All Eyewear Intelligence articles in Volume 14, Issue 11-12 – Page 2
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Sportmax, the luxury Italian clothing brand, will launch its first-ever...
Sportmax, the luxury Italian clothing brand, will launch its first-ever eyewear collection together with a London-based eyewear brand, Cutler and Gross, for spring/summer 2014. Sportmax is part of the Max Mara group, one of the major fashion houses in the world. The first Sportmax collection appeared in 1969. Cutler and ...
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A bill proposed by the European Union on using a...
A bill proposed by the European Union on using a ‘made in' label on products is worrying the German optical industry association, Spectaris. It would require the place of the main manufacture rather than where the article was designed or finished to be given. The law would be a bureaucratic ...
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The biggest German online retailer, Mister Spex, is expanding its...
The biggest German online retailer, Mister Spex, is expanding its cooperation with local partner opticians to include contact lenses. Customers of Misters Spex have now the possibility to adjust their contact lenses at local partner opticians. Up to now, partner opticians only took care of adjusting glasses and refraction. The ...
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Fleye of Denmark is blending buffalo horn with wood, beta...
Fleye of Denmark is blending buffalo horn with wood, beta titanium and other materials in its newest collection
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Ic! Berlin is launching a range of ultracolored glasses...
Ic! Berlin is launching a range of ultracolored glasses
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De Ceunynck has become the Belgian distributor of Fleye, an...
De Ceunynck has become the Belgian distributor of Fleye, an interesting brand of eyewear from Denmark
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Toshihiko Fukunaga became chief executive officer at Menicon Germany on...
Toshihiko Fukunaga became chief executive officer at Menicon Germany on July 16 this year. Fukunaga comes from the Japanese headquarters in Nagoya. As senior general manager for overseas sales and general counsel and chief legal officer, he is also assuming the post of chief executive officer at Menicon's national sales ...
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Reverse Engineering, a technology company based in Lisbon, Portugal, has...
Reverse Engineering, a technology company based in Lisbon, Portugal, has reportedly formed a new division called ReverseOptics LLC and has created a new office in the U.S. to serve the eyecare and eyewear business there. ReverseOptics, which specializes in 3D scanning, augmented reality and 3D modeling technology, said that it ...
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ATK buys Bushnell
Confirming an earlier report about its interest in the company, Alliant Techsystems (ATK), an American conglomerate that is thought to be the world's largest producer of ammunition for various types of weapons, has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Bushnell Group Holdings, the American supplier of performance eyewear, which has been ...
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The German opticians' association, ZVA, has reported that the biggest...
The German opticians' association, ZVA, has reported that the biggest German marketing group for ophthalmic optics, MDA, filed a petition of bankruptcy at the end of August. At the same time, another German cooperative of independent opticians with a common online shop, Brillebitte, decided to shut down its business by ...
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As every year, Spectaris, the German optical industry association, is...
As every year, Spectaris, the German optical industry association, is organizing its Trend Forum in Berlin. This year's Trend Forum, to be held on Nov. 11, will be tackling the subject of improving sales, with experts from the industry and sales experts providing visitors with tips and tricks, which can ...
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Ashley Arnold, a female ultra-runner who came first in the...
Ashley Arnold, a female ultra-runner who came first in the Leadville 100-mile race in August, has joined Julbo's team of sponsored athletes. She has been an associate editor of Trail Runner magazine in Colorado.
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Bernhard Nuesser has been quietly appointed senior vice president of...
Bernhard Nuesser has been quietly appointed senior vice president of Essilor International for Central and Northern Europe, based in Switzerland. He is taking over some of the responsibilities previously handled by Norbert Gorny and others. A former president and chief executive of Carl Zeiss Vision, Gorny was appointed present and ...
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A.T. Cross has announced the completion of the sale of...
A.T. Cross has announced the completion of the sale of its legacy Cross pen business to a newly-formed affiliate of Clarion Capital Partners for $60 million in cash. Taking into account some seasonal working capital adjustments and taxes associated with the sale, A.T. Cross has received proceeds of around $54 ...
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BBGR has announced the appointment of Christophe Chebac as its...
BBGR has announced the appointment of Christophe Chebac as its new president effective Sept. 1, 2013. He succeeds Frédéric Mathieu, who has gone to fill the position of director of human resources at Essilor International. Chebac, 47, has worked for the French group since 1992, where he has served as ...
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Kenmark has announced the retirement of Don Howard as president...
Kenmark has announced the retirement of Don Howard as president and chief executive of the company and the promotion of Mike Cundiff, currently chief operating officer, as his replacement. Howard, who is also a former board member at the Vision Council of America, leaves the Kentucky-based optical firm after almost ...
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Vistakon, a divison of Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, is...
Vistakon, a divison of Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, is investing $218 million over three years to expand the production and refurbish existing lines for its Acuvue contact lenses in south Jacksonville, Florida. The expansion plan is expected to add 100 people to the 1,800 the company currently employs in ...
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Allison is putting out a special cat-shaped model of sunglasses...
Allison is putting out a special cat-shaped model of sunglasses to mark the 30th anniversary of Moschino, one of the brands it has on license
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Our German friend and colleague Jörg Spangemacher has transferred all...
Our German friend and colleague Jörg Spangemacher has transferred all his shares in his publishing company, MediaWelt, to his two daughters, Isabel Karen Spangemacher-Fürst and Julia Anout Eckmann. Isabel, 35,who has been involved in the Ratingen-based company for several years, will oversee the editorial operations of its various publications, including ...
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Paget has signed an agreement to be the first licensee...
Paget has signed an agreement to be the first licensee for Viktor & Rolf eyewear. A collection of 25 styles will be launched in Europe next summer. Based in the Jura region of France, Paget is already the licensee for Georges Rech and Inès de la Fressange.
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