All Eyewear Intelligence articles in Volume 18, Issue 10-11
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LensCrafters maintains one-hour service for single-vision glasses
Luxottica is pursuing its efforts to reduce the size of LensCrafters locations in the U.S. by removing in-store laboratories and servicing the points of sale from central laboratories. But tests have shown that, while LensCrafters can shift the bulk of lens orders to the central laboratories, single-vision customers remain attached ...
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Google redesigns Glass for workers
Google is releasing a re-engineered version of Glass specifically designed for use in the workplace. Workers in logistics, manufacturing, healthcare or other fields may find it useful to be equipped with a wearable device for information and other resources while their hands are busy. Google halted sales of Glass Explorer, ...
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For the launch of the sun-clip frames, which will be...
For the launch of the sun-clip frames, which will be available in stores in September, EBlock is relying on a “story-telling” campaign based on a short video. The protagonist is a hipster and the images in the video, which also tell the essential of the Italian eyewear brand, are to ...
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Safilo starts to recover from its logistic disruption
The Safilo Group's revenues fell by 9.8 percent to €315.3 million in the second quarter and by 15.1 percent to €552.6 million for the first half of the year, mainly due to delayed shipments from its distribution center in Padua, whose upgrade has taken longer than expected. They were also ...
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Luxottica’s sales disappoint but margins are resilient
Luxottica posted a 4.2 percent increase in first-half sales to €4,917 million, missing market expectations by about €40 million. At constant currency rates, the top line rose by 1.8 percent. On the other hand, the group's adjusted operating margin widened to 18.3 percent from 18.2 percent a year earlier. At ...
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GrandVision’s profits dip due to new French legislation
GrandVision missed earnings forecasts for its second quarter, largely due to the implementation of French legislation that has imposed ceilings on health insurance reimbursements. The company's adjusted core profits dropped by 6.4 percent to €140 million, well below a consensus estimate by financial analysts of €155 million.Moving forward, the management ...
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News briefs
Imagine a shop window with an interactive digital screen that...
Imagine a shop window with an interactive digital screen that invites potential customers to approach it. As they face it, a video on the screen begins to talk to them. Meanwhile, sensors collect data on the individual's gender, the colors of his or her clothes and the actual presence of ...
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This years' National Sunglasses Day in the U.S., which reached...
This years' National Sunglasses Day in the U.S., which reached its fourth annual campaign, accumulated more than 836 million online, broadcast, social media and print consumer impressions altogether, according to The Vision Council. National Sunglasses Day, organized by The Vision Council, is a commemorative date celebrating the importance of wearing ...
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Cutler and Gross will launch its first handcrafted titanium frames...
Cutler and Gross will launch its first handcrafted titanium frames at the Silmo show in Paris in October
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Optical counters in Italian supermarkets
The number of optical retail counters in the supermarkets affiliated with Coop Alleanza 3.0 is set to grow from 21 to 33 at the end of this year, and to 70 by the end of 2018. Italy's leading voluntary group has already struck agreements with major suppliers including Essilor and ...
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Marcolin is setting up a new sales office in Cologne,...
Marcolin is setting up a new sales office in Cologne, taking over responsibility for all the German-speaking countries following the closure of separate offices for Germany, Austria and Switzerland
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Viu, the fast-growing Swiss retail chain, has opened its second...
Viu, the fast-growing Swiss retail chain, has opened its second store in Berlin
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Good sales growth at Hoya Vision Care
Hoya Corporation has reported a 10 percent increase in its sales of eyeglass lenses for the first quarter of its financial year, ended June 30. Eliminating gains on foreign currencies, sales of these products still went up by a high single digit, according to the group's management, driven by higher ...
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Joining other lens manufacturers, Hoya Vision Care has launched a...
Joining other lens manufacturers, Hoya Vision Care has launched a new range of driving lenses, called EnRoute. The lenses are available as single vision and progressive, enhanced with a specifically developed glare filter that will reduce distracting glare and reflections while improving contrast and brightness perception, according to the Japanese ...
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On the occasion of an Eye Health Month campaign in...
On the occasion of an Eye Health Month campaign in Australia last month, Specsavers announced that it has endorsed Ian Thorpe, the five-time Olympic swimming champion, as its eye health ambassador for a year. The 35-year-old swimmer said in interviews that he realized he needed correction two years ago after ...
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Essilor cuts sales targets due to China and Brazil
Essilor International has revised down its sales outlook for the full year. It is now targeting organic growth of about 3 percent this year - on a comparable basis and at constant exchange rates - compared with a previous target of 3 to 5 percent. Including acquisitions, the target range ...
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Nicola Brandolese, a former executive of the Sky TV network...
Nicola Brandolese, a former executive of the Sky TV network who worked at Luxottica from September 2012 to May 2017, has joined LVMH to work for one of its fashion brands, Fendi, before assuming “a role to be disclosed soon.” There is unconfirmed speculation that his role may be connected ...
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The supervisory board of Carl Zeiss has decided to extend...
The supervisory board of Carl Zeiss has decided to extend the mandate of Michael Kaschke as president and chief executive of the group until June 30, 2020. Kaschke, who joined the group 25 years ago, has held this position since 2011
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Blackfin has inaugurated its first single-brand showroom in Mexico City,...
Blackfin has inaugurated its first single-brand showroom in Mexico City, in the Colonia Roma area. The company said the new multipurpose venue has been designed to showcase the entire Blackfin range to both opticians and end consumers. The showroom also includes the sales offices and a warehouse, which will allow ...
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The decision on the legal dispute between Logo's employees and...
The decision on the legal dispute between Logo's employees and LVMH has been further delayed by the Court of Lyon to Sept. 5. After the Jura-based eyewear company's liquidation in November last year, a large number of employees had filed a complaint against the French luxury group, arguing that its ...
