All Eyewear Intelligence articles in Volume 20, Issue 4-5 – Page 2
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Italian brands could be subject to new restraints. La Lega,...
Italian brands could be subject to new restraints. La Lega, one of the two ruling Italian political parties, has proposed a bill in the Italian Parliament which, if signed into law, would apply new restrictions to brands defined as historic – that is, to “national manufacturing firms of excellence with ...
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Ultra Limited, the Italian eyewear brand, and the European Institute...
Ultra Limited, the Italian eyewear brand, and the European Institute of Design (IED) of Turin have joined forces to hold a competition for students in an IED packaging course. After an introduction to the brand's history and philosophy, the students will be divided into ten working groups. In June, during ...
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Luxottica books slightly lower earnings
Like Essilor, Luxottica faced currency headwinds in 2018. Sales declined by 2.8 percent to €8,929 million in reported terms, due to the devaluation of the U.S. and Australian dollars and the Brazilian real, but increased by 1.5 percent in constant currencies.The second half of the year showed an acceleration in ...
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Essilux is stuck in a boardroom spat
Just a few months after the merger of Essilor and Luxottica, the new company that has emerged from their combination, EssilorLuxottica, is entangled in a power struggle between the French and Italian senior managers of the group. It is possible that the infighting could last a couple of years, slowing ...
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Visottica has introduced a new role in its executive board....
Visottica has introduced a new role in its executive board. One of its managers, Daniele Angeli, has been named as the company's new general manager. After working at Safilo and at other international companies, he spent more than ten years at Visottica in various leadership roles. He has been responsible ...
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Strong organic growth for Bausch Health, despite heavy losses
Bausch Health's revenues for the fourth quarter grew organically by 1 percent from the year-earlier period, with organic growth across all its business segments. For the full year, they increased by 2 percent, also on an organic basis, marking the first year of organic revenue growth since 2015 for the ...
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Hoya is planning to come back to the Silmo show...
Hoya is planning to come back to the Silmo show in September to introduce a new line of progressive lenses
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Krys is reviving it's “Avant j'étais…mais ça c'était avant” (“Once...
Krys is reviving it's “Avant j'étais…mais ça c'était avant” (“Once I was…but that was before”) ad campaign to support its Jours Krys (Krys Days) promotion. From March 21 to May 21, the French optical retailer is allowing customers to choose name-brand frames for their second pair of glasses. Through the ...
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Healy Optical Group, the Australian distributor of eyewear, has gone...
Healy Optical Group, the Australian distributor of eyewear, has gone into liquidation. On March 8, executives at the company agreed to wind up the business and approved the appointment of Michael Hogan and Brendan Copeland, of the accounting firm HoganSprowles, as liquidators. According to the Australian Securities and Investments Commission ...
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>Quay Australia has come out with two capsule collections of...
>Quay Australia has come out with two capsule collections of women's and men's sunglasses signed by the singer Jennifer Lopez and her fiancé
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Mido’s attendance improves slightly
The 49th edition of the Mido trade show, held in Milan on Feb. 23-25, drew 59,500 people from 159 countries, a little more than last year. The show had a new app, Pavilion 6 was expanded, and Lab Academy, an incubator for start-ups selected by a committee of experts, made ...
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Julian Clarke has been appointed brand director for Europe at...
Julian Clarke has been appointed brand director for Europe at Sama Eyewear, starting with the Mido show in Milan. The Los Angeles-based brand has been conducting most of its business abroad in the states of the Persian Gulf but is now broadening its scope to Europe. Clarke has spent his ...
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Oakley has announced a partnership with Patrick Mahomes II, the...
Oakley has announced a partnership with Patrick Mahomes II, the National Football League Most Valuable Player Award (NFL MVP) recipient. Mahomes, 23, turned professional in 2018. He is the first football player to sign an endorsement deal with Oakley. To celebrate the addition of the quarterback to Oakley's roster of ...
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The “Silmo Family” keeps growing. The French trade show announced...
The “Silmo Family” keeps growing. The French trade show announced at Mido a partnership with Copenhagen Specs, a small six-year-old Danish show that resembles the Hall of Frames in Zurich, DaTE in Florence and others in Europe and elsewhere. Copenhagen Specs was held in Copenhagen on March 2 and 3, ...
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The Brien Holden Vision Institute announced that it has received...
The Brien Holden Vision Institute announced that it has received an anonymous donation of $225,000, the largest single contribution in its history. The organization said the amount will be allocated to fund scholarships for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who are, or plan to become, providers of vision care ...
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Johnson & Johnson Vision, the contact lens division of Johnson...
Johnson & Johnson Vision, the contact lens division of Johnson & Johnson Medical Devices Companies, has announced that its Acuvue Oasis Transitions Light Intelligent Technology has received the approval of European authorities to carry the CE mark for its certification. The photochromic contact lens, which can be reused for two ...
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Charmant USA has extended its North American license for Isaac...
Charmant USA has extended its North American license for Isaac Mizrahi eyewear until 2022, Vision Monday reports. Isaac Mizrahi is a New York-based fashion brand that is part of Xcel Brands' portfolio, along with others such as Judith Ripka, H Halston, C. Wonder and Highline. The Isaac Mizrahi collections of ...
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Ray-Ban ranks first or second in all major markets
In one of the findings the Optical Monitor (OMO), a semi-annual consumer survey commissioned to GfK by the Mido and Silmo trade fairs, presented on Feb. 24, Ray-Ban was rated as the favorite sunglasses brand among people interviewed in the five main European Union countries, the U.S., and Japan.The EssilorLuxottica ...
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In a return to the sports world, the French Alain...
In a return to the sports world, the French Alain Afflelou group has become the official sponsor of AS Monaco, the League 1 football club, for the 2019/2020 season. The retailer's logo has already made its debut on the club's jerseys, appearing during its match on March 9 against FC ...
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Al Berg, the dynamic and visionary co-founder of Marchon Eyewear,...
Al Berg, the dynamic and visionary co-founder of Marchon Eyewear, passed away last month after a two-year battle with cancer. He was 67 years old. Berg founded Marchon in 1983 together with Larry Roth and Jeff White. He ran the company for 25 years until shortly after its sale to ...
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