By Staff
Wednesday, October 5, 2022 12:15 AM
MORRIS PLAINS, N.J.—
Charmant has announced that Don Shouse is Charmant USA’s new key account manager. Shouse, who has 25 years of experience in eyewear industry sales, joins Charmant’s sales management team under the helm of Bill Hurst, Charmant’s vice president of sales. Hurst said, “I look forward to integrating Don into the sales management team and know he will also be an asset to my regional managers across the country.” Masato Nakagaichi, president and CEO of Charmant USA, said, “We are thrilled to have Don Shouse as part of our team. His extensive experience in the industry will provide great knowledge and skill.”
By Staff
Tuesday, October 4, 2022 12:24 AM
NEW YORK and PADOVA—
Kering Eyewear announced that it has completed its acquisition of
Maui Jim and now holds more than 90 percent of the brand, in accordance with the terms disclosed on March 14, 2022.
By Staff
Tuesday, October 4, 2022 12:18 AM
MILAN—The organizers of
DaTE have announced Milano Eyewear Design Day (MEDD), a special non-commercial event open to everyone, on Oct. 17, 2022.
By Staff
Monday, October 3, 2022 12:15 AM
HAUPPAUGE, New York—
ClearVision Optical is launching its annual Faceboo contest for eyecare professionals. This year, the contest is in conjunction with the
Pumpkin Patch Project. Through its proprietary brand Dilli Dalli pediatric eyewear, ClearVision is joining up with the Pumpkin Patch Project to spread awareness for amblyopia and vision impairment in children. ClearVision will make a monetary contribution in support of the Pumpkin Patch Project in addition to helping promote the project among ECPs and parents.
By Staff
Friday, September 30, 2022 12:30 AM
PADUA, Italy—
Safilo Group signed a new financing agreement for a total of €300,000,000, maturing in September 2027 and consisting of a term loan facility of €150,000,000, a revolving credit facility of €75,000,000 and a Capex line of €75,000,000. The utilization of this new term loan facility, set for Sept. 29, 2022, permits the simultaneous early repayment of the entire bank debt currently represented by the term loan credit facility signed in 2018 with maturity June 2023 (equal to €35,000,000 in June 2022), and by the SACE term loan credit facility signed in 2020, expiring in June 2026 (equal to €108,000,000 in June 2022).
By Staff
Wednesday, September 28, 2022 12:21 AM
PARIS—Silmo announced its 2022 Silmo d’Or Award Winners on Saturday, September 24. The Silmo d’Or Award winners are chosen by a jury each year; this year, interior architect and designer Jun Gobron acted as jury president, as
reported by
VMAIL this August.
By Staff
Tuesday, September 27, 2022 12:21 AM
PADUA, Italy—
Safilo Group has announced the introduction of
Eastman Tritan Renew in its polarized lenses, making it the first player in the market to adopt Tritan Renew polarized lenses and have a bilateral collaboration with Eastman on technical innovation.
By Staff
Friday, September 23, 2022 12:18 AM
BERLIN—Following the earlier
announcement that
Mykita would partner with
Eastman to make a complete pivot to sustainable acetate, the two brands have released a short film showcasing molecular recycling and Eastman’s Acetate Renew.
By Staff
Thursday, September 22, 2022 12:15 AM
PORTLAND—
Smith has announced the promotion of Rob Retzlaff to the role of global vice president of sales. Retzlaff joined Smith in 1999 as Canadian marketing manager to work on increasing brand reach and awareness across North America. Over the past two decades at Smith, Retzlaff has held numerous positions at the company including national sales manager for Canada and, most recently and for the past 14 years, general manager for Canada. In that time, Retzlaff worked alongside Smith’s CFO to roll out an industry-leading, cross-border direct shipping platform and expanded the integration into Smith headquarters.
By Staff
Wednesday, September 21, 2022 12:18 AM
MILAN—
Mido 2023 has announced its new communication campaign, “Frames.” Creative director Max Galli leads the campaign in partnership with Mixer Group.
By Staff
Tuesday, September 20, 2022 12:30 AM
NEW YORK—The
Italian Trade Commission, in collaboration with
ANFAO, Italy’s eyewear manufacturers association, is organizing a series of four evening workshops to bring independent Italian eyewear brands to ECPs here in the U.S. Following their first two events in New York and Boston this past June, the program has moved west to Chicago and Dallas. “An Evening at the Galleria” will feature 14 Italian brands, several new to the U.S. Market. The Chicago event will be on Tuesday October 11 at
Morgan's on Fulton and the Dallas event is on Thursday, October 13 at
The Vouv in North Dallas.
By Staff
Friday, September 16, 2022 12:27 AM
LONGARONE—The
De Rigo Group and
Roberto Cavalli have announced the signing of a licensing agreement for the design, production and global distribution of Roberto Cavalli and Just Cavalli eyewear collections.
By Staff
Friday, September 16, 2022 12:24 AM
NEW YORK and LONDON—Today,
Marchon Eyewear and
Paul Smith announce they have entered into an exclusive, long-term global licensing agreement. Marchon was previously responsible for the distribution of Paul Smith eyewear in North America.
By Staff
Wednesday, September 14, 2022 1:57 PM
A large share of consumers aren’t planning to wait until they stash away their Halloween decorations before they begin shopping for the holidays. Amazon’s new Prime Fall Season Event, which is expected to take place next month, will likely spur many to kick off their holiday shopping earlier than in years past.
Some consumers have already started. Twenty-five percent of shoppers either began their holiday shopping in August or plan to begin shopping in September, according to Bankrate. Another 25 percent expect to begin in October, while only 40 percent plan to start shopping in the final two months of the year.
Consumers’ desire to snag holiday gifts before prices rise is the top reason that 37 percent of U.S. shoppers (and 42 percent worldwide) plan to start buying gifts earlier this year, according to Salesforce. Click
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