All Eyewear Intelligence articles in Volume 18, Issue 8-9 – Page 5

  • News briefs

    Barberini Eyewear held on May 21-22 the first sessions for...

    2017-06-30T00:00:00Z

    Barberini Eyewear held on May 21-22 the first sessions for 2017 of its Well-Seeing Academy, which will be followed by other sessions in June, July and September. The courses took place in Silvi, near Teramo – Italy, at Barberini's headquarters. The academy is opened to opticians and aims to raise ...

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    Afflelou and Optic 2000 plan to sell glasses in pharmacies

    2017-06-30T00:00:00Z

    The optical retail market in France was virtually flat last year at around €6.7 billion, according to the French trade magazine Bien Vu, and for the first time in many years, the number of optical stores declined by 0.1 percent. However, with 12,739 points of sale at the end of ...

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    Optic 2000 adjusts strategy in a tough French market

    2017-06-30T00:00:00Z

    The French voluntary group reported last week an increase of 1.8 percent in retail sales to €905 million including VAT for its eponymous Optic 2000 banner in 2016, which consolidated its leadership in a stagnant French optical market by reaching a share of 13.5 percent, according to an estimate by ...

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    Luxottica is celebrating the 100th anniversary of its own Persol...

    2017-06-30T00:00:00Z

    Luxottica is celebrating the 100th anniversary of its own Persol brand of sunglasses by launching a limited edition of two of the sunglasses brand's iconic models, 649 and 9649. The models are equipped with an 18K gold hinge and polarized lenses. The production will be limited to 200 numbered pieces.

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    Starting Jan. 1, 2018, the remittance to the consumer of...

    2017-06-30T00:00:00Z

    Starting Jan. 1, 2018, the remittance to the consumer of a new standard proforma invoice will be compulsory for French opticians before any transaction for optical glasses and contact lenses. The new format, which is much more detailed than the previous one, will show separately the detailed value of each ...