All Eyewear Intelligence articles in Volume 13, Issue 1-2 – Page 2

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    European software majors come together

    2012-01-25T00:00:00Z

    The six largest European producers of information technology for opticians and optometrists have formed the Optic Software Vendors Association (OSVA) with a goal of creating and promoting stable and up-to-date IT standards for the European optical market. The companies involved are Bludata, Cristallin, IPRO, Ocuco, Retail Planit and Temáticam, which ...

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    Zyloware Eyewear is starting to distribute the Nascar Optical collection...

    2012-01-25T00:00:00Z

    Zyloware Eyewear is starting to distribute the Nascar Optical collection of Inspecs USA in the U.S., Canada and Latin America

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    The Forever K. Michael Collection is putting out a line...

    2012-01-25T00:00:00Z

    The Forever K. Michael Collection is putting out a line of eyewear in cooperation with Shaquille O'Neal, the American basketball star. The new line, called Dunkman Eyewear, is available now.

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    Nigura Metzler will present its new Oilily collection at the...

    2012-01-25T00:00:00Z

    Nigura Metzler will present its new Oilily collection at the Mido trade show in Italy in March. The collection will include five models of sunglasses for kids to be sold in the U.S. and Europe. As this Dutch brand of children's clothing is experiencing growth in the Asian market, there ...

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    Mykita has developed a new collection of sunglasses using the...

    2012-01-25T00:00:00Z

    Mykita has developed a new collection of sunglasses using the panto-style of the 1930s. These round glasses were a symbol of intellectuals in the 1920s and '30s. They came back in the 1960s and '80s, and they have come back again today. Additionally, Mykita is presenting a new model developed ...

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    Coastal Contacts, the international online retailer of contact lenses of...

    2012-01-25T00:00:00Z

    Coastal Contacts, the international online retailer of contact lenses of eyeglasses based in Vancouver, has named Greg Lechner to be its new vice president for business development. His goal will be to expand the company's presence in the U.S. He worked for Luxottica Group for more than 18 years, including ...

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    Italy: Optical Master Club joins Vision Group

    2012-01-25T00:00:00Z

    Vision Group has acquired Optical Master Club (OMC), another Italian group of opticians with some 100 members in various regions, but mainly in the center of Italy. The acquisition takes Vision Group practically to a total of 1,500 members.The deal is that Vision Group will acquire shares in Optical Master ...

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    Transitions Optical is reorganizing its European structure to be closer...

    2012-01-25T00:00:00Z

    Transitions Optical is reorganizing its European structure to be closer to its partners. Stéphane Haendler has been named director of key accounts in the EMEA region. He will also be in charge of commercial relations with Essilor International at the European level. Haendler was previously business director for France. He ...

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    Clearvision Optical is introducing Globalfit, a line of eyewear designed...

    2012-01-25T00:00:00Z

    Clearvision Optical is introducing Globalfit, a line of eyewear designed for people with a narrow or lower nose bridge and flatter facial features

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    Vuarnet goes into children’s, optical and retail

    2012-01-25T00:00:00Z

    While preparing the launch of a line of prescription frames under its name later this year, the French brand of sunglasses is starting a partnership with a brand of children's clothing, Finger in the Nose. A line of co-branded children's sunglasses will be available at €114 a pair at selected ...

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    Luxottica extends working hours at Italian distribution center

    2012-01-25T00:00:00Z

    Luxottica has reached an agreement with 600 workers and trade unions to extend the opening hours of its Italian distribution center in Sedico to 5 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. The center was previously operational from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. With the new organization, the staff will work seven and ...

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    Carl Zeiss Vision presented its new line Dura Vision Platinum...

    2012-01-25T00:00:00Z

    Carl Zeiss Vision presented its new line Dura Vision Platinum lenses at this year's Opti trade show in Munich. The lenses are three times harder than common organic lenses and are scratch-resistant for everyday use. They can be delivered to optical stores from March 2012. Zeiss also introduced a new ...

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    Rodenstock has launched a new marketing campaign with the title...

    2012-01-25T00:00:00Z

    Rodenstock has launched a new marketing campaign with the title “System of Better Vision.” The campaign includes a new website, a print campaign and a new brand image for the German brand. The website see-better-look-perfect.com will be launched by the company in March for trade customers and end consumers to ...

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    Optiswiss is launching a new line of glasses called Stockline....

    2012-01-25T00:00:00Z

    Optiswiss is launching a new line of glasses called Stockline. The lenses treated with Optiplas Max+, making them antireflective, water-resistant and anti-static. They also have a sub-base layer of Permadur for superior hardness. As they are stock lenses, they will be delivered in a shorter period of time. They will ...

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    MPG launches an expanded Red Bull Racing line

    2012-01-25T00:00:00Z

    The Michael Pachleitner Group (MPG) launched its first lines of prescription frames and sports eyewear under the Red Bull Racing Eyewear brand at the recent Opti fair in Munich. The functional sports eyewear range, which includes goggles, will also be shown at Ispo, the big international sports trade show starting ...

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    Spy Optic has a new distributor for Switzerland, Bucher +...

    2012-01-25T00:00:00Z

    Spy Optic has a new distributor for Switzerland, Bucher + Walt S.A. It will sell the Spy brand in all channels, and use its dedicated Action Sports branch to handle MX and performance categories.

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    The British College of Optometrists took a look at ready-made...

    2012-01-25T00:00:00Z

    The British College of Optometrists took a look at ready-made reading glasses and found that nearly half of them don't meet British and European standards. The ones with higher strengths tended to have the biggest problems. The researchers, from Bradford University, said that the readers they studied, all priced from ...

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    De Rigo has chosen Mika, the British pop star, as...

    2012-01-25T00:00:00Z

    De Rigo has chosen Mika, the British pop star, as its new testimonial for the Lozza brand of eyewear

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    Renzo Rosso, the Italian entrepreneur who owns the Diesel brand...

    2012-01-25T00:00:00Z

    Renzo Rosso, the Italian entrepreneur who owns the Diesel brand of denim jeans, has acquired a 2.018 percent share in Marcolin through one of his investment vehicles, Red Circle Investments. In October 2010, Diesel signed a five-year eyewear licensing deal with Marcolin for five years, replacing the contract that it ...

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    David Borbon is the new director of sales for Zeal...

    2012-01-25T00:00:00Z

    David Borbon is the new director of sales for Zeal Optics. He has held various positions with companies including O'Neill, Hurley International and Oakley.