All Eyewear Intelligence articles in Volume 17, Issue 4-5
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Luxottica reviews Oakley’s strategy in the sports sector
The Oakley brand is expected to continue underperforming this year as compared to the rest of the Luxottica group but will nevertheless improve its growth rate from the pace reached in 2015. Oakley's revenues are due to rise by 3-5 percent at constant currency rates, against a predicted increase of ...
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The Optical Monitor focuses on smaller markets
Still working through GfK, the organizers of the Mido and Silmo trade shows have decided to explore four smaller European markets – Netherlands, Belgium, Poland and Hungary - through their Optical Monitor, in addition to the five major countries already covered by the online consumer survey. The results of the ...
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Luxottica's first fully-automated production line is on stream at its...
Luxottica's first fully-automated production line is on stream at its Italian plant in Rovereto, producing Ray-Ban Aviator models. The group aims to operate three automated lines and fully manufacture in-house the Aviator collection, which represents about 4 percent of its overall production.
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The Thai police seized nearly one million pairs of fake...
The Thai police seized nearly one million pairs of fake designer sunglasses in a series of raids on a counterfeiting gang in Bangkok at the beginning of March. Two Chinese nationals - a man and a woman - were arrested, investigators said. Ray-Ban, Oakley, Dior and Louis Vuitton were among ...
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X-IDE launches a new eyewear label
“UX Share Your Eyewear by X-IDE” is the new eyewear label of Immagine 98, the Italian-based parent of X-IDE and Rye & Lye. The long name of the new product line is supposed to reflect its 3.0 spirit. According to the company, the name is an acronym for “user experience,” ...
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While Logo Eyewear is planning to launch a MacLaren line...
While Logo Eyewear is planning to launch a MacLaren line of eyewear at the next Silmo Paris show (see our last issue), Marma London announced the launch of two new lines of eyewear, Aston Martin and Aston Martin Racing, at a hotel near the Mido fair last month.
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John Haugh, a former executive of Luxottica and Mars, will...
John Haugh, a former executive of Luxottica and Mars, will be the new president and chief executive of Iconix Brand Group, the company that owns many sports and fashion brands including Umbro, Starter, Ocean Pacific and Danskin.
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Luxottica embarks on huge retail expansion
Luxottica is engaged in a huge reorganization, expansion and upgrading program for its main retail businesses, which employed 48,000 people at about 7,300 stores in the past year, representing 60.1 percent of its adjusted revenues. The management wants to boost the retail network to some 8,000 stores by mid-2017. Many ...
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Vision Expo East will be offering new lounge space for...
Vision Expo East will be offering new lounge space for its visitors next month. The upcoming edition of the trade show, which will take place in New York on April 15-17, will feature the new “Take 30” lounges, providing Wi-Fi hotspots, charging stations, access to food and beverages, and a ...
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Temporary drop in Safilo’s results
Safilo confirmed previously reported sales of €1,279 million for the full 2015 financial year. They were up by 8.5 percent on a reported basis but flat in terms of local currencies. The company pointed out that the turnover went up by 4.3 percent on a comparable, currency-neutral basis, with licensed ...
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Two new managers – Juliette Delarue-Quairel and Tove Fritzell -...
Two new managers – Juliette Delarue-Quairel and Tove Fritzell - have joined Vista Outdoor's eyewear & sport protection unit at Suresnes near Paris, reporting to its president, Olivier Ciaravino. Delarue-Quairel has been named global sport marketing & communication manager for the Bollé, Cébé and Serengeti brands. Fritzell will act as ...
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Del Vecchio focuses on lenses
In an opening speech made in connection with the presentation of the company's results to financial analysts, Luxottica's founder and executive chairman, Leonardo Del Vecchio, said that the ophthalmic lens segment is “another area that has our attention,” pointing out that it is as big as the frame market and ...
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CVI continues to gain market shares
The U.S. was the only market where CooperVision lost market share in the last three months of 2015, due to Johnson & Johnson's aggressive roll-out of its Oasis range of one-day silicon hydrogel contact lenses. While the total soft contact lens market rose by 4 percent in the Americas during ...
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Caledonian Optical has partnered with Shaw Lens to bring optometrists...
Caledonian Optical has partnered with Shaw Lens to bring optometrists Shaw's “Binocular by Design” technology, a major lens innovation since the introduction of freeform digital lenses. Shaw's patented enhancement addresses the therapeutic requirements for patients with strabismus, amblyopia, anisometropia, post-surgical refractive error, concurrent contact lens wear or just general dissatisfaction ...
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Blauer, a brand of Fgf Industry, is launching its first...
Blauer, a brand of Fgf Industry, is launching its first ever eyewear collection, in partnership with Had (Have a dream) Italy, which will take care of design and distribution. The glasses, which can be found in both men's and women's versions, are inspired by those of the American police, both ...
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Doug Perkins, the founder of Specsavers, has been confirmed as...
Doug Perkins, the founder of Specsavers, has been confirmed as a keynote speaker for Optrafair 2016, which will be held at the Birmingham NEC on April 9-11. He will address visitors on the opening Saturday of the show. Perkins co-founded Specsavers with his wife Mary in 1984. The optical retail ...
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Safilo cleans up its balance sheet
Safilo unexpectedly booked €60.5 million in non-recurrent charges for 2015, against €7.7 million in 2014, largely due to the write-down of the value of its Asian business and a €17.0 million provision for a settlement with French anti-trust authorities. The goodwill impairment loss totaled €40.5 million. The bulk of the ...
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Silmo goes to Australia
Confirming the information that we had already given in our last issue, Silmo announced a new partnership at Mido that will lead to the organization of the first Silmo Sidney in Australia on March 9-11, 2017. It is teaming up for this purpose with an Australian specialist in event management ...
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Del Vecchio appoints a deputy to the board
Luxottica has appointed Francesco Milleri to the board of directors with the task of assisting Leonardo Del Vecchio, executive chairman of the group, in “carrying out the various functions associated with his current role.” An Italian business daily, Il Sole 24 Ore, said that Milleri is already an acting deputy ...
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PFO Global has appointed a new chief executive, Matt Cevasco,...
PFO Global has appointed a new chief executive, Matt Cevasco, and announced its intention to move to larger facilities in a suburb of Dallas, Farmers Branch. Cevasco, who served most recently as president and general manager of Luneau Technology, took office on March 1, replacing the former 65-year-old CEO, Ruedi ...
