All Eyewear Intelligence articles in Volume 17, Issue 9
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New name and new management for ProDesign
ProDesign International, the Danish company that two years ago took over two French brands of designer eyeglasses, Face à Face and Woow brands, has renamed itself as the Design Eyewear Group, establishing a clear segmentation of its various product lines and a new, integrated management structure, in order to set ...
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Mei, an Italian supplier of industrial machinery to lens manufacturers...
Mei, an Italian supplier of industrial machinery to lens manufacturers and optical chains, has reported that its EzFit No Block compact machine has encountered great market success in just a few months. The device was presented for the first time at Mido 2016, and was then displayed at the Vision ...
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Italia Independent seeks refinancing
The Italia Independent Group has announced its intention to conduct a capital increase before the end of 2016 and to launch a program intended to cut costs and to regain sales momentum, after a poor first quarter, possibly with the help of “strategic partners” who can accelerate its implementation.The company ...
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Mykita opens new stores and gets ready for MVO launch
Mykita says it will open its first Scandinavian store on a franchise basis in Copenhagen in July, although the official opening will take place at the beginning of September. The franchise partner is one of the German eyewear manufacturer's best clients in the region.Another store, owned and managed by Mykita, ...
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Glasses help find smartphones
A French start-up, Code ADN, is putting out a funny and captivating video about its latest functional product release. Called Find Me, it's an application that allows the wearer of one of its iHuman glasses to locate his smartphone, and vice versa. The new application was first launched in the ...
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Invu by Swiss Eyewear Group participated in the final show...
Invu by Swiss Eyewear Group participated in the final show of Istituto Europeo di Design (IED) on the occasion of the fourth edition of the Swiss Cross Textile Award both as a partner and as a member of the jury. The event was held at the National Science and Technology ...
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Registration is open for the Vision Expo West, running in...
Registration is open for the Vision Expo West, running in Las Vegas on Sept. 15-17. A $25 discount on the registration fee will apply if the booking takes place by Aug. 18.
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Julbo has hired a new distributor for the optical retail...
Julbo has hired a new distributor for the optical retail market in the U.K., Lenstec Optical Group. Its three regional laboratories will help market Julbo's new RX-Trem line of optically corrected sports sunglasses. Lion Equipment will continue to sell Julbo's sunglasses in the sports and outdoor sector.
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EYElliance and World Economic Forum pinpoint eyeglasses as a development tool
If the 2.5 billion people in the world suffering from poor vision but lacking access to the solution were given eyeglasses, the returns in educational and economic terms would be huge. This is what suggests a recent report by the World Economic Forum and EYElliance titled “Eyeglasses for Global Development: ...
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The Michael Pachleitner Group has developed a line of sunglasses...
The Michael Pachleitner Group has developed a line of sunglasses and prescription frames names after Jérôme Boateng, the football champion who plays for Bayern München and the national German team. The line has been marketing since May exclusively through the online shop of Edel-Optics and at its physical store ...
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Modo has developed a video to show how its metal...
Modo has developed a video to show how its metal core acetate frames are manufactured with a complex and technologically advanced process
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National Sunglasses Day wins widespread industry support
The call to celebrate National Sunglasses Day, championed by the Vision Council in the U.S., received widespread support from global eyewear and eyecare companies in the country. Held annually on June 27, National Sunglasses Day aims to raise awareness of the importance of ultraviolet-protective eyewear to protect long-term eye health. Major ...
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CVI upgrades its guidance
CooperVision (CVI) continued to grow faster than the global soft contact lens market in the first three months of this year, with sales rising by 9 percent in constant dollars in a market that grew by 3 percent to $1.77 billion, according to the management's estimates and independent market research.Sales ...
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CooperVision is opening a high-volume manufacturing facility at Coyol Industrial...
CooperVision is opening a high-volume manufacturing facility at Coyol Industrial Park in Alajuela, Costa Rica. The new plant has a surface of nearly 9,300 square meters, with an option for expansion, and is the company's second site for clariti 1-day silicone hydrogel lens production, along with the existing facility in ...
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Essilor International continues to invest in marketing. Its Essilor Sun...
Essilor International continues to invest in marketing. Its Essilor Sun Solution division has developed three mini-movies to demonstrate the superior features of its new sun lenses in witty and original ways. Their anti-glare, anti-smudge and anti-scratch characteristics are demonstrated by an awkward and uncharismatic scientist, Professor Beetroot, who is in ...
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Logo Eyewear is making no comment on a report that...
Logo Eyewear is making no comment on a report that it has opened insolvency proceedings
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Italia Independent has launched a limited-edition collection of sunglasses with...
Italia Independent has launched a limited-edition collection of sunglasses with Nas, an influential U.S. hip-hop artist, to celebrate the release of the new Ghostbusters movie this July. The collection comprises eight models of sunglasses with classic and oversized frames and is on sale at the Italian eyewear brand's boutiques and ...
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Clearlab's Phantom collection of zero power contact lenses was recently...
Clearlab's Phantom collection of zero power contact lenses was recently expanded to the colors of some of the participating teams in the UEFA 2016 Euro, including Italy, Germany and Spain, ahead of the tournament in France.
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Mike Daley, the chief executive officer of The Vision Council,...
Mike Daley, the chief executive officer of The Vision Council, has announced that he will retire from this role in late 2016, after leading the organization for two years. Prior to serving as chief executive, his tenure with The Vision Council had included the roles of chairman of the board ...
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Essilor launches the See Change Challenge competition
Essilor is launching a competition to facilitate access to low-cost vision care in underserved areas. The initiative, which is named See Change Challenge, is aimed at optometrists, start-ups, app developers, engineers, universities, vision scientists, and any other individual or organization with an interest in developing innovative refraction solutions that can ...
