All Eyewear Intelligence articles in Volume 12, Issue 4 – Page 3

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    Okia hires Chinese artists for new design ideas

    2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

    One of the first applications of this design investment is a collection of women's eyewear for three age ranges, called 20-30-40 HDA 270° . For women from 25 to 30 the model is called Youth, the 30-to-35 age range has a line called Bloom and the model for 35- to 40-year-olds ...

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    Leybold Optics has launched a new premium, integrated AR coating...

    2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

    Leybold Optics has launched a new premium, integrated AR coating process, called Eminent

  • News briefs

    Boots Opticians says it has appointed Essilor as its new...

    2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

    Boots Opticians says it has appointed Essilor as its new supply chain partner, following a very thorough tendering process. Hoya Lens UK had this role over the past five years. Regretting Boot's decision, the Japanese company said it could not comment at the moment on its potential impact on the ...

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    Safilo has appointed Luca Fuso to the new position of...

    2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

    Safilo has appointed Luca Fuso to the new position of “global head” of its licensed brands division. Fuso will report directly to the group's chief executive, Roberto Vedovotto. Fuso previously worked for the Moncler Group and was in charge of the division overseeing the brands Henry Cotton's, Marina Yachting, Coast ...

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    Umbro, the English brand of football apparel and footwear owned...

    2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

    Umbro, the English brand of football apparel and footwear owned by Nike, transferred its eyewear license from Sover to Nouveau Eyewear at the close of 2010. Sover remains the exclusive Italian distributor for the other three brands for which Nouveau Eyewear holds the license, all owned by Nickelodeon – SpongeBob, ...

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    A new Spanish eyewear firm, to be run by Antoni Olivella

    2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

    Antoni Olivella, the famous Spanish industry veteran who has presided in recent years over the European Sunglass Association and Eurom 1, the European federation of national ophthalmic industry associations, is the key personality behind this new Spanish company, called Vistamax, which showed for the first time at the Mido fair ...

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    Signature reports another profit, diversifies into shoes

    2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

    Signature Eyewear announced its 21st consecutive profitable quarter. Net income was $82,546 in the first quarter ended last Jan. 31, down from $143,000 in the same period a year ago because of lower sales and a decrease in the gross margin, due to competitive conditions and the start-up of private ...

  • News briefs

    The European Sunglass Association is organizing its annual convention in...

    2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

    The European Sunglass Association is organizing its annual convention in Pisa on May 19-20 for members and non-members. Some of the key speakers will come from RealD, Shamir, GfK and Fitting Box. More about the convention and the organization behind it at www.esa-sunglasses.com.

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    Kenmark Group has signed a deal with PEI Licensing allowing...

    2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

    Kenmark Group has signed a deal with PEI Licensing allowing it to design, produce and distribute eyewear under PEI's Original Penguin by Munsingwear brand. Products from the collection with debut at Vision Expo West this autumn, and be available at retail shortly thereafter. Kenmark will make ophthalmic frames and ophthalmic ...

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    Alcon is coming out with a new long-lasting Opti-Free EverMoist...

    2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

    Alcon is coming out with a new long-lasting Opti-Free EverMoist solution with HydraGlyde for the latest generation of soft contact lenses

  • News briefs

    W- Eye was born a year ago in Italy's Belluno...

    2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

    W- Eye was born a year ago in Italy's Belluno district, to make wooden eyewear frames. The frames have seven thin layers of wood and two of aluminum, which gives them greater resistance. The aluminum is heated and curved at the spot where the frame would normally incorporate a hinge, ...

  • News briefs

    Announcing that it has completed the installation of its Acuitas...

    2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

    Announcing that it has completed the installation of its Acuitas Enterprise software in all the 375 stores of Salmoiraghi & Vigano, the leading Italian optical retail chain, Ocuco points out that its customers in the U.K., Ireland and other countries are benefiting at no extra cost from the new added ...

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    Safilo’s results end up above expectations

    2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

    Safilo booked higher-than-expected results in the fourth quarter, lifting the share price on belief that the company is returning to profitability at a faster pace than analysts had predicted after being on the brink of bankruptcy in 2009 and having to be recapitalized at the beginning of last year.The company ...

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    Silhouette and Marcolin are bullish about their crystals

    2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

    Officials of the Austrian company say it is realistic for them to expect annual sales of 150,000 pieces for the new Silhouette Crystals collection in about two years' time. Unveiled at the Mido show in Milan with an initial series of seven rimless styles – four prescription frames and three ...

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    Lafont is about to open its fifth store in Paris...

    2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

    Lafont is about to open its fifth store in Paris

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    Barberini has appointed Franz-Josef Dette, 55, as the new managing...

    2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

    Barberini has appointed Franz-Josef Dette, 55, as the new managing director of its German subsidiary at Grünenplan. He takes the place of Gianni Vetrini, who took charge of the operation after it took it over from the Schott Group 15 months ago. Vetrini will now concentrate on Barberini's parent company ...

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    Alain Afflelou plans to launch its first 50 hearing aid...

    2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

    Alain Afflelou plans to launch its first 50 hearing aid shops before the end of this year, called Alain Afflelou Acousticien. The French optical retail chain is following the example of other eyewear majors such as Krys and Optic 2000. Their main competitors on the growing, high-margin French hearing aids ...

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    David Clulow Sunglasses is expanding, with 43 new concessions in...

    2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

    David Clulow Sunglasses is expanding, with 43 new concessions in House of Fraser department stores. Four of them are permanent, with the rest opening at the beginning of March and planned for shutdown at the end of September. More than 50 new jobs were created with the project. The new ...

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    Krys Group sees sales rise by 3.6%

    2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

    The big French Krys Group of independent and company-owned optical retail stores increased comparable store sales by 3.6 percent to €905 million in 2010. Sales were higher for each of the group's banners. The strongest increase was booked by the low-cost chain Lun's, up by 24.1 percent to €8 million. ...

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    Mido reports 3% more visitors

    2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

    Boasting a 5 percent increase in net exhibition space to 41,000 square meters, rented out to 1,100 brands and companies and spread over six halls, the latest edition of the international Mido trade show in Milan reported a total of about 42,000 visitors, a 3 percent increase from last year. ...