All Eyewear Intelligence articles in Volume 15, Issue 1-2 – Page 4

  • Short stops

    Marco Cason, 43, has been appointed general manager of Oftalmica...

    2014-01-31T00:00:00Z

    Marco Cason, 43, has been appointed general manager of Oftalmica Galileo, the Italian subsidiary of Essilor International, taking the place of Paolo Fonelli, who will be acting as chairman

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    Germany’s optical industry reaches sales of over €4 billion

    2014-01-31T00:00:00Z

    Thomas Truckenbrod, president of the German opticians' association, ZVA, reported at the Opti trade show in Munich that the German ophthalmic optics market recorded higher sales in 2013. After a drop in the first quarter, the number of frames sold in the stores increased slightly over the balance of the ...

  • News briefs

    Seiko will start to sell in South Africa from 2014...

    2014-01-31T00:00:00Z

    Seiko will start to sell in South Africa from 2014 by setting up its own subsidiary in Johannesburg in February. Seiko has also acquired its Italian distributor and will be setting up a subsidiary in Italy by April 2014. After buying Seiko's lens development and manufacturing business in February 2013, ...

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    The overall optical business rating for December 2013, measured by...

    2014-01-31T00:00:00Z

    The overall optical business rating for December 2013, measured by the Optical Business Barometer (OBB) in the U.S., has risen to 3.65 from 3.58 in November 2013. The barometer rates independent eye care professionals' attitudes toward current and future optical business as sourced from Jobson Optical Research. The average of ...

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    Optical retailers' sales in France declined by 2.5 percent in...

    2014-01-31T00:00:00Z

    Optical retailers' sales in France declined by 2.5 percent in the last quarter of 2013 as compared to the previous three months, when they had posted a 0.7 percent increase. According to the Bank of France, the negative trend of the optical sector is in contrast with the 0.6 percent ...

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    Cazal raised its sales by 16 percent in volume and...

    2014-01-31T00:00:00Z

    Cazal raised its sales by 16 percent in volume and value last year, thanks especially to its new vintage styles, which sold very well in the U.S., France and the U.K. While sales declined in Germany by 3 percent, they rose in France by 53 percent and in the U.S. ...

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    Luxottica grows by 3.2%, aims for €10 billion in three years

    2014-01-31T00:00:00Z

    Andrea Guerra, chief executive of Luxottica, believes that the company can reach annual sales of €10 billion in three years' time as the group continues to expand organically and through acquisitions. The group is investing significantly on Brazil, Mexico, Turkey, India and China. These are all countries that offer exceptional ...

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    The forthcoming edition of Mido, running from March 1 to...

    2014-01-31T00:00:00Z

    The forthcoming edition of Mido, running from March 1 to 3 in Milan, will have 121 more exhibitors than last time. While some are new to the show, others are former exhibitors who have chosen to return. The latter include Essilor, Rodenstock, Logo and Sama. The organizers of Mido have ...