All Eyewear Intelligence articles in Volume 12, Issue 9 – Page 3

  • Short stops

    IOFT, the international eyewear show in Tokyo, will add a...

    2011-07-28T00:00:00Z

    IOFT, the international eyewear show in Tokyo, will add a new exclusive area, called “Tide,” featuring high-end international eyewear designer brands

  • News briefs

    Newton K. Wesley, 93, an optometrist who suffered from keratoconus,...

    2011-07-28T00:00:00Z

    Newton K. Wesley, 93, an optometrist who suffered from keratoconus, died on July 21 from congestive heart failure. Wesley was told at a young age that his vision problems would eventually worsen and he would become blind. His vision was improved by large glass contact lenses, but they were too ...

  • News briefs

    Eugene J. Midlock, 67, has announced that he plans to...

    2011-07-28T00:00:00Z

    Eugene J. Midlock, 67, has announced that he plans to retire as chief financial officer of the Cooper Companies as of Dec. 16. The company is working on finding his replacement, who will be named when he steps down. In a few other changes, Carol R. Kaufman, currently senior vice ...

  • News briefs

    Fielmann raised its sales by about 6 percent on a...

    2011-07-28T00:00:00Z

    Fielmann raised its sales by about 6 percent on a comparable store basis in the second quarter, the same rate achieved in the first one, but profits increased as a slower rate because of a higher proportion of sunglasses sold to consumers. As of June 30, the number of stores ...

  • Short stops

    Essilor International's purchase of a 50 percent stake in...

    2011-07-28T00:00:00Z

    Essilor International's purchase of a 50 percent stake in Shamir Optical Industry is now finalized after judicial and regulatory approval from all required authorities, allowing Essilor to consolidate Shamir's accounts fully as of July 1 and leading to a de-listing of Shamir from the Nasdaq stock exchange

  • News briefs

    Delphine Ansquer, 43, has been appointed French country manager of...

    2011-07-28T00:00:00Z

    Delphine Ansquer, 43, has been appointed French country manager of Rodenstock after working for the French subsidiary for 13 years, most recently in charge of marketing for lenses. She replaces Gilles Sauvanaud, who is leaving for Singapore for family reasons. Separately, Johannes Burtscher has left the position of chief financial ...

  • News briefs

    MasterImage 3D is going to provide premium 3D eyewear for...

    2011-07-28T00:00:00Z

    MasterImage 3D is going to provide premium 3D eyewear for Marchon3D under a new distribution agreement. Marchon' EX3D line of glasses will be the centerpiece of a European and Asian rollout of in-theater displays and vending machines. EX3D are circular polarized glasses that sell of €20-60 in theaters and at ...

  • News briefs

    A.T. Cross has reported net income of $3.2 million for...

    2011-07-28T00:00:00Z

    A.T. Cross has reported net income of $3.2 million for the second quarter, up from $2.7 million in the same period a year ago. Total sales went up by 14.4 percent to $47.8 million, with a 21.4 percent increase to $24.7 million for the Cross Optical Group, which comprises the ...

  • News briefs

    Essilor International provided more than 2,500 eyeglass lenses to athletes...

    2011-07-28T00:00:00Z

    Essilor International provided more than 2,500 eyeglass lenses to athletes at the Special Olympics World Summer Games in Athens from June 25 to July 4. It was part of the Special Olympics-Lions Clubs International “Opening Eyes” program, which helps give lenses for prescription glasses to athletes. Essilor's Greek distributor, Bairamoglou, ...

  • News briefs

    1-800 Contacts, the U.S. company that pioneered sales of contact...

    2011-07-28T00:00:00Z

    1-800 Contacts, the U.S. company that pioneered sales of contact lenses over the telephone, and then over the internet, has launched a new website to sell prescription eyeglasses. It started up last June 20 under the name of glasses.com, which had been registered 12 years ago by the founder and ...

  • News briefs

    A Spanish company, Etnia Barcelona, is investing about €500,000 in...

    2011-07-28T00:00:00Z

    A Spanish company, Etnia Barcelona, is investing about €500,000 in machinery and equipment for the Chinese factory that makes its acetate frames. According to Euro-focus, it will thus take control of the manufacturing company, Zhongshan, resulting in better quality and better deliveries. The plant's annual production capacity will be boosted ...