All Eyewear Intelligence articles in Volume 15, Issue 11-12 – Page 4

  • News briefs

    Fred Friedfield has passed away at the age of 87....

    2014-07-10T00:00:00Z

    Fred Friedfield has passed away at the age of 87. A former U.S. Navy officer, he founded Clearvision in 1949. He started importing frames from China in 1972 and signed the company's first licensing deal with Head in 1981. He was subsequently joined by his sons Peter and David in ...

  • Article

    Italian exports up by 9.5% in the quarter

    2014-07-10T00:00:00Z

    While the domestic market is not looking any better – in 2013 it dropped by a further 2.3 percent – Italy's eyewear exports have confirmed the positive performance of the previous year, when they had risen by 7.2 percent, with a particularly good score in the final quarter. In the ...

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    The Glasses.com 3-D virtual try-on app has won a Bronze...

    2014-07-10T00:00:00Z

    The Glasses.com 3-D virtual try-on app has won a Bronze Award for “Creative Use of Technology” and made the shortlist in the “User Experience” category at the 2014 Cannes Lions Festival. The Glasses.com app recently won a Webby Award for “Best Use of Device Camera” at the 18th Annual Webby ...

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    Essilor targets sales of €8 billion by 2018

    2014-07-10T00:00:00Z

    Keeping its annual compound growth rate above 10 percent, including the effect of acquisitions, Essilor sees it annual revenues rising from €5.1 billion last year to a new target of €8.2 billion, with 40 percent of the growth coming from stronger expansion in the sunwear segment and in online retailing. ...

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    For the five months through May, Optic 2000 reports growth...

    2014-07-10T00:00:00Z

    For the five months through May, Optic 2000 reports growth of 1.98 percent for its Optic 2000 points of sales on a comparable store basis, including a 5.7 percent increase year-on-year for the month of May alone. The French group's more upscale Lissac chain of stores performed even better, with ...

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    Luxottica inaugurated a new showroom in Beijing on July 18....

    2014-07-10T00:00:00Z

    Luxottica inaugurated a new showroom in Beijing on July 18. Later this month, it will host a gala event in Shanghai, starring a Chinese actress and dancer, Liu Shishi, for the launch of a line of Vogue glasses specifically designed for Asian fitting requirements. Quoting Andrea Guerra, the group's chief ...

  • Short stops

    Edward Buffington is going to retire on Aug. 1 as...

    2014-07-10T00:00:00Z

    Edward Buffington is going to retire on Aug. 1 as vice president of strategic partnerships for VSP Global