All Eyewear Intelligence articles in Volume 16, Issue 6-7 – Page 4

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    Italia Independent grows by 32%

    2015-05-07T00:00:00Z

    Revenues and profits were both up for Italia Independent in 2014. The group controlled by Lapo Elkann and quoted on the AIM Italia stock exchange, closed the year with turnover of €32.9 million, an increase of 32 percent over the previous year. The gross operating profit (Ebitda) was up by ...

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    Aktivopik, a German optical retailer that celebrated its 25th anniversary...

    2015-05-07T00:00:00Z

    Aktivopik, a German optical retailer that celebrated its 25th anniversary last year, said its sales grew by 25 percent in 2014, well over the 3.5 percent growth of the German retail market, reaching €48.3 million. Sales rose by 17.7 percent in ophthalmic optics and by 85 percent for hearing aids. ...

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    The Vision Council has received the 2015 Golden Quill Award...

    2015-05-07T00:00:00Z

    The Vision Council has received the 2015 Golden Quill Award for the media coverage received by its Digital Eye Strain report. It was released at the big International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas at the beginning of this year to raise awareness about the temporary discomfort experienced during prolonged ...

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    Walgreens Boots Alliance has announced plans to close around 200...

    2015-05-07T00:00:00Z

    Walgreens Boots Alliance has announced plans to close around 200 stores in the U.S. as part of the cost-reduction plan it first unveiled last August. The company, which is the largest U.S. drugstore chain, explained it has not yet decided which stores it will close, although it said it will ...

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    De Rigo grows by 2.8%

    2015-05-07T00:00:00Z

    Sales grew by 2.8 percent in 2014 at De Rigo Vision, with house brands such as Police, Lozza and Sting growing by 3.8 percent. Two licenses, Chopard and Furla, made good progress as well. While boosting operations in the U.S. and China, the group is hiring 35 new people in ...

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    Oakley launched on Feb. 17 a new marketing campaign in...

    2015-05-07T00:00:00Z

    Oakley launched on Feb. 17 a new marketing campaign in 22 countries under the “One Obsession” tagline. It invited people to share the passions of any of the brand's 450 sponsored athletes including skateboarder Eric Koston, surfer Gabriel Medina, cyclist Mark Cavendish, all-star baseball player Matt Kemp, Moto GP champion ...

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    Bausch + Lomb’s parent grows by 16%, turns around

    2015-05-07T00:00:00Z

    Valeant Pharmaceuticals, the company that bought Bausch + Lomb in August 2013, reported net income of $74.5 million for the first quarter ended March 31 against a loss of $20.3 million in the year-ago period. Total sales grew by 16 percent to $2,190 million, led by a 39 percent increase ...

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    GlassesUSA.com has raised $12.5 million in a financing round led...

    2015-05-07T00:00:00Z

    GlassesUSA.com has raised $12.5 million in a financing round led by Viola Private Equity, a member of the Viola Group. The funding will be used by the Israel-based retailer to accelerate the company's expansion. The global e-commerce company sells online discounted prescribed eyewear, offering both branded and private-label products. Founded ...

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    British opticians recorded fractionally negative sales in the 12 months...

    2015-05-07T00:00:00Z

    British opticians recorded fractionally negative sales in the 12 months ended March 31, according to a survey of independent opticians carried out by the Optician magazine. They were up by 0.2 percent in the first quarter of this year.

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    The 100% Optical fair, which was held in London for...

    2015-05-07T00:00:00Z

    The 100% Optical fair, which was held in London for the second time on Feb. 7-9 with a 25 percent increase in visitors to more than 6,000, has won the battle of the eyewear fairs in the British capital. The organizers of Optrafair, which was held in London for the ...

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    Luxottica posts strong sales and record earnings for Q1

    2015-05-07T00:00:00Z

    In the first quarter, Luxottica booked a 19.9 percent increase in sales to €2,210 million, setting a new quarterly record. At constant currency rates, the top line grew by 5.3 percent. Excluding changes made in the reinsurance agreement of EyeMed, the group's U.S.-based vision insurance program, adjusted revenues grew by ...

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    J&J’s vision care sales drop 17.1%

    2015-05-07T00:00:00Z

    Johnson & Johnson has announced an overall sales decline of 4.1 percent to $17.4 billion for the first quarter of 2015 as compared to the first quarter a year ago, with currency exchange rates depressing the results by 7.2 percentage points. Sales rose by 5.9 percent in the U.S. but ...

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    Ocuco announced that its Acuitas ActivEHR 2.0 practice management tool,...

    2015-05-07T00:00:00Z

    Ocuco announced that its Acuitas ActivEHR 2.0 practice management tool, which has been specifically tailored for the U.S. optometry market, has received certification by the Drummond Group. The product, which is due to be launched in North America in the summer, includes use of the DrFirst electronic prescribing platform for ...