All Eyewear Intelligence articles in Volume 18, Issue 12-13 – Page 3
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H.W. Bennett, the founder of Au Courant opticians, passed away...
H.W. Bennett, the founder of Au Courant opticians, passed away on Sept. 8 at the age of 91 after a brief illness. Au Courant opticians pioneered luxury eyewear retail. in the U.S. The company was acquired by Luxury Optical Holdings in 2008. Since then, Dr. Bennett continued to work ...
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As every year, Spectaris, the German optical industry association, is...
As every year, Spectaris, the German optical industry association, is organizing its Trend Forum in Berlin. This year's Trend Forum, to be held on Nov. 6, will be tackling the subject of visionary businessmen. The Trend Forum will feature lectures and tutorials covering online marketing activities as well as offline ...
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Clearly has appointed Arnaud Bussières as its new managing director....
Clearly has appointed Arnaud Bussières as its new managing director. Bussières has extensive experience in strategy, marketing, sales and finance. Most recently, he led the eyeglass business strategy for Essilor International's online division. In his new role as managing director of this North American e-commerce business owned by Essilor, he ...
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Moritz Maier has been appointed as head of marketing at...
Moritz Maier has been appointed as head of marketing at Alpina Sports, the German specialist in winter sports helmets and eyewear. Maier was previously at Head Sportswear, where he spent three years as international marketing manager, after six years in multimedia management and key account marketing at Mammut Sports Group. ...
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Spectaris, the German optical industry association, has appointed Jörg Mayer...
Spectaris, the German optical industry association, has appointed Jörg Mayer as its new chief executive. Mayer is replacing Tobias Weiler, who worked for Spectaris for the past ten years. He has left the industry association at his own request. Weiler previously ran the medical technology business area at Spectaris from ...
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Zeiss has announced plans to build a shared innovation hub...
Zeiss has announced plans to build a shared innovation hub at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology in Karlsruhe, Germany. The €30 million facility, which will cover an area of around 12,000 square meters on the north campus of the Institute, will house high-tech and digital start-ups as well as Zeiss' ...
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Novartis has announced that its chief executive, Joseph Jimenez, plans...
Novartis has announced that its chief executive, Joseph Jimenez, plans to step down from the role in January 2018, and to retire from the company on Aug. 31, 2018. Vasant (Vas) Narasimhan, the company's global head of drug development and chief medical officer, has been chosen by Novartis' board of ...
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Safilo has announced that its eyewear products and brands are...
Safilo has announced that its eyewear products and brands are now available also in Chile thanks to a new exclusive distribution agreement with Valente Eyewear & Trade, a local operator with a 30-year track record in the industry. Safilo's Latin American Division, of which the Chilean market is the latest ...
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Kering Eyewear, part of Kering Group, has announced a partnership...
Kering Eyewear, part of Kering Group, has announced a partnership with Bio-on to develop new materials based on Minerv PHA, a bioplastic naturally occurring as a result of the bacterial fermentation of sugar. Bio-on is an Intellectual Property Company (IPC) based in Bologna, Italy with the option of granting licenses ...
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CooperVision has announced that it is removing its Biofinity Energys...
CooperVision has announced that it is removing its Biofinity Energys contact lens product line from its Unilateral Pricing Policy (UPP), with immediate effect. In a letter to eyecare professionals in the U.S., the company said the move is a result of the success the lenses have achieved since their launch ...
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Essilor has announced that it has been recognized by the...
Essilor has announced that it has been recognized by the Sustainable Business Awards in the category “UN Sustainable Development Goals: Understanding the company's roles and initiatives in working to deliver the UN SDGs,” a new category which was added this year. The award honored the company's commitment to responsibly fight ...
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Andy Wolf, the Austrian brand of designer eyewear, has announced...
Andy Wolf, the Austrian brand of designer eyewear, has announced the start of construction works for the extension of its headquarters in Hartberg. Scheduled to be completed in May 2018, the new building will have a total of 1,000 square meters, adding more space for offices, a showroom and a ...
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Johnson & Johnson (J&J) has announced that it has inked...
Johnson & Johnson (J&J) has announced that it has inked a definitive deal to acquire TearScience through Abbott Medical Optics, its surgical vision operating company. The financial terms of the transaction have not been disclosed. The acquisition is expected to close by the end of the year subject to antitrust ...
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Kirk & Kirk has announced the opening of a new...
Kirk & Kirk has announced the opening of a new American office, coinciding with the 25th anniversary of Jason Kirk and his wife Karen working in optics. The British brand is already available in select stores across the U.S., and the new office is to allow the company to better ...
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The Financial Times reports that Amazon is developing smart glasses...
The Financial Times reports that Amazon is developing smart glasses for a s possible launch before the end of the year. Unlike to previous projects by other internet players, the internet retail giant's device would look like a normal pair of glasses and focus on audio rather than displaying information ...
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Alexandre Montague was appointed managing director of Essilor France last...
Alexandre Montague was appointed managing director of Essilor France last month. He has been working for the French company since 2011 in various top management positions in the Middle East and Asia. Before joining Essilor, he spent 15 years at Carl Zeiss Vision in Asia, rising to the position of ...
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Alex Versteeg has been appointed as the new chief executive...
Alex Versteeg has been appointed as the new chief executive of Essilor Germany. The 41-year-old manager has been working for more than 20 years for the Essilor group, among other positions as vice president for the Benelux countries, based in the Netherlands. Versteeg started to work for Essilor Germany at ...
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Alain Mikli joins Gold & Wood
Alain Miklitarian, the innovative eyewear designer better known as Alain Mikli, is coming back to the eyewear sector as artistic director of Gold & Wood, the high-end manufacturer of frames based in Luxembourg, starting with next month's Silmo show in Paris. The fruits of his input should begin to be ...
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Ahead of the Dubai trade show, the organizers of Vision-X...
Ahead of the Dubai trade show, the organizers of Vision-X have disclosed some figures about the local market. Quoting research by GfK, the optical market in the Middle East is estimated at €2.4 billion, but its growth has slowed down since the start of the year. However, the market for ...
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GrandVision has signed an agreement to double its stake in...
GrandVision has signed an agreement to double its stake in Visilab to 60 percent, with an already approved plan to raise it to 79 percent in 2019. It had first acquired a share of 30 percent in 2007. Founded in 1988, the leading Swiss optical retail chain operates 98 stores ...
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