All Eyewear Intelligence articles in Volume 13, Issue 15-16
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Stable traffic at Silmo
At 34,696, the total number of visitors at the four-day trade show in Paris was almost the same as one year ago, but the number of French visitors increased and represented 45.2 percent of the total attendance, up from 44 percent last year. The score was relatively good considering transportation ...
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…and the other winners are…
At the opening night of the renowned French eyewear show on Oct. 4, this year's Silmo d'Or award winners were presented by Stella Cadente, this year's grand jury president. The awards ceremony was held at the Cité du Cinéma, a film studio created by the French film producer Luc Besson. ...
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Under the title Mykita Mylon Goes Optical, Mykita launched the...
Under the title Mykita Mylon Goes Optical, Mykita launched the first Mykita Mylon collection of prescription frames at Silmo. The polyamide-based lightweight and durable material adapts to the features of the person wearing the glasses. The new collection, encompassing eight models and priced from €495 for end consumers, will be ...
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The Eye Show, the new international eyewear show planned for...
The Eye Show, the new international eyewear show planned for next Feb. 12-14 in London, reports that Marchon has agreed to be one the exhibitors, as well as sponsor of the Champagne Bar at the fair and a participant in its catwalk show. Other important companies that are planning to ...
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Luxottica sees improvement in southern Europe
Luxottica said that the situation in southern European markets has been improving, enabling it to book a sales increase of 9 percent in the third quarter for the whole of Western Europe.In a conference call, Luxottica's chief executive, Andrea Guerra, said that European markets are still progressing at different speeds, ...
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Private equity firm takes over Marcolin
A Paris-based private equity firm, PAI Partners, has reached an agreement with Marcolin's main shareholders to take over the company and try to delist it. PAI has agreed to buy 78.39 percent of Marcolin's capital from the Marcolin family; the Della Valle brothers, Diego and Andrea; and the businessman Antonio ...
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A Silmo d’Or for linen glasses
After innovating with its carbon frames, an Italian eyewear manufacturer, Custom 6, has come up with frames made of linen fabric, which won it a Silmo d'Or award for technological innovation in frames through its international sales agent, Di Esse.A natural, transparent polymer is used to stick the strips of ...
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Half of farsighted people don’t wear glasses, to preserve their image
Farsighted people hate glasses. Beyond a certain age, almost all French people admit to being farsighted, but just under half of them prefer not to wear glasses so as to preserve the image of eternal youth. This is the finding of a survey run by the Opinion Way Institute for ...
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Menrad goes direct in Poland and Turkey
Ferdinand Menrad has taken over the distribution of its products in Poland and Turkey, adding to its numerous subsidiaries and joint ventures around the world. In another interesting initiative intended to maximize the revenues of its French subsidiary, the German eyewear producer has started to offer the Superdry line licensed ...
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TD Tom Davis suffered the theft of a gold version...
TD Tom Davis suffered the theft of a gold version of its Rockstar sunglass at the Silmo fair in Paris earlier this month, according to Optician magazine. Originally created for Matthew Bellamy, the lead singer of Muse, it was said to be worth more than €1,000 at retail. Compensating for ...
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Oliver Wriedt is the new country manager for northern Europe...
Oliver Wriedt is the new country manager for northern Europe at Cartiers Parfums & Lunettes. He gained experience at L'Oréal Germany as sales director for the division “cosmétique active.” At Cartiers Parfums & Lunettes, he will be responsible for the growing segment of corrective eyewear and sunglasses for the German, ...
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Jürgen Dömel, longtime president of the workers' council of the...
Jürgen Dömel, longtime president of the workers' council of the Carl Zeiss group, left the group on Oct. 11. Most recently, he was vice president of the supervisory board of Carl Zeiss AG. At the end of September, he gave up his seat as president of the workers' council of ...
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The Vision Council won two of the National Health Information...
The Vision Council won two of the National Health Information Awards in the U.S. for this year. It got a silver award for a series of booklets and flyers for its Kids Ultraviolet campaign, with the related stickers, and a bronze award in the Total Health Information program for its ...
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Contact lens penetration is low in Europe
According to the data discussed at the second European Contact Lens Forum (ECLF) in Amsterdam on Oct. 17, the penetration of contact lenses is still relatively low in Europe compared with other regions.While contact lens penetration stands at 15 percent in North America, driven mainly by the U.S., and 22 ...
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Coopervision is shuttering its Marleston factory for rigid gas-permeable contact...
Coopervision is shuttering its Marleston factory for rigid gas-permeable contact lenses in Australia, according to Insight magazine, and relocating the production to its main factory in the U.K.
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Oliver Goldsmith Spectacles, the company owned by the senior Oliver...
Oliver Goldsmith Spectacles, the company owned by the senior Oliver Goldsmith, got the Grand Prix Award for “Best Ladies Frame” 2013 at the recently held IOFT show in Tokyo. Contrasting with its rather classical styles, the British company has come out with a very fresh Castle collection of acetate frames ...
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L.A. Eyeworks hired Keith Manship as new director of communications...
L.A. Eyeworks hired Keith Manship as new director of communications and retail operations at the beginning of October. He worked previously for the Canadian shoe manufacturer John Fluevog as marketing manager.
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Essilor is closing down its Irish plant in Limerick, consolidating...
Essilor is closing down its Irish plant in Limerick, consolidating operations at Athlone, according to the Optician magazine
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The French eyewear manufacturer Chamborelle is currently searching for a...
The French eyewear manufacturer Chamborelle is currently searching for a new sales agent in Canada, where it already has existing clients. Chamborelle sells 100,000 pairs per year, with export sales accounting for 15 percent.
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The Optical Express chain in the U.K. is reportedly planning...
The Optical Express chain in the U.K. is reportedly planning to close 40 high-street stores, which have been affected by a decline in traffic as customers are trending toward shopping malls
