All Eyewear Intelligence articles in Volume 15, Issue 11-12
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Salmoiraghi pulled out of serious trouble
We have repeatedly asked Salmoiraghi & Viganò, Italy's largest optical retail chain, to provide its latest financial figures, but we have been unsuccessful. We have now obtained the data for the company's last financial year, ended Sept. 30, from a document filed with a Chamber of Commerce in February.In the ...
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The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has strengthened the validity...
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has strengthened the validity of Carl Zeiss' 6.089.713 patent for back-surface, free-form progressive lenses, in response to a request filed by Ocuco for its review last October. In addition to supporting its eight original claims, it has said that 15 other new claims submitted ...
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Taking the place of Marchon, which has had a licensing...
Taking the place of Marchon, which has had a licensing deal with Emilio Pucci since 2007, Marcolin has announced that it will be the new eyewear licensee of this Florentine fashion brand, known for its very colorful patterns. Marcolin has also announced that Viva International's original licensing deal with Catherine ...
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Maui Jim has gotten a special recommendation from the Skin...
Maui Jim has gotten a special recommendation from the Skin Cancer Foundation for the effectiveness of its UV protection features
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Optical retail sales in France went up in the three...
Optical retail sales in France went up in the three months from March to May for the first time since the beginning of the year, showing a 0.7 percent growth compared with the previous three months. According to the Bank of France, the growth was due to increased activity in ...
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Venice shows the world’s first sunglasses
Sunglasses were invented three centuries ago in Venice. The glassworks on the island of Murano – where the city's glass-making industry was transferred in 1292, partly because of the fire risk – produced the first lenses to protect the eyes from the sun. The city is now paying tribute to ...
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Ogi Eyewear has promoted John Nides to vice president of...
Ogi Eyewear has promoted John Nides to vice president of Scojo New York North American sales. In his new role, Nides will be responsible for the launch of new collections of reading glasses as well as recruiting and developing new channels of distribution. Ogi Eyewear, based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, acquired ...
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Safilo has scheduled an extraordinary meeting of its shareholders on...
Safilo has scheduled an extraordinary meeting of its shareholders on July 10 to vote on a proposal to convert bonds worth €150 million into ordinary shares through the issue of new shares. The bond was going to mature in 2019. Meanwhile, Moody's has upgraded the Safilo Group's credit rating from ...
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Safilo is taking over the distribution of Polaroid Eyewear in...
Safilo is taking over the distribution of Polaroid Eyewear in France from APlus, starting in September
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Low Vision International has given exclusive rights for the distribution...
Low Vision International has given exclusive rights for the distribution of its video magnification products in the U.S. and Mexico to Eschenbach Optik of America, with non-exclusive rights for Canada and South America
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Wolfgang Joop, the German fashion designer, has launched his first...
Wolfgang Joop, the German fashion designer, has launched his first collection of sunglasses under his own Wunderkind fashion brand. The glasses are hand-made in a special acetate in Italy. They will be sold by a German company, United Eyewear. The collection of four models will be available at the six ...
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De Rigo has developed a limited-edition line of Police eyewear...
De Rigo has developed a limited-edition line of Police eyewear dedicated to a new testimonial, Neimar Junior, in connection with the World Cup of football taking place in Brazil, where he did not play in the fatal match where Germany defeated Brazil by 7 to 1
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CrossEyes has revealed plans for a nationwide network of franchised...
CrossEyes has revealed plans for a nationwide network of franchised optical retail stores in the U.K., just months after opening its first U.K. operation in Clerkenwell, London. As reported by the Optician magazine, the Danish group, which has six franchised stores in Denmark, has targeted the British market and is ...
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CooperVision has promoted Greg Sampson from sales manager to general...
CooperVision has promoted Greg Sampson from sales manager to general manager of its operations in Australia and New Zealand. He takes the place of Wayne Reuben, who has a new role as vice president of sales operations and “sales excellence” for the Asia-Pacific region. He will continue to be based ...
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Maui Jim is reportedly considering setting up a prescription laboratory...
Maui Jim is reportedly considering setting up a prescription laboratory for RX sunglasses in Europe for European customers, like Oakley's facility in Ireland, if the capacity of its lab in Peoria reaches its limit
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The Swiss Eyewear Group confirms the signing of a European...
The Swiss Eyewear Group confirms the signing of a European distribution agreement with ADCL in France
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Oakley has launched a special collection of sunglasses for the...
Oakley has launched a special collection of sunglasses for the Tour de France, the big French cycling race. It has also launched a “disruptors series” of five videos celebrating five of the most famous cycling champions whom it has sponsored: Greg LeMond, Andy Hampstein, Thomas Frischknecht, Marc Cavendish and Joaquim ...
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The click-and-mortar concept is spreading in the eyewear sector. Direct...
The click-and-mortar concept is spreading in the eyewear sector. Direct Optic, a small, low-cost French online store for frames and lenses, has started to open a series of physical stores to complement its activities, which began in 2008. After opening five small outlets of around 60 square meters, Bien Vu ...
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Maui Jim is more than even involved in charities. The...
Maui Jim is more than even involved in charities. The American brand raised £3,270 (€4,112-$5,609) for Optometry Giving Sight a few days ago by sponsoring a tennis coaching clinic with former champion Martina Hingis at the Wimbledon Club
