All Eyewear Intelligence articles in Volume 20, Issue 2-3 – Page 3
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Charmant Europe has reported double-digit annual growth in Germany for...
Charmant Europe has reported double-digit annual growth in Germany for 2018. The company handles its own direct sales in Germany, Austria and the Benelux countries. It made a great effort last year to promote its private brand in these markets, creating an extra sales division for the purpose. In Germany, ...
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OneSight has announced that Dennis Norris, a former United Nations...
OneSight has announced that Dennis Norris, a former United Nations (UN) executive, has joined the global vision care non-profit as the new head of global programming. Norris has served the past decade in Afghanistan and Western Africa as chief of party and senior advisor for Central Asia Development Group and ...
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The Opticians Association of Canada (OAC) has announced that Pat...
The Opticians Association of Canada (OAC) has announced that Pat Dobbyn has retired, after nearly 30 years with the organization. Dobbyn had been with the OAC since the beginning in 1990. She began as receptionist and later played different roles, moving into senior manager of membership services, finances and Vision ...
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Mondottica International cannot stop launching new projects. It announced earlier...
Mondottica International cannot stop launching new projects. It announced earlier this month a licensing agreement for the design, production and global distribution of the first lines of men's and women's eyewear under the Scotch & Soda brand name. The deal will run through 2024. The first range will come out ...
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Bausch+Lomb has announced the launch of SightMatters.com, an educational website...
Bausch+Lomb has announced the launch of SightMatters.com, an educational website for people affected by age-related macular degeneration (AMD). Patients will have access to personalized tools and suggestions as well as the opportunity to join a supportive online community of others living with AMD. The online resource was specifically designed for ...
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Anders Hedegaard has become the new chief executive of the...
Anders Hedegaard has become the new chief executive of the Rodenstock Group, taking the place of Oliver Kastalio, who is leaving the company after eight rather successful years at its helm to “take on a new professional challenge,” according to Rodenstock. A chemical engineer, Hedegaard worked most recently as president ...
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Christophe Gilabert, general manager of Anne & Valentin, died in...
Christophe Gilabert, general manager of Anne & Valentin, died in an avalanche while skiing in the French department of Isère on Tuesday. He was 55 and had joined the French company in 2006. Under his tenure, the Toulouse-based eyewear brand grew steadily to reach an annual turnover of about €20 ...
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Toms Shoes, the American brand famous for donating a pair of...
Toms Shoes, the American brand famous for donating a pair of shoes or prescription eyeglasses for every pair of shoes or eyeglasses sold, is now one of 2,700 B-Corp companies in 150 industries and 60 countries. So-called B-Corp companies are explicitly committed to sustainability and the common good. Toms Shoes manufactures ...
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L’Amy America launches a luxury division
The U.S. company is entering the luxury market in the U.S. by forming a new company, Ultimate Vision USA, after taking over an American distribution company, Mad Vision. The takeover gives L'Amy America access to a special French brand of women's glasses, Plein Les Mirettes, that was distributed by Mad ...
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Allergan has reported lower sales in both the fourth-quarter and...
Allergan has reported lower sales in both the fourth-quarter and full-year 2018 periods. Fourth-quarter revenues of $4.08 billion represented a 5.7 percent drop from the same quarter a year ago. Full-year 2018 revenues of $15.79 billion marked a 1 percent decrease from 2017. The company said that its core business ...
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Wagner + Kühner has signed new distribution agreements in Austria...
Wagner + Kühner has signed new distribution agreements in Austria and Spain. In Austria, the Aigner, S.Oliver and Head lines of eyewear, for which Wagner + Kühner has the license, will be distributed by BMM Sports, based in Linz. Wagner + Kühner's private brands as well as the Liebeskind licensed ...
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Rodenstock signed a cooperation agreement with TR Optical during the...
Rodenstock signed a cooperation agreement with TR Optical during the Opti show in Munich last month. Founded in 2011, the Chinese lens manufacturer is located in Danyang. It will distribute the complete Rodenstock lens portfolio in China, along with market-specific lens designs. It is also planned that TR Optical will ...
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Menrad recently signed a licensing agreement with Bogner. Willy Bogner...
Menrad recently signed a licensing agreement with Bogner. Willy Bogner has already granted licenses for shoes, bags, ski equipment, gloves and guest amenities to international key players. The Bogner apparel and licensed collections are currently distributed in more than 50 countries and sold by more than 6,500 retail partners, own-stores, ...
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Another Canadian distributor, WestGroupe, has agreed to launch the Helly...
Another Canadian distributor, WestGroupe, has agreed to launch the Helly Hansen line of eyewear in North America, starting with optical frames in March and sunwear featuring interchangeable lenses in the spring. The U.S. will come next in 2020. Helly Hansen, a sports brand based in Norway, first launched a line ...
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Thai Optical hires new managers after lower results
The Thai Optical Group (TOG) said that its sales and service revenues fell by 1.92 percent in 2018 to 1.842 billion baht (€52.2m-$59.3m), while net profit declined by 20.40 percent to 146.0 million baht (€4.1m-$4.7m) due to lower sales and higher selling and administrative costs.Meanwhile, the company has reorganized its ...
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Essilor makes other acquisitions
Essilor International's current acquisition and partnership strategy includes the completion of four transactions worldwide. The pace of acquisitions is expected to pick up following the approval of the merger between Essilor and Luxottica by all the relevant anti-trust authorities around the world, which allowed the two companies to formalize their €48 ...
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Otc7Handl, the German distribution agency of Micha Siebenhandl, has appointed...
Otc7Handl, the German distribution agency of Micha Siebenhandl, has appointed Petrini Devetzi, Jörg Sproll and Henriette Wander as chief executives. They are currently working as directors for the operations and customer care, finance, international and national sales, brand management and marketing divisions. Micha Siebenhandl, the company's former chief executive, has ...
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Safilo posts positive Q4 sales, ups Ebitda guidance
According to preliminary data, Safilo finished 2018 on a fairly positive note, with fourth-quarter sales coming in at €249.1 million in spite of big declines outside Europe and North America. They were up by 1.8 percent in reported euros and by 1.3 percent in local currencies beating market expectations by ...
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Since January, 4Care has been handling distribution in Germany for...
Since January, 4Care has been handling distribution in Germany for Reebok-licensed eyewear as well as for Bolon, the medium-priced Chinese brand of optical frames and eyewear partly owned by Essilor. 4Care belongs to the U.K.-based MyOptique Group that was acquired by Essilor in 2016. For the Bolon brand, this has meant ...
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Luxexcel, the innovative Dutch producer of 3D-printed ophthalmic lenses, said...
Luxexcel, the innovative Dutch producer of 3D-printed ophthalmic lenses, said that its proprietary 3D printing technology has advanced from the pilot phase to printing commercial lenses. Over the past 12 months, 5,000 lenses have been printed on its VisionPlatform equipment installed in the U.S. and Europe.
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