All Eyewear Intelligence articles in Volume 22 No. 13+14 – Page 2
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EssilorLuxottica renew two licenses
EssilorLuxottica announced in the last few days the extension of its eyewear licenses for the development, production and international distribution of sunglasses and eyeglasses under the Coach and the Tory Burch brand. The Coach license agreement has been renewed for five years, until June 20, 2026 while the Tory Burch ...
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Etnia Barcelona CEO receives business award
David Pellicer, founder and CEO of Etnia Barcelona, has received the national prize of the Círculo de Economia, an award that recognizes the growth of Spanish companies from start-up level to well established players over the years. Founded 20 years ago, Etnia Barcelona has become one of the most successful ...
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ArticleEssilux free to terminate GV deal following arbitral decision
Just half an hour apart, EssilorLuxottica and GrandVision both announced yesterday evening that the arbitration proceedings between them ended with a decision favorable to the Italo-French group. The arbitral tribunal declared by majority that GrandVision had breached its obligations under the Support Agreement for the sale of ...
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Specsavers reportedly setting up Canadian office
According to well-informed sources in Canada, Specsavers is about to rebrand to its own banner the practices of Image Optometry, the independent network of eighteen stores and franchises that the U.K.-based retail group took over a few weeks ago. Canada would then become the eleventh country where the brand is ...
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ArticleDeep Optics kickstarts liquid crystal lenses’ hybrid sunglasses
It took less than twelve hours for the Israeli startup Deep Optics to complete its $25,000 objective in its Kickstarter campaign for the launch of its new 32°N product, a pair of sunglasses with adaptative lenses that can easily be switched to a reading glasses’ function. Launched on the crowdfunding ...
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LEOO sheds light on origin labels for French opticians
Les Entreprises de l’Optique Ophtalmique (LEOO), a group of 80 French eyewear companies and a member of the national industry association GIFO, made a few days ago an online presentation to French opticians on the different labels of origin available in the country. The event followed a consumers’ survey commissioned ...
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Biden gifts Randolph aviators to Putin
U.S. president Joe Biden has given Russian president Vladimir Putin, on the occasion of this week’s summit in Switzerland, a pair of aviator sunglasses. The brand behind the gift, Randolph Engineering, apparently did not know anything about this in advance and has since specified the model: 57mm Concorde teardrop aviators ...
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French eyewear know-how showcased at the Élysée palace
The eyewear manufacturer Vuillet Vega and the lens maker Novacel will both present their know-how and one of their products during the second edition of “La grande exposition du fabriqué en France”, an event organized on July 3 and 4 by the French ministry of industry in order to showcase ...
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ArticleSpanish market to rebound halfway in 2021 after Covid drop
FEDAO, the Spanish optical federation that regroups both industry and retail associations, has just released its annual Libro Blanco – white paper –, detailing the results of the national optical market’s performance last year. The data presented by the federation is based on a mix of figures ...
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Losi reelected at EUROMCONTACT
Nicoletta Losi has been unanimously reelected for a third consecutive 2-year mandate as president of EUROMCONTACT, the umbrella organization for European contact lens manufacturers’ and national associations of that sector. Losi, current EMEA director of professional education and development for Johnson & Johnson Vision and former predisent of ASSOTTICA, the ...
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Vision Expo launches sourcing platform
In a partnership with Balluun, a global supplier in business-to-business technologies, the Vision Council and RX, the new brand name for Reed Exhibitions, launched their ShopVISION platform during the Vision Expo East trade show in early June. Described as a year-round marketplace where vendors and buyers of optical products can ...
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SILMO and COPENHAGEN SPECS launch new event format
SILMO and its partner COPENHAGEN SPECS are launching SPECS AND THE CITY, a new series of international eyewear industry events scheduled to take place during one weekend in five European cities. As the Covid-19 crisis led to the cancellation of almost all trade fairs since its outbreak and still partly ...
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De Rigo adds new house brand for women
De Rigo is adding a new brand to its portfolio of house brands which already includes Police, STING and Lozza, in addition to the licensed fashion brands. The new brand, Yalea, is presented as a 100 % female brand of prescription eyewear and sunglasses, designed with women in mind and ...
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ArticleLuxottica takes 35% stake in Mazzucchelli
On June 11, the Italian entity of the EssilorLuxottica group announced the acquisition of a 35 percent share in Mazzucchelli 1849, the industry leader in the supply of high-end acetate sheets for the fabrication of eyewear frames. The balance of 65 percent of shares remains in the ...
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New director of Aftermarkets at Satisloh
Luca Cavadini has been appointed director of Satisloh’s aftermarket business, the company’s division handling consumables, spare parts, accessories and after-sales services for machines. Cavadini takes over from Werner Kalb, who is retiring after more than 20 years in the company. The Italian manager joined Satisloh in 2004 and thereafter led ...
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Survey: young UK adults spend £293 a year on vision correction
According to a survey of 2,000 adults in the U.K., consumers in the 18- to 34-year-old age group spent an average of £293 (€342-$414) per year on their eyeglasses or contact lenses, about £100 (€117-$141) more than older people, The Optician reports. Of those 18- to 34-year-olds, 71 percent said ...
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Vision Expo first major in-person event since opti 2020
Relocated in Orlando, Florida, for pandemic-related reasons, Vision Expo East 2021 was the first major international in-person eyewear trade show to take place since the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic in early 2020. From June 2 to 5, over 200 exhibiting companies took part in the event that brought together ...
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ArticleKey Essilor directions switched to Italian management
According to a report by the French business newspaper Les Échos on June 9, Francesco Milleri, CEO of EssilorLuxottica since the last general assembly of shareholders, has been appointed as Essilor International’s CEO as well, taking over responsibilities assumed since April last year by Paul du Saillant, ...
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ArticleEssilux-GV transaction gets final green light from Turkey
All regulatory lights are now green for EssilorLuxottica and GrandVision as Rekabet Kurumu, the Turkish regulator, gave its blessing to the transaction between both parties, through which the Franco-Italian company would purchase 76.72 percent of HAL’s interest in the Dutch-based retail group. The Turkish regulator’s clearance was granted after EssilorLuxottica ...
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