All Eyewear Intelligence articles in Volume 12, Issue 4 – Page 2

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Smarteyes of Sweden has opened its fourth corporate store in...

2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

Smarteyes of Sweden has opened its fourth corporate store in Germany, in the city center of Kaiserslautern. The first 100 customers visiting the store have been granted a sales discount voucher, entitling them to buy glasses at a reduced price. The Swedish company, which offers glasses at fixed prices, plans ...
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CooperVision outperforms the market

2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

It apparently did so for the first quarter of its own fiscal year, ended last Jan. 31, as well as for the full 2010 calendar year. While the total soft contact lens market increased by 5 percent in constant currencies in both periods according to the Contact Lens Institute, rising ...
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Fédéric Lafite has taken over the French eyewear company Fidela...

2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

Fédéric Lafite has taken over the French eyewear company Fidela from the Lamy family, who founded the Morez-based company in 1796. Lafite replaces Dominique Lamy as chairman of the company. Fidela distributes the brands Airlight, Fidela, Alexandre and Imood and has 35 employees. Lafite has been involved in the distribution ...
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Shamir has presented Its new “interactive communication platform” (ICP) that...

2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

Shamir has presented Its new “interactive communication platform” (ICP) that allows customers to interact with the optician In the store
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Italy’s Galileo forms a loyalty club

2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

Oftalmica Galileo, the historic Italian lens producer now flying under the French flag, is currently benefiting on its home territory from the marketing strategies of its French parent company, BBGR. The same model, intended to maximize the clients' loyalty, is being applied in various countries, but adapted to the individual ...
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Safilo’s industrial reorganization is clarified

2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

Safilo reached a final agreement on the terms of the restructuring its manufacturing facilities in the Friuli region with local authorities and the unions at the end of February. In contrast with the underlying meaning of our article on the subject in the last issue of EyeWear Intelligence, published on ...
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Federopticos, which claims to be the second-largest cooperative of independent...

2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

Federopticos, which claims to be the second-largest cooperative of independent opticians in Spain, with a market share of 4.5 percent, has received an award from the local community of opticians in Valencia for a TV advertising campaign carrying the “Respect your eyes” tagline. Created in 1989, Federopticos had 208 members ...
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Christopher Cox has replaced Mark Hobson as managing director of...

2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

Christopher Cox has replaced Mark Hobson as managing director of Silhouette UK
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Luxury Eyewear, the eyewear manufacturing subsidiary of Cartier, which employs...

2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

Luxury Eyewear, the eyewear manufacturing subsidiary of Cartier, which employs 180 workers, has been renamed Manufacture Cartier Lunettes to highlight its manufacturing know-how with gold and other metals
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Carl Zeiss Vision has introduced a full line of customized...

2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

Carl Zeiss Vision has introduced a full line of customized lens designs created specifically for highly wrapped lenses
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Ca Va Se Voir, the French company that licenses the...

2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

Ca Va Se Voir, the French company that licenses the Issey Miyake brand for eyewear, is now taking care also of the international distribution of the eyewear line of Chantal Thomass, the French designer who has a licensing deal with the REV cooperative of opticians for the French market. This ...
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Buchmann Optical Holdings has confirmed to Optician that it is...

2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

Buchmann Optical Holdings has confirmed to Optician that it is closing down its wholly owned subsidiary in the U.K., and other companies will be distributing edging products previously handled by Buchmann. After Optrafair in April, for example, four former sales and service employees of Buchmann will move to BiB Ophthalmic ...
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Marchon, which plans to unveil two new brands in September,...

2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

Marchon, which plans to unveil two new brands in September, is budgeting sales increases of about 30 percent in Europe and Asia this year. Sales were softer in 2010, but they started to pick up strongly in the second part of the year, with an increase of 15 percent in ...
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In its first nine months on the eyewear market, Borsalino...

2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

In its first nine months on the eyewear market, Borsalino generated over €€1.5 million, all domestically. Its 2010 results have obliged its licensee, Brands O.I., controlled by a holding company called B&E, to rethink its ambitions. The brand known for its famous men's hats is also present in the apparel, ...
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The publisher of Elle magazine has named Charmant its best...

2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

The publisher of Elle magazine has named Charmant its best licensee because of its special marketing campaigns
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The February results of Jobsons Research's Optical Business Barometer for...

2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

The February results of Jobsons Research's Optical Business Barometer for the U.S. optical market are in, and they turned out to be broadly the same as in January. On a scale of 1 to 5, where 1 is “very negative” and 5 is “very positive,” the overall rating given by ...
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As it reorganizes in the wake of a bankruptcy filing...

2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

As it reorganizes in the wake of a bankruptcy filing last month, Pro Fit Optix is expanding its management team. Hoa Nguyen will fill the new position of executive vice president for technology and operations, in charge of R&D and manufacturing in Europe and Asia. He is the founder of ...
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“Si On Faisait Confiance aux Entrepreneurs” (if we trusted entrepreneurs),...

2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

“Si On Faisait Confiance aux Entrepreneurs” (if we trusted entrepreneurs), a book written by Essilor's chairman, Xavier Fontanet, was voted best economics book at the 13th edition of the awards of economic excellence (prix de l'excellence économique)
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Ireland's Road Safety Authority has updated the visual requirements for...

2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

Ireland's Road Safety Authority has updated the visual requirements for drivers to line up with the European Commission's 2006 and 2009 Directive on Driving Licenses. For drivers of regular vehicles and motorcycles, the regular vision assessments have been ramped up. Additional testing is to be done for anyone seeking a ...
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The industry turns its attention to Japan

2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

The major Japanese companies in the ophthalmic industry have reported little or no damage from the devastating natural and nuclear disaster that affected the northern part of Japan following the earthquake and tsunami that hit the region on March 11. Some of these companies and others have started to offer ...