All Eyewear Intelligence articles in Volume 15, Issue 17-18
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Silmo and Mido will work together
Attendance levels remained relatively strong at the latest Silmo fair in Paris, and business was described as intense, in spite of the generally uncertain international economic environment. However, the total number of visitors went down to 33,301 from 35,103 a year ago. Of those, 56 percent came from outside France.The ...
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Maui Jim wants to stay independent
Confirming a report in our last issue, Luxottica recently made a very generous offer to acquire Maui Jim, but its founder, owner and chief executive, Walter Hester, said no. He told us that he has received offers of well over $600 million for his company, but said that he is ...
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Mykita on a growth path
There were rumors at the Silmo show that Luxottica was going to take over Mykita, the important German brand of designer eyewear. Luxottica is evidently trying to expand the range of designer eyewear brands in its portfolio beyond the likes of Oliver Peoples and Alain Mikli, but the hottest properties ...
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Götti Switzerland says it has launched a new website, providing...
Götti Switzerland says it has launched a new website, providing a platform for pictures and information that can be navigated intuitively, even with a tablet or smartphone. It has a blog with personal insights from the company's designer, Sven Götti, and a link with social networks. It features a store ...
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A good IOFT in a recovering Japanese market
After hitting the bottom in 2010, the Japanese eyewear market started to recover in the last couple of years and, in spite of lingering challenging market conditions, there are structural factors in the country that will support this growth in the next years. In this context, the 27th edition of ...
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Fielmann improves margins
Germany's biggest optical retailer has reported an increase of only 1.9 percent in volume to 1.92 million pairs of glasses for the third quarter ended Sept. 30. However, its consolidated sales grew by 5.4 percent to €318.3 million, indicating higher average selling prices, and the quarterly net profit went up ...
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Peter Schwind, one of the three top executives of Eschenbach,...
Peter Schwind, one of the three top executives of Eschenbach, left the company at the end of October. Wolfgang Rebstock, who heads up the executive board, is taking over his responsibilities as manager of the eyewear division. In France, meanwhile, Gilbert Le Nouy has taken over the position of country ...
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Schneider and other manufacturers of optical equipment will show for...
Schneider and other manufacturers of optical equipment will show for the first time at the Opti fair in Munich next Jan. 9-11. There will also be Opti Boxes for 12 start-up companies - seven from Italy, two from France, two from Germany and one from Switzerland. Two of them, Hapter ...
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Spy returned to a growth in the third quarter ended...
Spy returned to a growth in the third quarter ended Sept. 30. Sales increased by 8.1 percent in the period to $11.0 million, thanks primarily to strong sales of snow goggles and continued growth in prescription frames. There were also increases in sales of Happy Lenses, which are now being ...
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Vision-X, the largest optical trade show in the Middle East,...
Vision-X, the largest optical trade show in the Middle East, reported last month on a 30 percent increase in the number of pre-registered visitors for this year's edition, scheduled in Dubai for Nov. 25-27. One of the exhibitors, the Hakim Group from the U.K., is planning to hold one-on-one sessions ...
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Silhouette has named two senior executives for the U.S. Diana...
Silhouette has named two senior executives for the U.S. Diana Downs has been promoted to the newly-created position of key accounts and business development manager, while Heinz Pichler has been promoted to national sales manager. Downs has been with Silhouette for 10 years. She was recognized as Silhouette's Regional Manager ...
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MEI, the Italian milling specialist that has developed innovative lens...
MEI, the Italian milling specialist that has developed innovative lens edging solutions, has opened a branch in São Paul, Brazil, for the growing South American market. Like its existing branches in Chicago and Hong Kong, it will provide customer assistance and technical support for the installation and maintenance of its ...
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Luxottica has launched a dedicated web shop for Ray-Ban in...
Luxottica has launched a dedicated web shop for Ray-Ban in Brazil, now that its main brand is manufactured locally. The products will be shipped to customers within two days to a week, depending on the location, and they can be exchanged free of charge within 30 days. The web shop ...
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The Michael Pachleitner Group (MPG) created the MP Studio in...
The Michael Pachleitner Group (MPG) created the MP Studio in Graz on Sept. 1 to be used as a design studio for all its brands for graphic design, product design, communication with suppliers and other projects. Anthony Reid, who is the co-owner and managing director of the Robert La Roche ...
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Hoya continues to grow strongly
The Life Care segment of Hoya Corporation, which includes its vision care of operations, raised its sales by 20.5 percent to 75.49 billion yen (€529.78m-$658.54m) in the second quarter of its financial year, ended Sept. 30, and its pre-tax profit rose at a similar rate to ¥13.18 billion (€92.50m-$114.98m), or 17.5 ...
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Traction Productions, a French design eyewear company, opened its third...
Traction Productions, a French design eyewear company, opened its third store in Paris last June. It's the company's first franchise. It will be followed next spring by a new company-owned store in Beaune, in the Burgundy region of France.
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Zoobug launched the first of a series of collaborative initiatives...
Zoobug launched the first of a series of collaborative initiatives with Orbis, the global eye health charity, in the U.K. last month. The British producer of children's sunglasses has decided to donate a treatment for trachoma for each optical frame sold to opticians in the U.K. during the three weeks ...
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Luxottica has two new co-CEOs
Luxottica has finalized its top management structure, after several false moves. Last month, the group's board of directors appointed with immediate effect the group's chief operating officer, Massimo Vian, as joint chief executive in charge of operations and products, and approved the appointment of its other new joint chief executive, ...
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The Satisloh group has named Larry Clarke as president and...
The Satisloh group has named Larry Clarke as president and chief operating officer, effective Oct. 1. He will be responsible for R&D, production and distribution of Satisloh equipment worldwide. He reports to Norbert Gorny, president and chief executive of the Satisloh group. Clarke is a 25-year optical industry veteran who ...
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Mitsui Chemicals, the Tokyo-based manufacturer of raw materials for lenses,...
Mitsui Chemicals, the Tokyo-based manufacturer of raw materials for lenses, launched a new material for corrective lenses, which does not only protect the eyes from UV light, but also absorbs wavelengths within the range of 400 to 420 nm. While sunglasses usually feature a protection from this radiation, it is ...
