All Eyewear Intelligence articles in Volume 14, Issue 15-16
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Short stops
Rodenstock will return to the Mido show in Milan next...
Rodenstock will return to the Mido show in Milan next March
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French legislators support online sales
The lower house of the French Parliament adopted yesterday two controversial amendments that will facilitate sales of eyeglasses over the internet. The amendments had been proposed by the French Socialist government, claiming that it will foster competition in the high-margin optical retail sector, helping consumers to save up to €1 ...
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Fielmann gains further market share in Germany
Germany's biggest optical retailer scored year-on-year sales increases in Germany of around 5 percent in the third quarter and 3 percent for the first nine months of this year on a same-store basis, according to a spokesman for the company. It did not perform as well in Switzerland, but the ...
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News briefs
There will several new exhibitors at the Opti trade show to...
There will several new exhibitors at the Opti trade show to be held in Munich on Jan. 10-12 including Oliver Goldsmith, the British company owned by the senior Oliver Goldsmith; Suzy Glam from the Netherlands; Hapter, an Italian brand inspired by a pair of glacier military goggles from the Second World ...
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Pascale Rouhier will be the new secretary general of Euromcontact,...
Pascale Rouhier will be the new secretary general of Euromcontact, the European association of the leading contact lens companies, starting next Jan. 1. She will replace Anne-Marie Wolters, who is retiring. The new secretary general, who is 36 years old, has been a consultant and secretary general for various other ...
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Italia Independent partners with Essilor
Italia Independent has an agreement since last March with Essilor Italia, which will supply its latest generation of ophthalmic lenses on an exclusive basis for the frames that the Italian company will sell its eight concept stores.All in Italy, these stores also sell other fashion products under the same brand ...
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News briefs
VMail reports that Essilor has settled a suit launched last...
VMail reports that Essilor has settled a suit launched last Feb. 22 in a Texas court against Younger Optics, Indizen Optical Technologies (IOT) and VSP Optics Group, which claimed that they had been infringing on a U.S. patent 6149271, covering progressive addition lenses and processes to make them. IOT, a ...
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Ludovic Mathieu is the new managing director of Essilor France,...
Ludovic Mathieu is the new managing director of Essilor France, replacing Nicolas de Lambert who is going to take on new responsibilities at the European level within the Essilor International group. Mathieu worked as a consultant before joining Essilor France in 2005, in charge of promoting vision care.
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News briefs
Thierry Lasry, a well-known French eyewear designer, is developing, for...
Thierry Lasry, a well-known French eyewear designer, is developing, for the first time, the spring/summer 2015 collection of sunglasses for the luxury brand Fendi, which is now licensed by Safilo. The company acquired the rights for production and worldwide distribution of the brand, previously held by Marchon, in July this ...
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Safilo has signed a five-year deal with Kate Spade for...
Safilo has signed a five-year deal with Kate Spade for the design, production and distribution of Jack Spade eyewear in North America, along with a three-year extension of the current agreement related to the license for Kate Spade New York. For both deals, the expiration date is Dec. 31, 2018. ...
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Counterfeiting pursues its rapid path
In the past 17 years, up to 2011, the value of counterfeit goods worldwide has grown 20 times over. It has caused the loss of 270,000 jobs in the past 10 years, around125,000 of which were in the European Union alone. China is way ahead of all other countries in ...
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Oberalp, the Italian-based parent company of Salewa, Dynafit and Wild...
Oberalp, the Italian-based parent company of Salewa, Dynafit and Wild Country, has agreed to represent Julbo, the 125-year-old French brand of technical sports eyewear, on the Italian market. Major synergies are expected between Salewa and Julbo in this important market. For the past 15 years, Julbo has been distributed in ...
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Marcolin has expanded its commercial partnership in the Middle East...
Marcolin has expanded its commercial partnership in the Middle East with Rivoli Group. From last Nov. 15, Rivoli will handle the distribution in the region of Marcolin's 55DSL, Diesel and Swarovski eyewear. Rivoli, which is also a major partner of the Richemont Group, already distributes other lines of Marcolin: DSquared2, ...
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Julbo is coming out with a very technical line of...
Julbo is coming out with a very technical line of snow helmets, called Symbios, with double ventilation and a “3D Adjustable Fit.” The helmets are relatively light and include models developed specifically for women.
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Salt City Optics has launched a new online store specializing...
Salt City Optics has launched a new online store specializing in prescription eyewear for outdoor activities. SaltCityOptics.com offers prescription eyewear to cyclists, skiers, hikers, fishermen, skateboarders and other outdoor enthusiasts. The company, based in Salt Lake City, claims to be the first online retailer to specialize in the niche. Its ...
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Fleye flies through the Chinese market
In a span of a little more than one year, Fleye, one of the most recent and successful start-ups in Danish eyewear design, has become one of the leading designer brands in China, where it is now sold in more than 100 high-end optical stores in 22 different provinces.Many brands ...
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Hal’s optical chains make progress
Hal reports sales increase of 2.7 percent in the third quarter and 1.7 percent in the first nine months of this year for its optical stores in terms of local currencies and on a same-store basis, compared with the corresponding periods of 2012. On an absolute basis, their revenues increased ...
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News briefs
Loubsol has obtained a formal certificate proving that its goggles...
Loubsol has obtained a formal certificate proving that its goggles are entirely manufactured in France. The French company, which was taken over by the Batteur group at the beginning of 2013, claims to be the only producer of snow goggles that has this kind of label, which seems to be ...
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Sauflon has just inaugurated a new center for innovation next...
Sauflon has just inaugurated a new center for innovation next to its manufacturing plant in Budapest, which was opened in 2007. The new center bolsters the company's ambitions to become the world's third biggest contact lens maker by 2018, as revealed during the opening ceremony. The new white, minimalist building ...
