All Eyewear Intelligence articles in Volume 14, Issue 8-9 – Page 3
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Luxottica has chosen a beautiful and talented Chinese actress, Liu...
Luxottica has chosen a beautiful and talented Chinese actress, Liu Shishi, for the launch a specific collection of Vogue eyewear for prescription and sunwear for the Asian market, where the styles have been developed to enhance the facial characteristics of Chinese women. In India, Vogue Eyewear has selected a beautiful ...
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Companies from across the British optical industry have joined forces...
Companies from across the British optical industry have joined forces to create the Independent Practice Support Group, a forum that aims to address the decline of independent practices in the U.K. The new group, which includes Essilor, Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, Luxottica and Transitions, will run under the guidance ...
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Zeiss has announced the planned acquisition of Xradia, a medium-sized...
Zeiss has announced the planned acquisition of Xradia, a medium-sized U.S. company that has developed innovative 3D X-ray microscopes for industrial and academic research applications
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The German opticians' association, ZVA, opened an account for donations...
The German opticians' association, ZVA, opened an account for donations to opticians affected by the recent floods and severe weather conditions in eastern and southern Germany. A contribution from the ZVA of €10,000 was set to be forwarded to affected businesses without any deduction for administrative charges. During the “hundred-year ...
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After a long absence, a couple of major Italian companies...
After a long absence, a couple of major Italian companies are coming back to Silmo next Sept. 26-29 along with one of the three major suppliers of contact lenses, CooperVision. Marcolin's new management has agreed to take a stand of 100 square meters in Hall 6 for its newly licensed ...
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Essilor acquires 50% of Polycore
After announcing an interesting licensing deal with Polaroid Eyewear (see our previous issue), Essilor is consolidating its development in the sun lens segment, which is growing around twice as fast as the corrective lens market, with the acquisition of a 50 percent stake in Polycore Optical, one of the world's ...
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Essilor has carried out the private placement of $300 million...
Essilor has carried out the private placement of $300 million worth of notes with 18 investors in the U.S. The senior unsecured notes will help refinance a bank loan due in 2014, while extending the maturity of its debt and broadening its base of investors. The maturities of the notes ...
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Adlens is one of the winners of the 2013 Nikkei...
Adlens is one of the winners of the 2013 Nikkei Smart Design Award, gaining second place for the design of its Emergensee collection. The Nikkei Smart Design Award honors companies producing inventive designs that connect daily living with innovation. The award is presented by Nikkei Design, a Japanese monthly magazine ...
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Optic 2000 associates donations with culture
A cast of actors is touring France for the third year in a row in an interesting initiative financed by Optic 2000, the French cooperative of independent opticians, and by Essilor. Customers of the two companies and other people from all walks of life, including the poor, are invited to ...
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Optic 2000, the French buying and franchising group, has launched...
Optic 2000, the French buying and franchising group, has launched a new interactive game entitled “I want Karl's glasses,” as part of its exclusive partnership with Karl Lagerfeld. Developed in collaboration with the advertising agency Buzzman, the online game is based on a short animated movie with the cult character ...
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Google Glass entered the operating room on June 20 when...
Google Glass entered the operating room on June 20 when Dr. Rafael Grossman, surgeon at the Eastern Maine Medical Center in Bangor, in the U.S., performed a gastrostomy, namely the placement of a feeding tube into a patient's stomach, with his Google Glass in tow. The surgeon wore a Google Glass ...
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Look Occhiali, the Italian company founded 1978 that calls itself...
Look Occhiali, the Italian company founded 1978 that calls itself ‘The Concept Factory,' has revamped its website, retracing its history and singing the virtues of Italian manufacturing
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Randazzo, an Italian optical retail chain with 188 outlets trading...
Randazzo, an Italian optical retail chain with 188 outlets trading under the Optissimo and Corner Optique banners, generated sales of €103.4 million in 2013, down by 3 percent. The result is highly positive, considering the fact the Italian eyewear market fell by an estimated 7 percent and that the company ...
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Essilor Germany announced on June 11 that it would stop...
Essilor Germany announced on June 11 that it would stop producing mineral glasses at its production site in Rathenow, from Dec. 31. However, Essilor will continue to manufacture high-value organic glasses in Rathenow. During the past couple of years, mineral glasses have increasingly become a niche product. Therefore, the company ...
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Coastal Contacts has reported an 11 percent sales increase to...
Coastal Contacts has reported an 11 percent sales increase to $53.7 million for the second quarter ended Apr. 30, as compared to the same period a year ago, but the Canadian company had a net loss of $7.0 million for the quarter, up from a loss of $0.2 million. Sales ...
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The British Contact Lens Association (BCLA) has invested £100,000 (€116,149-$149,008)...
The British Contact Lens Association (BCLA) has invested £100,000 (€116,149-$149,008) in a new branding program and in a more interactive website which is being launched this summer
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