All Eyewear Intelligence articles in Volume 15, Issue 15-16 – Page 2

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    Mark'ennovy, European manufacturer of contact lenses, has strengthened its partnership...

    2014-09-25T00:00:00Z

    Mark'ennovy, European manufacturer of contact lenses, has strengthened its partnership with MPG&E, distributor of contact lenses in Germany. MPG&E's area sales managers added the product portfolio of Mark'ennovy on Sept. 1 to their product offer, presented at local opticians. Additionally, opticians and ophthalmologists are able to buy “Saphir RX” and ...

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    Eyeking will consolidate and expand its facilities at the end...

    2014-09-25T00:00:00Z

    Eyeking will consolidate and expand its facilities at the end of this year with a new corporate office and distribution center in Melville, Long Island

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    Marchon has named Connie Lai as its new managing director...

    2014-09-25T00:00:00Z

    Marchon has named Connie Lai as its new managing director for Asia-Pacific, based at its Hong Kong office. Reporting to Nicola Zotta, managing director for Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia, she will take care of Japan, Korea, Greater China and Southeast Asia. Lai served most recently in a ...

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    Smart glasses come to Europe

    2014-09-25T00:00:00Z

    Smart glasses don't have to have all the communication capabilities of Google Glass. A French voluntary group, Atol, plans to launch a new line of inexpensive eyeglasses across its network of opticians before the end of this year, called Théou (=Where are you?), that allow the wearers to retrieve them ...

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    Vivarium is the name of the first collection developed by...

    2014-09-25T00:00:00Z

    Vivarium is the name of the first collection developed by Jason Kirk and his wife Karen through their new company, Kirk & Kirk, founded without any outside investors. Named after a famous scientist from the Victorian era, when the English culture revolved around science and nature, the Vivarium collection is ...

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    Matt Keaton has launched a new collection of frames for...

    2014-09-25T00:00:00Z

    Matt Keaton has launched a new collection of frames for men and women in a very fine cellulosic acetate material that makes them very light. The line is been exclusively carried in an initial phase since August in the 38 stores of Optic Duroc in France.

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    The Vision Expo West fair in Las Vegas closed on...

    2014-09-25T00:00:00Z

    The Vision Expo West fair in Las Vegas closed on Sept. 30 with more than 12,500 attendees, according to preliminary figures. It featured more than 450 brands. The annual New Product Showcase picked three winners. They were, in order, Amphibia Sports, Avantek Eyewear by Hoya and Specs of Wood.

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    Norville Opticians has signed a contract as official eye care...

    2014-09-25T00:00:00Z

    Norville Opticians has signed a contract as official eye care partner to the Gloucester Rugby team

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    Essilor launched a global campaign on social media to raise...

    2014-09-25T00:00:00Z

    Essilor launched a global campaign on social media to raise awareness of the impact that vision has on people's quality of life in the month leading up to World Sight Day on Oct. 9. The campaign uses the #bettersightbetterlife hashtag. The French group said that an estimated 2.5 billion people ...

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    The Red Bull Racing Eyewear line is going to be...

    2014-09-25T00:00:00Z

    The Red Bull Racing Eyewear line is going to be distributed in the U.K. by Optical Service UK

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    Kering brings eyewear licenses in-house

    2014-09-25T00:00:00Z

    Kering, the French luxury goods and sportswear group that owns Gucci and many other brands, has decided to regain control over its eyewear licenses and develop them in-house. The decision mainly affects Safilo, which holds the important Gucci license.Among the other brands owned by Kering that will be affected by ...

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    A recently created new eyewear brand from Switzerland, Viu, opened...

    2014-09-25T00:00:00Z

    A recently created new eyewear brand from Switzerland, Viu, opened its first mono-brand store in Zürich. Viu is a start-up business, founded in October 2013 by Kilian Wagner and Peter Käser in cooperation with the design duo Aeberhard and Kaegi from Switzerland and a partnering optician from Zurich. A family-owned ...

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    Jan Cory has been named the new U.S. president of...

    2014-09-25T00:00:00Z

    Jan Cory has been named the new U.S. president of Silhouette Optical. She will report to Daniel Rogger, chief executive of Silhouette International based in Austria. Cory succeeds Chris Juergens, who will be retiring after 14 years of leadership at the company's U.S. subsidiary. Cory came to the optical sector ...

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    R. Michael (Mike) Daley has been named as the chief...

    2014-09-25T00:00:00Z

    R. Michael (Mike) Daley has been named as the chief executive officer of The Vision Council, effective Oct. 1. He replaces Ed Greene, who will retire after leading the organization for the past eight years. Daley, an optical industry veteran, began his career as an instructor with Ferris State University ...

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    Ørgreen backs Claire Goldsmith

    2014-09-25T00:00:00Z

    We have already reported about the partnership between Pro Design of Denmark and Face à Face, the French brand of designer eyewear (EWI vol. 15 - 11°12 of July 10). Ørgreen Optics, a fast-growing Danish producer of high-end designer eyewear, has now formed a strategic partnership with Claire Goldsmith, the ...

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    The U.S. optical business improved in August

    2014-09-25T00:00:00Z

    The overall rating of the U.S. optical business environment rose to 3.88 in August from a July rating of 3.77, according to the Optical Business Barometer (OBB) compiled by Jobson Optical Research. The August 2014 rating also shows an increase from previous August ratings of 3.72 in 2013, 3.72 in ...

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    Julbo expands in the Middle East and Asia

    2014-09-25T00:00:00Z

    Julbo started a partnership to serve several countries in the Arabian Peninsula this past summer with EGMA Optical Supplies, a distributor who has worked with Rodenstock for many years, and it is now targeting the Asian markets. The company has a laboratory where it can make corrective lenses for Julbo's ...

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    Flair is part of the “handmade in Germany” art exhibition,...

    2014-09-25T00:00:00Z

    Flair is part of the “handmade in Germany” art exhibition, which presents a selection of contemporary high-quality products manufactured in Germany. Exhibitors include world-renowned luxury brands, manufacturers, individual designers and art studios. The exhibition, which will tour around the world for two years, opened on Sept. 19 in the St. ...

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    LBI Eyewear has entered into an exclusive license arrangement with...

    2014-09-25T00:00:00Z

    LBI Eyewear has entered into an exclusive license arrangement with Maui & Sons, the brand for surfing and active sports, for the design, manufacturing, import and marketing of a premium line of sport eyewear and premium sunwear under the Maui and Sons label. The arrangement, which is initially for three ...

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    Mondottica has appointed Monica Dal Cin to the new position...

    2014-09-25T00:00:00Z

    Mondottica has appointed Monica Dal Cin to the new position of international business development director, based at the company's Italian office near Treviso. She will assume commercial responsibilities for Europe, the Middle East and Africa as well as Latin American, except for the U.K. and France. Dal Cin is an ...