All Eyewear Intelligence articles in Volume 18, Issue 8-9 – Page 2
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Nico, the Italian company that sells designer eyewear under the...
Nico, the Italian company that sells designer eyewear under the Vanni and Derapage brand names, has appointed 7Trade as its agent for the German market for the Italian-made Vanni collection following the appointment of Andreas Köhler as 7Trade's director of sales. Köhler was previously Vanni's agent in the country.
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Red or Dead and Specsavers have launched a new collection...
Red or Dead and Specsavers have launched a new collection of glasses featuring interchangeable arms. The range, which is exclusive to Specsavers, includes 13 styles in different colors and prints, allowing wearers to switch their glasses' sides to match their tastes and outfits.
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Kering Eyewear’s “made in” label is challenged
Kering Eyewear is the target of a lawsuit brought by a U.S.-based retailer and wholesaler specializing in luxury eyewear, Selima Optique, with four stores in the New York area and one in Paris, which is questioning the origin of its products. Inviting others to join in the complaint, filed on ...
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Specsavers has inaugurated a new manufacturing and distribution center in...
Specsavers has inaugurated a new manufacturing and distribution center in Kidderminster in Worcestershire. England, on the site of Stourpoint Five. The new facility employs 400 people, while 200 more jobs are expected to be created over the next five years. Construction on the site was completed in November last year ...
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Maison Cartier, a subsidiary of the Richemont group, has completed...
Maison Cartier, a subsidiary of the Richemont group, has completed the acquisition of a 30 percent interest in Kering Eyewear, but we could not determine the terms of the investments. The Kering fashion group will keep majority control. The management of Kering Eyewear, led by Roberto Vedovotto, will have a ...
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De Rigo Vision is launching an exclusive Candy collection of...
De Rigo Vision is launching an exclusive Candy collection of Escada sunglasses in cooperation with Leonie Hanne from Ohh Couture. The collection is available in three different colors. The 28-year old Hanne is a blogger from Hamburg, reporting on fashion, lifestyle and travel issues via her Ohh Couture blog. De ...
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“Foundations” is the title of the campaign chosen for the...
“Foundations” is the title of the campaign chosen for the launch of the first line of spectacles for men and women designed by Alyson Magee under her own name for Brando Eyewear. It became available internationally at optical stores and select fashion boutiques on June 21. The designer had launched ...
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Brulimar Optical, the British eyewear manufacturer, has signed a five-year...
Brulimar Optical, the British eyewear manufacturer, has signed a five-year licence with Time Life Inc. to produce and distribute reading glasses under the Life brand, named after the vintage American weekly magazine
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Brillen.de, a family-run online and offline retailer of prescription eyewear...
Brillen.de, a family-run online and offline retailer of prescription eyewear in Germany, is allowing consumer to pay for their glasses in monthly installments. By signing a 24-months contract with any of the 650 opticians affiliated with the group in Germany, they are able to get glasses with progressive lenses for ...
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Viu, a Swiss eyewear brand, is expanding into Scandinavia. The...
Viu, a Swiss eyewear brand, is expanding into Scandinavia. The company opened a flagship store in Copenhagen, covering 150 sqm on two floors. The second floor will be used primarily for art exhibitions. Viu already has 24 stores, 11 of which are located in Germany, nine in Switzerland and three ...
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Rudy Project, the Italian brand of sunglasses, says it is...
Rudy Project, the Italian brand of sunglasses, says it is supporting a Hungarian expedition, led by Dávid Klein and Szilárd Suhajda, who are trying to cimb up the Everest without oxygen tanks
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Pramaor, the maker of the Blackfin brand of titanium eyewear,...
Pramaor, the maker of the Blackfin brand of titanium eyewear, has announced the appointment of Ivo Benvegnù as chief operations officer. He will report directly to the company's chief executive, Nicola Del Din. Benvegnù has many years of experience in multinational eyewear companies, with roles covering both production and research ...
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Vision Source replaces Luxottica as the biggest U.S. retailer
With collective revenues of $2,632 million in 2016, for the first time Vision Source has taken the lead in Vision Monday (VM) Top 50 U.S. Optical Retailer's Report, which has just been released. The report exclusively assesses rankings based on 2016 calendar year sales. Vision Source, which was acquired by ...
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Big drop in Safilo’s quarterly sales
Safilo's revenues slumped by 21.3 percent to €237.3 million in the first quarter due to delayed shipments from its logistics center in Padua, whose upgrade is taking longer than expected, and the end of the company's important licensing agreement with Gucci. At constant currency rates, revenues were off by 22.8 ...
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New report highlights need for better UV protection
The Vision Council has released “UV Gotta Have Shades,” its newest report about UV protection. The document, which is meant for the vision industry at large as well as the media, highlights the habits of American adults and children regarding exposure to the sun's UV rays. Data are drawn from ...
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iC Berlin is cooperating with Jérémy Tarian, a French eyewear...
iC Berlin is cooperating with Jérémy Tarian, a French eyewear designer, for the development of three eyewear styles, two prescription models and one sunglass model. The glasses are priced between €449 and €475 for end consumers and available from this June. The sunglasses are made in metal and acetate. The ...
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The Belluno eyewear district came at the top of Italy's...
The Belluno eyewear district came at the top of Italy's fashion and accessories sector during the seven economically difficult years from 2008 to 2015. It also came in second place among the country's industrial clusters for its economic performance. Number one is Prosecco di Valdobbiadene, the sparkling wine from the ...
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Luxexcel, a Belgian company that claims to be the only...
Luxexcel, a Belgian company that claims to be the only to have developed 3D printing systems for ophthalmic lenses, has received nearly $10 million in new equity financing from several investors including KLA Tencor Corporation, which will help bring its 3D printers to the market. The technology is said to ...
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Boots Opticians has been sanctioned by the General Optical Council...
Boots Opticians has been sanctioned by the General Optical Council (GOC) in the U.K. for unsubstantiated claims about its blue light filtering lenses. In a decision published on May 26, the health and social care regulator found that there was potential for patients to be misled by a commercial that ...
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Lyn Brodie has been selected as the new chief executive...
Lyn Brodie has been selected as the new chief executive of Optomestry Australia, after a long executive search, replacing Genevieve Quilty
