All Eyewear Intelligence articles in Volume 15, Issue 19-20
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Wiley X has launched a new line of sports protective...
Wiley X has launched a new line of sports protective eyewear named Young Force. It is the first time Wiley X has developed a protective eyewear line for children. For over 25 years, the company has focused on eyewear for soldiers, law enforcement, factory workers and participants in active sports. ...
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New U.S. joint venture for Vanni
Italy's Vanni has created a new 50-50 joint venture in the U.S. with Match Eyewear, an American distributor that is currently expanding after the acquisition of a Canadian firm, Optiq Frames. The new company - Design Gallery - made its debut at the recent International Vision Expo West fair in ...
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Irresistor is a Korean start-up owned by Juuc International, a...
Irresistor is a Korean start-up owned by Juuc International, a South Korean distributor of European eyewear. The company showcased the company's house brand at Silmo in Paris. The models are made of acetate with unusual shapes and inter-changeable temples. They are made in Japan, where the technology is more advanced ...
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The Uvex Winter Holding Group has reported an increase in...
The Uvex Winter Holding Group has reported an increase in total sales of 6.4 percent to a record of €365 million in the last financial year, ended last July. The Uvex Safety Group, the largest division of this German producer of bike and ski helmets, eyewear and protective clothing and ...
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Oculus, a German manufacturer of ophthalmic instruments, increased its presence...
Oculus, a German manufacturer of ophthalmic instruments, increased its presence in the Middle East and North Africa, the so-called MENA region, by taking a majority share in its Turkish distribution partner, Optomes AS. The company is now one of Oculus' eight international subsidiaries. Based in Ankara, Oculus Turkey, will be ...
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Google Glass takes a hit, but smart glasses have a promising future
Google has closed down the “Basecamps” that it had set up New York, San Francisco and London to get customers to try on its enhanced-reality Google Glasses, arguing that most inquiries have been coming through its website and its Play Store. However, observers believe that Google is giving up on ...
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Stepper will license Zeiss frames
Stepper Eyewear is going to replace Menrad as the exclusive global licensee for Zeiss branded eyewear and related accesssories, starting on Jan. 1. Its first collection will be presented at the Opti fair in Munich next month.Named after its German founder, Hans Stepper, the company has been the property of ...
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Micha S. Siebenhandl, former vice president and general manager of...
Micha S. Siebenhandl, former vice president and general manager of Rodenstock and vice president for global collections at Marchon Eyewear in New York, has founded 7Trade, which will act as an exclusive distributor for international eyewear brands Germany, Austria and Switzerland. It will also market three private brands of sunglasses, ...
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Woodone has launched six new styles for its wooden eyewear...
Woodone has launched six new styles for its wooden eyewear collection, which use a new kind of wood – dark ash - harvested locally in the Alto Adige region. The collection is now offered in 19 styles that can accommodate both corrective and sunglass lenses in four wood shades - ...
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Vision Express has teamed up with Julien Macdonald to launch...
Vision Express has teamed up with Julien Macdonald to launch the first eyewear collection from the fashion designer. The women-only, hand-crafted collection includes both metal and acetate frames and is exclusive to Vision Express. The eyewear pays homage to Macdonald's catwalk creations and features mirror and crystal motifs alongside metallic ...
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Snapitscrew International of the U.K. has obtained a European patent...
Snapitscrew International of the U.K. has obtained a European patent (no. EP08782656) for its innovative and time-saving Sniptit Frame Screw, which can be easily and quickly used in frame hinges and eyewires for mounting, assembly and repairs, without using any tools. The system is already covered by multiple patents in ...
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Hal earns more from eyewear
In reporting its financial results for the third quarter and the first nine months of this year, Hal Holding said last month that the preparation phase for the flotation of GrandVision has been “substantially completed” and added that it plans to conduct start trading between 20 and 25 percent of ...
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Modo has launched a new social initiative. For each pair...
Modo has launched a new social initiative. For each pair of glasses sold, the company gives a pair to a Nepalese association that takes care of poor people with visual impairment in developing countries. Its Eco collection is made of 95 percent recycled acetate and metal, the acetate coming from ...
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Masunaga, the Japanese eyewear manufacturer won this year's Silmo d'Or...
Masunaga, the Japanese eyewear manufacturer won this year's Silmo d'Or in the category of sunglasses for its new Masunaga designed by Kenzo collection, which was launched at Silmo in Paris last month. The collection, made of titanium and solid gold, was designed in collaboration with the Japanese fashion designer Kenzo ...
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Luca Strigiotti is the new managing director of Essilor Italia....
Luca Strigiotti is the new managing director of Essilor Italia. He was previously the company's sales and marketing director. Strigliotti has been for the last seven years chief executive of CBS Outdoor Italia, a leading market player in outdoor advertising. His promotion follows the recent appointment of the former MD ...
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Luxottica and Zeiss develop new smart eyewear
Eight months after its agreement with Google for the development of Oakley and Ray-Ban frames using Google Glass technology, Luxottica has announced a partnership with Intel in the broader area of wearable technologies, following two years of negotiations.The multi-year R&D collaboration between the two companies will apply to premium, luxury ...
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CVI performs less well than expected
Adverse currency movements and the integration of Sauflon Pharmaceuticals, the U.K.-based contact lens company, acquired last August, led Cooper Companies to report worse results than previously expected for the fourth quarter ended on Oct. 31, especially for its CooperVision (CVI) subsidiary.Boosted by Sauflon, CVI's sales jumped by 18 percent to ...
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Maui Jim has launched a new customization program for the...
Maui Jim has launched a new customization program for the holidays that allows customers to put the recipient's name at no additional cost on the case that contains a pair of its sunglasses. The program began at the start of this month and will continue until the end of February.
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De Rigo introduces customizable eyewear
The De Rigo Vision group is seeking to enter a new market niche with a customized eyewear project whereby the client chooses certain features according to his or her tastes. With the help of the optician, customers can choose between three of four combinations of temples and bridges for eight ...
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Kent Lang has joined Dita Eyewear in the newly created...
Kent Lang has joined Dita Eyewear in the newly created position as chief operating officer. Lang worked for 17 years at Oakley, most recently as chief operating officer. Lang will be based in the U.S. and be responsible for the areas of manufacturing, services, operations and team building. Separately, the company ...
