All Eyewear Intelligence articles in Volume 27 No. 1 – Page 3

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    Nicola Zotta returns to VSP to lead Marchon/Marcolin integration

    2026-01-13T06:58:00Z

    VSP Vision has appointed Nicola Zotta as its President of Eyewear and Managing Director of both Marchon Eyewear and Marcolin, the Italian eyewear maker whose acquisition was completed at the end of last year. This marks Zotta’s return to Marchon, where he worked from 2009 to 2022, including the last ...

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    Round-up for CES 2026

    2026-01-13T08:56:00Z

     

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    Eyewear Intelligence: Vol 27 - No. 1

    2026-01-13T10:21:00Z

    Meta pauses international Ray-Ban Display launch amid AR supply-chain crunch | Google announces first AI (audio) glasses for 2026 | Round-up for CES 2026 | Nicola Zotta returns to VSP to lead Marchon/Marcolin integration | Eyewear industry stock up 8.9 percent in Q4, 6.2 percent in FY2025 | Italian eyewear exports slip 3% in first eight months as US struggles, other markets improve | ZEISS cautious on outlook as strong 2025 revenue growth reveals ‘mixed picture’ | Carl Zeiss Meditec posts solid full-year results, terminates CEO mandate | Cooper announces strategic review, 5% uptick in annual CVI sales | Inspecs board accepts £85m takeover by two British entrepreneurs | Seeing a ‘strategic opportunity,’ Safilo builds up a 25% stake in Inspecs | French optical market driven by health care needs rather than fashion or promotions, new research stresses | Afflelou Group achieves 5% network sales growth to €241.3m | Vision Group acquires LMC/Sensee | Mentalities shift, inbound tourism drive Japanese sunglass market boom | JEH jumps back to double-digit sales increase in Q3 | VSP launches third innovation challenge, scans the ‘patient of the future’ | Gentle Monster throws legal challenge at fast-growing K-eyewear challenger | US tariffs weigh heavily on Sun Hing H1 results | Passion and clear positioning fuel Brett Eyewear

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    EWI Vol. 27 n°1 (January 2025) - All short stops

    2026-01-13T11:51:00Z

    CORPORATE +++ ZEISS Vision Care has completed its acquisition of Brighten Optix, a Taiwan-based manufacturer of orthokeratology and other specialty contact lenses +++ RETAIL & DISTRIBUTION +++ Danish-based designer eyewear brand Orgreen Optics is entering India through a distribution partnership with ZEISS India +++ +++ Kering Eyewear’s Lindberg has ...