All Eyewear Intelligence articles in Volume 20, Issue 2-3
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At this year's Opti show in Munich, Götti presented for the...
At this year's Opti show in Munich, Götti presented for the first time its Perspective Bold collection of rimless eyewear with a 3D-printed removable frame. The collection represents a fusion of Götti's existing products: namely, the Perspective line of rimless eyewear and the Dimension line of 3D-printed frames with various material ...
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Maui Jim partners with Manchester United
In an unusual move, Maui Jim is spending a seven-digit amount for an exclusive deal as supplier of corrective eyewear and sunglasses to the members of the famous British Manchester United football club. No other brand of eyewear has associated its name with such a big, internationally recognized football property.The ...
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Topcon Healthcare Solutions of Oakland, New Jersey, which makes ophthalmic...
Topcon Healthcare Solutions of Oakland, New Jersey, which makes ophthalmic devices and related software, has forged a global partnership with Oculo of Melbourne, Australia, maker of an eponymous, cloud-based network through which health care professionals can share clinical files, referrals and other correspondence. The two companies will combine their respective platforms, ...
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GrandVision invests in an internet pure player
A couple of days before announcing its takeover of Optica2000 in Spain, GrandVision reported the acquisition of all the shares in Charlie Temple, without mentioning figures but claiming that it is the leading online optical retailer in the Netherlands and Belgium, although it started operating only in 2016. GrandVision said ...
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Under new management, Fielmann targets Italy and Poland
The generational transition at the leading German optical retailing group is moving into its final phase with Marc Fielmann set to take over responsibility for corporate strategy from his father, Günther, in the course of the current financial year. As previously reported, he became joint chief executive in April of ...
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Strong rebound at Fielmann
A sales increase of about 8 percent in the fourth quarter enabled Fielmann to post an increase in its consolidated sales of around 2.9 percent to €1.43 billion for the past financial year, according to preliminary figures, and the positive momentum was maintained in the last few weeks, according to ...
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Slight uptick in Italy’s eyewear exports
Thanks to a slight increase in average selling prices, Italy's exports of prescription frames and sunglasses increased by about 1.1 percent to €3,378 million in 2018, according to preliminary data released by the Italian eyewear industry association, Anfao, on the eve of the big Mido trade show in Milan. The ...
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Good marks for an expanded Opti fair
The Munich trade show recorded positive reactions from visitors and exhibitors at the Messe München fairgrounds last month. Held on Jan. 25-27, the international trade show saw about 28,000 visitors per day pass through the turnstiles – more or less in line with the previous year. The fair's 631 exhibitors ...
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Sergio Tacchini and Mondottica International have entered into a global...
Sergio Tacchini and Mondottica International have entered into a global license agreement until 2023 to develop branded eyewear collections for Sergio Tacchini. The collections will comprise unisex spectacles and sunglasses, which will be available as from the second half of 2019. The product line will be officially presented at the ...
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This year's edition of the Vision Expo East, scheduled for...
This year's edition of the Vision Expo East, scheduled for March 21-24, is adding a new “central networking and learning destination.” The Bridge, as the organizers call it, will connect the Galleria and Underground pavilions to the Eyewear + Accessories pavilion. The spot will have comfortable places to sit, music ...
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Titan Eyeplus to double its network
Titan Company of Bangalore plans to double the number of its optical retail stores in India. Titan launched Titan Eyeplus, its third major venture, in March 2007. Since then, it has built the eyewear division into a 200-city network of, depending on the source, 470 or 550 stores. The former ...
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The U.K.'s Federation of Ophthalmic and Dispensing Opticians (Fodo) is...
The U.K.'s Federation of Ophthalmic and Dispensing Opticians (Fodo) is changing its management. Harjit Sandhu is to be the association's first-ever managing director, and David Hewlett, the current chief executive, is becoming director of leadership, transformation and strategic partnerships. Sandhu was previously director of policy and strategy at the National ...
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Ian Lane is joining Ocuco as U.S. product director and...
Ian Lane is joining Ocuco as U.S. product director and chief medical officer, focusing on the Irish company's Acuitas software. In this new role, he will provide product direction for Ocuco's 80-strong team in North America, connecting developers with the company's U.S. clients. He will also lead the design and ...
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Fleye, the Danish eyewear manufacturer, has engaged two new sales...
Fleye, the Danish eyewear manufacturer, has engaged two new sales representatives for the German market. It now has three people selling the brand in Germany. Sales outside the company's core markets of Denmark, Sweden, Norway and Finland represent 80 percent of total sales. Germany is the only export market where the ...
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Mykita further expands retail concept
Mykita plans to further expand its store network in the next couple of years. Currently, the Berlin-based eyewear brand has 18 mono-brand stores worldwide, partly company-owned and managed and partly franchised. By end of February, Mykita will open its first store in Spain in the city of Barcelona. It will ...
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The Marcolin Group will unveil a new collection under the...
The Marcolin Group will unveil a new collection under the Sportmax brand at the Mido show starting tomorrow in Milan. Featuring a combination of contrasting materials, it will be on sale from April at selected opticians and in the stores of Sportmax and its parent company, Max Mara. Cutler & ...
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Edel Optics claims to be one of the three largest...
Edel Optics claims to be one of the three largest online retailers of glasses in Europe and the second-largest one in Germany. In celebrating its tenth anniversary, the company announced a turnover of nearly €22 million for 2018. From 2009 to today, Edel Optics said it had sold over 900,000 ...
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Safilo has named Victoria Hallberg as its first ever chief...
Safilo has named Victoria Hallberg as its first ever chief marketing officer for North America. The appointment became effective on Jan. 2. Hallberg will oversee brand management, trade marketing and public relations in the region. She will also serve on the company's extended global leadership team. Hallberg worked for nearly ...
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The new chief executive and registrar at the General Optical...
The new chief executive and registrar at the General Optical Council (GOC) is Lesley Longstone, who has been with the U.K. regulator in an interim role since last year
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At this year's Opti show in Munich, Charmant presented its...
At this year's Opti show in Munich, Charmant presented its first collaboration with an external designer. The Charmant by Caroline Abraham capsule collection will be on sale from this spring. The 100 percent titanium collection is produced in Japan and will be distributed by Charmant only.
