All Eyewear Intelligence articles in Volume 18, Issue 10-11 – Page 2
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Ben Fletcher, who worked for Boots for six years, leaving...
Ben Fletcher, who worked for Boots for six years, leaving at the end of 2016 as managing director of Boots Opticians, has joined Clarks, the big British footwear company, as managing director of its Europe region
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Zeiss is joining Bausch + Lomb, Essilor Instruments and other...
Zeiss is joining Bausch + Lomb, Essilor Instruments and other suppliers as a partner in VSP Global's Premier Program, which gives members rebates and access to special services
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Henry Jullien, a high-end eyewear brand based at Lons-le-Saunier in...
Henry Jullien, a high-end eyewear brand based at Lons-le-Saunier in the Jura region of France, which went into receivership in April 2016, has been taken over by the L'Amy Group, the French eyewear company that develops and markets brands such as Kenzo, Sonia Rykiel Paris, Chevignon or Balmain, among many ...
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Barberini Eyewear is offering the opportunity to try its RX...
Barberini Eyewear is offering the opportunity to try its RX program for free until the end of the year. Customers can order a pair of Barberini's Platinum Glass prescription sun lenses without any extra cost other than that of the frame they have chosen. Platinum Glass is a premium optical ...
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Gunter Fink has stepped back from the daily business at...
Gunter Fink has stepped back from the daily business at Flair. The owner and chief executive of the German eyewear firm passed the helm at the beginning of July to a four-person management team under the leadership of Sven Reiss. Reiss, the new managing director, has a proven track record ...
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A new board for Italy’s eyewear association
Giovanni Vitaloni has been elected as the new president of Anfao, the Italian eyewear industry association, taking the place of Cirillo Marcolin for the next four years. He is also taking over the chairmanship of Mido, the international trade show in Milan, which he was overseeing as a vice president ...
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Julbo has launched limited editions of its Areo sunglasses in...
Julbo has launched limited editions of its Areo sunglasses in partnership with three major international trail races, Ultra Trail du Mont-Blanc, Eiger Ultra Trail and the Réunion Island's Grand Raid
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Olivier Chupin has been appointed managing director at BBGR, one...
Olivier Chupin has been appointed managing director at BBGR, one of the brands owned by Essilor International. Chupin first joined the French group in 1999 and spent most of his career in Asia-Pacific, first as Essilor New Zealand's general manager and then as marketing and development director at Nikon Essilor ...
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Novaliq has appointed Gabriela Burian as chief medical officer. She...
Novaliq has appointed Gabriela Burian as chief medical officer. She will report to Christian Roesky, the company's managing director and chief executive. Burian has more than 25 years of international clinical experience, with specific knowledge in the areas of ophthalmic biomedical research and clinical translation, and specialized expertise in retina ...
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Anti-trust authorities are still probing the Essilor-Luxottica merger
Anti-trust authorities in the U.S., Canada and Brazil have filed “secondary requests” for additional information and documents before giving their blessing to the proposed €46 billion merger between Essilor and Luxottica, which would create a global eyewear powerhouse with annual revenues of more than €15 billion.They are three of the ...
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Francesco De Michino, who comes from another medical device segment,...
Francesco De Michino, who comes from another medical device segment, is the new Italian sales manager for Cecop, an international buying group that now counts 3,200 affiliated optical stores in eight countries
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Maison Bonnet has announced the upcoming inauguration of its first...
Maison Bonnet has announced the upcoming inauguration of its first store in the U.K., scheduled for this autumn. The 1,187-square-foot store of the French luxury eyewear brand will be located on Stafford Street, in London's Mayfair. Maison Bonnet was awarded France's “Entreprise du Patrimoine Vivant” (Living National Heritage Company) status ...
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Hawkers, the Spanish low-cost sunglass brand, has announced it will...
Hawkers, the Spanish low-cost sunglass brand, has announced it will move from online sales only to physical stores as well. According to reports in PambiancoNews, after a store in Madrid, another store will open in Rome before the end of the year. Hawkers posted revenues of around €60 million in ...
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Einar Italia has announced the renewal of a eyewear licensing...
Einar Italia has announced the renewal of a eyewear licensing agreement with Valentin Yudashkin, a well-known Russia fashion designer, making it last through 2021. Einar Italia launched the first collection at the Mido show in Milan last year. Einar is a new company formed by Stefano Cannicci, whose family previously ...
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J & J posts double digit sales growth
Johnson & Johnson (J&J)'s Vision Care division saw U.S. sales increase by 63.6 percent in the second quarter versus the second quarter last year. International sales increased by 48.7 percent to $650 million. The figure includes the impact of the recent purchase of Abbott Medical Optics, which contributed 5.1 percent ...
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Alcon’s contact lens sales grow for the fifth consecutive quarter
Novartis reported sales for its Alcon eye care business of $1.5 billion in the second quarter, up by 3 percent versus the same period a year earlier. Surgical sales grew by 3 percent, driven by the strong increase of cataract consumables and the return to growth globally of intraocular lenses. ...
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Safilo has announced the extension of its eyewear licensing agreement...
Safilo has announced the extension of its eyewear licensing agreement with JCPenney for the Liz Claiborne and Claiborne brands for a further five years, exercising an option. JC Penney bought the Liz Claiborne and Claiborne fashion brands at the end of 2011. Liz Claiborne has been part of Safilo's brand ...
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Sergio Tacchini has announced a license agreement with GEM Lunetterie,...
Sergio Tacchini has announced a license agreement with GEM Lunetterie, a French eyewear company, which marks its debut in the eyewear market. A preview of all the models in Tacchini's first eyewear collection will be shown at the Silmo eyewear show in Paris in October. The collection will then be ...
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After the launch of Silmo Istanbul and Silmo Sidney, in...
After the launch of Silmo Istanbul and Silmo Sidney, in 2014 and 2016 respectively, Silmo has sealed another international partnership to hold a trade show in Thailand. Jointly organized with Impact Exhibition Management, a leading Thai exhibition and events' company, Silmo Bangkok will take place in the country's capital city ...
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Last month Alain Afflelou launched an upgraded version of its...
Last month Alain Afflelou launched an upgraded version of its consumer website in France. The new online portal, entirely in responsive design for optimized navigation on computers and smartphones, is set to offer customers a shopping experience similar to an actual visit to an Afflelou store, according to the company. ...
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