All Eyewear Intelligence articles in Volume 15, Issue 7-8 – Page 2
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The U.S. optical business improved in March
The overall rating of the U.S. optical business environment rose to 3.72 in March from a February rating of 3.65, according to the Optical Business Barometer (OBB) compiled by Jobson Optical Research. The rating deteriorated, however, as compared to March 2013, when it stood at 3.84, and was worse also ...
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Improving Safilo repositions Carrera as a lifestyle brand
Safilo's new management has already announced that it will reposition Carrera, and the company unveiled the broad lines of the program for this house brand while commenting on its results for the first quarter of 2014. The company said that Carrera's prescription frames are enjoying an “excellent” reception by clients ...
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Clearlab wants to establish its own brand in Europe
Clearlab, the Singapore-based supplier of contact lenses, is determined to establish its own brand in Europe now that it can offer the first biocompatible silicon hydrogel lenses in the market, after seven years of research and development. The new product line is due to be followed in the last quarter ...
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The Sting eyewear brand, owned by De Rigo Group, has...
The Sting eyewear brand, owned by De Rigo Group, has launched an online contest to engage the younger generations. To enter the Stingrapp social contest, participants must upload their photo on stingrapp.scuolazoo.com and use the dedicated app to customize it with Sting eyewear and create their rapper look. They can ...
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Zerorh+ is sponsoring an Italian golf tournament being staged in...
Zerorh+ is sponsoring an Italian golf tournament being staged in 13 golf courses through September to support sales of its line of golf-specific sunglasses, which are now also available in a photochromic version
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Mark Truss, sales director of Norville Group, has been elected...
Mark Truss, sales director of Norville Group, has been elected vice chairman of the Federation of Manufacturing Opticians (FMO). He is likely to succeed the current chairman of the British industry association, Barry Dribble, at the end of his second term in office in December 2015. Truss' boss, Frank Norville, ...
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Rob Lynch, the chief executive of VSP, has been named...
Rob Lynch, the chief executive of VSP, has been named Humanitarian of the Year by UCP of Sacramento and Northern California. UCP, which stands for United Cerebral Palsy, is a California-based organization that helps adults and children with all types of developmental disabilities. Lynch joined VSP in 2006 as president ...
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Web Eyewear, a house brand of Marcolin, has become an...
Web Eyewear, a house brand of Marcolin, has become an official sponsor of Treviso Basket, one of the premier basketball teams in Italy
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Neil Barrett, a British fashion designer who launched his own...
Neil Barrett, a British fashion designer who launched his own label after years of experience with Prada and Gucci, is launching a first collection of unisex sunglasses, to be sold from next September alongside his fashion collections in some of the 300 stores that carry his brand worldwide. They are ...
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Rodenstock won the Red Dot award in the product design category...
Rodenstock won the Red Dot award in the product design category for the screwless “MBS 6034” frame of its new Mercedes Benz eyewear collection, which was re-launched at the Opti 2014 show in Munich. Silhouette won two Red Dot awards in the same category, one for its Futura Anniversary Collection and a ...
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CooperVision is sponsoring three British athletes who competed in the...
CooperVision is sponsoring three British athletes who competed in the Sochi Winter Olympics
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Marcus Kuhlmann assumes the management of the medical engineering section...
Marcus Kuhlmann assumes the management of the medical engineering section of Spectaris, the German ophthalmic industry association. The 44-year-old previously worked as chief executive for an association of independent professionals in Germany. The German companies working in the field of medical engineering reported total sales of €22.3 million in 2012.
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The British Contact Lens Association will hold a clinical conference...
The British Contact Lens Association will hold a clinical conference and an exhibition in Birmingham on June 6-9. The exhibition will feature more than 40 stands. An exhibition-only preview and a drinks reception will be held on the first day.
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Luxottica's board of directors has approved the attribution of up...
Luxottica's board of directors has approved the attribution of up to 1,205,280 shares to 614 beneficiaries this year as part of the group's “Performance Shares Plan 2013-2017.” The total cost of the scheme for the company is estimated at €49.5 million. Luxottica's chief executive, Andrea Guerra, received 42,000 shares with ...
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The World Council of Optometry has appointed a new chief...
The World Council of Optometry has appointed a new chief executive, Natalie Briggs, who served most recently as CEO of Vision Aid Overseas. She previously headed the Raven Department of Education at the Royal College of Surgeons of England. Briggs has also served as a trustee on the Vision 20/20 ...
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Ocuco buys another company, sets up a base in China
Ocuco has made two important strategic moves in the last few weeks. It has acquired See20/20, which has a cloud-based store management system for opticians. It has also decided to set up an office in Shanghai to develop the group's presence on the Chinese market, particularly for its optical laboratory ...
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In announcing the extension of its Original Penguin license for...
In announcing the extension of its Original Penguin license for eyewear for five years, Kenmark has said that it will expand the line with models that will be launched this coming summer for boys aged 8 to 14. Kenmark has also extended its Kensie license for three more years.
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Italia Independent has announced two new partnerships. The Italian creative...
Italia Independent has announced two new partnerships. The Italian creative and stylish brand co-founded by Lapo Elkann has partnered with Adidas to launch a new eyewear line called Adidas Originals x Italia Independent. The collection will be available worldwide from the autumn/winter season this year. In addition, Italia Independent has ...
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Annette Estoe, the co-owner and founder of Fleye, has been...
Annette Estoe, the co-owner and founder of Fleye, has been awarded the “Innovative Entrepreneurship Award” by Womenomics, Denmark's conference for female business leaders. The Womenomics' Committee praised her entrepreneurial ambition and design skills as well as the export success of her eyewear company. Three different awards were presented by the ...
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The recent edition of International Vision Expo & Conference East...
The recent edition of International Vision Expo & Conference East in New York attracted at least 6 percent more visitors than a year ago, according to preliminary data. Reed says that attendance was driven at Vision Expo by exclusive programs developed for specific segments of the ophthalmic profession such as ...
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