All Eyewear Intelligence articles in Volume 13, Issue 8-9 – Page 2
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Dieter Kurz is the new chairman of the supervisory board...
Dieter Kurz is the new chairman of the supervisory board of Carl Zeiss AG, effective immediately. He has been for many years a member of its executive board and president and chief executive of the company, which is currently run by Michael Kaschke. Kurz was already appointed in March ...
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Oakley launches a big campaign in Europe
Already launched last month in the U.S., Oakley's new “Beyond Reason” campaign is going live now throughout Europe, Middle East and Africa (Emea), where sales of the brand are growing at an annual average of about 20 percent, faster than in the rest of the world. The campaign centers on ...
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Better results for Hal’s optical retail sector
The optical retail chains owned by Hal Holding experienced a 2.5 percent sales increase on a comparable store basis in the first quarter of this year. In absolute terms, their sales went up by 5.1 percent to €585.7 million, with a 4.7 percent increase excluding the effect of acquisitions and ...
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Christian Hafner has been named international brand director at Silhouette...
Christian Hafner has been named international brand director at Silhouette International, maker of its own eyewear as well as Adidas branded eyewear. Hafner, 37, will plan and manage the Silhouette brand and supervise product management, market research and communications. He previously worked for almost 10 years with Swarovski. He will ...
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Julia Ritchie has been named Converse brand manager at REM...
Julia Ritchie has been named Converse brand manager at REM Eyewear of Los Angeles. She has previous marketing and event coordination experience with Aspen Peak and Philadelphia Style magazines, and also worked to get laws passed in numerous cities in California to reduce plastic pollution.
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Sue Cockayne has been promoted to global professional services manager...
Sue Cockayne has been promoted to global professional services manager for Sauflon. She has been with the British contact lens company since last year, coming from Leightons Opticians, where she was managing director. Also as part of Sauflon's expansion of its professional services team, Andrew Symons has joined as professional ...
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Krys is dipping its toe into event sponsorships, becoming the...
Krys is dipping its toe into event sponsorships, becoming the title sponsor of what will now be called the Krys Ocean Race. Competitors depart New York on July 7 and cross the Atlantic Ocean to Brest, France, arriving on July 14. Krys is spending 5 to 10 percent of its ...
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Franz Saurer has become sales manager for the new Red...
Franz Saurer has become sales manager for the new Red Bull Racing Eyewear line of sports eyewear and sunglasses, responsible for Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Slovenia. The 49-year-old has worked for 15 years with Safilo Group, most recently as its country manager for Austria. He was involved with its Carrera ...
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Jobson Research's Optical Business Barometer showed a slight downturn for...
Jobson Research's Optical Business Barometer showed a slight downturn for the month of April, with independent eye care professionals reporting an attitude of 3.7, down from a high of 3.9 in February and March. It was better than the April rating for last year and for 2010, though, as both ...
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Gatto Astucci joins the new Tangerin Group
Italy's second-largest producer of eyewear cases has a new corporate structure. Tangerin has been established to put Gatto Astucci under the same umbrella as two other companies involved in the supply of other products and services to retailers: Sarno Display, specialist in display cases, and Think D-Sign, a company that ...
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Knecht & Müller, a Swiss manufacturer of ophthalmic lenses with...
Knecht & Müller, a Swiss manufacturer of ophthalmic lenses with a big surfacing laboratory, has acquired Von Hoff, another Swiss company that represents Nidek as well as various important brands of frames in the country, including several lines of Charmant. The two companies will continue to operate independently under ...
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OBE Ohnmacht & Baumgärtner, the international German-based supplier of components...
OBE Ohnmacht & Baumgärtner, the international German-based supplier of components for eyewear frames, has strengthened its sales force in the U.S. and Canada by appointing Netclaz as its sales representative in the territory. Based in the Cadore region and run by Massimo Pinazza, Netclaz has been acting as an agent ...
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Sunglasses are not a priority for many Americans, study finds
The Vision Council has put out a new report, “Finding Your Shades, Protecting Your Vision,” that bemoans Americans' cavalier attitudes toward sunglasses. More than 55 percent of adults in the U.S. lose or break their sunglasses every year, but even worse, 27 percent don't wear sunglasses at all. This lack ...
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The American Vision Council has designated Mike Daley as a...
The American Vision Council has designated Mike Daley as a full-time employee who will serve as the liason with its recently established Optical Lab Division. He takes over many of the functions previously held by Bob Dziuban, vice president of the division and former executive director of the Optical Laboratories ...
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Alcon, the branch of Novartis that now includes Ciba Vision,...
Alcon, the branch of Novartis that now includes Ciba Vision, saw its revenues rise by 5 percent to $2.5 billion in the first quarter. However, sales of vision care products increased by only 1 percent, somewhat dampened by the inclusion in the year-ago figures of certain lens products that were ...
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Lion Capital in line to control Alain Afflelou
Lion Capital, an international private equity firm, is the likely the become future controlling shareholder of Alain Afflelou. The current owner of the big French-based chain of franchised optical stores, Bridgepoint Capital, has granted Lion a period of exclusivity to come up with a definitive purchase agreement.According to reports, the ...
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Louise Fréchette, who acted as the first deputy secretary general...
Louise Fréchette, who acted as the first deputy secretary general of the United Nations from 1998 to 2006, has been elected to the board of directors of Essilor International. The Canadian chairs Care Canada, a major international charity, and is a member of the Global Leadership Foundation for the promotion ...
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Vanni has decided to use young circus acrobats from all...
Vanni has decided to use young circus acrobats from all over the world as testimonials for its eyewear. They have been photographed in unusual postures to show some of its new styles of sunglasses and prescription frames. The pictures will also be used for online distribution of some of ...
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The Italian franchised retail chain Nau! has opened its 44th...
The Italian franchised retail chain Nau! has opened its 44th store in Naples. After a similar opening in the Milan's central station, the new store is located in the Naples' equally busy central station. Nau! has other stores in various Italian railway stations and airports.
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The 2011 calendar year marked another big one for the...
The 2011 calendar year marked another big one for the top 50 eyewear and eye care retailers in the U.S. as ranked by Vision Monday. According to The Vision Council's VisionWatch, sales from the top 50 accounted for 27.9 percent – or $7,939 million – of the country's total sales ...
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