All Eyewear Intelligence articles in Volume 13, Issue 19 – Page 2
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Robert Graham, the American fashion label, has signed a new...
Robert Graham, the American fashion label, has signed a new multi-year license agreement with Revolution Eyewear covering sunwear and ophthalmic frames. As reported by Vision Monday, prototypes of the first men's collection will be exclusively previewed at Vision Expo East in New York in March, while the collection should be ...
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Alcon, the branch of Novartis that has included Ciba Vision...
Alcon, the branch of Novartis that has included Ciba Vision since May 2012, has taken over the ophthalmological branch of SensoMotoric Instruments (SMI), based in Berlin. The acquisition offers Alcon access to assistance technologies for eye surgery, such as the positioning of the IOL and real-time eye tracking solutions. The ...
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Silhouette is supporting aid programs for children in need together...
Silhouette is supporting aid programs for children in need together with German opticians. The company is donating 10€ for each SPX Art Kids frame, which will have been sold by participating opticians from September to December 2012. They are also selling a specially designed glass cleaning cloth to support the ...
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Luxottica has extended its licensing agreement with the Prada Group...
Luxottica has extended its licensing agreement with the Prada Group for Prada and Miu Miu sunglasses and prescription frames to last until the end of 2018. It is says the contact is consistent with the commercial terms and conditions of the existing agreement. Luxottica took over the license from De ...
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Nigura Metzler goes bankrupt again
Nigura Metzler Optics International has filed for insolvency proceedings in the local court of Düsseldorf. The German-based company supplies corrective frames and sunglasses under its own brands ? Enjoy, Metzler and NiGuRa ? and as a licensee for the brands Aston Martin, E11, Bjorn Dunkerbeck, Jacques Lemans and Michalsky. An attorney, Paul Fink, has been named ...
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British online seller adds to portfolio
Prescription Eyewear Ltd. has bought LensOn, an online seller of contact lenses in northern Europe, VMail has reported. LensOn is described as a leader in online lens sales in the countries where it operates: Sweden, Norway, Finland, Denmark, the Netherlands, Germany, France and the U.K. It has country-specific sites in the local ...
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Optimax, a U.K.-based laser surgery provider, has acquired a rival...
Optimax, a U.K.-based laser surgery provider, has acquired a rival firm, Ultralase, for an undisclosed sum after months of negotiations between the companies. The two are now trading together as the Ultralase Optimax Group. The sale was confirmed on Ultralase's Twitter feed on Dec. 4. Reportedly, Russell Ambrose, Optimax' chairman and ...
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CooperVision has taken leave of a key accounts manager, Hans...
CooperVision has taken leave of a key accounts manager, Hans Fern, who worked for the company inGermanyfor about 30 years. Fern held various positions at CVI. He is being sent into early retirement by the company at his own request. Since 2011, Fern was supported by Andrea Wenner for the ...
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Many Italian visitors will be able to travel to the next Mido...
Many Italian visitors will be able to travel to the next Mido show in Milan by train free of charge. On Sunday March 3, the second day of the Italian fair, which closes on March 4, people will be able to take a train directly to the showground. The organizers have hired a ...
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Smarteyes, a Swedish-based optical retail chain with 40 stores in...
Smarteyes, a Swedish-based optical retail chain with 40 stores in Sweden and Germany, continues its expansion on the German market. The Swedish company plans to open several new stores in Germany during the next year. Its website has been revamped to emphasize the heritage of the company. Until now, the ...
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Luxottica takes a 36% stake in Salmoiraghi
Luxottica's investment in Salmoiraghi & Viganò, Italy's largest optical retail group with about 500 stores in the country, is said to have been engineered in such a way that the other Italian retail clients of Luxottica and its competitors, including Safilo, will somehow be shielded from the risk that it ...
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French opticians have been doing relatively well. In November 2012,...
French opticians have been doing relatively well. In November 2012, their sales increased by 3 percent compared to the previous month. According to data published by the Bank of France, their sales for the three months of September, October and November were up 1.9 percent over the previous three months. ...
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Altogether 629 exhibitors, whose offerings included those of 166 international...
Altogether 629 exhibitors, whose offerings included those of 166 international brands, presented their new products and technologies at the Hong Kong Optical Fair, HKTDC, which took place on Nov. 7- 9 at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Center, encompassing 25,000 sqm. A total of 12,836 visitors came this year ...
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Starting with autumn/winter 2013-14, ZeroRH+ and RH+, the Italian brands...
Starting with autumn/winter 2013-14, ZeroRH+ and RH+, the Italian brands of helmets, goggles and apparel for snow sports and cycling, are taking their snow sports range to new markets such the Benelux countries, Canada, France, Japan, Austria, Russia, Switzerland, Singapore, South Korea, Spain, the Czech Republic and the U.S. For ...
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The American magazine CNNMoney listed the 100 most attractive jobs...
The American magazine CNNMoney listed the 100 most attractive jobs in Americain its latest issue, and optometrists reached the 12th position. According to the magazine, the profession is attractive as it offers good compensation without working long hours. Nighttime emergency calls, pain and fear of medical treatment are rare. The ...
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Carl Zeiss is celebrating the 100th anniversary of its spectacle...
Carl Zeiss is celebrating the 100th anniversary of its spectacle lenses with the release of a new publication. “Better Vision: Carl Zeiss Eyeglass Lenses 1912-2012” provides the reader with background information, interviews and images on the 100-year history of the company's lenses, showing in particular the technology that is behind ...
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Wal-Mart is dissolving its relationship with 1-800 Contacts for the...
Wal-Mart is dissolving its relationship with 1-800 Contacts for the sale of contact lenses as of Dec. 31, 2012
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The Cooper Companies has announced its donation of $100,000 to Optometry Giving...
The Cooper Companies has announced its donation of $100,000 to Optometry Giving Sight in support of the 2012 World Sight Day Challenge. Employees at more than 30 locations worldwide participated in the fundraising campaign, organizing local activities for this purpose. To support its subsidiary CooperVision and the efforts of employees worldwide, The ...
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Some 23,000 industry professionals from over 60 countries are expected...
Some 23,000 industry professionals from over 60 countries are expected at Opti 2013, which will take place on Jan. 25-27 in Munich. Many exhibitors are reacting to the large number of international visitors, which has been growing over the years, by providing adequate multi-language services. For example, 15 languages will ...
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