All Eyewear Intelligence articles in Volume 21 No. 11-12 – Page 2
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French customers maintain their eyewear purchase intentions
Six weeks after the lockdown restrictions were lifted in France, a new opinion poll of French customers by Opinion Way for Gifo, the national eyewear industry association, broadly confirmed the trends observed in the initial survey about a month ago. Less than 3 percent of the 1,537 respondents said they ...
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Drumohr launches a small sunglass collection
Drumohr, the Scottish knitwear brand established in 1770 and bought in 2016 by the Itailan businessman Michele Ciocca, has launched a small eyewear collection. The designer Emanuele Magenta proposed the brand extension to Ciocca, who accepted the idea. The collection comprises only one model of unisex acetate sunglasses, available in ...
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A new register for historic trademarks in Italy
A special register for “historic trademarks of national interest” has been created in Italy. Registration in the new inventory is open to trademarks that have been registered for at least 50 years. For an unregistered trademark, the applicant must prove that the trademark has been in continuous use for at ...
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News briefsCooperVision appoints Simon Seshadri to head global marketing
CooperVision, the contact lenses unit of the U.S. group, CooperCompanies, has appointed Simon Seshadri as senior vice president in charge of global marketing, effective immediately. He succeeds Guy Whittaker, who earlier this year was promoted to senior vice president in charge of global strategy and lifecycle management. Seshadri was previously ...
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News briefsI-deal Optics names Jan Cory executive VP, chief commercial officer
The Michigan-based eyewear firm I-deal Optics has appointed industry veteran Jan Cory as executive vice president and chief commercial officer. The position became effective on March 9. In her career, Cory was president and chief executive of Silhouette International from August 2014 to December 2017. She was senior vice president ...
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For Eyes, Walgreens set up co-branded website
For Eyes, the U.S. business unit of the GrandVision group, has expanded its partnership with the American drug store chain Walgreens by launching a co-branded website called Walgreens.foreyes.com. In a message on his LinkedIn account, Jorge Gervasi, For Eyes’ managing director, said that the website was created in just eight ...
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Essilor Italia donates extra 3,000 protective goggles to hospitals in Lombardy
Essilor’s Italian unit has donated an additional 3,000 protective goggles to about 10 hospitals in the Italian region of Lombardy as part of the effort to combat the Covid-19 pandemic. In March, the lens manufacturer had already distributed more than 700 goggles it had in stock to health facilities in ...
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News briefsFielmann active in Covid-19 combat
Fielmann, the German optical retailer, and the Fielmann family, which owns it, have been active in taking part in the combat against the Covid-19 pandemic. The family donated 1 million surgical masks to each of the states of Brandenburg, Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein. The 3 million masks were bought through the ...
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Safilo loses Max Mara license
Safilo and the Italian fashion house Max Mara have agreed to the early termination of the license agreement for sunglasses and optical frames under the Max Mara label. The license will end on Oct. 31, 2020 rather than an original expiry date of Dec. 31, 2023. In 2019, Max Mara ...
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Online represented one-third of retail sales in the UK in May
In May, the proportion of overall retail sales in the U.K. bought online soared to the highest level on record at 33.4%, which compares with the 30.8% reported in April, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS). In a survey carried out between May 18-31, the ONS says that ...
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Essilor to give more importance to “Made in Germany” label
After the modernisation of its German production facility in Braunschweig, Essilor, the lens manufacturing unit of EssilorLuxottica, wants to give more relevance to the “Made in Germany” label in its communication. This should give partner opticians in the important German market additional sales arguments. Above all, the technically demanding and ...
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ArticleCovid-19 keeps Silmo on its toes
The organizers of Silmo Paris have announced that, in spite of the uncertainties caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, about 700 exhibitors representing 80 percent of the exhibition space have already confirmed their participation in the next edition, scheduled for Oct. 2-5. Last year, the French show hosted 970 exhibitors and ...
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Leica launches new version of its customized progressive lenses
Leica, the German optics manufacturer, has launched a new version of its customized progressive lenses, called Variovid Volterra Continuum, which increase dimensional accuracy. Novacel, a French company that operates one of the largest lens laboratories in Europe, won the Silmo d’Or in September 2019 for Leica Eyecare’s Variovid Volterra progressive ...
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News briefsMarcolin names Fabrizio Curci CEO
Marcolin has appointed Fabrizio Curci as its new chief executive and general manager, effective June 22. He replaces Massimo Renon, who left the company on April 14 to join the Benetton Group, the Italian apparel company, as CEO. Curci was previously CEO and general manager of Milan’s exhibition hall operator ...
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Smith introduces new commissions and rebates in N. America
To give its retailers a shot in the arm after the economic slowdown of the Covid-19 pandemic, Smith Optics is investing $300,000 into sales incentive program in North America called “Committed to Retail.” From June 9 to Sept. 7, the helmet and eyewear brand owned by the Safilo Group will ...
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ArticleItalian eyewear exports seen down 25% in 2020
Exports of Italian eyewear are expected to fall by 25 percent, or nearly €1 billion, this year after dropping an estimated 41 percent, or over €850 million, in the first half and are forecast to drop by 7 percent, or some €130 million, in the second part of the year ...
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ZVA surveys its members on their handling of the coronavirus crisis
ZVA, the German opticians’ association, conducted another survey of its members from May 28 to June 3. The first survey, at the beginning of April, asked more than 1,400 members how they were handling the coronavirus crisis. More than 56 percent of participating opticians have since returned to their normal ...
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Euro area wage decline limited at 7% during lockdown
The decline in labour income was limited at 7 percent in the euro area during coronavirus-related lockdowns thanks to short-time work and temporary lay-off schemes introduced in various member states of the monetary union, according to a survey released by the European Central Bank (ECB). The ECB notes that the ...
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ArticleRinascente launches its online store
Italian upmarket retailer Rinascente, one of the major department store chains in the country, made its e-commerce debut with a dedicated website. The online store features 15,000 products from 650 brands in all product categories, spanning fashion, accessories (including Italian and international footwear and eyewear brands), beauty, food and design. ...
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ArticleRodenstock completes a €75 million capital increase
Rodenstock has obtained funds from its shareholders to finance its development while its business is recovering faster than expected from the coronavirus crisis.
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