All Eyewear Intelligence articles in Volume 19, Issue 13
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Tradition and modernity at Silmo
On the eve of its 51th edition, the Silmo organizers confirmed an increase in the number of exhibitors to 987, up from 958 last year, coming from 39 countries. That includes 130 companies that did not exhibit in 2017, among which are De Rigo Vision, the Italian eyewear group, and ...
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Ioves is launching a line of five models of magnetic...
Ioves is launching a line of five models of magnetic sun clips polarized lenses, entirely made in Italy, to go with its frames in Swiss grilamid, steel and acetate
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Fedon suffers a loss
The results for first-half of 2018 confirm a downward trend for the Fedon Group, a leading Italian eyeglass-case manufacturer that is trading publicly. After a 5.88 percent decline in turnover suffered in 2017, it had to endure a further decline of 5.5 percent for the first six months of this ...
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Mister Spex publishes survey on digitization and the future of vision
Mister Spex has asked the German Institute for Trends and Future Research (ITZ), in Heidelberg, to conduct a survey on the future of vision and identify trends, challenges and opportunities. The more digitization takes over our everyday life, whether private or professional, the more time we spend in front of ...
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Essilor Sun Solution, the division within Essilor Group dedicated to...
Essilor Sun Solution, the division within Essilor Group dedicated to plano sun lenses, supported the first entirely female expedition team to the summit of Mount Everest. Kanchhi Maya Tamang, the team leader, and a group of five other Nepalese women reached the summit of Mount Everest as part of an ...
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The Direction de la Recherche, des Etudes et des Statistiques...
The Direction de la Recherche, des Etudes et des Statistiques (DREES), a French research and statistics bureau, has published its latest figures on the country's health expenses, confirming a small decline in the French market already observed by GfK. The bureau found that consumption of ophthalmic glasses and contact lenses ...
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Marchon Eyewear and Cutler and Gross have signed an exclusive...
Marchon Eyewear and Cutler and Gross have signed an exclusive partnership for U.S. distribution of the British-based brand's optical glasses and sunglasses. The Cutler and Gross eyewear line, previously distributed directly by the company in the U.S., will be sold at optical retailers, specialty stores and selected department stores, thereby ...
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Six “cubes,” one dedicated to eyewear, were temporarily installed in...
Six “cubes,” one dedicated to eyewear, were temporarily installed in the center of Milan on Sept. 12-24 on the occasion of the second edition of Milano XL, a project that celebrates Italian excellence. Milano XL is the result of an agreement between the Municipality of Milan, the Italian Ministry for ...
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Neurovisioncare (NVC), the new consultancy led by Ruedi Suter (Eyewear...
Neurovisioncare (NVC), the new consultancy led by Ruedi Suter (Eyewear Intelligence Vol. 19 N° 8+9 of June 22, 2018), has launched a new website that offers insights into its range of advisory services intended to enhance business growth prospects in the all the segments of the optical sector, from manufacturing ...
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Snap, the parent company of Snapchat, is launching two new...
Snap, the parent company of Snapchat, is launching two new styles of Spectacles 2 photo-taking sunglasses, called Nico and Veronica. They contain the same features as the model first introduced in April, but look more like traditional sunglasses. Furthermore, the two new styles come with polarized black lenses and have ...
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Italia Independent comes out of the red, sheds a license
In a joint decision with the licensor, Italia Independent will not renew the Adidas Original license for sunglasses and prescription frames which expires in December 2019. The Italian company said that it wants to focus on its own brands and partnerships with a “premium” positioning.Italia Independent booked a net profit ...
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Josef May, chief executive of Silhouette Germany, was re-elected chairman...
Josef May, chief executive of Silhouette Germany, was re-elected chairman of Spectaris during the general meeting of the German optical industry association on Sept. 13. May has been chairman of Spectaris since 2007 and will remain president for the next two years. He will also be leading Spectaris' consumer-optics specialist ...
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Luxexcel raises more funds, hires a new CEO
Luxexcel, a developer of 3D printing technology and services for ophthalmic lenses, announced a few days ago that it has raised another €13 million from Innovation Industries, a Dutch-based investment fund, together with other financial investors in the Netherlands, Belgium and Germany and with KLA Tencor Corporation, a U.S. technology ...
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Safilo launches a capital increase
The Safilo Group's board of directors decided yesterday to propose a capital increase aimed at raising up to €150 million in new equity through the issue of new shares. It has convened an extraordinary meeting of its shareholders for next Oct. 29 to approve its proposals, which are intended to ...
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Michel Lafon, a French book publisher has just released “Passionnément”...
Michel Lafon, a French book publisher has just released “Passionnément” (Passionately), by Alain Afflelou. In this richly illustrated book of about 200 pages, the French entrepreneur looks back on more than 40 years of professional life, starting with his graduation as an optician in 1971. Without revealing much about its ...
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Blackfin boosts management and production
Blackfin is still a relatively small player in the global eyewear market, but it continues to grow at a double-digit rate, and its parent company, Pramaor, is adapting to the rising demand with further investments in the manufacturing apparatus and the creation of new management positions.As previously reported, Pramaor's sales ...
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The global eyewear market has been growing more slowly
Global sales of ophthalmic lenses increased by 2.1 percent in volume each year during the 2015-2017 period according to the latest edition of the biennial World Lens and Frame Demand Study by an authorititive consultancy company, SWV Strategy with Vision Management (SWV). First published in 2004, the study covers a ...
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Rudy Project, the Italian eyewear and helmets brand based in...
Rudy Project, the Italian eyewear and helmets brand based in Treviso, has unveiled a new website at www.rudyproject.com. The revamped website is described as offering an easy and user-friendly experience to the consumer regardless of the device on which it is being viewed, whether a computer, tablet, smartphone or web ...
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ZVA, the German opticians' association, reports that consumers voted opticians...
ZVA, the German opticians' association, reports that consumers voted opticians the best retail sector in Germany in 2018. And German opticians retain their top spot in the overall ranking of the customer monitor 2019. Conducted from October 2017 to July 2018, the cross-industry customer orientation study included over 31,000 consumer ...
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Vista Outdoor has announced the completion of the sale of...
Vista Outdoor has announced the completion of the sale of its Bolle, Cebe and Serengeti brands for gross proceeds of $158 million
