All Eyewear Intelligence articles in Volume 17, Issue 1-2 – Page 4

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    Luxottica’s Q4 sales grow by 7.9%, missing expectations

    2016-01-31T00:00:00Z

    Luxottica posted a 7.9 percent increase in sales to €2,015 million in the fourth quarter, missing market expectations of €2,130 million. At constant currency rates, the top line grew by 2.0 percent. Adjusted revenues grew by 8.9 percent in euros and by 2.7 percent on a currency-neutral basis, reaching €2,059 million. ...

  • News briefs

    Feb31st, the Italian brand of wooden eyewear, has been growing...

    2016-01-31T00:00:00Z

    Feb31st, the Italian brand of wooden eyewear, has been growing fast in the last five years. The brand recorded a total turnover of €2 million in 2015, up by 25 percent as compared to the previous year. The brand engaged a new distributor in Australia, The Stables, at the end ...

  • Short stops

    Registration has opened for the 30th edition of the International...

    2016-01-31T00:00:00Z

    Registration has opened for the 30th edition of the International Vision Expo & Conference East, scheduled for April 14-17 in New York, on its website

  • News briefs

    Marc Fielmann, the 26-year-old son of Günther Fielmann, joined the...

    2016-01-31T00:00:00Z

    Marc Fielmann, the 26-year-old son of Günther Fielmann, joined the executive board of Fielmann on Jan. 1. He will be responsible for the marketing department of the family-controlled company, the largest optical retailer in Germany. The supervisory board decided on his appointment last Nov. 26. His responsibilities were previously handled ...

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    Growing Opti to add two new halls from 2019

    2016-01-31T00:00:00Z

    The Opti show, which took place in Munich on Jan. 15-17, welcomed a total of 576 exhibitors from 37 countries on an exhibition space of over 40,000 square meters. More than 27,500 visitors came to the show, or 8 percent more than a year ago, and they came from 81 ...

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    German eyewear industry establishes export record in 2015

    2016-01-31T00:00:00Z

    The German ophthalmic optic industry improved its turnover by 3 percent in 2015, reaching a level of €4.25 billion, according to Spectaris, the national trade association of the industry. Sales grew by 2.9 percent to €2.16 billion in Germany and by 3.1 percent to €2.09 billion in other countries.Supplying the ...

  • News briefs

    iC! Berlin was represented in several pop-up stores from mid-2015...

    2016-01-31T00:00:00Z

    iC! Berlin was represented in several pop-up stores from mid-2015 to the end of the year in Stockholm, London, Amsterdam, Paris and Vienna together with Visit Berlin, a tourist information office, which acts as partner to the Berlin state government and the tourism industry. The stores were opened under the ...

  • News briefs

    Lissac, the high-end optical retailer managed by Optic 2000, is...

    2016-01-31T00:00:00Z

    Lissac, the high-end optical retailer managed by Optic 2000, is boosting its Studio Lissac product customization program, involving a dedicated designer at its flagship store in Paris and the development of 3D-manufactured glasses within six months of the order. A French company, Marbella Paris, can provide a luxury leather coating. ...

  • News briefs

    A Dutch court in Oost-Brabant pronounced on Dec. 17 the...

    2016-01-31T00:00:00Z

    A Dutch court in Oost-Brabant pronounced on Dec. 17 the bankruptcy of Eurovisie World Wide, a manufacturer and distributor of eyeglasses, leading to the layoff of its ten employees. The reasons for the proceedings could not be learnt, but the liquidator in the case, J.A. van der Meer of Turnaround ...

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    Attendance grew by 12.9 percent at last month's Silmo Istanbul...

    2016-01-31T00:00:00Z

    Attendance grew by 12.9 percent at last month's Silmo Istanbul show. The joint organizers, Comexposium and 24 Saat Ajans, reported a total of 8,405 professionals from Turkey and 565 delegates from other countries. More than 100 exhibitors, mainly from Turkey, occupied 8,000 square meters of space at the Istanbul Expo ...

  • Article

    GrandVision up 4.1% on a comparable basis

    2016-01-31T00:00:00Z

    The GrandVision optical retail group's sales increased by 4.1 percent on a comparable basis in 2015, marginally below the 4.3 percent growth rate recorded in the previous year.Comparable sales growth, which is based on constant currencies and comes before the addition of new stores, slowed down considerably in the fourth ...

  • News briefs

    Optical retailers' sales increased by 3.1 percent in France during...

    2016-01-31T00:00:00Z

    Optical retailers' sales increased by 3.1 percent in France during the three months of October, November and December 2015 as compared to the previous quarter of that year, according to Banque de France. Pharmacies, the only other health-related sector among those under scrutiny in the bank's report, saw a growth ...

  • Article

    Eyewear frames sold for €162,000 at Vision-X

    2016-01-31T00:00:00Z

    A private buyer purchased a one-of-a-kind pair of eyewear frames crafted with titanium, gold and diamond inlays in Dubai for AED650,000 (€162,349-$176,956) at the recent Vision-X exhibition, the optical trade show which was held at the Dubai World Trade Centre on Dec. 6-8. The frames are the highlight of the ...

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    Luxottica's founder and chairman, Leonardo Del Vecchio, has purchased 665,000...

    2016-01-31T00:00:00Z

    Luxottica's founder and chairman, Leonardo Del Vecchio, has purchased 665,000 Luxottica shares through his Delfin holding company for around €38.7 million, reinforcing his majority stake in the eyewear giant by another 0.137 percent.

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    Bausch + Lomb has made a donation of $50,000 to...

    2016-01-31T00:00:00Z

    Bausch + Lomb has made a donation of $50,000 to Optometry Giving Sight. The funds will support sustainable training and education programs that improve eye health for people in developing and under-served communities.