All Eyewear Intelligence articles in Volume 13, Issue 17-18 – Page 3

  • Short stops

    Andrea Wenner has taken responsibility for key accounts at...

    2012-11-26T00:00:00Z

    Andrea Wenner has taken responsibility for key accounts at CooperVision for all the German-speaking countries, replacing Hans Fern who is retiring after 30 years with the group

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    Safilo’s quarterly sales to Hal stores up by 82%

    2012-11-26T00:00:00Z

    Safilo increased sales to GrandVision by 82 percent in the third quarter ended Sept. 30, as the two sister companies continue to strengthen their ties. With sales of €2.257 billion generated through almost 4,500 stores in 39 different countries, GrandVision is the holding company of numerous optical retail chains and ...

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    Spy’s sales go up by 8%

    2012-11-26T00:00:00Z

    Spy Inc. reported total net sales of $9.9 million for the third quarter ended Sept. 30, representing an increase of 8 percent from the comparable quarter of 2011. Sales grew by 10 percent to $27.5 million for the first nine months of the year, compared with total net sales of ...

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    Hal’s optical retail business grows by 4.6%

    2012-11-26T00:00:00Z

    The optical retail companies owned by Hal saw their combined revenues increase by 4.6 percent to €1,809 million for the first nine months of 2012, up from €1,729 million for the same period last year. They would have risen by 2.9 percent excluding the effects of acquisitions and changes in ...

  • News briefs

    Lissac achieved a cumulated sales increase of 5.37 percent on...

    2012-11-26T00:00:00Z

    Lissac achieved a cumulated sales increase of 5.37 percent on a same-store basis in the first nine months of this year, compared with the year-ago period, although the French optical retail market declined by 0.2 percent, according to GfK. The positive result for the French banner, which was acquired by ...

  • News briefs

    Carl Zeiss has entrusted an American partner, Total 3D Solutions,...

    2012-11-26T00:00:00Z

    Carl Zeiss has entrusted an American partner, Total 3D Solutions, with the distribution of its Cinemizer OLED multimedia glasses in the U.S. and Canada. Like OneButton, its European distributor for these glasses, Total 3D Solutions supplies retailers with special services related to 3D viewing. The multimedia glasses are available in ...

  • News briefs

    Mondottica has agreed on an extension until June 2026 of...

    2012-11-26T00:00:00Z

    Mondottica has agreed on an extension until June 2026 of its eyewear licensing contract with Anna Sui Corporation. Like the existing one, the new contract covers the whole world except Japan. Thanks to its global expansion and the opening of new offices in various countries, Mondottica has been regularly adding ...

  • News briefs

    The upcoming Odma 2013 trade show in Australia has already...

    2012-11-26T00:00:00Z

    The upcoming Odma 2013 trade show in Australia has already allocated 90 percent of its floor space more than 10 months before the event, which is scheduled to take place at the Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre at Southbank on July 5-7 next year. That translates into 90 percent of ...

  • News briefs

    Optic 2000 will contribute to the French edition of the...

    2012-11-26T00:00:00Z

    Optic 2000 will contribute to the French edition of the Téléthon fund-raising event on Dec. 7, with the support of 150 volunteers from its headquarters in Clamart, near Paris. The company's initiatives will revolve in particular around rare diseases and ocular gene therapy and will complement the planned collection of ...

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    Eyecessorize has hit 50,000 “likes” on Facebook. This program is...

    2012-11-26T00:00:00Z

    Eyecessorize has hit 50,000 “likes” on Facebook. This program is The Vision Council's campaign to increase awareness of the fashion and lifestyle aspects of eyewear in the U.S. The Facebook page, which has been growing steadily since its launch in October 2008, offers its fans an inside look at each ...