All Eyewear Intelligence articles in Volume 18, Issue 16-17 – Page 3
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Bolon, Anglo American and Von Arkel will be among the...
Bolon, Anglo American and Von Arkel will be among the newcomers at the fifth edition of the 100% Optical fair, which will be staged in London on Jan. 27-29. Lindberg, Jaeger and Henry Beaumont will be among those who will return to the trade show. In partnership with the Royal ...
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Luxottica has reached an agreement with the Italian tax authorities...
Luxottica has reached an agreement with the Italian tax authorities allowing it get an estimated discount of about €100 million on its taxes for the 2015/19 period, which will be reflected in the income statement for this year. Like some Italian fashion houses, the company will be able to take ...
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EU negotiators agree to end unjustified geo-blocking
European Union negotiators have agreed to put an end to unjustified geo-blocking, meaning that consumers should be allowed to purchase more products and services online from websites in other European countries.The agreement was reached on Nov. 20 by the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission, which made it a ...
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Selima Optique has voluntarily dismissed the lawsuit filed against Kering...
Selima Optique has voluntarily dismissed the lawsuit filed against Kering in the summer of 2017. In the suit, previously reported by Eyewear Intelligence (vol. 18 n° 8, 9 of June 30, 2017), Selima claimed that Kering was employing a “bait-and-switch scheme” by “deliberately and falsely represent[ing] that their eyeglasses and sunglasses are ...
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New management after the merger, which is reportedly drawing nearer
The future management set-up at Essilor-Luxottica became more blurred after Hubert Sagnières, chairman and chief executive of Essilor, told the Financial Times earlier this month that “we will hire a professional CEO” once the merger is completed. In the interview published on Dec. 10, Sagnières added that the parties purposely ...
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After announcing the launch of a new Atelier Swarovski line,...
After announcing the launch of a new Atelier Swarovski line, Marcolin said it has renewed its earlier licensing deal with Swarovski for the regular eyewear collection that began in 2011, after Silhouette abandoned the line. Marcolin will remain the licensee for the two collections until the end of 2023.
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Acuitis internationalizes further, goes online
Acuitis, the chain of stores specializing in vision care solutions that handle hearing deficiencies at the same time, has just launched its first web shop. Meanwhile, its network of corporate and franchised stores has grown to a total of 65 units in six countries, only ten of which are directly ...
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Acuité reports that Sensee, the French online eyewear retailer, has...
Acuité reports that Sensee, the French online eyewear retailer, has opened two shop-in-shops in Fnac stores. Fnac is a French retail chain for cultural and electronic products with about 150 shops in Europe, including 80 in France, and it is the first time that it is offering any eyewear products ...
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GrandVision has completed the deal for the acquisition of Tesco...
GrandVision has completed the deal for the acquisition of Tesco Opticians' 209 stores by Vision Express, following approval by the Competitions and Markets Authority of the U.K.
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Employees of CooperVision were able to collect a record amount...
Employees of CooperVision were able to collect a record amount of $200,500 through multiple events around the world as part of the company's annual World Sight Day Challenge. Cooper Companies matched the sum and donated the proceeds to Optometry Giving Sight, the international vision care charity of which it is ...
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Alcon, a division of Novartis, is planning a $97 million...
Alcon, a division of Novartis, is planning a $97 million investment in Johns Creek, a northern suburb of Atlanta, to expand operations there and its production capacity of Alcon's Dailies Total 1 contact lenses. The announcement was made by Georgia's governor, Nathan Deal, on Nov. 9. Alcon has been investing ...
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Specsavers opened its 800th store in the U.K. and Ireland,...
Specsavers opened its 800th store in the U.K. and Ireland, located in Preston, 33 years after its first store opening in Bristol
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The 30th edition of the China International Optics Fair (CIOF)...
The 30th edition of the China International Optics Fair (CIOF) attracted 14.8 percent more buyers than the previous year's edition, according to the organizers. They mentioned a total of 70,000 visitors from 71 countries and regions. The trade show hosted 735 exhibitors from 23 countries and regions on 55,000 square ...
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Luxexcel, a Dutch developer of 3D printing technologies for the...
Luxexcel, a Dutch developer of 3D printing technologies for the manufacture of ophthalmic lenses, has announced an agreement with the Quest Vision Care Specialty Lab for the installation of a second Luxexcel VisionPlatform for ophthalmic specialty lenses. The new platform will be operational in January 2018 at the laboratory's site ...
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The 25th edition of the Optom Congress, the scientific and...
The 25th edition of the Optom Congress, the scientific and professional event in the field of optometry and ophthalmic optics, will be held in the framework of the ExpoOptica International Optics, Optometry and Audiology Exhibition, organized by Ifema Feria de Madrid. It will take place on April 13-15. The new ...
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Style22, the Dutch eyewear distribution company, has added the Masunaga...
Style22, the Dutch eyewear distribution company, has added the Masunaga and Masunaga designed by Kenzo Takada brands to its portfolio for their sale in France, Portugal and Africa, taking over from the French Eye Showroom. The Dutch company, which is already distributing the two Japanese brands in the Benelux and ...
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Maui Jim has been awarded the 2017 Best Marketing Campaign...
Maui Jim has been awarded the 2017 Best Marketing Campaign in the sunglass category from Duty Free News International
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Marchon Eyewear has decided to eliminate about 20 positions at...
Marchon Eyewear has decided to eliminate about 20 positions at its head office in New York, after a reassessment of its global operations, due to overlapping functions. New positions will be created, particularly in marketing, said a spokesman for its parent company, VSP Global, stressing that the affected employees will ...
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After testing the concept in 20 of its stores, the...
After testing the concept in 20 of its stores, the French Optic 2000 voluntary group has decided to roll out Optic 2000 Kids to the rest of its 1,200 shops in the country. Optic 2000 Kids consists of a dedicated space for children aged 2 to 8, developed in partnership ...
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Specsavers is launching an exclusive Balmain line of 17 styles...
Specsavers is launching an exclusive Balmain line of 17 styles of prescription frames and sunglasses
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