All Eyewear Intelligence articles in Volume 13, Issue 12
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Relative stability for Silmo
The organizers of the big international trade show, which is scheduled to take place over four days next Oct. 4-7 in Paris, are expecting a total of around 900 exhibitors on a total surface of 76,000 square meters, largely the same as last year. They feel that it is quite ...
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Patrick Goussens has resigned as one of the two...
Patrick Goussens has resigned as one of the two presidents of Apoob, the Belgian opticians' association
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Positive past and future for U.S. purchases
The latest editions of the Consumer Barometer released by The Vision Council and Jobson Optical Research indicated slight increases in purchases of sunglasses and eyeglass frames among U.S. consumers in June, followed by a certain stability in July.July's Optical Business Barometer, measured by Jobson Optical Research among U.S. independent eye ...
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France is setting a group pavilion at the Hong Kong...
France is setting a group pavilion at the Hong Kong Optical Fair next Nov. 7-9
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Fielmann gains market share but sees lower profits
In a rather exceptional departure from the established norm, Fielmann suffered a dip of 3.1 percent in its consolidated net income during the second quarter ended June 30, down to €29.9 million, in spite of a 4.0 percent increase in consolidated revenues to €279.6 million for the period.The company attributed ...
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Essilor launches a new range of Varilux lenses
Essilor has announced the launch of a new range of progressive lenses, the Varilux S series, based on new technologies that are intended to enlarge the field of vision for presbyopes without amplifying the swim effect, while reducing the time that they need to adapt to a new environment. Available ...
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Essilor marches on with sales and profits
Last Friday, Essilor reported a 16.4 percent increase in net profit to €300.6 million for the first half ended June 30. Sales rose by 22.8 percent to €2,530.5 million, driven by new higher-margin products, rising demand in emerging markets, the weaker euro and the usual spate of acquisitions.The operating margin ...
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The Eye Show; the new trade fair due to be...
The Eye Show; the new trade fair due to be staged in London next Feb. 12-14, will have a Korea pavillion under an agreement reached with Diops, the Daegu International Optical Show in Korea
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Marcolin’s sales and profits drop slightly
In the first half ended June 30, Marcolin registered a decrease in net sales of 2.7 percent to €121.5 million, or 5.1 percent off at constant exchange rates from the same period last year. The slight decline was said to be heavily influenced by the weakness of the macroeconomic scenario ...
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Fidela is taking over from Opal the distribution in...
Fidela is taking over from Opal the distribution in France of the Daniel Hechter line of prescription frames and sunglass, licensed by Uniopt, which is part of the Michael Pachleitner Group
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Dino Tabacchi seeks minority partner for Salmoiraghi
Dino Tabacchi is seeking a buyer for a minority stake in Salmoiraghi & Viganò, the leading Italian optical retail chain of which he is currently the sole owner. Dino Tabacchi acquired the chain when he was still vice-chairman of Safilo, on June 25, 2002. De Rigo had also shown interest ...
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Karavan Production has signed a licensing deal for eyewear with...
Karavan Production has signed a licensing deal for eyewear with Jacadi, a French brand of children's wear. The first line is set to come out in 2013. Krys, the big French chain of franchised optical retail shops, had marketed a line under this name on an exclusive basis until 2000.
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Hoya comments on a very profitable quarter
In presenting its results for the first quarter ended June 30, the management of Hoya Corporation said on Aug. 6 that 70 percent of its production capacity for free-form lenses in Thailand had been restored and that it should be completely normalized by late September. The shortfall has been largely ...
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Essilor is reportedly negotiating a joint venture for the Colombian...
Essilor is reportedly negotiating a joint venture for the Colombian market with a local firm, Servioptica y Superlens. Described as one of the biggest laboratories in Latin America, the company is already distributing various Essilor products and those of Shamir, Transitions, Vision Ease, Younger and Alcon, plus its own private-label ...
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Coburn Technologies is introducing the Exxpert Finishing Series, a new...
Coburn Technologies is introducing the Exxpert Finishing Series, a new in-house lens finishing system offering high-speed milling, external drilling, and a wide range of custom bevel options at an affordable market pricing. The new product line will be formally presented at Vision Expo West in Las Vegas being held Sept. ...
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The number of outstanding shares of Coastal Contacts trading on...
The number of outstanding shares of Coastal Contacts trading on the Toronto Stock Exchange will be down to approximately 28.3 million as of Sept. 5, compared with 56.7 million before. This will be the result of a consolidation of its common shares on a a one-for-two basis that had been ...
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Spy will close its European sales office
After selling its LEM laboratory in Varese, Spy Inc. has decided to shut down its European office in Italy and to move to a distribution model in the region. Combined with layoffs in North America, this will result in the elimination of 20 jobs, resulting in a one-time charge of ...
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Electric, the eyewear brand owned by Volcom, is said to...
Electric, the eyewear brand owned by Volcom, is said to be preparing the launch of a line of helmets for skiers and snowboarders
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Jimmy Fairly opens its first boutique in Paris. Thus far,...
Jimmy Fairly opens its first boutique in Paris. Thus far, the French brand of designer eyewear had been exclusively available on the internet. The store is located at 64 rue Vieille du Temple, in the fancy Marais district of the French capital. Jimmy Fairly prides itself on having all its ...
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Brulimar has launched a new high-tech website for its Bench...
Brulimar has launched a new high-tech website for its Bench and Bench Kids brands, two of its best-selling ranges in the U.K. Developed in partnership with Itonic Solutions, Bencheyewear.com features 360-degree rotating images of each model, to maximize the front-end user experience. It also includes online checkout facilities and a ...
