All Eyewear Intelligence articles in Volume 13, Issue 15-16 – Page 2

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Vision Ease Lens and Carl Zeiss Vision have signed a...

2012-10-29T00:00:00Z

Vision Ease Lens and Carl Zeiss Vision have signed a royalty-bearing license agreement for freeform lens technology, under Carl Zeiss Vision International's U.S. patent number 6,089,713 and Australian patent number 739,849. The patents cover certain types of back-surface freeform progressive lenses and processes that are used to make them. These ...
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Marchon buys Scandinavian Eyewear

2012-10-29T00:00:00Z

Scandinavian Eyewear is a market leader in the Nordic European countries. Its acquisition by Marchon Eyewear – at an undisclosed price – will allow the American company to consolidated its penetration of the Scandinavian with its own collections. It will also provide Scandinavian Eyewear with an extensive international sales network ...
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Brulimar signed a new distribution contract for Poland with the...

2012-10-29T00:00:00Z

Brulimar signed a new distribution contract for Poland with the company Primavision in July this year. The company is about to appoint a Russian distributor, too. For its team in the U.K., Brulimar engaged Les Johnson as sales manager, controlling the sales force out in the field.
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Brulimar says it is recording an incredible demand for its...

2012-10-29T00:00:00Z

Brulimar says it is recording an incredible demand for its Bench and Lee Cooper branded kids eyewear, which added an additional €1.8 million to the company's turnover in the last year and a half. As kids know much more about brands and aim for adult brands, Brulimar ended its Barbie, ...
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Both Hal and Luxottica are seemingly interested in Salmoiraghi

2012-10-29T00:00:00Z

Luxottica is sending contradictory messages regarding its supposed interest in Salmoiraghi & Viganò, Italy's largest eyewear retailer with more than 500 stores and an estimated market share of 9 percent. The chain is currently owned by Dino Tabacchi, brother of the former main shareholder and president of Safilo, and by ...
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Mykita launched a limited birthday edition of sunglasses for Carl...

2012-10-29T00:00:00Z

Mykita launched a limited birthday edition of sunglasses for Carl Zeiss' 100th anniversary. The two companies have been partnering for several years with all Mykita sunglasses being equipped with Zeiss lenses. The glasses in the corporate colors of Zeiss were presented for the first time at Silmo.
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Marc Le Bihan has inaugurated a new concept store in...

2012-10-29T00:00:00Z

Marc Le Bihan has inaugurated a new concept store in Paris, at 39 rue Etienne Marcel. In the new shop, located just a few steps from the optician's historic boutique in the first district, a 60-square-meter case displays the new trends and creations by hip designers. The store's décor swings ...
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The biggest German online retailer, Mister Spex, is expanding its...

2012-10-29T00:00:00Z

The biggest German online retailer, Mister Spex, is expanding its logistics center in Berlin by an additional 1,250 square meters in tune with the envisaged growth in terms of capacities and turnover. The company plans to increase the number of its operative staff in logistics, customer service and repairs by ...
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Rodenstock invited clients, distributors and the press to its biannual...

2012-10-29T00:00:00Z

Rodenstock invited clients, distributors and the press to its biannual conference at its new headquarters in Munich. As Rodenstock did not exhibit at this year's Silmo show in Paris, it demonstrated its new eyewear collections to 100 international guests during the order event in Munich. In addition to product news, ...
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iC! Berlin launched a limited collection of sunglasses during this...

2012-10-29T00:00:00Z

iC! Berlin launched a limited collection of sunglasses during this year's Silmo. The Psycho collection consists of three different models that can only be bought as a package. The collection is mainly used as an eye-catcher for fashion shows and P.R. activities. Each of the 660 packages cost €666 at ...
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Entering the Japanese market, the Belgian luxury eyewear manufacturer Hoet...

2012-10-29T00:00:00Z

Entering the Japanese market, the Belgian luxury eyewear manufacturer Hoet presented its products for the first time at the recent IOFT fair in Tokyo
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Bellinger won a silver award at the Hall of Frames...

2012-10-29T00:00:00Z

Bellinger won a silver award at the Hall of Frames Zürich from its visitors for its Blac+ frames
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Swiss Optical Group presented for the first time its Automatic...

2012-10-29T00:00:00Z

Swiss Optical Group presented for the first time its Automatic PD Scanner for highly accurate pupillary distance measurements and the Fitting Room for self-service virtual fittings at this year's Silmo show in Paris. The scanner costs €5,995, while the Fitting Room device is priced at €1,495. The database of the ...
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The young Austrian brand Gloryfy, which exhibited for the second...

2012-10-29T00:00:00Z

The young Austrian brand Gloryfy, which exhibited for the second time at Silmo, will be launching its first collection of prescription frames in Austria at the beginning of 2013, before introducing it to other markets. The brand, which is known for its unbreakable sunglasses and ski goggles, sells its products ...
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Flair signed a distribution contract for Argentina with Scheidtmann. The...

2012-10-29T00:00:00Z

Flair signed a distribution contract for Argentina with Scheidtmann. The Argentinean distributor, who previously sold products from Silhouette, sells Flair's product range from November 2013.
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CooperVision appointed Mark Harty as president of its European management...

2012-10-29T00:00:00Z

CooperVision appointed Mark Harty as president of its European management team effective Oct. 8. Harty was most recently general manager of the medical and surgical division of United Drug (UK) Holdings. Previously, he held the positions of vice president and general manager at Boston Scientific, U.K.; president of Masimo PLC, ...
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Continental Eyewear appointed a new sales manager for the U.K....

2012-10-29T00:00:00Z

Continental Eyewear appointed a new sales manager for the U.K. Kevin Burton, coming from the bicycle sector, who will be covering London and the southeast of England. The company signed new distribution deals for Latvia and Portugal during Silmo.
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Julbo is launching an application on tablets and smartphones to...

2012-10-29T00:00:00Z

Julbo is launching an application on tablets and smartphones to help consumers choose the best possible sports glasses
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Licefa plans to launch another private brand next year, to...

2012-10-29T00:00:00Z

Licefa plans to launch another private brand next year, to be presented at Opti in Munich or Mido in Milan. While Licefa concentrated previously almost entirely on licensed brands, the company is now following another strategy including the launch of nice collections of its own brand, which accounts already for ...
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Happyview, a pure French e-tailer of spectacles, has announced the...

2012-10-29T00:00:00Z

Happyview, a pure French e-tailer of spectacles, has announced the takeover of a pure French e-tailer of contact lenses, Malentille.com, which has been in the market since 2006, offering discounts of up to 60 percent on its products. It will keep the company's name.