All Eyewear Intelligence articles in Volume 13, Issue 7 – Page 3

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    Annika Viereck is the new marketing manager of Schneider, taking...

    2012-04-30T00:00:00Z

    Annika Viereck is the new marketing manager of Schneider, taking the place of Wenko Süptitz, who has left the company after eight years. Viereck speaks English and Chinese. She previously spent seven years at Thyssen-Krupp. Süptitz is said to be working now in the area of laser technology.

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    Johnson & Johnson won a prize for the most innovative...

    2012-04-30T00:00:00Z

    Johnson & Johnson won a prize for the most innovative contact lens product with its 1-Day Acuvue Moist for Astigmatism at the recent Opta fair in Brno, in the Czech Republic

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    Survey finds Americans skimping on eye protection

    2012-04-30T00:00:00Z

    Eighty-five percent of Americans say they think that eye protection is important to their good health, yet fewer than two-thirds of them regularly wear protective eyewear when they're outdoors. The number falls to just a third of people aged 18-24. The survey, which was conducted by N3L Optics, a retailer ...

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    Latin America is the new eldorado for vision care

    2012-04-30T00:00:00Z

    Essilor sees the market for ophthalmic lenses more than doubling in value over the next 10 years in Brazil and the rest of Latin America. In terms of volume alone, the consumption of lenses is expected to grow from 100 million in 2010 to 140-180 million units, but their added ...

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    Hoya and Seiko discuss an alliance in eyewear

    2012-04-30T00:00:00Z

    Hoya Vision Care confirmed on April 2 that it had reopened its Thai manufacturing facility in Ayutthaya according to plan, starting with limited volumes of lenses that will gradually increase over the next months. The big facility had been at a standstill since last October because of extensive flooding that ...

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    Alcon has changed the name of its Opti-Free EverMoist multi-purpose...

    2012-04-30T00:00:00Z

    Alcon has changed the name of its Opti-Free EverMoist multi-purpose disinfecting contact lens solution: It is now called Opti-Free PureMoist

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    Alain Mikli stores will become more specialized opticians

    2012-04-30T00:00:00Z

    Alain Mikli International is going through an interesting phase of transformation under the management of Antonio Bortuzzo, the Italian executive who led a major strategic reorientation at Marcolin and then at Allison. He was appointed chief executive of the French company last autumn.The challenge is to turn Alain Mikli into ...

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    Agatha Ruiz de la Prada is introducing her new glasses...

    2012-04-30T00:00:00Z

    Agatha Ruiz de la Prada is introducing her new glasses frames for babies and children up to 3 years old, Agathitas. They come in eight new colors and a new design that ensures safety and comfort. They are made in Italy of 100 percent hypoallergenic material, and the temples have ...

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    After setting up a new office in Shanghai for the...

    2012-04-30T00:00:00Z

    After setting up a new office in Shanghai for the Chinese market, Coburn Technologies has entered a distribution agreement for the Brazilian market with Ramos Mejia Tecnobrasil for the sale of its generators, lens blockers, polishers and spin coaters. Founded in 1970, RM Tecnobrasil is also the distributor of Huvits ...

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    The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved CooperVision's Avaira...

    2012-04-30T00:00:00Z

    The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved CooperVision's Avaira Toric two-week silicone hydrogel contact lenses for astigmatism; they should be available for distribution in May

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    Aspex Eyewear Group has bought a majority stake in Adlens...

    2012-04-30T00:00:00Z

    Aspex Eyewear Group has bought a majority stake in Adlens Beacon from Warburg Pincus for an undisclosed sum. Founded in 2007, Adlens Beacon develops adjustable spectacle lens technology for nonprescription reading glasses. It uses a patented fluid-based technology for full adjustability. Aspex says it plans to market its products in ...

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    Michel Dailly has left Alain Afflelou, where he acted for...

    2012-04-30T00:00:00Z

    Michel Dailly has left Alain Afflelou, where he acted for a few months as marketing and commercial director. He has returned to the sporting goods sector, working for the French Go Sport chain of stores to develop its national franchising activities. Before joining Afflelou, he worked for Intersport France for ...

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    More acquisitions by Essilor

    2012-04-30T00:00:00Z

    Essilor made 11 acquisitions during the first quarter of 2012, representing additional annual revenues of €52 million. Eight of them were carried out in the fast-growing emerging markets of Latin America, the Mediterranean basin, the Middle East and Asia.In Latin America, the company acquired a majority stake in Crystal y ...

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    Safilo has completed the acquisition of Polaroid Eyewear. The Italian...

    2012-04-30T00:00:00Z

    Safilo has completed the acquisition of Polaroid Eyewear. The Italian company says it has ambitious development projects for the brand in Europe and in some significant markets where it is currently under-represented and where Safilo's distribution network will allow a prompt and solid expansion. The takeover will also give the ...

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    An Italian company, Acanto, launched a new, trendy line of...

    2012-04-30T00:00:00Z

    An Italian company, Acanto, launched a new, trendy line of prescription frames at the last Mido show, called Shield Eyewear, that is said to promote the psycho-physical well-being of the wearer through the use of an activated silicon bio-magnet that protects him or her from the dangers of electro-smog. This ...

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    Eye care professionals in the U.S. remain relatively optimistic about...

    2012-04-30T00:00:00Z

    Eye care professionals in the U.S. remain relatively optimistic about the industry, according to the Optical Business Barometer put out for March by Jobson Optical Research. The March rating was 3.9, the same as in February and the highest it's been since the OBB was started in January 2010. The ...

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    Optimed products – such as its CAPTIV8 communication service, i-Vue...

    2012-04-30T00:00:00Z

    Optimed products – such as its CAPTIV8 communication service, i-Vue content-driven digital signage software and ANIM8 animation software – will be launched in 12 countries in the Middle East through a new distribution deal with Medicals International

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    PPG Industries' optical and specialty materials division achieved an 8...

    2012-04-30T00:00:00Z

    PPG Industries' optical and specialty materials division achieved an 8 percent increase in sales to $334 million for the first quarter of 2012. The segment's operating margin grew to 32.6 percent from 29.2 percent one year ago, mainly due to higher volumes of optical products resulting from further market penetration, ...

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    Fielmann raised sales by 6.5% in first quarter

    2012-04-30T00:00:00Z

    Fielmann reported a very positive first quarter 2012, with an increase in sales of 6.1 percent overall. Consolidated sales went up to €271.5 million. Unit sales were up by 4.6 percent to 1.7 million glasses.Margins improved, as the leading German optical retailer saw an increase in pre-tax profit of 7.3 ...

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    Frithjob de Beijer, 44, has been appointed export manager of...

    2012-04-30T00:00:00Z

    Frithjob de Beijer, 44, has been appointed export manager of Yves Cogan, based in the Netherlands. He previously had a similar job at Eurovisie, the Dutch marketer of eyewear brands such as You's Eyewear, Youpi! Kids Eyewear and Tulipe Noire.