All Eyewear Intelligence articles in Volume 16, Issue 12-13 – Page 4

  • News briefs

    Optic 2000, the big French cooperative of independent opticians, is...

    2015-09-24T00:00:00Z

    Optic 2000, the big French cooperative of independent opticians, is launching a film to advertise its services and a special promotion running until Oct. 31. The commercial features eight opticians who have been selected as the best professionals working under the banner in the country.

  • Short stops

    Flye celebrated the company's the company's 14th anniversary with a...

    2015-09-24T00:00:00Z

    Flye celebrated the company's the company's 14th anniversary with a ride on a hot-air balloon for its chief executive, Annette Estø, who likes heights, and her two partners in the Danish designer eyewear company

  • Article

    Allison to leave Padua, placing 100 jobs at risk

    2015-09-24T00:00:00Z

    As previously reported, Allison is restructuring its operations, a process that will involve the closure of its prestigious headquarters near the city of Padua, in the Veneto region, and going back to its roots in Volta Mantovana, 20 kms from Lake Garda in Italy's Lombardy district. This is where the ...

  • Article

    The U.S. optical market grows by 6.1%

    2015-09-24T00:00:00Z

    After launching a European version of its VisionWatch study of the U.S. optical retail market for its members, The Vision Council has announced the release of a similar study of the Canadian market. The first VisionWatch Canada study was presented to the members of the U.S.-based association in Toronto last ...

  • News briefs

    Vision Group, an Italian buying group with over 1,500 retail...

    2015-09-24T00:00:00Z

    Vision Group, an Italian buying group with over 1,500 retail members, has decided to reorganize its range of in-house contact lenses and contact lens solutions. They will now all be sold under a single brand called Visio. The Visio contact lens range will be divided into three categories - Gold, ...

  • News briefs

    More than 3,000 optometric professionals and other specialists from all...

    2015-09-24T00:00:00Z

    More than 3,000 optometric professionals and other specialists from all over the world converged on Medellin, Colombia on Aug. 14-16 to attend the first World Congress of Optometry, organized by the WCO in collaboration with the local federation of optometrists. The program included a product exhibition and a series of ...

  • News briefs

    Sales of prescription eyewear and lenses grew by 0.2 percent...

    2015-09-24T00:00:00Z

    Sales of prescription eyewear and lenses grew by 0.2 percent to €5,752 million in France during 2014, according to the data collected by French health authorities, which reimburse these items as medical devices. The growth was lower than the rate of 2.9 percent recorded in 2013. According to acuite.fr, the ...