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Oko by Oko Paris presented the prototype of a prescription...
Oko by Oko Paris presented the prototype of a prescription frame with integrated computer memory at a European interactive product distribution show in Monte Carlo last month. Called the Key, the frame features one or two USB sticks, developed by Verbatim, that are inserted in one or both of the ...
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LVMH invests in L’Amy, indirectly
L Capital, an investment fund controlled by the world's largest luxury goods group, has acquired a stake of 35 percent in TWC L'Amy, the French company formed from last year's takeover of L'Amy by TWC, a French producer of watches, jewelry and other accessories, for the most part licensed.L Capital ...
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Rodenstock returns to sales growth
Things are getting better for Rodenstock. The German producer of eyeglass lenses and spectacle frames managed to record a sales increase of 4.8 percent to €361 million in 2010 – the first increase since 2007. With revenues of €282 million, the business area of eyeglass lenses accounted for 78 percent ...
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Lafont has opened its fifth store in Paris, and its...
Lafont has opened its fifth store in Paris, and its features include a special area for kids
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Marchon wins Ferragamo license, Safilo loses Valentino
Salvatore Ferragamo has decided not to renew its license agreement with Luxottica, with which it had a partnership since 1998, and now will join forces with Marchon. The Italian fashion group signed a five-year worldwide license agreement with the big American eyewear producer. The deal can be renewed for an ...
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Fabris Lane has put out a press release stating that...
Fabris Lane has put out a press release stating that it is actively seeking to purchase an established optical distribution business, possibly one that may also license some strong consumer brands. The British company claims to be the largest supplier of sunglasses in the U.K., selling also in 34 other ...
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Signature Eyewear remains profitable
Signature Eyewear posted its 22nd consecutive quarterly profit for the three-month period ended April 30, although there was a decrease in profits and sales from the same quarter a year ago. It has reported net income of $9,000 for the latest quarter, down from $157,000, while sales fell to $4.5 ...
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Luxottica plans to manufacture some of its eyewear in Turkey,...
Luxottica plans to manufacture some of its eyewear in Turkey, Mexico and Brazil, along with existing production sites in Italy, China and India, the company's chief executive, Andrea Guerra, said in an interview with the daily La Repubblica. The group is investing a lot to develop its presence in Chile, ...
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Marchon Eyewear has filled its new position of vice president,...
Marchon Eyewear has filled its new position of vice president, global house brands, with Micha Siebenhandl. In this role he will oversee the company's house brands, which include Marchon, Flexon, AutoFlex, Tres Jolie, Disney, X Games and Disney Princess. He will report directly to Mark Ginsberg, senior vice president, global ...
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Police Eyewear is the new sponsor of some planes of...
Police Eyewear is the new sponsor of some planes of Ryanair. It will festoon the overhead bins of the aircraft with exclusive Police images.
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Safilo and Gucci presented a series of environmentally friendly models...
Safilo and Gucci presented a series of environmentally friendly models of eyewear scheduled for launch in August. Four Gucci frames use an innovative acetate containing a much higher percentage of natural ingredients than the traditional material. The acetate was created in two exclusive colors for the brand. Meanwhile, the Gucci ...
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Frank Norville, head of the Norville Group of Gloucester, England,...
Frank Norville, head of the Norville Group of Gloucester, England, has been awarded the Order of the British Empire in conjunction with the Queen's Birthday Honors. Norville is a former chairman of the Federation of Manufacturing Opticians, and is known in the industry as a strong supporter of innovation and ...
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Safilo’s growth may end up lower than expected
Equita, an Italian investment bank controlled by the U.S. private equity fund J.C. Flowers, has revised its forecasts for the two leading players in the international eyewear market, Safilo and Luxottica. Safilo's rating has gone down, while Luxottica's initial positive forecast has been confirmed.The analysis of Safilo's accounts has led ...
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The next edition of the international Silmo trade fair, scheduled...
The next edition of the international Silmo trade fair, scheduled to be held from Sept. 29 to Oct. 2 for the second time at the Villepinte fairgrounds near Paris' Charles de Gaulle airport, will deliberately take place at the same time as the Paris ready-to-wear fashion shows of well-known designers, ...
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Drivers take widely different routes to get a license in Europe
Three European eyewear industry associations have put out a document recommending that the European Commission should harmonize the highly diverging visual screening standards for safe driving existing in the European Union by encouraging member states to adopt the criteria used by the best performing countries.The European Commission had set a ...
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Lens.com has filed a suit in District Court in Nevada,...
Lens.com has filed a suit in District Court in Nevada, accusing 1-800-Contacts of antitrust violations. Lens.com says that its competitor sought to achieve market dominance by using anticompetitive practices such as censoring or impeding customer information, manufacturing fictional trademark rights, and filing frivolous trademark infringement lawsuits against competitors.
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- The maximum throughput of Schneider's compact new DSC Prolab...
- The maximum throughput of Schneider's compact new DSC Prolab is 10 jobs per hour, not 10 lenses per hour.
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Euromcontact has published some of the results of the CLEER...
Euromcontact has published some of the results of the CLEER Project, conducted between June 2008 and December 2009 to provide data that would support a request to European authorities to regulate the supply of contact lenses, pointing out that cosmetic lenses should also be treated as medical devices. Based on ...
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Paul Clapton is the new director of the U.K. subsidiary...
Paul Clapton is the new director of the U.K. subsidiary of De Rigo. He has been a national accounts manager in contact lenses for seven years, and was formerly national sales manager for Signet Armorlite/Kodak Lens, where he helped expand the Kodak Lens Vision Center program in the U.K.
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The key operations of Ciba Vision will move by next...
The key operations of Ciba Vision will move by next October from its head office from Atlanta, Georgia, to Alcon's U.S. office in Fort Worth, Texas, following their recent merger into a new Alcon Vision Care unit controlled by Novartis. Ciba will continue to operate in the Atlanta region in ...
