All Eyewear Intelligence articles in Volume 15, Issue 19-20 – Page 4

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    Salmoiraghi grows by 9%, starts franchising VistaSi

    2014-12-22T00:00:00Z

    Breaking a long silence about its results, Salmoiraghi & Viganò recently reported a sales increase of 9 percent to €168 million for its latest financial year, which ended last Sept. 30, with sunglass sales up by 15 percent and optical eyewear frames up by 12 percent. The company said that ...

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    Stefano Pessina, the 73-year-old billionaire who built up Alliance Boots,...

    2014-12-22T00:00:00Z

    Stefano Pessina, the 73-year-old billionaire who built up Alliance Boots, is set to act as interim chief executive of Walgreen Boots Alliance after Walgreens' full takeover next February of Alliance Boots, parent company of Boots Opticians. Pessina is already executive chairman of Alliance Boots. Walgreens, whose shareholders will vote on ...

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    Zeiss' vision care business drops by 6%

    2014-12-22T00:00:00Z

    The Carl Zeiss group reports another decline in its Vision Care segment for the financial year ended Sept. 30. Sales were off by 9 percent to €761 million, or 6 percent in constant currencies, but the group's management pointed out that it achieved another clear improvement in profitability by focusing ...

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    Krys Group of France will invest €7.6 million over the...

    2014-12-22T00:00:00Z

    Krys Group of France will invest €7.6 million over the next three years to increase the capacity of its laboratory at Bazainville, which services all the affiliated optical retail stores trading under the Krys, Vision Plus and Lynx Optique banners as well as some 2,000 other independent stores that are ...

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    Marcolin lands in Moscow with 51% of Sover-M

    2014-12-22T00:00:00Z

    Marcolin is consolidating its position in the Russian market via a joint venture with its local distributor. The Italian group signed an agreement with Victoria Chizhova, founder and general manager of Sover-M, a long-standing player on the Russian eyewear market. Marcolin will control 51 percent of Sover-M, which will distribute ...

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    Oakley is celebrating its 40th anniversary with the launch of...

    2014-12-22T00:00:00Z

    Oakley is celebrating its 40th anniversary with the launch of a limited-edition book. Published by Assouline, a global luxury publisher based in New York City, the book is entitled Oakley, showcasing the brand's story while highlighting its disruptive design and industry innovation. The 220-page hard-cover volume is in a black ...

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    Italia Independent's growth slows down to 33%

    2014-12-22T00:00:00Z

    Italia Independent's growth rates are approaching more normal levels. The first quarter 2014 still reflected the explosive figures of the previous year, with sales up by 60 percent and operating earnings before amortization (Ebitda) up by 70 percent. But spread out over the nine months to Sept. 30, the company's ...

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    A total of 4,268 visitors attended the Vision-X trade show...

    2014-12-22T00:00:00Z

    A total of 4,268 visitors attended the Vision-X trade show in Dubai on Nov. 25-27, up from 4,027 a year ago. More than 150 exhibitors from 26+ countries presented their products and technologies for the wider Middle East market. For the first time, Vision-X also offered for the first time ...

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    Area98 has signed a 22-year agreement for a line of...

    2014-12-22T00:00:00Z

    Area98 has signed a 22-year agreement for a line of men's eyewear with the Austrian designer Rudi Himmelfreundpointner, who started his brand in 1989. Together with the designer, Area98 will take care of design, production and worldwide distribution of the Austrian brand. The collection will start with 15 prescription models, ...

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    Piero Massaro received the special jury prize at the 2014...

    2014-12-22T00:00:00Z

    Piero Massaro received the special jury prize at the 2014 Silmo d'Or, for the extreme accuracy with which the designer-producer follows every step of the craftsmanship that goes into producing a luxury product made of exclusive materials. Every single frame is handled 480 times. They retail at €350, and €500 ...

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    Mido was rewarded at the 2014 “Exhibitionist Awards” (sic) in...

    2014-12-22T00:00:00Z

    Mido was rewarded at the 2014 “Exhibitionist Awards” (sic) in Milan with the prize for the best special area, which went to the 2014 Fashion District project, designed by the Cavalletti & Pagliariccio studio and built by Nolostand. The project was selected for its innovative solutions, including the digital processing ...

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    X-Ide has succeeded in pulling through the 2012 crisis that...

    2014-12-22T00:00:00Z

    X-Ide has succeeded in pulling through the 2012 crisis that saw it lose a full 30 percent in revenues. Its attempt to boost sales by cutting prices did not work: the turnaround started when X-ide returned to the top end of the market. Its 2013 turnover of €3.2 million was ...

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    Lissac, the higher-end banner of France's Optic 2000 group, has...

    2014-12-22T00:00:00Z

    Lissac, the higher-end banner of France's Optic 2000 group, has inaugurated a new store concept that highlights the technical expertise of the affiliated opticians. It was inaugurated last month at a location on rue de Vaugirard in Paris. It will be rolled out to all the 215 corporate and franchised ...

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    The Jan. 9-11 edition of the Opti show in Munich...

    2014-12-22T00:00:00Z

    The Jan. 9-11 edition of the Opti show in Munich will showcase smart glass applications and other visions of the future from Fittingbox, Rochester Optical, Trylive and Vuzix in a “Vision 3.0” tunnel between Halls C2 and C3 at the trade show. A German consultant, Michael Pfiffner, will comment on ...

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    Nuesser will lead Eurom 1

    2014-12-22T00:00:00Z

    Bernhard Nuesser, the seasoned Swiss executive who was recently appointed European director for Essilor International, is taking over next month as president of Eurom 1, the European federation of national ophthalmic optics associations, taking the place of Vittorio Tabacchi, the former owner and chairman of Safilo Group.Nuesser knows many aspects ...

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    CooperVision recently completed renovation work on a new 31,000-square-foot production...

    2014-12-22T00:00:00Z

    CooperVision recently completed renovation work on a new 31,000-square-foot production facility at Chandler's Ford in Hampshire, England. The company bought an old warehouse site in March 2013 and started extensive renovation work in May 2013. Production is scheduled to start in 2015.

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    Safilens has announced the launch of Sonic Wave Generator 2.0,...

    2014-12-22T00:00:00Z

    Safilens has announced the launch of Sonic Wave Generator 2.0, an upgraded version of the sonication device for its Open Care System for monthly lenses, patented by the company and premiered at Mido 2013. The new version replaces the previous generator used in the Open system. The sonic waves released ...