All Eyewear Intelligence articles in Volume 24 No. 13+14 – Page 2
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ArticleDe Rigo celebrates 40 years of Police
The De Rigo group celebrated the 40th anniversary of its house-brand Police with a large-scale and festive event in Rome on Wednesday last week. Dubbed “Daring Evolution”, the anniversary party gathered more than 500 guests, including De Rigo’s subsidiaries, distributors, licensing partners and customers, coming from over 80 countries around ...
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Safilo officially in talks with Thélios for Longarone plant
Safilo Group has officially confirmed that it was engaged in advanced negotiations with Thélios, the LVMH group’s eyewear unit, for the transfer of its Longarone facility, a plant focusing on the production of metal frames. The group stressed that this would allow to preserve the plant’s know-how and retain a ...
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Opti launches sustainability award for opticians
The organizers of the opti trade show have announced the launch of a new sustainability award aimed at German and international opticians at the next edition of the show, from Jan. 12 to 14 next year. The opti Sustainability Award competition will take into consideration a number of criteria such ...
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ArticleVuzix OEM consumer smart eyewear business enters countdown phase
Vuzix’ management was not short of images, martial or witty, to describe the state of its business to its shareholders during the annual meeting held at the group’s headquarters last week: shipping boats, battleships, a dog and even a frog helped to convey the company’s expectations for its imminent takeoff, ...
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News briefsDEG to open sunglass store in Paris
Design Eyewear Group has announced the opening on July 5 of its first flagship store, which will be located in Paris next to its new French headquarters in the center of the capital city. The company said that the store will retail its nine brands’ sunglass collections. Brands in DEG ...
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Spectaris wins digital communication award for contact lenses’ program
Spectaris, the German industry association for optics and other related sectors, has received a mediaV-Award 2023 from trade magazine Verbändereport in the category ”Best image campaign” for its digital and marketing campaign to promote contact lenses in the country. Launched in 2019, the initiative has been increasing the visibility of ...
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ArticleEU publishes alarming counterfeiting survey, ramps up IP platform
The European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO), the European office in charge of intellectual property (IP) and anti-counterfeiting, has announced that it is preparing the launch of a new open-source and blockchain-based platform which is aimed at ensuring product authenticity through information sharing at every step of the supply chain. ...
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Innovative Eyewear expands partnership with Authentic Brands Group
Miami-based Innovative Eyewear has announced the signature of a new license agreement with Authentic Brands Group (ABG) for the development and global distribution of Reebok-branded smart eyewear. Both companies already have similar agreements in place for Eddie Bauer and Nautica, two other brands in ABG’s portfolio. Founded in 2019, Innovative ...
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ArticleMore “boutique” and more lenses on Mister Spex roadmap
2022 was a mixed year for Mister Spex. While the German-based retailer’s sales kept growing relatively fast – by 8 percent overall and by 11 percent in Germany – profit ratios remained in the red. This led the company to launch a cost-reduction plan in September 2022 and an announcement ...
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News briefsSpanish optical network to receive digitalization subsidy
Optical buying group Natural Optics Group (NOG) has obtained more than €200,000 in subsidies from the Spanish government’s Kit Digital program. Founded 30-odd years ago, and maintaining offices in Madrid and Torrefarrera, NOG boasts a membership of around 700 shops in Spain, including over 100 under the Natural Optics banner. ...
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AOA launches eye-health educative mobile game
The American Optometric Association (AOA) has launched Blink Land, a mobile game that educates players about eye-health related issues such as improving their screen time habits, the easing of digital eye strain or the importance of taking eye exams regularly. The organization describes Blink Land as the first eye-friendly mobile ...
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Theo owners invest in Komono
Mik, Jan and Toon Somers, owners of independent eyewear brand Theo have acquired a 40 percent stake in Komono. Both companies are based in Antwerp, Belgium. According to the Belgian business press, Komono sales went down from €16 million in 2017 to around €10 million currently, as the pandemic and ...
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French eyewear industry open doors’ day draws in 450 ECPs
A total of 450 opticians coming from France, Belgium and Switzerland took part in the first edition of “Manufacture Tours”, an operation organized on June 5 by LEOO, the association of French optical products manufacturers. A total of 30 industrial sites, including production sites for lenses and frames, were open ...
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ArticleSynsam frames production reshoring delivers 32% CO2 reduction (LCA)
In its annual sustainability report released a few weeks ago, leading Nordics retailer Synsam Group published an initial comparative life cycle analysis (LCA) between acetate frames produced in its newly opened Swedish factory and similar frames manufactured by its Asian suppliers. When it announced the construction of a 6,000 square-meter ...
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ArticleKRYS GROUP to raise lens production capacity by 30%
KRYS GROUP has announced the completion of the building of its new plant at its CODIR industrial and logistic center in Bazainville, near Paris. The new 4,800 square meter structure, which is slated to become operational early next year at the latest, will enable the French optical retailer to accelerate ...
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ANFAO and ICA to showcase independent Italian eyewear in the U.S.
With the support of the Italian Trade Agency, Italian eyewear industry association ANFAO will organize two networking events to promote 20 of the country’s indepedent eyewear brands in the U.S. The events will take place in Seattle and Chicago on next October 10th and 12th, respectively. The organizing partners said ...
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Top management reshuffle at Safilo’s North America and sports division
The Safilo Group has announced two top management appointments at its North American and sports division, two strategic areas for the group as they represent the company’s largest regional market and its fastest growing segment. Francesco Rinaldi Ceroni was promoted to the position of president of Safilo’s global sports’ division, ...
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EssilorLuxottica and WSPOS partner on myopia management education
EssilorLuxottica is expanding its partnership with the World Society of Paediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus (WSPOS) by making the organization’s myopia management education program available on its Leonardo online platform. This year, WSPOS program also includes a digital supplement, three e-learning modules and three 60-minute webinars, the group said. EssilorLuxottica is ...
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Thélios opens Benelux branch
Thélios, the eyewear division of the LVMH group, has announced the opening on July 1 of a subsidiary in the Benelux for the distribution of its collections in Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg. The operation will be based in Belgium. Thélios’ distribution in the region was still managed by Marcolin, ...
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Krys rolls out VR headsets in shops
After a conclusive pilot program last year with 50 opticians, French retail chain Krys has announced the roll-out of VR headets in 200 locations out of its 1,000-store network. The device integrates an eye tracker 3D software that measures the wearer’s eye movements – including peripheral visual field, sensitivity to ...
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