All Eyewear Intelligence articles in Volume 16, Issue 14
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Safilo opens a subsidiary in Turkey
Safilo has opened a wholly-owned subsidiary in Turkey, which is going to be the company's hub for its new Central Eastern European Division. Ciler Yildiz has been appointed as commercial head of the new division. Ms. Yildiz, who was previously the chief executive of Clear Channel Turkey, has also joined ...
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Mykita targets MVO launch next spring
Mykita, the German company that showcased its sophisticated customization process at last month's Silmo show in Paris, is working hard to offer this service to consumers by next spring, probably starting with one of its own stores in Berlin, where its head office and factory are located.As reported in our ...
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Vedovotto under investigation
According to Reuters and various reports in the Italian press, Roberto Vedovotto, who left as chief executive of Safilo Group in November 2013, is under investigation on suspicion of insider trading. The Italian manager sold 80 million shares that he had received as stock options from Safilo on May 27, ...
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OMO study shows interesting trends
The second edition of the Optical Monitor (OMO), the new consumer research project commissioned to GfK by the Mido and Silmo shows, indicated a positive development for sunglasses in Europe during the first half of 2015. An estimated 56 percent of the adult population in five major countries owned at ...
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The Marcolin Group grows strongly
After recording an increase of about 5 percent in 2014, the Marcolin Group saw its sales accelerate this year thanks to organic growth, the addition of new collections, the previously reported establishment of new joint ventures in Russia and China and the strengthened sales network.The management declines to provide specific ...
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GrandVision moves into the U.S.
GrandVision is making its first foray into the big U.S. optical retail market with an agreement to acquire For Eyes Optical, a company that owns 116 stores located for the most part in large metropolitan areas such as those of Chicago, Philadelphia and Washington, DC.Founded in 1972 and based in ...
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A good Silmo
The organizers of Silmo have reported a 2.8 percent increase to 34,250 professional visitors attending the international eyewear show in Paris last month. There were only 0.2 percent more visitors from France, but attendance from the rest of the world increased by 4.9 percent, representing 57 percent of the total ...
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Hoya expands in three markets
The top management of the Japanese group has already indicated its intention to “aggressively” expand its Life Care business, which includes its Hoya Vision Care business unit for ophthalmic lens. In line with this plan, it has announced the acquisition of two optical laboratories in Switzerland and the U.S. and ...
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Good growth in Europe
The market for prescription frames, sunglasses, spectacle lenses, contact lenses and lens-care products grew by 4.9 percent to €8.1 billion in four major European countries – France, Germany, Italy and Spain – during the first half of this year, according to GfK's retail panels. The growth in the six-month period ...
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Essilor grows faster
The momentum in Essilor International's growth continued in the second quarter ended June 30 with an increase in consolidated revenues of 4.8 percent on a comparable basis, up from increases of 4.0 percent in the first quarter and 4.4 percent in the second one. A positive currency effect of 8.0 ...
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Essilor launches Kolor Up
Essilor Sun Solution, the new dedicated division of the Essilor International group for plano sun lenses, has introduced a new technology, Kolor Up, that augments the perception of colors and improves the visual experience. Much like other ingredient brands in other sectors, such as Gore-Tex or Intel, it's also a ...
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The next Opti show, due to take place in Munich...
The next Opti show, due to take place in Munich on Jan. 15-17, will feature a new area in Hall C1 to accommodate independent fashion labels, called !HOT for Home of Optic Talent. Also in Hall C1, the number of “opti boxes” for newcomers to the sector will be increased ...
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The offices of the French division of Seiko Optical Europe...
The offices of the French division of Seiko Optical Europe were burglarized over the weekend on Oct. 17. The company is reportedly considering the possibility that this was an act of industrial espionage, as the burglars only took a three-year-old computer while leaving in the office more recent devices, including ...
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James Drain, the former president of Dac International, has died...
James Drain, the former president of Dac International, has died at the age of 77. Drain worked at Dac International for 19 years until his retirement, in 2010. He served the last 11 years as president. Drain helped the California-based company pioneer single-point diamond turning and the movement to free-form ...
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Fleye, one of the companies nominated for this year's Silmo...
Fleye, one of the companies nominated for this year's Silmo d'Or Awards, presented an unusual material combination in its Lolan 4667 frame, blending a layer of oak wood with 23 layers of paper-thin carbon fiber
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Optiswiss changes ownership
A few months ago, Carl Zeiss Vision quietly sold its majority stake in Optiswiss, a leading Swiss supplier of ophthalmic lenses that exports more than 70 percent of its production. The company's control is now shared between Optiswiss' long-time chief executive, Denis-André Zaugg, other members of the management and an ...
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Bruno Fornaciari, who took charge of the lenses and insturments...
Bruno Fornaciari, who took charge of the lenses and insturments business unit of Rodenstock in Italy last year, passed away on Oct. 6. He started his career in the optical sector in 1975 in Italy. He worked also in Spain and Portugal during the ‘nineties.
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Pinko is partnering with Italia Independent, the eyewear brand founded...
Pinko is partnering with Italia Independent, the eyewear brand founded in 2007 by Lapo Elkann with Andrea Tessitore and Giovanni Accongiagioco, to launch its first eyewear collection. The new made-in-Italy line of sunglasses, which is called “The Pinko Invasion,” will consist of four models, each with twelve color schemes. The ...
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Maui Jim has introduced its first blue flash mirror coating...
Maui Jim has introduced its first blue flash mirror coating on its lenses
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Julbo has become the only sports brand in Europe with...
Julbo has become the only sports brand in Europe with an in-house laboratory to make corrective lenses for its sports glasses. Like other brands of sports eyewear, it was previously outsourcing the process to an outside laboratory. Following an investment completed in April, Julbo's lab has a capacity to make ...
