All Eyewear Intelligence articles in Volume 17, Issue 12-13 – Page 2
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Hoya Vision Care is introducing Hoya EyeGenius, a new high-precision...
Hoya Vision Care is introducing Hoya EyeGenius, a new high-precision system for the measurement and correction of fixation disparities in the case of heterophoria, an eye condition characterized by a failure of the visual axes to remain parallel. Hoya EyeGenius is said to calculate the ideal prismatic prescription for the ...
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Wellfairs has cancelled the second edition of a new high-end...
Wellfairs has cancelled the second edition of a new high-end eyewear show for the northern part of the German market, called Selected Eyewear (SEE), that was going to be held on Oct. 29-30 in Dortmund, because of insufficient demand. The organizers will monitor the development of regional trade shows before ...
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Opal sets up an office in Canada
Opal, another French company that is setting up a strategic partnership with Demetz, has found an interesting way of setting foot in the Canadian market. Two years after the launch of an Asian sales office in Hong Kong, it set up its own sales office for the Canadian market last ...
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VSP Global and the University of South California (USC) Center...
VSP Global and the University of South California (USC) Center for Body Computing (CBC) are teaming up on a study and consumer pilot test of tech-enabled eyewear called the Level. Last year, VSP unveiled a pair of prototype glasses with health-tracking sensors built into the temple. A partnership with USC's ...
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Brulimar Optical is launching a new unisex collection of prescription...
Brulimar Optical is launching a new unisex collection of prescription frames, called Flextra, whose temples use a shape-memory alloy. They are made with inert and nickel-free titanium. They use a special coloring process to added bright color accents on the temple covers and other locations.
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ClearVision Optical and Steve Madden, the U.S. brand of footwear...
ClearVision Optical and Steve Madden, the U.S. brand of footwear and accessories, have signed a global multi-year licensing agreement for eyewear and sunglasses. ClearVision is taking over the license from Color & Optics at a time when Madden is working with new partners in Europe as part of an ambitious ...
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Zeiss has released a biography of the company's founder, Carl...
Zeiss has released a biography of the company's founder, Carl Zeiss, to commemorate the 200th anniversary of his birth on Sept. 11, 1816. The book has been written by Wolfgang Wimmer, head of Zeiss' archives, and Stephan Paetrow, a German historian specializing in corporate history. Carl Zeiss, who lived from ...
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Eschenbach Optik has signed new global licenses with BeYu Lizenz,...
Eschenbach Optik has signed new global licenses with BeYu Lizenz, a company in Austria, for the Art Deco and Beyu brands, starting next year. GVIS has these licenses until the end of 2016. The German company will also be the first eyewear licensee of Anny, a brand of nail polish.
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Jesper Mathiesen, who has been in charge of business development...
Jesper Mathiesen, who has been in charge of business development at Fleye since 2014, has been promoted to the position of chief executive of the Danish eyewear company. Among other previous roles, he has been the marketing director of IC Companys, the parent of Peak Performance and other lifestyle fashion ...
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Essilor becomes the biggest online retailer in Europe
The online retail business has become so important for Essilor International that it has been placed in the hands of a high-profile manager, Bernard Nuesser, with global responsibilities, according to well-informed sources? This former international director of GrandVision and chief executive of its Vision Express chain in the U.K., ...
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Silmo becomes more international
About 900 exhibitors from all over the world will present 1,350 brands on 80,000 square meters of space in Paris for four days, starting tomorrow. The number of French exhibitors will be down slightly to 209 from 215 a year ago. Slight increases are being scored in exhibitors' numbers from ...
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Flair was given a special award for “Monitoring Trends” by...
Flair was given a special award for “Monitoring Trends” by a German manufacturers' association that has about 600 affiliated members for its Flair 012 acetate frame in the framework of a “German Future Manufacturing Forum.” Flair 012 is a full-rim acetate frame with temples made of steel and an elastic ...
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Atol (Association des Techniciens en Optique et Lunetterie), one of...
Atol (Association des Techniciens en Optique et Lunetterie), one of the major French cooperatives of opticians, has appointed Michael Kodochian as its new director of strategic projects. The cooperative has launched this year a new innovation strategy for products and services called Transform'Atol 2016-2020 plan, which Kodochian will now pilot. ...
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As every year, Spectaris, the German optical industry association, is...
As every year, Spectaris, the German optical industry association, is organizing its Trend Forum in Berlin. This year's Trend Forum, to be held on Nov. 7, will be tackling the subject of visionary businessmen. Max Otte, a German/American business expert, will be the keynote speaker. Regina Förster will be covering ...
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l.A Eyeworks has appointed Rob Rich as president and managing...
l.A Eyeworks has appointed Rob Rich as president and managing partner. Rich has more than 20 years of experience in optical retail and wholesale. In his new role, he will focus primarily on unifying operations as a platform for growth. Margo Willits will maintain her position as international sales manager, ...
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Annus horribilis for Italia Independent
The first-half results of Italia Independent indicate a further deterioration of in the second quarter of an already poor first quarter, marked by the departure of one of its founders, Giovanni Acconciagioco. Its total sales fell by 34.5 percent to €16,344,000 in the first six months of this year, leading ...
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Design Gallery, the luxury division of Match Eyewear, has announced...
Design Gallery, the luxury division of Match Eyewear, has announced the acquisition of the Kata eyewear brand, which includes its associated patents such as Kata's M1 and Reverse hinge technology, from B. Robinson. The Kata brand will join the Design Gallery Division of Match Eyewear and its current brands, Vanni ...
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Mykita opened a new mono-brand store in Los Angeles. The...
Mykita opened a new mono-brand store in Los Angeles. The store is based on Broadway, on the ground floor of the Eastern Columbia building, a towering art deco landmark in the historic center of downtown L.A. Mykita presented there a special edition of the Miki + Shades set to celebrate ...
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Carl Zeiss Meditec has appointed Andrew Ihan Chang to head...
Carl Zeiss Meditec has appointed Andrew Ihan Chang to head the global sales organization of its newly consolidated group. In August of this year, Carl Zeiss Meditec consolidated its ophthalmic diagnostic and surgical business into a single Strategic Business Unit (SBU) - Global Ophthalmic Devices - led by Jim Mazzo. ...
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