All Eyewear Intelligence articles in Volume 19, Issue 14-15 – Page 5

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    Impressio’s 3D-printed glasses sell better than expected

    2018-11-05T00:00:00Z

    Impressio, a Luxembourg-based start-up that uses 3-D printing to manufacture its frames, is one of the companies that won the Silmo d'Or award in September, with its 609 Vortex style of sunglasses.The company is considering bringing in new investors to help bring the production in-house and further improve its technology, ...

  • News briefs

    The 26th edition of the Hong Kong Optical Fair, which...

    2018-11-05T00:00:00Z

    The 26th edition of the Hong Kong Optical Fair, which will run on Nov. 7-9 at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, is set to welcome around 800 exhibitors from more than 20 countries, a record number. The event is organized by the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC). ...

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    The 2018 edition of Vision Expo West, the trade show...

    2018-11-05T00:00:00Z

    The 2018 edition of Vision Expo West, the trade show held in Las Vegas in September and sponsored by The Vision Council, saw a double-digit increase in traffic and significant boost in its social media figures. The trade show registered some 3.8 million impressions, 16.7 million #VisionExpo hashtag impressions, 14,000 ...

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    Luxottica’s Q3 sales rise by 2.9%

    2018-11-05T00:00:00Z

    Luxottica posted a 2.9 percent increase in third-quarter sales to €2,215 million, reversing the negative trend seen in the first half and even slightly beating market expectations. At constant currency rates, the top line rose by 3.5 percent, but the growth is now expected to be limited to around 2 ...

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    100%, the San Diego-based goggle and eyewear maker for two-wheeled...

    2018-11-05T00:00:00Z

    100%, the San Diego-based goggle and eyewear maker for two-wheeled racing, has hired Mark Wilson to be its marketing manager. Wilson has spent virtually his entire career in sports marketing. Most recently he was marketing lead for Elite Sports Marketing & Activations, where his clients included Look Cycles and Corima ...

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    Safilo’s Q3 sales are off by 9.0%

    2018-11-05T00:00:00Z

    Trick or treat? Safilo handed out both at Halloween by releasing third-quarter results that missed expectations for the top line but beat projections in terms of profitability thanks to higher-than-planned cost savings. In the quarter, group sales fell by 9.0 percent to €221.5 million, short of analysts' expectations of €225 ...