All Eyewear Intelligence articles in Volume 19, Issue 2-3 – Page 2
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Fleye Copenhagen is launching the second part of a campaign...
Fleye Copenhagen is launching the second part of a campaign dedicated to Scandinavian food culture
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J.F. Rey is launching an innovative series of products, called...
J.F. Rey is launching an innovative series of products, called Double Jeu, using two thin, overlapping metal frames
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Intel is one more contender in the ever busier segment...
Intel is one more contender in the ever busier segment of smartglasses. The American technology company announced earlier this month the launch of Vaunt, its own prototype of augmented reality glasses. Contrary to most projects in this area, Vaunt does not feature a camera but a red monochrome projector that ...
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Vision Express, the British optical retailer that took over Tesco...
Vision Express, the British optical retailer that took over Tesco Opticians last year, has inaugurated its first Vision Express at Tesco store in Thurrock, east of London. The shop, that is located within a Tesco Extra in a large retail park, is one of the first to adopt the refreshed ...
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New brand and investments for Inspecs
Inspecs, the British eyewear company has been investing and reorganizing itself in many areas since it took over one year ago the Killine group, an OEM manufacturer based in Macau with factories in China and Vietnam, and a design office in Lisbon, Portugal.The Bath-based company, which claims to be the ...
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Transitions Optical unveiled a new global brand identity and logo...
Transitions Optical unveiled a new global brand identity and logo at a Transitions Academy held in Orlando, Florida. They will be promoted through a new marketing campaign with video ads and on Snapchat with a virtual try-on experience.
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Two members of Essilor International's board of directors have resigned...
Two members of Essilor International's board of directors have resigned ahead of the company's planned merger with Luxottica. One of them, Henriette Fore, was recently appointed executive director of Unicef, starting on Jan. 1. Another director, Yi He, was representing Valoptec, the association of Essilor employees who are shareholders of ...
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Blackfin has started to be distributed in Greece
Blackfin has started to be distributed in Greece
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IC! Berlin invests in a new online strategy
Ic! Berlin has hired Pablo La Rosa for the newly created position of global brand director. La Rosa has been tasked with bringing the brand into the digital world and helping to re-define the company's identity. A 20-year marketing expert from outside the eyewear industry, La Rosa has been working ...
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Vision Express, the British retailer belonging to Grandvision, has signed...
Vision Express, the British retailer belonging to Grandvision, has signed an unusual partnership with RED, a nationwide driving schools operator. The joint campaign will offer free eye tests and discounted eyewear to 100,000 U.K. learner drivers. Currently, the only mandatory vision check consists of reading a registration plate from 20 ...
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In California, a bill has been introduced that would require...
In California, a bill has been introduced that would require students to receive eye health information when enrolling in school. The bill – AB 2444 - has been introduced by Autumn Burke, a member of California Assembly (D-Inglewood), and is supported by the State Board of Optometry and the California ...
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Optical Discount, the low-cost French banner that was taken over...
Optical Discount, the low-cost French banner that was taken over by Alain Afflelou in 2015 announced last month the opening of its first shop in Tunisia, in the city of Sfax. The retailer has more than doubled its number of stores since the takeover with a current total of 182 ...
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Antonio Besana, a former executive of GfK who was most...
Antonio Besana, a former executive of GfK who was most recently deputy general manager for the Italian market and regional retail director for Eastern Europe, has left the company after 20 years of service
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Italia Independent goes for another capital increase
The Italia Independent Group's board of directors has announced its intention to analyze the opportunity of new strategic partnerships and to propose another capital increase in order to support the brand's relaunch. A spokesman for the company indicated that it is looking in particular for a licensee or another industrial ...
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GrandVision officially announced the appointment of Stephan Borchert as the...
GrandVision officially announced the appointment of Stephan Borchert as the group's CEO, effective Feb. 28, earlier than previously announced. As we already reported (Eyewear Intelligence Vol. 18 n°12+13), the German manager (48) has in-depth international retail experience and moves from Sephora, the fragrance retail banner, where he was president of ...
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Westgroupe has announced the promotion of Michael DeBono to the...
Westgroupe has announced the promotion of Michael DeBono to the position of chief operating officer. For over 25 years, he has been in the optical industry. He joined the Canadian company in 2005 as national sales manager and took charge of North American sales five years later. He was made ...
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Dita has announced a new partnership with Aston Martin Red...
Dita has announced a new partnership with Aston Martin Red Bull Racing, the Formula One motor-racing team, to develop new products of high-end optical craft and design. Since 1995, the year of its foundation, Dita has found inspiration in automotive and aviation design, with models such as its Flight-Series and ...
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Frameri, an American startup known for its interchangeable lenses and...
Frameri, an American startup known for its interchangeable lenses and frames, has closed down. The co-founders of the Cincinnati-based firm, Konrad Billetz and Kevin Habich, started the company in 2012 but famously turned down an offer from an investor on the television program “Shark Tank,” opting for a partnership in ...
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The Alviero Martini brand goes to Ioves
Ioves, an Italian eyewear manufacturer operating since 1950 in the Cadore district, has acquired a global three-year license for sunglasses named after Alviero Martini, an Italian brand of leathergoods and vintage travel bags. The license had been for many years in the portfolio of Sover, another Italian company that closed ...
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VSP Global is also making its debut in the wearables...
VSP Global is also making its debut in the wearables category with the launch of Level, a smart glass equipped with activity-tracking technology. Level looks like a conventional frame but also tracks steps, distance, calories burned, and total activity time, thanks to the technology concealed inside the left temple of ...
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