All Eyewear Intelligence articles in Volume 17, Issue 16-17 – Page 4

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    The 50th edition of the Silmo show has been scheduled...

    2016-12-19T00:00:00Z

    The 50th edition of the Silmo show has been scheduled for Oct. 6-9, 2017, and its organizers are planning to revisit its layout for the occasion. The general business mood was positive at the last edition of the international trade show, which took place in Paris last Sept. 23-26, especially ...

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    Bausch & Lomb raised its sales by 4 percent to...

    2016-12-19T00:00:00Z

    Bausch & Lomb raised its sales by 4 percent to $1.16 billion in the third quarter ended Sept. 30, as a decline in sales of ophthalmology products was offset by extra revenues of $67 million from acquisitions. The parent company, Valeant Pharmaceuticals, reported an 11 percent drop in total sales ...

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    Jeffrey and Patricia Cole have donated $31 million to the...

    2016-12-19T00:00:00Z

    Jeffrey and Patricia Cole have donated $31 million to the Cleveland Clinic Cole Eye Institute. The donation will help the institute expand its surgical and clinical capabilities and enhance its research mission. The Cleveland Clinic Cole Eye Institute employs more than 100 professional staff physicians and researchers who diagnose, treat, ...

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    Safilo posts positive Q3 but outlook remains uncertain

    2016-12-19T00:00:00Z

    Safilo reported third-quarter results that beat market expectations but observers remained wary about the group's outlook over the next couple of years as it manages the exit of the Gucci and Céline licences. However, the Italian group had the satisfaction a few days later to announce the renewal of its ...

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    Hoya acquires 3M’s safety prescription eyewear business

    2016-12-19T00:00:00Z

    Hoya Vision Care, a division of the” Hoya Group, has announced a definitive agreement for the acquisition of the safety prescription eyewear business of 3M. Hoya will purchase only the prescription part of 3M's safety eyewear business, which employs around 140 people and includes an optical laboratory in Plymouth, Indiana. ...

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    J.F. Rey got the Silver V. Award for its JF2756...

    2016-12-19T00:00:00Z

    J.F. Rey got the Silver V. Award for its JF2756 model in titanium at the recent Hong Kong Optical Fair

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    Baljo has sold its contact lens operation, 2M Contact Europtic,...

    2016-12-19T00:00:00Z

    Baljo has sold its contact lens operation, 2M Contact Europtic, to Dencott, the leading maker and distributor of ocular prothetic products in France, which aims to strengthen its position in the market for made-to-measure contact lenses. In addition to 2M, Dencott is acquiring the distribution rights for Rose K contact ...

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    Easy Block has released the autumn/winter 2016/17 edition of the...

    2016-12-19T00:00:00Z

    Easy Block has released the autumn/winter 2016/17 edition of the Lookbook, a catalogue of products as well as an introductive guide to EBlock's eyewear production world, from the beginnings up to present days. The final part of the Lookbook contains recent photographs as well as historic pictures of the Italian ...

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    Marking its 140th anniversary, Rodenstock will celebrate the “Perfect Moments...

    2016-12-19T00:00:00Z

    Marking its 140th anniversary, Rodenstock will celebrate the “Perfect Moments of Vision” with opticians and the public during the Opti show in Munich next month. It will publish a 180-page book recounting its history and hold an exhibition in Munich's Museum of Urban and Contemporary Art. The German company was ...

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    Luxottica acquires 100% of Salmoiraghi

    2016-12-19T00:00:00Z

    Luxottica is taking over full ownership of Salmoiraghi & Viganò, one of the two major Italian optical retailing group by exercising an option to buy 63.2 percent of the company at an undisclosed price. The deal is scheduled to be completed in the first quarter of 2017. Luxottica already acquired ...

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    The Opti show in Munich will celebrate its 10th anniversary...

    2016-12-19T00:00:00Z

    The Opti show in Munich will celebrate its 10th anniversary on Jan. 28-30 by connecting exhibitors and bloggers with ten special blogs and the organization of a “Blogbuster” prize for newcomers. More than 550 exhibitors will participate in the fair.  “Vintage Passion” in Hall C1 will highlight vintage spectacles. Opticians ...

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    Zeiss is investing €1 million on innovative research projects in...

    2016-12-19T00:00:00Z

    Zeiss is investing €1 million on innovative research projects in the fields of biomedical research, medical diagnostics, visualization and optical metrology at EPFL, the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne