All Eyewear Intelligence articles in Volume 12, Issue 4
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OBE has a new structure
The German company, whose full name is Ohnmacht & Baumgärtner, has divided its business into three new divisions. Headed up by Erik Schäfer, the optic division remains the most important one within the group. Schäfer also run Trevista, a division that offers surface inspection system in the industrial machine vision ...
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The Sunday Times of London has published the results of...
The Sunday Times of London has published the results of a survey about work satisfaction, and Boots Opticians came out on top. It won for the well-being, manager and team sections, with its score regarding balance between work and home life being well above average. The company also did well ...
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Rodenstock prepares a major launch
By the time of the next Silmo fair in Paris, the recently refinanced German company should be able to launch an important new product in the area of free-form individualized progressive lenses – an area where Rodenstock played a pioneering role. It should also provide an interesting reply to the ...
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Ocuco will organize a presentation for independent opticians at the...
Ocuco will organize a presentation for independent opticians at the Optrafair in Birmingham next month. It will also have a drawing for a free iPad at its stand among clients making minimum purchases of £10,000 (€11,450-$16,250).
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Markus Krill, who was handling Nikon's sales of sports optics...
Markus Krill, who was handling Nikon's sales of sports optics products in Germany, Austria, Slovenia and the Netherlands, has been promoted to senior manager of the division for Europe and South Africa, taking the place of Naoto Yoshida
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The Indian optical market is said to have grown at...
The Indian optical market is said to have grown at an annual rate of 28.9 percent since 2004, reaching a level of €1,367 million in 2009, according to a recent study. The study predicts that it will double by 2013. In view of the In view of the country's big ...
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A new line of frames launched by the television presenter...
A new line of frames launched by the television presenter Gok Wan went on sale in Specsavers stores last month. They are inspired by styles from the 1940s to the 1970s, and retail for £99 (€113-$160). The GW line is available with single-vision lenses and scratch-resistant coatings.
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Mainly known for its gold-laminated frames, Henry Jullien introduced its...
Mainly known for its gold-laminated frames, Henry Jullien introduced its first model made in acetate and metal at Mido, targeting a younger clientele. The French company, which is celebrating its 90th anniversary this year, has been somewhat battered by the recent financial crisis. It made an important diversification in 1993 ...
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Polaroid Eyewear goes vintage
Polaroid Eyewear launched a new line of sunglasses called Best Under the Sun last month, consisting of 10 modern frames inspired by some of the most iconic designs that it put out between the 1930s and the 1980s, but using new materials. First shown at the Fashion Week in New ...
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Salice Occhiali, an Italian producer of eyewear and goggles, increased...
Salice Occhiali, an Italian producer of eyewear and goggles, increased 2010 sales by 28.5 percent to €6.5 million
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Eyesways, the promotional Italian news website, has revamped its landing...
Eyesways, the promotional Italian news website, has revamped its landing page and changed its name to Mido News 365, marking the fact that its Italian-language edition is expected to come out daily (twice a week in English)
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Marcolin Group and Tom Ford International have extended their license...
Marcolin Group and Tom Ford International have extended their license agreement for Marcolin to design, make and distribute Tom Ford frames and sunglasses worldwide through December 2022. The companies first set up their partnership with the launch of the brand in 2005.
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Eschenbach has given a prize to its Spanish subsidiary as...
Eschenbach has given a prize to its Spanish subsidiary as the best one within the group in 2010
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Rodenstock Instruments will now be distributed solely by Dibble Optical...
Rodenstock Instruments will now be distributed solely by Dibble Optical in the U.K. They were formerly distributed by Buchmann, but that company decided last year to de-empahsize the brand. Dibble already provides Miraflex children's frames and edging machinery, workshop consumables and practice accessories from B&S.
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Revolution Eyewear has the new license to develop sunwear and...
Revolution Eyewear has the new license to develop sunwear and ophthalmic frames based on Beatles songs under a new agreement with Apple Corps, the multimedia company the band founded. The first line, Yellow Submarine, a sun collection of 10 colorful styles, made its debut last weekend at International Vision Expo ...
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Shamir’s profits decline
Shamir Optical posted a 5.4 percent increase in revenues to $39.1 million in the fourth quarter but the gross margin slipped to 54.0 percent of sales from 55.0 percent a year earlier and the operating margin narrowed to 8.6 percent from 12.3 percent.Profitability was affected by the mix of products ...
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Lunettes de France, the group that represents French frame manufacturers,...
Lunettes de France, the group that represents French frame manufacturers, organized trips to trade events In New Delhi and Shanghai for about 15 companies. The goal was to promote the country's eyewear industry among foreign distributors and opticians. The French companies had a stand at the In Optics exhibition in ...
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David Kellner will be the new general manager for the...
David Kellner will be the new general manager for the German market at Rodenstock, starting from April 1. Since March 2008, Kellner has been responsible for the sales department taking care of the country's southern regions. In his new position, Kellner will succeed Rupert Loibl, who is going to leave ...
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Vittorio Tabacchi of Safilo, who is current president of the...
Vittorio Tabacchi of Safilo, who is current president of the European optical industry federation, Eurom 1, was honored by the European Sunglass Association with the group's Visionary Award for 2011. The association cited the innovation, professionalism and creativity that Tabacchi has contributed to the sunglass industry. The award was presented ...
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Fielmann plans to increase the number of corporate stores with...
Fielmann plans to increase the number of corporate stores with a department for hearing aids. The company sells them already in 50 out of its 650 stores. According to a German newspaper, every third Fielmann store in Germany is going to expand its offer to hearing aids in the next ...
