All Eyewear Intelligence articles in Volume 13, Issue 5-6
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Opticians are urged to sell more sunglasses
Retail sales of sunglasses declined in Italy and Spain last year, but they generally performed better than prescription frames and other types of optical products, according to research conducted by Strategy With Vision (SWV) for the European Sunglass Association. The situation was much better in France and Germany, and slightly ...
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The Sun on Sunday, a new U.K. tabloid, recently ran...
The Sun on Sunday, a new U.K. tabloid, recently ran a consumer finance article that predicted that glasses and contact lenses would be the center of the next big supermarket price war. The article found that prices could be four times cheaper in supermarkets than in standalone opticians' practices. It ...
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Relative stability for Mido, but…
Cirillo Marcolin, who returned last summer to his former position as president of Mido and Anfao, the Italian eyewear industry association that organizes the Milan show, has stated that they are considering a possible new change in the Milan show's schedule for next year. He noted that Sunday and Monday ...
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Italians are largely unaware of how they can prevent and...
Italians are largely unaware of how they can prevent and diagnose glaucoma as well as the harm the disease can cause if not cured, according to a recent survey. It was carried out in Milan over a five-day period in March by Commissione Difesa Vista, an Italian eye care promotion ...
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Steve Holden has left his position as the president of...
Steve Holden has left his position as the president of Davis Vision, an HVHC company. The company told VMail that the reasons were unknown. Davis Vision is searching nationally for a successor. Also within HVHC companies, Bob Cox has been named senior vice president for HVHC's human resources shared services. ...
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Lower profits for Hal’s optical retail sector
Hal Holding reported a 14 percent increase in its net income to €493 million for 2011. Hal's total operating profits rose to €620.9 million from €546.6 million, but its extensive optical retail operation had an operating profit of €248 million after amortization of intangible assets, down from €258 million in ...
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Sensee.com, the new French online shop for eyewear, is organizing...
Sensee.com, the new French online shop for eyewear, is organizing a new round of financing worth €17.5 million to support its growth. Marc Simoncini, the founder of Meetic, and other shareholders already made a first investment of €7.5 million one year ago.
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Essilor’s growth picks up speed
Hubert Sagnières, chairman and chief executive of Essilor, is forecasting a currency-neutral sales increase of between 12 and 15 percent this year for his group, with organic growth of “at least” 5 percent. Last March 1, the group announced a 7.7 percent sales increase to €4,189.5 million for the group ...
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Essilor proposes a new UV standard
In a way, Essilor is entering the medical field of the ophthalmic market by proposing a new standard for the protection of the eye from UV radiation, similar to the UV index used to measure the effectiveness of sunscreen creams. Called E-SPF, which stands for “Eye Sun Protection Factor,” it ...
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International Vision Expo East wrapped up its four-day run on...
International Vision Expo East wrapped up its four-day run on March 25, reporting a record crowd at the Javits Center in New York. Preliminary figures show that 16,317 eye care professionals attended, 10 percent more than last year. Final numbers will be available in May. For the first time the ...
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The organizers of the Expooptica fair in Madrid earlier this...
The organizers of the Expooptica fair in Madrid earlier this month report a total of 5,580 visitors and a total of 41 exhibitors presenting 314 brands. The figures are much lower than the 9,200 visitors and nearly 100 exhibitors reported one year ago. As in the previous year, an International ...
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Marchon grows double-digits
The development strategy introduced by Marchon a couple of years ago is paying off – the group closed 2011 with double-digit growth on turnover. Claudio Gottardi, chairman and CEO, made the announcement at Mido, but true to the group's tradition, he gave little detail. He went as far as to ...
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PFO Global has launched its new SmartEyePix HD dispensing technology,...
PFO Global has launched its new SmartEyePix HD dispensing technology, which gives opticians marketing support, verifies benefits and helps in order management, and also allows for eye and face measurement, and frame and contact lens “try on.” The new generation of the program is a desktop device that can be ...
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Gary Lee, former managing director of Oakley UK, has the...
Gary Lee, former managing director of Oakley UK, has the distribution rights in the U.K. for Red Bull Racing Eyewear
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Design-driven POC sells many helmets, goggles
POC of Sweden continues to collect design awards. It has just obtained the prestigious Red Dot award for the fifth year in a row, this time for two new products. Its EYES Eyewear line is said to focus on performance and optical perfection, and it can be worn for functional ...
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Eyewear Designs debuted its line of Hello Kitty optical frames...
Eyewear Designs debuted its line of Hello Kitty optical frames and cases at International Vision Expo East; it is the licensee for the product in the U.S. market
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Through a new global licensing deal, the McGee Group will...
Through a new global licensing deal, the McGee Group will begin designing, manufacturing and distributing Badgley Mischka eyewear and sunwear. The new collections will be available worldwide starting in January 2013. The McGee Group also handles eyewear under the brands Vera Bradley, Orvis, Argyleculture by Russell Simmons, Totally Rimless and ...
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ESA may join a Vision Council of Europe
Vittorio Tabacchi, president of Eurom 1, chaired an unusual meeting during the Mido show in Milan earlier this month, in the presence of a selected number of journalists from various European countries and the U.S., where he and Francesco Pellegrinelli, president of the European Sunglass Association (ESA), confirmed their desire ...
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At the last edition of Optom, the Spanish Optometry Congress,...
At the last edition of Optom, the Spanish Optometry Congress, Spain's General Council of Optometry honored Enrique Orellana, an optometrist who is client services and logistics manager at Carl Zeiss Vision Spain. He was praised for an article he wrote for the General Council's official magazine about the impact of ...
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Safilo’s confirms improved profitability
Safilo is looking to acquire other brands, in addition to its recent takeover of Polaroid Eyewear, to help compensate for the loss of Armani, which the Italian eyewear producer terms an “outright raid” by Luxottica.Safilo's chief executive, Roberto Vedovotto,, told us at the Mido show in Milan that the group ...
