All Eyewear Intelligence articles in Volume 21 No. 5-6
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ArticleBig management changes at Essilux
EssilorLuxottica announced on March 30 the retirement of Laurent Vacherot as chief executive of Essilor, saying that he has decided not to lead a new phase in the integration with Luxottica , which it wants to speed up. Paul de Saillant , 61, is taking over the role from the ...
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EssilorLuxottica posts strong sales and profits for 2019
In 2019, the first full year in which Essilor and Luxottica were part of the same company, EssilorLuxottica – alias Essilux – enjoyed a 7.4 percent jump in revenues to €17.390 million on a pro-forma basis. In constant currencies, they grew by 4.4 percent. One of the highlights was a ...
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ArticleAnalysis: Mandatory and voluntary actions in Europe to stem Covid-19
Many companies have had to close their retail and manufacturing activities in Europe over the past few weeks because of national lockdowns intended to mitigate the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic. Many others, especially in the ophthalmic optics sector, have shut down voluntarily, as a service to their communities. ...
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+++ Marchon has renewed for several years its license agreement with the Italian fashion group Liu Jo , which started in 201 +++ Marcolin has launched a limited edition of Tom Ford eyewear made in Japan +++ Scicon Sports , an Italian maker of cycling products, is partnering with Shamir ...
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+++ An Italian top fashion model, Vittoria Ceretti , will feature in Bolon Eyewear ’s spring/summer 2020 campaign +++
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Retail & Distribution short stops
+++ Specsavers is celebrating the opening of its 400th store in Australia and New Zealand, a region that it entered 12 years ago +++
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Management short stops
+++ Charlie Ninegar , a former vice president of Spy Optic , has been appointed to a similar role at Nixon , a maker of sports watches in the same region +++ In a reorganization of functions, the Michael Pachleitner Group has assigned the management of its La Roche brand ...
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Clarification
CLARIFICATION: Reacting to an article in our last issue about Revo ’s use of a sustainable bio-acetate, Mazzucchelli points out that the di-ethyl phthalate that it uses for the production of cellulose acetate is not a toxic component. Commonly used in eyewear, it is classified as a non-hazardous chemical under ...
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Safilo to renew car fleet sustainably
In its efforts to reduce its carbon footprint (see the article about the company’s use of regenerated nylon in our previous issue), Safilo will renew its car fleet with Toyota and Lexus hybrid vehicles. In 2020, the group plans to include about 100 new cars equipped with the Japanese car ...
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Rossignol and Julbo pursue partnership with Martin Fourcade
Rossignol and Julbo will continue to partner with Martin Fourcade , despite his surprise retirement announcement in mid-March. According to reports in sport-guide.com , the French biathlete and five-time Olympic champion has signed a three-year extension of his contract with Rossignol. Julbo also told sport-guide.com that it will further extend ...
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Safilo signs deal with French designer
Safilo has signed a 10-year license agreement with the French designer Isabel Marant . The first collection will be launched for the spring/summer 2021 season. The eyewear maker aims to attract Gen Z customers and Millennials with the new line. Marant, who designs women’s clothes, founded her label in 1994, ...
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Luxottica renews deal with Dole & Gabbana
Luxottica said that it has renewed its license agreement with Dolce Gabbana , the Italian fashion house. The 10-year renewal is effective from Jan. 1, 2020, and runs until Dec. 31, 2029. The companies have been working together for 15 years.
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INVU launches line
INVU , the Swiss brand of polarized sunglasses, has launched a new line of optical prescription frames that can be turned into fashionable sunglasses with the application of specially designed polarized sun clips. The Swiss Eyewear Group says that the magnetic clips are cleverly engineered to make them invisible. The ...
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MITA launches sustainable line
MITA Eyewear is launching a sustainable line of 17 styles of prescription frames and 13 sunglasses, called Collezione 1 . It uses biodegradable lenses and eyewear made with recycled aluminum and a plastic material coming from recycled bottles.
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Okia upgrades its Reshape collection
Okia has presented an upgraded version of its Reshape collection of biodegradable glasses made with upcycled plastic bottles. It has also introduced a collection of lightweight frames made of a new, trademarked magnesium-aluminum alloy called Suflexium . According to the company, Suflexium exceeds the strength of steel at about one-third ...
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Rokid’s temperature sensing glasses
According to the South China Morning Post , the police in Hangzhou, capital of China’s Zhejiang Province, are wearing smart glasses that can read the skin temperature of anyone standing within a radius of one meter to track down cases of Covid-19 infection. Made by a Chinese tech start-up, Rokid ...
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Afflelou's first half
The Afflelou Group has reported a drop of 8.9 percent in sales at Alain Afflelou stores, many of which are franchised, for the first half of its financial year, ended on Jan. 31, attributing it to the effect in France of new legislation on the reimbursement of consumers’ expenses on ...
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De Rigo REM partners with OMG!Optical
De Rigo REM , the U.S. unit of De Rigo , has set up a partnership with OMG!Optical Marketing Group/Contentlinq that will enable De Rigo REM to offer new omni-channel marketing tools to its customers. The companies have created a range of visual merchandising packages to suit different customer needs. ...
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Smarteyes releases eyewear collection with Oscar Jacobson
Smarteyes , a Swedish chain of optical retail store, has launched an exclusive collection of eyewear in collaboration with Oscar Jacobson , a well-known Swedish brand of menswear. Smarteyes has 80 stores in Sweden, Denmark and Germany.
