By Mark Tosh, Senior Editor
Wednesday, April 17, 2019 2:58 PM
New ideas and models of “retail health” are emerging on a regular basis today, driven in part by an empowered and savvier consumer and the convergence of health care business segments, Jane Sarasohn-Kahn, a health economist, trend analyst, consultant and influential blogger, told attendees at the annual VM Summit last month. Sarasohn-Kahn offered her take on the convergence of retail and health care, and she identified new players and business models that are likely to have a significant impact on this marketplace evolution and the powerful forces that are reshaping patients into health consumers.
By Mark Tosh, Senior Editor
Wednesday, April 17, 2019 2:55 PM
Today, we’re all citizens of the Digital Nation. It’s a vast expanse, a limitless data-scape, where data is both the currency and the lingua franca. That was a key premise of the VM Summit talk by Andrew Karp, VM’s group editor for lenses and technology.
By Sara Bonizio, Contributing Editor and Mark Tosh, Senior Editor
Wednesday, April 17, 2019 2:52 PM
In the final Summit session, “Turning Data Wealth into Patient Health,” Amy Heymans (Cueva), founder and chief experience officer of Mad*Pow, spoke about the unique methods her company uses when working with health care clients, noting that “changing real-world behaviors” is central to addressing the key challenges facing both society and business. Mad*Pow’s methods draw upon design concepts and motivational psychology to help patients achieve greater health and wellness, financial wellbeing, education and sustainability.
By Mark Tosh, Senior Editor
Wednesday, April 18, 2018 12:24 AM
NEW YORK—Telehealth is a topic on the minds of most everyone in eyecare. Perhaps this is due to the fact that telehealth is almost a perfect personification of an eyecare marketplace that today is caught up in rapidly changing technology that directly challenges the traditional notions of how vision care is delivered to patients.
By Mark Tosh, Senior Editor
Friday, September 30, 2016 12:06 PM
RANCHO CORDOVA, Calif.—Many people have an interesting response when asked how they spent their summer vacation, but few are likely to top the story that VSP Global chief executive officer Jim McGrann can share.
By Mark Tosh, Senior Editor
Tuesday, September 27, 2016 10:15 AM
LAS VEGAS—Rapid changes in technology and shifting consumer expectations are two key elements driving a reassessment of the retail customer experience, a group of speakers at VM LIVE’s “Customer X 360” session explained. Held here at the start of Expo West, the session offered a standing-room only crowd several perspectives on the changing Customer Experience.
By Mark Tosh, Senior Editor
Wednesday, September 21, 2016 10:49 AM
LAS VEGAS—Rapid changes in technology and shifting consumer expectations are two key elements driving a reassessment of the retail customer experience, a group of speakers at VM LIVE’s “Customer X 360” session explained. Held here at the start of Expo West, the session offered a standing-room only crowd several perspectives on the changing Customer Experience.
By Deirdre Carroll, Senior Editor
Friday, November 19, 2010 11:38 AM
CARROLLTON, Texas—In April 2010, Nouveau Eyewear launched the Bona Bolo (“See the Ball”) screening campaign in an effort to bring healthcare to more than 2,000 children in South Africa.
By Deirdre Carroll, Senior Editor
Friday, September 24, 2010 12:21 PM
Senior Style Editor Deirdre Carroll gives the Who, What,
Wear, and Why of Modern Glamour in Style.Pages.
By Deirdre Carroll, Senior Editor
Wednesday, July 14, 2010 2:49 PM
Rachel Zoe, Whitney Port and the Olsen Twins are just a few of the fashion heavyweights who have been spotted in round sunglasses lately.
By Deirdre Carroll: Senior Editor
Monday, February 15, 2010 1:10 AM
Thanks to the economy, luxury brands have taken a more affordable turn in an effort to become increasingly accessible to consumers.
By Deirdre Carroll: Senior Editor
Monday, February 15, 2010 1:07 AM
Thanks to the economy, luxury brands have taken a more affordable turn in an effort to become increasingly accessible to consumers.
By Deirdre Carroll: Senior Editor
Monday, February 15, 2010 1:04 AM
In fashion, metallic finishes have the undeniable distinction of being both glamorously stylish and basically neutral.
By Deirdre Carroll: Senior Editor
Monday, February 15, 2010 1:01 AM
NEW YORK—Despite news reports that the economy is on its way toward recovery, many companies are keeping a closer eye on their business than ever before due to the changing economic climate of the past year, the current state of the retail environment, and the subsequent changes in consumer spending habits.
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By Deirdre Carroll: Senior Editor
Monday, February 15, 2010 12:58 AM
HOUSTON, Texas—Gripping Eyewear Inc. (GEI) has launched the Paris Hilton Sunglass Collection. According to the company, the collection features designs that reflect the many facets of Hilton—from red carpet glamour to classic sophistication to casual and playful everyday wear.