All Eyewear Intelligence articles in Volume 17, Issue 10-11 – Page 2
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Italia Independent remains faithful to its close ties with Fiat...
Italia Independent remains faithful to its close ties with Fiat through an initiative linked to the Italian automotive giant's production of an electric version of the famous Fiat 500 car. Fiat recently organized a “green” charity gala at St. Tropez during which two prototypes of the electric car – Sea ...
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Mike Ferrara has decided to retire as chief executive and...
Mike Ferrara has decided to retire as chief executive and executive chairman of Adlens, effective on Sept. 30. He will stay on a senior strategic adviser to James Chen, co-founder and owner of the company, who will become chairman. Frank Lavety, senior vice president of manufacturing and operations, will act ...
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Working with Mondottica, the Specsavers chain will launch next month...
Working with Mondottica, the Specsavers chain will launch next month an exclusive line of prescription frames under the Cath Kidston brand name
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Eyeglass lenses are a bright spot at Hoya
Eyeglass lenses were one of the few bright spots in the results reported by Hoya Corp. for the first quarter of its financial year, ended June 30. On a constant-currency basis, their sales grew overall in the mid-single digits from the corresponding period of a year ago, with increases of ...
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Liebeskind, a German fashion brand, recently launched its line of...
Liebeskind, a German fashion brand, recently launched its line of eyewear in the U.S. market. Mosaic, a U.S. importer, has been distributing the brand's collection of optical frames since April. Liebeskind has been distributing its the sunglass collection in the U.S. directly. In Europe, Liebeskind launched its eyewear line in ...
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Pramaor, the fast-growing parent company of Blackfin, has inaugurated its...
Pramaor, the fast-growing parent company of Blackfin, has inaugurated its new head office at Taibon Agordino, in the province of Belluno.
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David Hewlett, chief executive of Modo Eyewear, has been elected...
David Hewlett, chief executive of Modo Eyewear, has been elected as chairman of the European Coalition for Vision (ECV). The ECV is an alliance of professional bodies, patient groups, European NGOs, disabled people's organizations, trade associations representing suppliers and research groups.
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Lapo Elkann, who recently became majority shareholder of Italia Independent,...
Lapo Elkann, who recently became majority shareholder of Italia Independent, has been given board approval for an injection of €9.3 million into the company in various stages between July 7 and Sept. 30. Part of this amount will be an interest-free shareholder loan. Another part will be set aside for ...
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Based on preliminary data, Fielmann raised its total sales by...
Based on preliminary data, Fielmann raised its total sales by 5 percent to more than €343 million, selling about 6 percent more glasses, or a total of two million pieces, in the second quarter ended June 30. Pre-tax earnings rose by 15 percent to €62 million during the period. Profitability ...
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OptissimO, a French retailer that belongs to Balou Holding, has...
OptissimO, a French retailer that belongs to Balou Holding, has opened a Ray-Ban Premium area in its shop in Lyon's 7th district as part of its marketing strategy to test new ways to attract customers. The optical retail banner, which bought five shops in the Lyon region from Opticiens Mutualistes ...
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Spy says it has obtained a cleaner balance sheet by...
Spy says it has obtained a cleaner balance sheet by converting about $22.8 million worth of convertible and other debts to a new series of preferred shares that can be converted into common stock. The move lowered the American company's debt from $30.3 million at the end of 2015 to ...
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Specsavers has filed a trademark application with the U.K. Intellectual...
Specsavers has filed a trademark application with the U.K. Intellectual Property Office to establish its rights to the use of the terms “should've” in commercials. Specsavers' advertising campaign, which shows people in trouble due to the fact they are not wearing glasses, ends with the slogan “Should've gone to Specsavers.” ...
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Stefanel, an Italian apparel brand, has signed a five-year licensing...
Stefanel, an Italian apparel brand, has signed a five-year licensing deal for women's prescription eyewear and sunglasses with an producer based in Belluno, Rédélé. Their partnership already started in the middle of last year with a line of sun eyewear - Rédélé for Stefanel – which has been distributed in ...
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The Optical Women's Association (OWA) has announced that Maureen Cavanagh...
The Optical Women's Association (OWA) has announced that Maureen Cavanagh is taking over from Heather Smith as the new president of the organization with immediate effect. After four years as a member of the board of the Optical Women's Association (OWA), Smith will be moving on to a role outside ...
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Among other novelties, the next Silmo show, due to be...
Among other novelties, the next Silmo show, due to be held in Paris on Sept. 24-26, will feature an “Experience Store,” focusing on apps for smartphones and other new digital technologies. Furthermore, the Silmo Academy is offering a €10,000 grant toward a research project in the field of optics and ...
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Toms Shoes, the American footwear brand that is famous for...
Toms Shoes, the American footwear brand that is famous for its policy of giving away a free pair of shoes to charities for each pair of shoes sold, has a deal with a new partner for the distribution of its optical frames, which were launched in July 2012. Since June, ...
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Allrgan has obtained state approval for tax credits of up...
Allrgan has obtained state approval for tax credits of up to $58 million in connection with plans to consolidate four locations into a single head office for its U.S. operations by the end of 2017 in Madison, New Jersey. The company has reported a decline in adjusted operating earnings (Ebitda) ...
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Sightsavers is partnering with Unilever in a campaign aimed at...
Sightsavers is partnering with Unilever in a campaign aimed at encouraging students in Ethiopia to wash their hands regularly. Teaming up with Lifebuoy, a soap brand of Unilever, Sightsavers hopes that their joint School of Five program will help eliminate the danger of blinding trachoma in the country.
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Nicox has announced an agreement with GHO Capital, a London-based...
Nicox has announced an agreement with GHO Capital, a London-based specialist investor in health care, to transfer its commercial operations to a new private company focusing on the commercialization of ophthalmic products in Europe. Under the terms of the transaction, which awaits completion, Nicox will assign rights to its European ...
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Hoya will have a stand again at the Silmo fair...
Hoya will have a stand again at the Silmo fair in Paris next month, after an absence of two years. Patrice Pineau, who runs the French subsidiary, has told Bien Vu that its return is intended to mark the 70th anniversary of the Japanese group and to allow contacts with ...
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