All Eyewear Intelligence articles in Volume 15, Issue 5-6 – Page 2
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Sover’s team makes a comeback under a new name
As we have previously reported, Sover has been insolvent for some time. The Italian company is set to reach an agreement to settle its debts with creditors on April 10. Meanwhile, the Italian producer of prescription frames and sunglasses is returning to the market under a new name, Sover Eyesweb.Its ...
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Essilor plans to close down its Gentex Optics manufacturing facility...
Essilor plans to close down its Gentex Optics manufacturing facility for polycarbonate in Carbondale by next Oct. 1, but it will continue to operate another factory for the same material in Dudley, Massachussets
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PFO Global, the ubiquitous U.S.-based provider of clever optical solutions...
PFO Global, the ubiquitous U.S.-based provider of clever optical solutions run by Rudolf Suter, is capitalizing on the Affordable Health Care Act being implemented in the U.S. under the administration of President Barack Obama. Known also as “Obamacare,” it is expected to benefit many other eye care companies. Just before ...
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Eschenbach has put out a children's line for its licensed...
Eschenbach has put out a children's line for its licensed Marc O'Polo eyewear collection
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The Silmo trade show in Paris is changing its four-day...
The Silmo trade show in Paris is changing its four-day schedule to start on a Friday rather than on a Thursday, hoping to attract more professional visitors on Monday, when stores are closed in France. It will run from Sept. 26 to Sept. 29. The location of various industry segments ...
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Fedon, the leading producer of medium and top-end eyewear cases,...
Fedon, the leading producer of medium and top-end eyewear cases, has reported a turnover of €60,433,000 for 2013, practically the same as in the previous year, but in terms of local currencies it was slightly higher. Alongside its traditional business as supplier of the major eyewear producers, Fedon has begun ...
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Safilo will focus on Polaroid, repositioning Carrera
Seriously hurt by the loss of the Armani licenses, Safilo confirmed plans to significantly develop its proprietary brands, which represent about 20 percent of its total sales, but the focus seems to have shifted to the recently acquired Polaroid brand, which benefits from a strong image, from Carrera, which will ...
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Carl Zeiss Vision Sunlens has launched a special polycarbonate lens...
Carl Zeiss Vision Sunlens has launched a special polycarbonate lens for ski goggles engineered to soften the shock of passing from bright sun on snow to zones of shadow. The lens consequently improves vision in the shadow. The same technology is adapted to sunglasses used for driving. The company is ...
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Zyloware Eyewear has opened a subsidiary in Canada, with Sandra...
Zyloware Eyewear has opened a subsidiary in Canada, with Sandra Laramee acting as its national sales director
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CVC Capital Partners buys Synsam Nordic
Synsam Nordic A/S, the largest optical retailing group in the Nordic countries, is being acquired by equity funds advised by CVC Capital Partners, the big international investment group based in London. The takeover is subject to the approval of regulatory authorities. Joakim Forsell, who is staying on as chief executive ...
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Safilens builds up its European sales network
Safilens, the Italian contact lens company acquired by a pharmaceutical group in Rome two years ago, is working on processes that will allow its lenses to release vitamins and actual drugs into the eye. It is particularly keen on developing a process for the release of a beta blocker that ...
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Max Pittion, a French sunglass brand that went out of...
Max Pittion, a French sunglass brand that went out of business in the 70s, is being revived by John Mayer, the American Grammy-winning musician also known for his relationship with British singer Katy Perry. Mayer, who has acquired the manufacturing license for the brand, is teaming up with Tommy Ogara ...
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Okia made a big fashion statement at this year's Mido...
Okia made a big fashion statement at this year's Mido fair in Milan by presenting a wide variety of three-dimensional decorations for the fronts and the temples of any frames, with multi-layered patterns and a wide range of colors, based on a further evolution of its HDA technology, which obtained ...
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Optometry Giving Sight has become part of a consortium of...
Optometry Giving Sight has become part of a consortium of organizations contributing to the elimination of visual impairment due to uncorrected refractive error in Moldova. The project is conducted through a collaborative course delivered by Australian and Norwegian optometric educators that includes lectures, self-study time and strengthening workshops.
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Together with GfK, the research institute based in Germany, Rodenstock...
Together with GfK, the research institute based in Germany, Rodenstock conducted a representative study on progressive lenses. The respondents stated that they are satisfied with their progressive lenses and that they do not want to miss the comfort of progressive lenses in the future. According to the respondents, the reason ...
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Lunettes Grasset has presented its first line of eyewear based...
Lunettes Grasset has presented its first line of eyewear based on a global partnership with Skis Lacroix, a French brand of high-end skis named after a famous former French ski champion, Léo Lacroix. The line features eight styles of sunglasses and four styles of prescription frames made with magnesium, titanium ...
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Aspex, which has been distributing BMW Eyewear in Canada and...
Aspex, which has been distributing BMW Eyewear in Canada and the U.S., has extended to deal to all the countries outside Asia
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Spy turns around, gearing up for expansion
Spy is aiming for a 50-50 sales split between sunglasses and prescription frames because of the much bigger number of optical accounts operating in the U.S. and the rest of the world. The number of its optical retail accounts in the U.S. has risen to about 1,000 from only 200 ...
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Maui Jim has appointed Jay Black as vice president of...
Maui Jim has appointed Jay Black as vice president of global marketing. In his 17-year career, Black has helped raise the visibility of global brands for companies such as Beam and Anheuser-Busch. He developed effective promotional programs for brands including 180 Energy Drink, O'Doul's, Tilt, and Bud Extra. Black is ...
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Another international surf brand, Rip Curl, has licensed its eyewear...
Another international surf brand, Rip Curl, has licensed its eyewear to the recently formed Swiss Eyewear Group (SEG) for Europe and some other parts of the world, starting in spring/summer 2015, with ADSL of France acting as a distributor. The Australian surfwear brand had been previously made only in-house. Formed ...
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