All Eyewear Intelligence articles in Volume 18, Issue 1 – Page 2
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Rossignol has put on the back-burner its previous project to...
Rossignol has put on the back-burner its previous project to come out with a line of lifestyle-oriented sunglasses under its own name following a French court's decision to liquidate the assets of its prospective licensee, Logo Eyewear, after its failure to lure a new investor. Logo went bankrupt in May ...
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Rodenstock appointed Dr. Dietmar Uttenweiler as head of its research...
Rodenstock appointed Dr. Dietmar Uttenweiler as head of its research and development department on Jan. 1. He continues to be responsible for the brand's lens segment, which he has been running since 2011. In his new position, he will be responsible for the connection of both business areas. In his ...
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The Vision Council has appointed Mitch Barkley to the position...
The Vision Council has appointed Mitch Barkley to the position of vice president of Trade Shows and Meetings. The position was previously held by Ashley Mills who was promoted chief executive as reported previously (Eyewear Intelligence – Vol. 17 n°14,15). Barkley joined the organization in January 2016 as the liaison to the Eyewear and ...
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The Vision Council has appointed its new board members and...
The Vision Council has appointed its new board members and officers. Mike Hundert, chief executive and chief creative officer of De Rigo Rem, has been elected as the new chairman of the board. Marty Bassett of Walman Optical is now the immediate past chairman. Ken Bradley of Eschenbach Optik is ...
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Pramaor has announced that Marco Paveri is the new area...
Pramaor has announced that Marco Paveri is the new area manager for Italy of Blackfin, the Italian brand specializing in titanium eyewear. The Italian brand currently realizes 76 percent of its turnover abroad. Paveri, who has many years of experience in the premium/luxury eyewear and ophthalmic products segment, will be ...
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The Vision Impact Institute, supported by Essilor, has announced the...
The Vision Impact Institute, supported by Essilor, has announced the promotion of Kristan Gross to global executive director, and the transition of leadership from Maureen Cavanagh, the current president, to Gross. The change took effect on Jan. 1. Cavanagh, who has led the institute for more than two years, will ...
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Associated Optical has announced that it has been appointed as...
Associated Optical has announced that it has been appointed as the new exclusive distributors in the U.K. of eSight Eyewear, described as the only patented eyewear solution that enables the legally blind to see. The U.K. launch will take place on Feb. 4, at the 100% Optical optical trade show ...
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Bausch + Lomb has announced that it has won its...
Bausch + Lomb has announced that it has won its patent infringement lawsuit with Vitamin Health in a U.S. District Court. In the lawsuit, which was filed in September 2013, among other claims, Bausch + Lomb accused Vitamin Health of infringing certain Bausch + Lomb's U.S. patents covering PreserVision AREDS ...
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Kirk & Kirk is launching Kirk & Kirk Distribution, a...
Kirk & Kirk is launching Kirk & Kirk Distribution, a new arm of the British company that is said to be designed to support independent opticians in the U.K. in the discovery of new eyewear brands. Kirk & Kirk was founded by Jason and Karen Kirk more than 20 years ...
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Novartis plans to spin off Alcon
Novartis said that it could sell or spin off its eye care unit, Alcon, which includes one of the world's largest contact lenses companies, Ciba Vision. The business was gradually bought from the food group Nestlé for a total of $51 billion. The last stake of 52 percent was purchased in ...
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Alcon, the subsidiary of Novartis that comprises Ciba Vision's former...
Alcon, the subsidiary of Novartis that comprises Ciba Vision's former contact lens business, has launched a roadshow, the 361° Alcon Tour, with six events in different German cities, for its German retail clints. Alcon aims to support retailers with a digital shop window in order to have an online and ...
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Mercedes-Benz has signed a global licensing agreement with PDM Germany,...
Mercedes-Benz has signed a global licensing agreement with PDM Germany, a partner company of the Fink Group, for the production, marketing and distribution of sunglasses and corrective frames under the Mercedes-Benz Style brand. PDM Germany will also assume the distribution of the Mercedes-Benz Style collection previously developed under license by ...
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Safilo has announced an exclusive distribution agreement for the South...
Safilo has announced an exclusive distribution agreement for the South Korean independent optical market with Seeone, an eyewear specialist. The agreement will take effect on Feb. 1. Safilo had announced in December that it was seeking to change its local affiliate business model in the Asian country to further develop ...
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Afflelou raises sales but deepens losses
Alain Afflelou's network of directly owned and franchised stores posted network sales in line with the company's expectations for the three months ended last Oct. 31. They went up by 8.2 percent over the previous year's first fiscal quarter to €170.8 million, with an increase of 4.8 percent on a ...
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Parallel importer addresses independents’ problems
The growing dominance of certain segments of the eyewear market by big players such as Luxottica and their sales practices have triggered the emergence and the growth an interesting aggregator of parallel imports in the sector, Eoptika, whose methods are similar in different ways to those of Uber and Costco.It ...
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Hilco Vision has announced the acquisition of Croakies, an American...
Hilco Vision has announced the acquisition of Croakies, an American specialist in rather cool eyewear retainers and related accessories for outdoor lifestyle pursuits. Hilco, which has made many other acquisitions lately, will keep Croakies' manufacturing unit in Bozeman, Montana, and will try to expand the brand's presence internationally. The details ...
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Mister Spex, Germany's biggest online eyewear retailer, acquired a majority...
Mister Spex, Germany's biggest online eyewear retailer, acquired a majority stake in Lensstore, the Swedish online retailer, to speed up its international expansion in 2012. Now, after four years of cooperation, both companies have decided to go for a uniform brand presence under the Mister Spex umbrella. Lensstore sells contact ...
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According to the trade magazine Bien Vu, the French market...
According to the trade magazine Bien Vu, the French market grew by an estimated 3 percent to €6.69 billion at retail in 2015 against €6.49 billion in 2014. At €102 per inhabitant, the annual spending on optics in France is still far ahead other European countries like Germany (€62), the ...
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Johnson & Johnson reported a 6.4 percent increase to $2.79...
Johnson & Johnson reported a 6.4 percent increase to $2.79 billion in its vision care segment, attributing it to category growth and market share gains in the U.S., driven by new and core products. It mentioned in particular the success of its Acuvue contact lenses. The group's total sales rose ...
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Kenmark has extended its 15-year-old global license for Vera Wang...
Kenmark has extended its 15-year-old global license for Vera Wang eyewear until 2020
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