All Eyewear Intelligence articles in Volume 25 No. 19+20 – Page 2
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ArticleEssilux and Meta announce long-term partnership
EssilorLuxottica and Meta have announced that they will collaborate on the development of multi-generational smart eyewear products into the next decade, building on their Meta Ray-Ban success.
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News briefsAfter 30+ years at the helm of Julbo, Christophe Beaud passes on the baton
French Jura-based sport eyewear company has announced the appointment of a new general manager in replacement of Christophe Beaud who is retiring.
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Mido announces earlier dates for 2026
The organizers of the MIDO international eyewear trade show have announced that they will be switching to earlier dates in 2026 in order to avoid overlapping with the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games. MIDO 2026 will then take place from Jan. 31 to Feb. 2. The new dates were ...
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Marcolin signs eyewear license with Abercrombie & Fitch
Marcolin has announced the signature of a new eyewear license agreement with fashion company Abercrombie & Fitch Co. for the design, production and international distribution of sunglasses and optical frames under the Abercrombie, Abercrombie kid and Hollister brands. The first collections under this new partnership will be presented in early ...
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ArticleMYKITA signs unexpected partnership with an LVMH brand
German eyewear designed brand has announced a partnership on a co-branded sunglasses collection with Rimowa, a brand of French luxury group LVMH, which usually entrusts its eyewear projects to its own eyewear subsidiary.
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BOLD XXL welcomes 2,800 visitors to second edition
BOLD XXL, the Dutch optical trade fair, gathered 2,772 eyewear professionals on Sept. 8 and 9 in a new location in ’s-Hertogenbosch, including 2,034 from the Netherlands, along with 376 from Germany and 147 from Belgium. There was a total of 156 booths spreading over 9,200 square meters, up from ...
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ArticleBlenders makes it to ‘Prime Time’
How an insult to a sport rival’s mother resulted in shades selling like hotcakes.
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ArticleSILMO Paris back to cruising speed with an increased focus on new tech
Aiming to raise awareness of new technologies among optical retailers, SILMO Paris 2024 will put an increased focus on its Fururology space.
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ArticleHong Kong-based Icare to open eyewear factory in France
Icare, the eyewear manufacturer based in Hong Kong, is investing over €5 million in the building of a new eyewear factory in France, which will complement its industrial structure that currently includes production sites in China and Cambodia. The new facility will be established in Vendôme, a small city in ...
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ArticleInspecs topline down 5% in H1, rebound expected in H2
Confirming its previous guidance on a business slowdown in the first half of this year, INSPECS Group has announced that its H1 revenue declined by 7.3 percent year-on-year to £103.0 million (€122m). At constant exchange rates, sales were down by 5.2 percent versus H1 2023. Inspecs attributed the sales drop ...
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Marchon partners with university on eyewear design course
Marchon Eyewear has announced a new academic partnership with the Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) as the university launches its first fashion course dedicated to eyewear design, and also the first of its kind to be offered by a US design university according to SCAD. The course will ...
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News briefsHilco appoints new CEO
Hilco Vision has appointed Girisha Chandraraj to replace Ross Brownlee as CEO. According to LinkedIn, Chandraraj has a background in marketing, management and private equity. He has served as President and CEO of two retailers – Marbles: The Brain Store (a retailer of puzzles and games) and Elite Sportswear. He ...
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Mister Spex launches premium private label lens range
Looking to reposition itself by focusing on optical expertise and to increase the share of prescription eyewear in its sales mix, German-based omnichannel retailer Mister Spex has announced the launch of SpexPro, a private label range of premium ophthalmic lenses. The company said that the new lens offers high standards ...
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Marcolin joins the United Nations Global Compact
Marcolin has announced that is has joined the United Nations Global Compact, a program launched in 2000 by the international organization in order to mobilize companies to align their strategies and operations with its ten universal principles on human rights, labor, the environment and anti-corruption, and to promote actions aimed ...
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Opti finetunes 2025 edition concept
Continuing its program of roundtable consultations with industry stakeholders, organizers of the opti trade show have announced some adjustments and novelties for the 2025 edition of the show that will take place from Jan. 31 to Feb. 2 next year in Munich. This will include the creation of a four-theme ...
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TOM FORD announces new creative director
TOM FORD has announced the appointment of Haider Ackermann as its new Creative Director, replacing Peter Hawkings who has been holding the position since 2006. Ackermann will be responsible for the creation of collections across the brand’s fashion categories, including menswear, womenswear, accessories and eyewear. Ackermann has developed his own ...
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DaTE trade show to be relaunched in 2025 with new president
Organizers of the Florence-based DaTE optical trade show, which focuses on the designer eyewear segment, have announced the appointment of Davide Degl’Incerti Tocci as its new president. Degl’Incerti Tocci is the CEO of eyewear company Nannini Italian Quality and also vice president of ANFAO’s Gruppo Giovanni, a group in charge ...
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100% Optical trade show partnership gets long-term extension
The UK’s Optical Suppliers Association (OSA) and Media 10 have signed a ten-year extension of their partnership for the joint organization of the London-based 100% Optical trade show. This follows a first three-year agreement that was put in place following the closure of the Optrafair show. The last edition of ...
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ArticleRodenstock to repurpose main German site as engineering center and transfer lens production to Czech plant
German-based lens maker has announced the transfer of its lens production from its German site in Regen to its plant in the Czech Republic in the coming months. Regen will be repurposed as engineering and R&D center and its workforce will be halved in the process.
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ArticleSpecsavers profitability keeps declining
Specsavers has seen its profitability decline again in fiscal 2023/24, with its operating margin sliding below the 10 percent mark for the second consecutive year.
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