president. In her previous position, vice president, general manager, professional oral care at Colgate-Palmolive, she helped increase both the top and bottom lines, and supported the revitalization of the product stream ...
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Essilor Italia has named Massimo Barberis head of sales and...
Essilor Italia has named Massimo Barberis head of sales and marketing, adding on sales responsibilities to his previous role as the leader of the marketing and product division. He has been with the company since 2008.
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The Jobson Optical Business Barometer for August was the same...
The Jobson Optical Business Barometer for August was the same as it was the month before as well as the year before. August's rating was 3.7, the same figure as July 2011 and August 2010. It maintained the increase gained from June, when it was 3.6. Across the U.S. regions ...
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Luxottica Group SpA will take over part of the assets...
Luxottica Group SpA will take over part of the assets of a wholly owned Italian unit, Luxottica Srl, in an effort to streamline. The partial de-merger of Luxottica Srl mainly includes the transfer of license contracts and distribution activities. The transaction is part of a project started in 2007 to ...
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Future of Armani license will get attention during Silmo
The future of the Armani licenses will be the highlight of the corporate events surrounding the French trade show Silmo. The Italian fashion group's licenses – A/X Armani Exchange, Emporio Armani and Giorgio Armani – are currently in the hands of Safilo but expire at the end of 2012. Safilo, ...
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The Yissum Research Development Company, an arm of the Hebrew...
The Yissum Research Development Company, an arm of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, has come up with a virtual cane designed for people with impaired vision. The cane emits light directed at surrounding objects and uses vibrations to transmit its findings to the user. It has several sensors that can ...
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Maui Jim has supplied the sunglasses for a special Arctic...
Maui Jim has supplied the sunglasses for a special Arctic expedition, involving six Britons. It was the first time that a team reached the North Pole by rowing a boat, covering a distance of 720 kilometers from the coast of Canada.
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Ron Arad, a famous architect and industrial designer with a...
Ron Arad, a famous architect and industrial designer with a studio based in London, is signing a rather original line of eyewear that will be presented for the first time at Silmo. One of the frames can be adjusted to fit differently shaped heads and noses. Another one is entirely ...
