All Eyewear Intelligence articles in Volume 20, Issue 1 – Page 2
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Lightbird, a new Italian eyewear brand created by the designer...
Lightbird, a new Italian eyewear brand created by the designer Corrado Rosson in Belluno, Italy, will be launching its first line at the Opti 2019 trade show in Munich on Jan. 25-27. Manufactured entirely in Italy, Lightbird eyewear makes use of two patents. One is for a system called Light_nest, ...
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OptiShokz, a brand founded by a bone conduction technology firm,...
OptiShokz, a brand founded by a bone conduction technology firm, AfterShokz, has announced the launch of a line of bone conduction audio sunglasses, OptiShokz Reyyez. The glasses enable users to listen to music or make calls while maintaining complete awareness of surrounding noises. The technology keeps users' ears completely open ...
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Ukrainian scientists have developed a biological eyeglass frame
A Ukrainian eyewear manufacturer, Ochis, has designed an organic eyeglass frame that is fully made of biological polymers such as coffee, flax and oils. These polymers completely degrade 100 times faster than plastic and, once the frame is broken, can even be used as a fertilizer in agricultural fields, the ...
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The impact of big data
Turning to the impact of new technologies on the eyewear industry, Trocchia believes that data analytics will be “fundamental” for an industry that has products with a short shelf life due to the rotation of the collections. Safilo currently develops three collections per year.Trocchia disclosed that he already has “a ...
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Dirk Demski has been made responsible for Topcon's operations in...
Dirk Demski has been made responsible for Topcon's operations in Germany and Austria, reporting to Eric Franken, managing director of Topcon Europe Medical. He has worked for several biotechnology and medical firms, most recently as chief executive of a Chinese company, the Naton Medical Group.
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Sun Hing wants to beef up its eyewear distribution business
The Hong Kong-based company says it plans to expand its sales network to broaden its client base and seek distribution opportunities in Asia, especially in China. It also intends to optimize its portfolio by phasing out non-performing brands and markets to release resources to high-potential opportunities.According to its latest financial ...
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Shamir Optical plans to launch a new progressive lens, Autograph...
Shamir Optical plans to launch a new progressive lens, Autograph Intelligence, at the Mido show in Milan next month
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J.P. Morgan Asset Management has made a “substantial” equity investment...
J.P. Morgan Asset Management has made a “substantial” equity investment in the Acuity Eyecare Group to help the U.S. retailer to build up its network to 200-300 locations over a three- to five-year period through the acquisition of regional eyecare firms and optometry practices. For its part, Acuity recently announced ...
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Jill Kemp will retire in April as head of operations...
Jill Kemp will retire in April as head of operations at the ABDO College after four years in the job. She will be replaced by Steve Hertz, who has been a member of the operations department for a year. Based in Godmersham, Kent, the college was created in 2001 by ...
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Christophe Perreault has been appointed president of Essilor Canada, taking...
Christophe Perreault has been appointed president of Essilor Canada, taking the place of Barbara Heffez-Piper, who will join the team responsible for the integration of Essilor and Luxottica in North America. Perreault has spent ten years with Essilor International in various leadership roles, serving most recently as chief financial officer ...
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Eschenbach Optik recently appointed Christian Porombka as retail sales manager...
Eschenbach Optik recently appointed Christian Porombka as retail sales manager for the German company's vision technology and sports optics segments. He has taken the place of Matthias Gerreits, who has moved to the eyewear division to run sales of the Mini collection in Germany.
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Michael Dannhauser has been appointed to the new position of...
Michael Dannhauser has been appointed to the new position of chief operating officer for the Uvex Sports Group, joining its chief executive, Christophe Weissenberger, on its executive board. Besides supervising its factories and other operational processes, he will also have responsibility for finance and controlling, following the departure last February ...
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Kirk & Kirk has released its new campaign for spring/summer...
Kirk & Kirk has released its new campaign for spring/summer 2019 in support of its Centena collection, which is handmade from 10-millimeter acrylic. The company claims that all frames are entirely handmade in France. The images will be circulated through social media and at the points of sale.
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Shopko, a big American retail chain with many optical retail...
Shopko, a big American retail chain with many optical retail chains, has announced a voluntary Chapter 11 bankruptcy petition, accompanied by restructuring plans
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Another big American retail chain, Sears, barely avoided liquidation as...
Another big American retail chain, Sears, barely avoided liquidation as a hedge fund, ESL Investments, came to its rescue
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The Vision Council and the American Optometric Association (AOA) have...
The Vision Council and the American Optometric Association (AOA) have announced this year's plans for their ongoing U.S. marketing campaign, “Think About Your Eyes,” to raise awareness of the need to schedule eye exams annually. The campaign relies mostly on advertisements, both on television and online. A notable addition this ...
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The Marcolin Group has signed an agreement to be the...
The Marcolin Group has signed an agreement to be the exclusive distributor of Barton Perreira's sunglasses and optical frames in certain parts of the world, starting on Feb. 1. It will market the line to select retailers and optical stores in Southern Europe (including Spain, Portugal, Greece and Italy), Eastern ...
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Eight months after announcing the deal, the Japanese pharmaceutical group...
Eight months after announcing the deal, the Japanese pharmaceutical group Takeda has completed the $62 billion acquisition of its Irish-based peer, Shire, but it's not sure whether it will retain its eyecare business. As it is, the combined group has annual sales of over $30 billion. Takeda said that its ...
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A credit crunch affects Italian producers
The numerous small and medium-sized enterprises operating in the various Italian industrial clusters suffered a drop in bank financing of €57 billion during the 2010-17 period, and the situation has not improved since then. Two out of ten of the banks located in their territories closed their doors during the ...
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A hard Brexit would affect the eyewear trade in Europe
Judging from the latest report on European trade flows published by Spectaris, the German ophthalmic optics industry association, which uses statistics for the year 2017, the U.K. is the third-largest importer of eyewear in the European Union. The overwhelming vote given by the British Parliament against a proposed agreement with ...
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