All Eyewear Intelligence articles in Volume 19, Issue 1 – Page 2
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Shamir is introducing a new range of progressive lenses, called...
Shamir is introducing a new range of progressive lenses, called Keylens, made in France and sold for the moment only in France and Belgium. The compact range features two models that integrate a variable convergence function with Shamir's Close Up technology. The Pro model addresses most of the wearers, offering ...
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Mister Spex, Germany's online eyewear retailer, opened its seventh brick-and-mortar...
Mister Spex, Germany's online eyewear retailer, opened its seventh brick-and-mortar store in the country, in Münster
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Christian Dior has opened the first boutique that is entirely...
Christian Dior has opened the first boutique that is entirely devoted to eyewear. Located at 28 Avenue Montaigne, a fashion destination in Paris, it will offer vintage items and creations in optical and sun in exclusive colors and special packaging. The Dior eyewear line continues to be developed and produced ...
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Italia Independent and Billionaire Boys Club, the streetwear label of...
Italia Independent and Billionaire Boys Club, the streetwear label of Pharrell Williams, are joining forces on a collaborative collection of apparel and eyewear. The debut of the new collection is scheduled for June. The co-branded line will be produced under license by Italia Independent. Details of the collection's styles and ...
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France is the biggest importer of eyewear in Europe
France became the biggest importer of ophthalmic optic products in the European Union in 2016, reaching a level of €1.37 billion, according to an annual report on trade flows in Europe released a few weeks ago by Spectaris, the German ophthalmic industry association. Germany, which held the first place in 2015, ...
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Multiparty negotiations started last month in France between the Ministry...
Multiparty negotiations started last month in France between the Ministry of Health, private insurance companies and professional associations representing the dental, hearing care and eyewear sectors. The discussion partners will have to define the nature of the products and the corresponding amount of money that will be fully refunded to ...
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Smartphone icons become an eyewear brand
The term Emoji comes from the Japanese language, combining the words “picture” (e) and “character” (moji). If many are not familiar with the word itself, almost everyone in this digital era is using emojis on a daily basis. They are the small colorful icons used to cheer up SMS, emails, ...
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Opal, the French eyewear company based in Lyon has created...
Opal, the French eyewear company based in Lyon has created a joint venture with its long time German distribution partner IVKO. The new structure, called IVKOPAL, will cover Germany and Austria for OPAL's children eyewear collections – Hello Kitty, New York Yankees, and Avengers among others. The IVKO group is ...
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The latest Optical Business Barometer (OBB) showed a strong finish...
The latest Optical Business Barometer (OBB) showed a strong finish for year-ending 2017, with ratings ahead of 2016 in almost every business category. The OBB is a survey conducted online by Jobson Optical Research, designed to gauge the attitude and business outlook among independent eyecare professionals in the U.S. The ...
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Etnia Barcelona has hired Cristina Trujillo as its new managing...
Etnia Barcelona has hired Cristina Trujillo as its new managing director. She succeeds David Pellicer, who founded the eyewear brand in 2001. Trujillo has 20 years of experience in the fashion industry. Prior to joining Etnia Barcelona, she worked at Desigual, where she has held a variety of roles in ...
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Barberini Eyewear is collaborating with the ski school of Cortina...
Barberini Eyewear is collaborating with the ski school of Cortina d'Ampezzo, one of the most fashionable Italian ski resorts, for the supply of sunglasses and ski goggles
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Les Lunetiers du Jura, the association of eyewear manufacturers from...
Les Lunetiers du Jura, the association of eyewear manufacturers from the eponymous French region has launched a web marketing campaign called Break Uniformity in order to advertise the creativity and know-how of its members. The campaign is based on a 2 minute video that is available on the association's website, ...
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Aspex, the Canadian eyewear company, launched a new hinge technology...
Aspex, the Canadian eyewear company, launched a new hinge technology called Turboflex that allows a 360° rotation of the temples
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Marcel Zischler has been appointed a managing director of Knecht...
Marcel Zischler has been appointed a managing director of Knecht & Müller, the exclusive distributor of Hoya lenses in Switzerland and one of Switzerland's leading lens producers. Zischler, 54, a trained optometrist who studied at the Swiss College of Ophthalmology in Olten, is a long-time industry professional with a degree ...
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Arnaud Dupont has been appointed managing director of Nikon Optical...
Arnaud Dupont has been appointed managing director of Nikon Optical UK. The Frenchman has been working in Asia for the last 10 years, first with Essilor in South Korea as business analyst and marketing director. He then joined Nikon Lenswear in Japan in 2012 as overseas marketing manager. He started ...
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Charmant USA has announced the appointment of Masakiyo Honjo as...
Charmant USA has announced the appointment of Masakiyo Honjo as its new president and chief executive, effective Jan. 1, 2018. He replaces Ken Onishi, most recently president of the subsidiary, who has left the company to pursue other ventures in Japan, where the group is headquartered. Honjo has worked for ...
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The Vision Council has announced the creation of a new...
The Vision Council has announced the creation of a new optical retail division. The announcement was made on the occasion of the organization's annual executive summit in San Diego, California, on Jan. 24-26. The new division is to enable The Vision Council and its members to keep pace with the ...
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Reed Exhibitions has announced the appointment of Joanne Mohr as...
Reed Exhibitions has announced the appointment of Joanne Mohr as the new event director for the Vision Expo shows held in New York and Las Vegas in partnership with the Vision Council. She brings more than 25 years of experience in the organization of trade shows, fashion and retailing. As ...
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Zeiss has announced the release of its first group-wide sustainability...
Zeiss has announced the release of its first group-wide sustainability report. The document, which is certified by the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), illustrates the principles guiding the company's operations, its key objectives, and the measures it is taking in five areas of action: integrity and compliance, products and the value ...
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Andrea Busato has been appointed by Safilo as commercial director...
Andrea Busato has been appointed by Safilo as commercial director for Latin America, based in Miami. Previously, he was head of global sales operations at the group from July 2016 to December 2017, located in Padua. Busato started working for Safilo in April 2012 as chief financial officer for Europe, ...
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