All Eyewear Intelligence articles in Volume 15, Issue 13-14 – Page 2
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The Vision Council held an educational briefing on Capitol Hill...
The Vision Council held an educational briefing on Capitol Hill on Aug. 14 about the impact of UV exposure on vision health. Justin Bazan, owner of Park Slope Eye in Brooklyn, NY, and a member of the Council's medical advisory team, told attendees about the long-term and short-term concerns related ...
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Italia Independent continues its co-branding strategy with trendy fashion brands,...
Italia Independent continues its co-branding strategy with trendy fashion brands, working together on marketing, design and distribution. Last year it began working with the Italian sports brand, Colmar, and this year the group has signed a new agreement with MC2 Saint Barth, a strong beachwear brand that gets its name ...
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Big demand for vinyl eyewear from Hungary
Between 75 and 90 billion vinyl records were pressed between 1975 and 1990. The vinyl market collapsed with the advent of the cassette tape and the compact disc. None were sold after 1993. As a result, billions of vinyl records are sitting in people's homes and in the warehouses of ...
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Big drop in Spy’s sales
Spy has reported an 18.1 percent drop in its consolidated sales to $8.2 million for the second quarter ended June 30 as compared to a year ago, and attributed the drop mainly to a 22.3 percent decline in its sales of sunglasses, down to $6.6 million. Pointing out that it ...
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Spy has promoted Charlie Ninegar, who has been with the...
Spy has promoted Charlie Ninegar, who has been with the company since September 2010, to the role of vice president of North American sales
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Solaris merges with Avanzi in Italy
GrandVision has reportedly decided to integrate its two Italian chains, Ottica Avanzi and Solaris. In contrast with Avanzi, whose big stores sell all kinds of eyewear, Solaris stores only sell sunglasses. Avanzi is an Italian chain of high-end stores that was acquired by the Hal group via Pearle Europe in ...
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Luxottica is to open permanent display areas for Ray-Ban collections...
Luxottica is to open permanent display areas for Ray-Ban collections in certain Italian optical stores. The group's country manager for Italy, Paolo Pezzuto, explained to B2eyes Today that the operation is part of a larger Ray-Ban marketing operation and that some 50 to 60 stores have been identified to date ...
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The World Council of Optometry (WCO) has announced the launch...
The World Council of Optometry (WCO) has announced the launch of two new membership categories. The two categories are “individual” and “corporate” membership. Individual membership will be open to individual optometrists, vision scientists, faculty, researchers and eyecare industry professionals. The cost of individual membership is US$100, or US$50 if the ...
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Safilo has announced the extension of its four-year-old licensing deal...
Safilo has announced the extension of its four-year-old licensing deal with Tommy Hilfiger through 2020, with an option to renew it for five more years
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Vision Council study analyzes European vision correction trends
French adults are the biggest users of any kind of vision correction in Europe, according to the first VisionWatch Europe survey commissioned by the Vision Council, which was conducted among consumers in the five major European countries to check consumption trends during the 12-month period ended last March.According to the ...
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Under Armour, a major American sports brand, is launching a...
Under Armour, a major American sports brand, is launching a collection of sunglasses, called UA Storm, fitted with anti-corrosive and hydrophobic Zeiss lenses
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Valeant extends its takeover bid for Allergan
Valeant Pharmaceuticals International has extended the expiration of its $51 billion offer to take over Allergan from Aug. 15 to the end of this year, without any new changes in the new improved conditions laid out on June 2. It made the announcement after receiving pledges from Allergan shareholders that ...
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Alcon to license Google’s smart lens technology for medical uses
Alcon, the eye care unit of Novartis, that owns Ciba Vision, has announced it has struck an agreement with Google[x] to license its smart lens technology for all ocular medical uses. The financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. The transaction remains subject to anti-trust approvals. Google[x] is the team ...
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Fedon has opened new stores at airport terminals in Rome...
Fedon has opened new stores at airport terminals in Rome and Olbia, on the island of Sardinia, and in a shopping mall of Jakarta
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Renewing a collective agreement, workers in Italian eyewear manufacturing workshops...
Renewing a collective agreement, workers in Italian eyewear manufacturing workshops and other fashion related firms that employ between 12 and 22 people have seen their monthly salaries raised by €65 between 2013 and 2015. The previous agreement had expired at the end of 2012, and the new one takes effect ...
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Safilo has renewed its license agreement with Tommy Hilfiger for...
Safilo has renewed its license agreement with Tommy Hilfiger for five years. The deal with the American fashion group now runs until Dec. 31, 2020, with the option to renew it for a further five years. The parties will focus on expanding the distribution of Tommy Hilfiger eyewear in Asia ...
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Luxottica has renewed its license agreement with Chanel until Dec....
Luxottica has renewed its license agreement with Chanel until Dec. 31, 2018, with the possibility to renew it until Dec 31, 2020. The partnership between the two groups started in 1999 with the launch of Chanel's first eyewear collection. Luxottica pointed out that it is the third time it renews ...
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Opsion Import, the Brazilian importer of Charmant, has agreed to...
Opsion Import, the Brazilian importer of Charmant, has agreed to represent also the Red Bull Eyewear line in the country
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Hoya will be more aggressive in M&A
Hoya Corporation continues to pursue acquisition opportunities in the area of eyeglass lenses and contact lenses. In commenting on the relatively good financial results for the first quarter ended June 30, Hiroshi Suzuki, chief executive of the Japanese group, said that it is considering a “somewhat more aggressive approach” in ...
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Liebeskind, a German fashion brand, is adding a line of...
Liebeskind, a German fashion brand, is adding a line of eyeglasses for spring/summer 2015 to its wide range of accessories, which already includes shoes and handbags. The glasses are being distributed in Germany by the Wagner+Kühne agency.
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