All Eyewear Intelligence articles in Volume 13, Issue 1-2 – Page 4
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Adidas Eyewear's Evil Eye Halfrim Pro is the new official...
Adidas Eyewear's Evil Eye Halfrim Pro is the new official eyewear of the Spanish Movistar cycling team, run by Alejandro Valverde and Juanjo Cobo
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A Welsh actor, Luke Evans, has been picked by De...
A Welsh actor, Luke Evans, has been picked by De Rigo as the new ambassador of its Police brand in the U.K.
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Wager + Kühner recorded an 8 percent sales increase in...
Wager + Kühner recorded an 8 percent sales increase in 2011. The strongest markets for the company are Germany, Austria and Switzerland, as in these markets the licenses of Wagner + Kühner are well known and the marketing is very intense, too. Domestic sales account for about 75 percent of ...
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The Insight magazine reported the death last Nov. 6 of...
The Insight magazine reported the death last Nov. 6 of Michael McInerney at the age of 53, after an 18-month battle with cancer. He spent the last eight years with Younger Optics Australia and became its managing director last July.
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Henri Venet, 47, takes the place of 85-year-old Guy Charlot...
Henri Venet, 47, takes the place of 85-year-old Guy Charlot as executive director of Silmo. Venet has been general manager of GIFO, the French optical industry association, since 2005. Charlot remains chairman of the Silmo Association of three French eyewear guilds, which owns the French trade fair and organizes other ...
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Cazal recorded a 4 percent increase in total sales in...
Cazal recorded a 4 percent increase in total sales in 2011, but the company is not presenting any final figures yet. Its biggest markets in 2011 were Germany, the U.S. and Japan. In the U.S., the company recorded a sales increase of 14 percent in 2011. In Japan, sales decreased ...
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Charmant is celebrating 25 years in Europe with events throughout...
Charmant is celebrating 25 years in Europe with events throughout 2012 to collect money for a Japanese charity that helps children orphaned from last year's earthquake and tsunami, as well as people in refugee camps. Charmant hopes to raise at least €25,000 – €1,000 for each year of its existence ...
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Götti has won the iF Product Design Award 2012 for...
Götti has won the iF Product Design Award 2012 for a style of sunglasses, Fons, from its Spin & Stow collection. The patented Spin & Stow functionality allows the sunglasses to be folded flat and placed easily in pockets or small cases. Götti says its sunglasses sold very well in ...
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The EU has officially declared 2012 to be the Year...
The EU has officially declared 2012 to be the Year of Active Aging and Solidarity Between Generations. Its goal is to allow reflection on Europeans' longer, healthier lives and to realize the opportunities resulting from this. The European Council of Optometry and Optics sees the year as a good time ...
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2011 was a little worse than 2010 in Germany
The 2011 drop followed an unsatisfactory fourth quarter in 2010. Last year's sales decline was disappointing for most companies, as a year ago everybody was expecting to benefit from the generally positive consumer sentiment in Germany. The German ophthalmic optics industry's total sales rose by 2.3 percent in 2010 ...
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Essilor International, which has supported the Special Olympics since 2003,...
Essilor International, which has supported the Special Olympics since 2003, has renewed this arrangement. It will continue to provide corrective lenses for the Special Olympics-Lions Club International Opening Eyes program, which provides vision screenings, referrals, and corrective and sports protective eyewear for needy athletes.
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Specsavers has said that it will not pass Ireland's 2...
Specsavers has said that it will not pass Ireland's 2 percent VAT hike on to its customers in the country, where it has 39 stores
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Zeal Optics is emerging from its overhaul with 13 new...
Zeal Optics is emerging from its overhaul with 13 new snow goggles. They are categorized into three segments: Summit, Select and Tech, which comprises three models with built-in GPS. Most styles use the company's anti-fog, high-density, impact-resistant lenses that allow for full visibility.
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Opti ’12 welcomed international newcomers
About 23,000 trade and business professionals visited the Opti '12 trade show held in Munich Jan. 13-15. Visitor numbers have been stable over the last couple of years; last year for example the fair attracted about 22,700 visitors. About 1,300 brands and collections were shown by 457 exhibitors. In ...
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Licefa launched a new heritage collection at Opti '12. Called...
Licefa launched a new heritage collection at Opti '12. Called Licefa Since 1907, the line aims to revive the design of the 1950s and '60s. Licefa also presented a new collection under the brand name ProGear, for which the company holds the license for the German-speaking countries, the Netherlands and ...
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Sightsavers has embarked on a 10-year program to eliminate onchocerciasis,...
Sightsavers has embarked on a 10-year program to eliminate onchocerciasis, also known as river blindness, a leading cause of preventable blindness that is transmitted by the bite of the black simulium fly. Its first stop is in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where the disease is endemic, but it ...
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The British eyewear brand TD Tom Davies celebrated its 10th...
The British eyewear brand TD Tom Davies celebrated its 10th anniversary at Opti '12 in Munich. For the occasion, the company designed a 10-piece special edition collection, which was presented for the first time during the show. Tom Davies selected 10 different designs, each marking a landmark in the brand's ...
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