All Eyewear Intelligence articles in Volume 12, Issue 3
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Vision problems wane worldwide
Maybe things aren't as bad as they seemed. The World Health Organization has revised its previous estimates about the number of people worldwide who have severe vision problems. It is now saying that 285 million people are visually impaired, with 39 million being blind and 246 million with moderate to ...
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News briefs
Happyview.fr, the first online optician to have started up in...
Happyview.fr, the first online optician to have started up in France in March 2009, has raised €3 million to finance its development in a second investment round involving a venture capitalist, Alven Capital, and other investors including shareholders in other French e-commerce operations such as PrimeMinister. The funds will be ...
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Spectaris’ study shows interesting national trends in Europe
Too bad it's only available in German. Put out last September by Spectaris, the German ophthalmic industry association, the report provides the reader with an overview of the European ophthalmic optics market, its consumers and future trends. It shows, among other things, that France was the biggest European importer of ...
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Essilor sees potential for further growth
Showing several interesting slides at the company's annual meeting with financial analysts, Hubert Sagnières, chief executive of Essilor International, sounded optimistic yesterday about the company's ability to capitalize on the considerable potential that remains for further growth in the ophthalmic lens markets, both in the high-growth emerging economies of Asia ...
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WECO, the German manufacturer of lens finishing equipment for wholesale...
WECO, the German manufacturer of lens finishing equipment for wholesale labs and optical shops, has chosen AIT Industries of Illinois to be its distributor on the U.S. market. Among WECO's products are the Edge 990 Robotic Patternless Edging System and the Verifier Pro Turbo. The company will be introducing its ...
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EDM Publications launches a new EYEWEAR INTELLIGENCE
After more than 11 years on the market, EYEWEAR INTELLIGENCE remains the only pan-European business publication, delivering at least 15 issues a year to its subscribers, full of exclusive facts and figures in the international language of business, with no pictures and no advertising.After a survey of its readers, EDM ...
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Luxottica hikes profits, dividends
Luxottica booked an adjusted net profit of €402.7 million in 2010 compared with €299.1 million a year earlier and decided to increase the dividend per share to €0.44.from €0.35. The company confirmed preliminary data released in January (see EyeWear Intelligence of Jan. 17) indicating that full-year revenues rose by 13.8 ...
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Salmoiraghi declines with the Italian market
The Salmoiraghi & Viganò Group, Italy's leading optical retail chain with over 500 stores, closed its fiscal year last Sept. 30 with consolidated turnover of €181.2 million, 3.5 percent off compared with 2008-09, close to the overall 2.5 percent drop recorded by Italy's domestic eyewear market. Ebitda was €16.3 million, ...
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Safilo cuts workers and factories
From March 1, most of the workforce in the Friuli plants is on standby, covered by the Italian “Cassa Integrazione” system, which ensures that workers continue to get paid when on temporary layoff. The only exception is a group of 162 employees currently working on new series, who will be ...
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Oakley launches sunglass customization in Europe
Oakley expects sales of men and women's sunglasses to enjoy double-digit growth in 2011, and one of the growth drivers this will be the introduction of its customization service in Europe.Customized products represent about 30 percent of the brand's retail sales and has been registering an annual growth of about ...
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Short stops
Gareth Cottrell is the new managing director for Ocuco Independents...
Gareth Cottrell is the new managing director for Ocuco Independents UK & Ireland
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Intercast Europe will have a completely new, futuristic stand layout...
Intercast Europe will have a completely new, futuristic stand layout and concept at the Mido show in Milan, going with its new ‘Language of Light' marketing campaign for its NXT lenses
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News briefs
Clariti Toric is the latest silicone hydrogel contact lens in...
Clariti Toric is the latest silicone hydrogel contact lens in the stable of Sauflon, joining Clariti monthly and one-day lenses. Sauflon said the new product would be the first choice upgrade for patients who wear hydrogel toric lenses. They will be available only through eye care professionals.
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Ciba Vision has introduced a new electronic system for ordering...
Ciba Vision has introduced a new electronic system for ordering contact lenses in Germany. The system, which is intended for opticians, is called Elina and aims to make it easier for opticians to win new customers and to create customer loyalty. Ciba Vision presented the system at Opti ‘11, saying ...
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Nau!, the Italian franchise chain, has opened its first sales...
Nau!, the Italian franchise chain, has opened its first sales outlet outside Italy, in the Blanch&Contemporary Space on the Boulevard de la Croisette in Cannes. The location is a multifunctional space opened in 2010 by three Italians, housing brands, businesses and luxury galleries. The Nau! chain also has two new ...
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MadinItaly, a brand marketed by the Italian company Vista Eyewear,...
MadinItaly, a brand marketed by the Italian company Vista Eyewear, is setting up an Onda Creativa (creative wave) stand in the DesignLab area at Mido to show off its eyeglasses, The actual material of the booth is made of Softwall, 100 percent recycled and recyclable, and its modular design means ...
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Mido for better vision
Ramping up before the fair officially starts tomorrow, Mido's organizers have already kicked off their “Mido for Your Vision” initiative in cooperation with a non-profit group, Vision + Onlus, and with the city of Milan sponsoring. The project, which started last Monday, aims to support vision health through a special ...
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Brian Hauser has been named Transitions Optical's general manager for...
Brian Hauser has been named Transitions Optical's general manager for the U.S. and Canada. He's been with the company since 2004, when he joined as a project chemist. He moved up through other positions until 2008, when he was named director of lens manufacturing and trade channel sales. He will ...
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Naomi Kelman has been named head of the over-the-counter division...
Naomi Kelman has been named head of the over-the-counter division at Novartis, moving over from her spot at Johnson & Johnson where she had held top positions in the consumer, medical device and diagnostic sectors. The creation of this new division comes from Novartis' merger with Alcon, in an attempt ...
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Coco Song, the Italian brand that's been through various ups...
Coco Song, the Italian brand that's been through various ups and downs, is back under the management of the designer who created it. Elisio Tessaro, chief executive of Area, created Coco Song in 2005, and a few years later it sold it to an investment fund. In 2009 the license ...
