All Eyewear Intelligence articles in Volume 12, Issue 13-14 – Page 3
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Attendance continues to decline at the Odma fair, the major...
Attendance continues to decline at the Odma fair, the major Australian trade show held every other year for the eyewear sector in Sydney. Only 5,498 visitors were registered at its last edition on Aug. 5-7, 33 percent less than in 2009, when they had already gone down by 26 percent ...
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Nigura Metzler presented the first Aston Martin collection at Silmo...
Nigura Metzler presented the first Aston Martin collection at Silmo after signing the license agreement at the beginning of this year. Also during Silmo, the company announced that it has signed additional agreements with Jacques Lemans and with the Dutch brand Oilily. Both collections are scheduled to be launched at ...
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Barry Duncan, the former president of the Association of British...
Barry Duncan, the former president of the Association of British Dispensing Opticians, is rejoining the group in a new role that is designed to help regional members. He will be in the Membership Services department and work with the Local Optical Society Support Unit to help develop the profession. His ...
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Flair cooperated with Swarovski for its new Art Couture collection,...
Flair cooperated with Swarovski for its new Art Couture collection, which is available in three different models. The frames are decorated with Swarovski jewels and are sold in a golden box together with a matching Flair ring with Swarovski crystals. The Art Couture collection was presented for the first time ...
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Chinese supplier bails out Area
A Chinese company called King Song has saved Area from default, and has set up a new company – Area 98 – enabling the Italian company to continue to operate. Run by its creative director, Elisio Tessaro, and with brands such as K-Actor Contini, Genesis, La Matta and Kaos in ...
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Massive line-up for new Ron Arad line
One of the highlights at the last Silmo was the much-expected launch of a new line of designer eyewear under the brand of Ron Arad, a famous Israeli architect based in London whose past projects include the very artistic Design Museum of Tel Aviv. The expectations of visitors at the ...
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Félix España (sic) has been appointed trade marketing manager of...
Félix España (sic) has been appointed trade marketing manager of Hoya Vision Care Europe, based at the company's head office in Amsterdam. He has been in charge of marketing for Hoya in Spain and Portugal for the past two years. Prior to that, he worked for the Optica 2000 chain ...
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The Federation of Manufacturing Opticians of the U.K.has announced that...
The Federation of Manufacturing Opticians of the U.K.has announced that Optrafair 2013 will be held April 13-15 of that year at the NEC in Birmingham, England. The federation wanted to give plenty of notice for the event so that interested groups and companies could have time to plan their events ...
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Safilo has appointed Cristina Andresano to the new position of...
Safilo has appointed Cristina Andresano to the new position of worldwide head of public relations and communication. She will report to Luca Fuso, head of the group's licensed brands division. She will be based in Milan and will coordinate Safilo's 24 press offices wordwide. Andresano previously ran the public ...
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Luxottica’s North American division sees big changes
The North American Retail Group of Luxottica has adopted new structures for management and regional reporting for its brands, according to VMail, as part of a series of changes in organization and operations. It has also established a new in-house group called EyeCare Centers of Excellence. In addition to an ...
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Massimo Barberis, marketing manager of Essilor Italia, is now also...
Massimo Barberis, marketing manager of Essilor Italia, is now also in charge of sales as well
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Rolf already produces exclusive hand-made eyewear using wood, but at...
Rolf already produces exclusive hand-made eyewear using wood, but at this year's Silmo show Roland Wolf, the Austrian craftsman who launched this type of wooden frame together with Marija Iljazowic, showcased frames made of stone. In reality, fine sheets of slate are applied to either side of a wooden frame. ...
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Rodenstock aims to remind people that it is a manufacturer...
Rodenstock aims to remind people that it is a manufacturer of both lenses and frames. The “System of Vision” program is part of the 100-day action plan launched by the new chief executive, Oliver Kastalio, who joined the company at the end of last year. The program intends to unify ...
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The TWC/L'Amy group has a new licensing agreement to design...
The TWC/L'Amy group has a new licensing agreement to design and distribute prescription eyewear and sunglasses worldwide for the French fashion brand Carven. Buyers will be able to get their first glimpse of the new collection at next year's Mido.
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Kaenon is searching for new sales agents in order to...
Kaenon is searching for new sales agents in order to expand further in Europe. Last April, the company opened a European office in France, in cooperation with the company Knitoptic. The Swiss company has been the exclusive distributor of Kaenon in its domestic Swiss market for seven years. Its new ...
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Wagner + Kühner is the new exclusive sales agent for...
Wagner + Kühner is the new exclusive sales agent for Polaroid Eyewear in Germany and Austria, replacing Vistan Brillen and reporting to Polaroid Eyewear's Swiss office since last August. Founded in 1945, Wagner + Kühner represents other brands. The company has a special e-commerce platform, www.brillen-butler.de, where it sells sunglasses ...
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Thai floods affect Hoya and other lens firms
Hoya Vision Care's factories in Thailand have been severely affected by the disastrous floods that hit the country earlier this month. While announcing that no personal injuries have been reported among the company's staff, company managers outlined a massive deployment of emergency measures to ensure timely shipments of ophthalmic lenses ...
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The “Smashing Specsavers” ad campaign that ran in New Zealand...
The “Smashing Specsavers” ad campaign that ran in New Zealand this summer won a silver award in the Ads of the World Awards 2011
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Acuitis, the new Swiss-based chain of optical retail stores founded...
Acuitis, the new Swiss-based chain of optical retail stores founded by Daniel Abittan and Marcel Cézar, has received an award as the Golden Banner for 2011
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Essilor sees accelerating growth
Pointing out that it is gaining market shares in a sector that is still growing in spite of the uncertain economic conditions, Essilor International's management feels confident that it will maintain its profit margins this year on growth of between 6 and 8 percent including the bolt-on acquisition of optical ...
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