All Eyewear Intelligence articles in Volume 15, Issue 15-16
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Josef May, who runs Silhouette in Germany, was re-elected as...
Josef May, who runs Silhouette in Germany, was re-elected as chairman of Spectaris during the general meeting of the German eyewear industry association in mid-September. Dr. Andreas Nitze, chief executive officer of Berliner Glas, and André Schulte, chief executive officer of Weinmann Emergency Medical Technology, were re-elected as vice-presidents of ...
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GrandVision gears up for its IPO
In announcing its results for the first half of this year, Hal Holding said that an initial public offering (IPO) of GrandVision BV on the Euronext Amsterdam stock exchange is currently in preparation. It will take place by the end of November at the earliest, depending on conditions in the ...
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Hoya's French laboratory, which was recently upgraded to handle the...
Hoya's French laboratory, which was recently upgraded to handle the company's latest progressive lenses, has received a special certification for deliveries within 48 hours of four types of lenses
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Tom Rebl Eyewear is introducing a line of eyewear in...
Tom Rebl Eyewear is introducing a line of eyewear in rusted acetate at this week's Silmo show in Paris
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A short-sighted woman in the U.K. is suing Optical Express,...
A short-sighted woman in the U.K. is suing Optical Express, the British optical retail chain that also offers laser surgery, claiming that laser surgery ruined her dream of becoming a policewoman. According to a report in The Mail Online, Stephanie Holloway, 28, spent £2,900 (€3,716-$4,728) to correct her myopia in an ...
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Morel's retrospective exhibition at the Eyewear Museum of Morez, which...
Morel's retrospective exhibition at the Eyewear Museum of Morez, which opened in April, is stretching its duration until Nov. 30 due strong interest by visitors
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Under new management, Luxottica may still be interested in Essilor and Maui Jim
The latest reports in the Italian press, which has a good relationship with Luxottica, indicate that the new management of the group may be interested in pursuing a merger with Essilor International, moving the group into the lens business, and the acquisition of Maui Jim, the main competitor to its ...
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Essilor sets up a triumvirate under Sagnières
Like Luxottica, Essilor International is establishing a sort of transatlatic triumvirate to take care of the growing scope of its activities. Jean Carrier, who remains president and chief executive of Essilor of America, has been appointed chief operating officer of the company. He will work alongside Paul du Saillant and ...
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Forbes has named Essilor as the third most innovative French...
Forbes has named Essilor as the third most innovative French company for the fourth year in a row, coming after Hermès and Iliad
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Vision-X, Middle East's largest optical trade show, will have much...
Vision-X, Middle East's largest optical trade show, will have much higher participation this year in Dubai, on Nov- 25-27, as the 15th edition of the event is preparing to host 125 new exhibitors, doubling the numbers to more than 250. The increase in the number of participating companies will bring ...
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Ocuco, the Dublin-based provider of the Innovations Lab Management System...
Ocuco, the Dublin-based provider of the Innovations Lab Management System (LMS), has acquired CC Systems, a company with offices in Florida and Toronto that provides the Labzilla LMS. CC System's Labzilla and Ocuco's Innovations businesses will be merged into Ocuco's Lab Division under the business leadership of CC Systems' founder, ...
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Sunglasses drive Italy’s export growth
By the end of this year the annual value of Italy's eyewear exports is expected to cross the €3 billion threshold. This projection is based on the data for the first half of 2014, which make it highly probable that eyewear “made in Italy” will hit yet another record on ...
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During a press presentation in Paris last week, GFK disclosed...
During a press presentation in Paris last week, GFK disclosed some figures on four major European countries (France, Germany, Italy and Spain). Retail sales of eyewear remained almost constant at €7.8 billion for the first six months of 2014 in these four countries, but the markets moved in different directions. ...
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Local designer eyewear shows are mushrooming
A new race of small designer-oriented eyewear fairs is building up in Europe as a complement to the bigger and more generalist international eyewear shows. They mainly cater to opticians who want to have a distinctive offer in their stores for a demanding clientele.The first and most exclusive event of ...
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Fleye of Denmark has developed an eyewear frame that weighs...
Fleye of Denmark has developed an eyewear frame that weighs only six grams
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Marcolin has decided to merge its Marcolin USA operation in...
Marcolin has decided to merge its Marcolin USA operation in Scottsdale into the head office of the former Viva International Group, which it acquired last December. Marcolin will reinforce the operation by investing in an SAP software platform and automated technologies at the distribution center in New Jersey. It will ...
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Fleye has launched a new customizable wall display that gives...
Fleye has launched a new customizable wall display that gives optical shop owners the possibility of designing their own display. The new wooden wall display, that the Danish firm has created to present its eyewear collections in high-end optical shops, allowing them to highlight a specific frame by removing the ...
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More creativity from Italy
Italy is no longer the exclusive domain of the big eyewear conglomerates and the small craftsmen who work for them and other big firms on an OEM basis. A new generation of small eyewear brands with a high design content and original stories to tell has been taking hold in ...
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Fielmann continues its forward stride
There is no let-up in Fielmann's continued progress, and this was reflected in its share price. After a previously announced stock split on Aug. 22, the company's shares were trading at €49.05. In reporting its results for the first half of this year, during which the company's share price went ...
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CooperVision continues to outperform the market
The growth of the global soft contact lens market reached 6 percent in terms of local currencies during the 12 months ended June 30, according to the Contact Lens Institute, but it slowed down to 3 percent year-on-year during the second calendar quarter of this year. CooperVision (CVI) continued to ...
