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Egan Named VP Sales and Marketing for U.S. Safety

Posted: 6/15/2009 12:56 AM Volume Number: 23:7
LENEXA, Kan.—U.S. Safety, a leader in providing state of the art eye, face and respiratory protection for industrial and military use,

The McGee Group Names Floyd SVP of Sales

Posted: 6/15/2009 12:55 AM Volume Number: 23:7
MARIETTA, Ga.—The McGee Group has announced the appointment of Bart Floyd to senior vice president of sales.

Eyewear by ROI Names Parisi VP of Sales

Posted: 6/15/2009 12:53 AM Volume Number: 23:7
PHOENIX—Eyewear by ROI has announced the addition of Dominic Parisi to their executive team in the role of vice president of sales.

Marcolin USA Names Cadorin as VP Sales for Optical

Posted: 6/15/2009 12:52 AM Volume Number: 23:7
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.—Marcolin USA, a division of Italy-based Marcolin Group, has named Riccardo Cadorin as its new vice president of sales for the optical channel.

Papineau Joins Entourage of 7

Posted: 6/15/2009 12:50 AM Volume Number: 23:7
LOS ANGELES—Entourage of 7, the Los Angeles based luxury eyewear company, has named Michael Papineau as sales director for North America. .

REM Appoints Roseillier to Creative Director

Posted: 6/15/2009 12:47 AM Volume Number: 23:7
SUN VALLEY, Calif.—REM Eyewear has announced the appointment of Nicolas Roseillier to creative director.

Brownlee Takes Helm of Sàfilo N.A.

Posted: 6/15/2009 12:02 AM Volume Number: 23:7
PARSIPPANY, N.J.—Ross Brownlee, a 12-year veteran of Sàfilo Group (SFL.MI), has officially assumed his role as the new president and COO of Sàfilo North America. His appointment was first reported by VM in December 2008.

Satisloh Focuses on Service, Support and Safety Training

Posted: 5/18/2009 1:09 AM Volume Number: 23:6

A&A Bows New Styles for Young Adults

Posted: 5/18/2009 12:45 AM Volume Number: 23:6

McGee Goes ‘Mod’ for Totally Rimless

Posted: 5/18/2009 12:42 AM Volume Number: 23:6

Logo Group Debuts Range Rover Eyewear Collection

Posted: 5/18/2009 12:39 AM Volume Number: 23:6

Executive Changes Part of HVHC’s Strategic Shifts

Posted: 5/18/2009 12:33 AM Volume Number: 23:6

REM Promotes Horowitz to President; Kuwahara Forms Own Firm

Posted: 4/27/2009 12:50 AM Volume Number: 23:5

Younger, Transitions Partner for Drivewear Seminar Tour

Posted: 4/27/2009 12:47 AM Volume Number: 23:5

Francois Pinton’s Kevin Sebald, 55, Dies

Posted: 4/27/2009 12:29 AM Volume Number: 23:5

UltraVision Offering Online Ordering

Posted: 4/27/2009 12:29 AM Volume Number: 23:5

Carl Zeiss Expands Material Options for GT2 Short

Posted: 4/27/2009 12:26 AM Volume Number: 23:5

Kenmark Releases New Dana Buchman Sun

Posted: 4/27/2009 12:23 AM Volume Number: 23:5

Tandy Brands Accessories Announces New Eyewear Division

Posted: 4/27/2009 12:23 AM Volume Number: 23:5

Zyloware Unveils Daisy Fuentes Eyewear

Posted: 4/27/2009 12:20 AM Volume Number: 23:5

Serengeti Launches Rx Sun Program Through Zeiss Lab Network

Posted: 4/27/2009 12:17 AM Volume Number: 23:5

Transitions Unveils New Sunwear Brand, SOLFX, and Product Concepts

Posted: 4/27/2009 12:13 AM Volume Number: 23:5
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Scene & Heard  

EDWARD BEINER’S RETAIL STORES HONORED

Posted: 6/15/2009 12:46 AM Volume Number: 23:7
MIAMI—Edward Beiner Purveyors of Fine Eyewear retail stores, the nine-unit group based here, was named one of the world’s “Hottest Retailers” by the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC),

HOYA PROMOTION WINNERS ENJOY THE ‘SPLENDOR OF SPAIN’

Posted: 6/15/2009 12:43 AM Volume Number: 23:7
LEWISVILLE, Texas—More than 70 travelers, including eyecare practitioners, distributors, Hoya representatives and guests, recently returned from a seven-day trip to Spain, a vacation they won by participating in Hoya Vision Care, North America’s “Splendor of Spain” promotion.

‘NEXT GENERATION’ OF DESIGN TALENT HONORED AT F.I.T.

Posted: 6/15/2009 12:40 AM Volume Number: 23:7
NEW YORK – For several years now, the Fashion Institute of Technology, with the support and encouragement of the Accessories Council,

SGH AND PRADA CELEBRATE STRATEGIC COLLABORATION

Posted: 5/18/2009 1:51 AM Volume Number: 23:6

VSP HONORED BY CALIFORNIA SENATE FOR ‘SIGHT FOR STUDENTS’

Posted: 5/18/2009 1:48 AM Volume Number: 23:6

ANNUAL NAVCP CONFERENCE DRAWS MANAGED VISION EXECS TO SAN ANTONIO

Posted: 5/18/2009 1:45 AM Volume Number: 23:6

CARTIER TURNS 100 IN AMERICA

Posted: 5/18/2009 12:36 AM Volume Number: 23:6

ESSILOR WRAPS UP NATIONAL VISUAL ARTS TOUR

Posted: 5/18/2009 12:33 AM Volume Number: 23:6

EYEROCK TURNOUT BENEFITS ONESIGHT IN NY DURING EXPO

Posted: 4/27/2009 12:47 AM Volume Number: 23:5

SUNY COLLEGE OF OPTOMETRY HOSTS 2009 GALA ‘EYES ON NEW YORK’

Posted: 4/27/2009 12:44 AM Volume Number: 23:5

OWA HONORS RENE SOLTIS AT AWARD RECEPTION

Posted: 4/27/2009 12:41 AM Volume Number: 23:5
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Retailers  

EDWARD BEINER’S RETAIL STORES HONORED

Posted: 6/15/2009 12:46 AM Volume Number: 23:7
MIAMI—Edward Beiner Purveyors of Fine Eyewear retail stores, the nine-unit group based here, was named one of the world’s “Hottest Retailers” by the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC),

Optical Shop of Aspen Stores in luxottica’s Luxury unit

Posted: 6/15/2009 12:07 AM Volume Number: 23:7
NEW YORK—Luxottica Group [NYSE:LUX] has brought the Optical Shop of Aspen retail store group into its global sun and luxury retail organization, consisting now of Sunglass Hut and a new global luxury group, including Ilori and the Optical Shop of Aspen retail stores, VM has learned.

ECPs, and Dispensers Still Wary as Recession Grinds On

Posted: 6/15/2009 12:04 AM Volume Number: 23:7
NEW YORK—As the global economic slowdown lumbers on, eyecare practitioners and optical retailers are working to combat a recession that shows no clear signs of ending.

Luxottica Eyes South American Retail Via Interest in Three Chains There

Posted: 6/15/2009 12:04 AM Volume Number: 23:7
MILAN—Luxottica Group plans its first entry into optical retailing in South America by acquiring a 40 percent interest in Spain’s Multiopticas Internacional, which operates 393 eyewear stores in Chile, Peru, Ecuador and Colombia under the retail brands GMO, Econoptics and SunPlanet.

SGH AND PRADA CELEBRATE STRATEGIC COLLABORATION

Posted: 5/18/2009 1:51 AM Volume Number: 23:6

LensCrafters Encourages Consumers to ‘See What You Love’

Posted: 5/18/2009 1:36 AM Volume Number: 23:6

N3L Optics Adds Online Shopping

Posted: 5/18/2009 1:30 AM Volume Number: 23:6

Luxottica Presents Sleek Styles for Prada Men’s Collection

Posted: 5/18/2009 1:21 AM Volume Number: 23:6

Cover Story: Top 50 U.S. Optical Retailers 2009

Posted: 5/18/2009 12:15 AM Volume Number: 23:6

Emerging Vision Posts $88,000 Net Loss in FY 2008

Posted: 5/18/2009 12:05 AM Volume Number: 23:6

ECCA Chain Posts Gains in 2008 Revenues

Posted: 4/27/2009 12:47 AM Volume Number: 23:5

Highmark’s 2008 Net Drops Despite Revenue Gain

Posted: 4/27/2009 12:44 AM Volume Number: 23:5

Handling Employee Threats in a Volatile Economy

Posted: 4/27/2009 12:41 AM Volume Number: 23:5

‘Lab Olympians’ Win Gold at LensCrafters Competition

Posted: 4/27/2009 12:38 AM Volume Number: 23:5

Revue Optical’s George Adin, 75, Dies

Posted: 4/27/2009 12:35 AM Volume Number: 23:5

Pearle Europe Parent HAL Holding Sees Net Income Drop Sharply in 2008

Posted: 4/27/2009 12:32 AM Volume Number: 23:5

Cover Story: Protecting PAL Profits

Posted: 4/27/2009 12:30 AM Volume Number: 23:5

Retailers and Exhibitors Maximize the Expo Experience

Posted: 4/27/2009 12:11 AM Volume Number: 23:5

Luxottica’s Guerra Sees Market ‘Stabilization’ After Tough Q1

Posted: 5/18/2009 1:39 AM Volume Number: 23:6
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Laboratories  

Despite Difficult Times, Labs Still Value COLA Meeting

Posted: 6/15/2009 12:59 AM Volume Number: 23:7
LA QUINTA, Calif.—Despite difficult economic times, over 60 optical laboratory representatives and vendors gathered here for the annual California Optical Laboratory Association (COLA) meeting and West Coast Good Fellow Award ceremony.

Robertson Optical Brothers Honored

Posted: 5/18/2009 1:00 AM Volume Number: 23:6

Global Members Explore Strategies for Differentiation

Posted: 5/18/2009 12:57 AM Volume Number: 23:6

DAC Intros Specialty Lens Designer Software

Posted: 5/18/2009 12:54 AM Volume Number: 23:6

Handling Employee Threats in a Volatile Economy

Posted: 4/27/2009 12:41 AM Volume Number: 23:5

‘Lab Olympians’ Win Gold at LensCrafters Competition

Posted: 4/27/2009 12:38 AM Volume Number: 23:5
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ECPs  

Focusing on the Future of Optometry at PIO 2009

Posted: 6/15/2009 12:03 AM Volume Number: 23:7
BERKELEY, Calif.— “Decide the type of practice you want to be, have a plan and manage in the direction of your goals,” Angel Alvarez, CEO of ABB CONCISE, advised participants at the fourth recurring installment of Preserving Independent Optometry (PIO 2009), held here May 16 to 17. “Your execution of that plan means the difference between being average and being outstanding!”

Former AOA President Crooks Joins VisionWeb as Advisor

Posted: 4/27/2009 12:56 AM Volume Number: 23:5

Corporate OD Meeting Tackles ECP Issues at Expo East

Posted: 4/27/2009 12:41 AM Volume Number: 23:5
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Brands & Licenses  

Nouveau Eyewear to Add Arrow License to Its Portfolio

Posted: 6/15/2009 12:04 AM Volume Number: 23:7
NEW YORK—Phillips-Van Heusen Corporation (NYSE: PVH) has licensed Nouveau Eyewear, Inc. to design, produce and market men’s ophthalmic eyewear under PVH’s Arrow brand in the U.S. and Canada.

Modo Signs With 7 For All Mankind

Posted: 6/15/2009 12:02 AM Volume Number: 23:7
NEW YORK—Modo has signed an exclusive global eyewear license agreement with luxury denim brand 7 For All Mankind for the duration for five years, effective Sept. 1, 2009.

Luxottica Renews Donna Karan Eyewear License

Posted: 5/18/2009 1:36 AM Volume Number: 23:6

Zyloware Signs License for Natori Eyewear

Posted: 5/18/2009 1:33 AM Volume Number: 23:6

Logo of the Americas Signs Agreement for Salomon Eyewear

Posted: 5/18/2009 1:30 AM Volume Number: 23:6

The Ultimate Accessory

Posted: 5/18/2009 12:51 AM Volume Number: 23:6

Eye-DOL-atry

Posted: 5/18/2009 12:48 AM Volume Number: 23:6

McGee Renews License With Vera Bradley

Posted: 4/27/2009 12:29 AM Volume Number: 23:5
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Associations  

NAVCP Works to Stress ‘Value of Vision’ at Annual Conference

Posted: 5/18/2009 12:48 AM Volume Number: 23:6

Former AOA President Crooks Joins VisionWeb as Advisor

Posted: 4/27/2009 12:56 AM Volume Number: 23:5

EYEROCK TURNOUT BENEFITS ONESIGHT IN NY DURING EXPO

Posted: 4/27/2009 12:47 AM Volume Number: 23:5

SUNY COLLEGE OF OPTOMETRY HOSTS 2009 GALA ‘EYES ON NEW YORK’

Posted: 4/27/2009 12:44 AM Volume Number: 23:5

Corporate OD Meeting Tackles ECP Issues at Expo East

Posted: 4/27/2009 12:41 AM Volume Number: 23:5

OWA HONORS RENE SOLTIS AT AWARD RECEPTION

Posted: 4/27/2009 12:41 AM Volume Number: 23:5

Shamir’s Gross Profits and Net Income Rise in ’08

Posted: 4/27/2009 12:35 AM Volume Number: 23:5

House Passes ‘Vision Care for Kids Act’

Posted: 4/27/2009 12:32 AM Volume Number: 23:5
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Newsmakers  

People

Posted: 5/18/2009 12:30 AM Volume Number: 23:6
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