All Eyewear Intelligence articles in Volume 15, Issue 19-20 – Page 2
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The Federal Court of Justice in Germany has prohibited the...
The Federal Court of Justice in Germany has prohibited the advertising of a free spare pair glasses when a consumer purchases a pair at full price. A German optical chain from Böblingen, Binder, had advertised the second free pair for everyone, who bought glasses with certain lenses. Consumers had the ...
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CVI continues to outperform the market
In commenting on the latest results of Cooper Companies, its chief executive, Bob Weiss, said he remained confident that it will continue to gain market shares and generate strong increase in profitability in 2015 and well beyond, reaching an operating profit margin of at least 26 percent even if the ...
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United Eyewear, a company owned and managed by Ulrich Schligten,...
United Eyewear, a company owned and managed by Ulrich Schligten, who is also working as sales manager at Metzler International, recently took over the global distribution of the eyewear line developed for Wunderkind, a brand developed by Wolfgang Joop, the German fashion designer. The Wunderkind eyewear collection was launched for ...
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Essilor will close its lens manufacturing plant in Ponce, Puerto...
Essilor will close its lens manufacturing plant in Ponce, Puerto Rico effective on or about June 30, 2015. The company said that some product from this facility will be absorbed by existing facilities within North America. The closure will affect 180 workers, who were informed of this decision in November, ...
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Clearlab is now an official supplier to the National Eyecare...
Clearlab is now an official supplier to the National Eyecare Group (NEG), the largest purchasing group dedicated to supporting U.K. independent opticians, with around 975 members who will have access at exclusive rates to Clearlab's products. Clearlab is a global provider of contact lens products and services and its product ...
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Safilo has just opened a showroom in Mexico City. The...
Safilo has just opened a showroom in Mexico City. The 6,500-square-foot space features the group's own brands as well as eyewear collections by brands for which it holds licenses, such as Gucci, Dior, and Fendi. The move is part of a broader plan by the Italian eyewear company to expand in ...
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De Rigo Vision is partnering with Chopard on a project...
De Rigo Vision is partnering with Chopard on a project intended to protect the customer from counterfeiting. The new Chopard by De Rigo Vision collection introduces the use of the Certilogo code on each pair of glasses. This code is meant to guarantee the product is authentic. Every pair ...
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Malcolm Polley, chief executive of the London-based Federation of Manufacturing...
Malcolm Polley, chief executive of the London-based Federation of Manufacturing Opticians (FMO), is to retire from his position. Polley took up this role in 2006. Kevin Gutsell, the former vice-president of ABDO, will take over his role at FMO, while continuing as director of Optrafair. The Federation of Manufacturing Opticians ...
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Mitsui Chemicals, the Japanese lens materials specialist that took over...
Mitsui Chemicals, the Japanese lens materials specialist that took over Corning's SunSensors photochromic business last May, has formed a new U.S. company in San José, Whole You, to launch an improved version of PixelOptics' emPower electronic autofocusing technology for opthalmic lenses. As reported in VMail, Mitsui bought the related patents ...
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Optical Express is launching a state-of-the-art personalized eye care report...
Optical Express is launching a state-of-the-art personalized eye care report named iScan. The service, which is based on an eye health initiative developed for some Premiere League football clubs in the U.K., will be available with all eye examinations and refractive surgery consultations at all of the multiple's practices. It ...
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Capital increase for Kering Eyewear
Kering, the big French group that owns Gucci, Puma and other important luxury goods and sports brands, is planning to put more money into Kering Eyewear, the new company that it is setting up with Roberto Vedovotto, former chief executive of Safilo, to take care of the eyewear collections of ...
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The U.S. optical business improved in October, fell slightly in November
The overall rating of the U.S. optical business environment showed an increase in October, up to a rating of 3.77 as compared to a rating of 3.71 in September, according to the Optical Business Barometer (OBB) compiled by Jobson Optical Research. The overall rating of the U.S. optical business environment ...
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PFO boosts its management
After the successful completion of a new $3 million round of financing in the past summer, PFO Global, the U.S. company run by Ruedi Suter, has appointed a raft of new executives to manage its growing and diversified business, after adding 18 people to its staff in the last four ...
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Netoptic, the Belgian eyewear manufacturer that markets the Kinto brand...
Netoptic, the Belgian eyewear manufacturer that markets the Kinto brand of optical frames and sunglasses, set up a German subsidiary in September with two regional sales managers and 5-6 sales representatives, who will be engaged shortly. The comlpany is also planning to open subsidiaries in Italy and the U.K. ...
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The Robert La Roche brand has been owned since December...
The Robert La Roche brand has been owned since December 2013 by Michael Pachleitner and Anthony Reid, previously owner of the distribution company Seequal, selling the Dita Eyewear, OG and Salt eyewear brands in the U.K. The brand was re-launched at Silmo in September with an eyewear collection of 12 ...
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Blakfin, which has been a success for Pramaor with its...
Blakfin, which has been a success for Pramaor with its “All Italian All Titanium” formula, has become the name the company is known by on the international market. After years of manufacturing under contract for major brands, Pramaor came up with an innovative project, which it handles on the marketing ...
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A dedicated eyewear section has been created inside the Council...
A dedicated eyewear section has been created inside the Council of Fashion Designers of America. It is meant to improve the creativity of the sector with the contribution of experts from the industry such as Robert Marc or Selima Salaun from the eponymous company; Barbara McReynolds and Gai Sherardi from ...
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Nau! has won the AZ Franchising Award from the Italian...
Nau! has won the AZ Franchising Award from the Italian magazine about franchising for the second time, having won previously in 2010. The Italian chain of franchised optical stores has a total of 74 outlets, 17 of which were opened in the past year, and continues to expand, partly through ...
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Satisloh won the German Ecodesign award for its innovative procedure...
Satisloh won the German Ecodesign award for its innovative procedure to manufacture lenses without the use of lead, cadmium and noble earths. Satisloh uses an eco-friendly synthetic glue and a block made from synthetic material. The German ministry of the environment and German Federal Environmental Agency were the judges for ...
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Jim Eisen has assumed full responsibilities as chief executive at...
Jim Eisen has assumed full responsibilities as chief executive at HVHC, a division of Highmark Health and the parent company of Visionworks and Davis Vision. Eisen had been joint chief executive along with Michael Sullivan since May 2014. Eisen will also remain president of Visionworks, while Celina Davis will remain ...
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