All Eyewear Intelligence articles in Volume 15, Issue 17-18 – Page 4

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    Essilor accelerates in lenses

    2014-11-07T00:00:00Z

    Essilor International has reported a 14.4 percent increase in consolidated sales to €1,415 million for the third quarter, with an organic increase of 3.9 percent excluding the currency effect, which was marginal this time, and a boost of 10.6 percentage points from acquisitions. The group's recent big investments in Coastal.com ...

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    Marcolin expands in Italy and abroad

    2014-11-07T00:00:00Z

    Marcolin has announced the acquisition of a new 3,500-square-meter manufacturing facility in Longarone, the heart of the Italian eyewear district. The new site is due to start operations in mid-2015, effectively doubling the volume of Marcolin's products that are made in Italy and in-house.The company describes the move as part ...

  • News briefs

    Adlens, which is about to introduce its Adlens Focuss eyewear...

    2014-11-07T00:00:00Z

    Adlens, which is about to introduce its Adlens Focuss eyewear in selected LensCrafters stores in the U.S., has appointed Greg Nugent as a non-executive board director. He steered the marketing program for the 2012 London Olympic Games. He then co-founded London Limited, a consultancy that advises clients for the implementation ...

  • Short stops

     The Michael Pachleitner Group (MPG) is projecting sales of about...

    2014-11-07T00:00:00Z

     The Michael Pachleitner Group (MPG) is projecting sales of about €80 million in 2014, stable as compared to the previous year.

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    Mario Viel, a 51-year-old manager who has worked in sales...

    2014-11-07T00:00:00Z

    Mario Viel, a 51-year-old manager who has worked in sales for 18 years at Luxottica, has been appointed Italian sales manager at Marchon Eyewear

  • Article

    Luxottica posts its best Q3 on record

    2014-11-07T00:00:00Z

    The shambles at Luxottica's top management did not stop the group from achieving another brilliant performance, posting its best third-quarter results on record. The company reported net profit of €162 million, up by 10.1 percent from the previous year. Net earnings actually jumped by 17.5 percent to €173 million on ...

  • Article

    Safilo’s Q3 goes up, not all profit margins

    2014-11-07T00:00:00Z

    Safilo's operating margin narrowed down to 2.2 percent of sales in the third quarter ended Sept. 30 from 2.8 percent a year earlier. Not only did the company miss market expectations, but the decline is being reported while the company is in the throes of reinventing itself after the French ...

  • News briefs

    Silhouette International has agreed to extend its 22-year-old eyewear licensing...

    2014-11-07T00:00:00Z

    Silhouette International has agreed to extend its 22-year-old eyewear licensing agreement with Adidas for another five years, until the end of 2019. However, the family-owned Austrian producer will only take care of Adidas' Performance line and drop the less technical and more fashion-oriented Adidas Originals line. This will allow Silhouette ...

  • Short stops

    Optic 2000 of France has developed a new collection of...

    2014-11-07T00:00:00Z

    Optic 2000 of France has developed a new collection of 33 private label frames in acetate or metal, each of which is adapted to a different personality

  • News briefs

    The organizers of 100% Optical, the new annual eyewear trade...

    2014-11-07T00:00:00Z

    The organizers of 100% Optical, the new annual eyewear trade show in London, report that it will be 30 percent bigger at next edition, scheduled for Feb. 7-9. It will feature expanded equipment and lens sections and back-to-back fashion shows, in addition to the conferences of the British Association of ...