All Eyewear Intelligence articles in Volume 17, Issue 6 – Page 3
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Fiona Anderson is taking over from Peter Black after a...
Fiona Anderson is taking over from Peter Black after a three-year tenure as president of the Association of British Dispensing Opticians (ABDO). Clive Marchant was elected vice president. Anderson, who is a partner in two independent practices in Aberdeen, has served on ABDO's board for the past three years.
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The Italian media have calculated that Adil Mehboob-Khan earned nearly...
The Italian media have calculated that Adil Mehboob-Khan earned nearly €20 million from his 13-month stint as joint chief executive of Luxottica, which he left at the end of February. Aside from his previously reported exit fee of €7 million, he took a gross salary of €13.46 million that included ...
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Essilor acquires Opti-Port in the U.S.
Making a further move in its partial verticalization strategy, Essilor has announced the acquisition of Opti-Port, a joint service platform, founded in 2001 and based in St. Louis, Missouri, whose 33 members operate about 400 different practices in the U.S. It supports its members with joint purchasing, web technology, training, ...
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Globe Precision, the maker of eyewear accessories with a factory...
Globe Precision, the maker of eyewear accessories with a factory in Shenzhen and office in Hong Kong, is now fully owned by OBE, the German specialist in components for eyewear frames, effective April 1. OBE said a consultancy agreement has been established with Ching Lan, the former shareholder, to ensure ...
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Luxottica will stop publishing information about its profitability for the...
Luxottica will stop publishing information about its profitability for the first and third quarter, but it will continue to report its sales figures on a quarterly basis. The change will be implemented with the publication later today of the results for the first quarter, where only sales figures will be ...
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Parents often complain about the exceeding amount of time their...
Parents often complain about the exceeding amount of time their children spend glued to smartphones, tablets and other digital devices, but most parents are unaware of the actual impact of digital devices on vision. A recent survey by VSP Vision Care in the U.S. has revealed that nearly 60 percent ...
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Zeiss Vision Care grows by 8%, driven by DriveSafe
The Carl Zeiss Group published results for the first half of its financial year, ended March 31, that show an 8 percent increase in revenues to €530 million for its Vision Care & Consumer Optics segment. The company attributed this progress in particular to product launches in the fields of ...
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During the World Congress of Ophthalmology, held on Feb. 5-9...
During the World Congress of Ophthalmology, held on Feb. 5-9 in Guadalajara, Mexico, the International Council of Ophthalmology decided on a new guideline for glaucoma, supporting ophthalmologists and their offer to make early glaucoma screenings. All patients who make an eye examination should also get diagnosed for glaucoma and should ...
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Essilor plans to boost its consumer marketing budget by 5...
Essilor plans to boost its consumer marketing budget by 5 percent to €215 million this year. All the increase will take place in the sunwear segment and online. Among other initiatives on the marketing front, it is conducting a branded gaming activity, the Eyezen Challenge, addressing consumers who are increasingly ...
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Optical retailers' sales declined by 4 percent in France during...
Optical retailers' sales declined by 4 percent in France during January, February and March 2016 as compared to the previous quarter, according to Banque de France. The decline was mostly attributed by the bank's experts to the comparison with the strong performance in December, according to reports in acuite.fr. Pharmacies, ...
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Mister Spex has appointed a 35-year-old marketing manager, Jens Reich,...
Mister Spex has appointed a 35-year-old marketing manager, Jens Reich, to better communicate the benefits of its online offerings
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The Italian Trade Commission (ICE) supported the 25 Italian companies...
The Italian Trade Commission (ICE) supported the 25 Italian companies exhibiting on April 15-17 in the Italian Pavilion at the Vision Expo East fair in New York. The U.S. is the main export market for Italian eyewear, with a share of 25.5 percent. Exports to the U.S. increased by 22.8 ...
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A new Indian trade show, In-Optics 2016, will be held...
A new Indian trade show, In-Optics 2016, will be held in Kolkata on Aug. 13-15. It will be hosted by RSD Expositions, a sister company of The Indian Optician, and The Calcutta Optical Association. RSD has reported more than 14,000 visitors at Optics India, the show it organized in Mumbai ...
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VSP Global invests $2 million in Vizzario
VSP Global Partners has made a $2 million investment in Vizzario, a California-based technology startup, to develop eye care technologies that can track visual acuity, eye strain, traumatic brain injury and sports vision performance.Founded in 2014, Vizzario is an eye care technology company that analyzes data generated from smart devices, ...
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Black and Lizars has announced profits of £252,187 (€324,750-$367,512) for...
Black and Lizars has announced profits of £252,187 (€324,750-$367,512) for the financial year ending September 2015. This announcement follows the recent appointment of Michelle Le Provost as managing director, in March. The company posted a 3 percent increase in turnover in that period, bringing the total turnover to £14.3 million ...
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Walgreens Boots Alliance reported sales increased by 13.6 percent to...
Walgreens Boots Alliance reported sales increased by 13.6 percent to $30.2 billion in the second quarter ended Feb. 29 as compared to the same quarter a year ago, largely due to the full consolidation of Alliance Boots for the entire quarter this year. Foreign currency conversions negatively impacted sales by ...
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Lenses drive Essilor’s strong growth in Q1
Essilor International has announced consolidated revenues for the first quarter of €1,784 million, up by 7.5 percent from the first quarter of 2015. On a currency-neutral basis, sales rose by 9.4 percent, above the guidance given by the management for the full financial year. On a comparable basis, sales went ...
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J&J posts marginal rise in Q1 sales
For the first quarter of 2016 ended on March 31, Johnson & Johnson recorded sales of $17.5 billion, up 0.6 percent as compared to the first quarter of the previous year. Excluding acquisitions, divestitures and sales of drugs related to hepatitis C, worldwide sales rose by 6.9 percent on an ...
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