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The Italia Independent Group, which apart from eyewear is also...
The Italia Independent Group, which apart from eyewear is also involved in apparel and communication, had a turnover of €8.2 million in the first quarter of 2014, a 60 percent increase over the same period last year. The group's 2013 revenues had already risen by 59 percent from the previous ...
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Fedon, the leading producer of medium and top-end eyewear cases,...
Fedon, the leading producer of medium and top-end eyewear cases, has reported a turnover of €60,433,000 for 2013, practically the same as in the previous year, but in terms of local currencies it was slightly higher. Alongside its traditional business as supplier of the major eyewear producers, Fedon has begun ...
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Together with GfK, the research institute based in Germany, Rodenstock...
Together with GfK, the research institute based in Germany, Rodenstock conducted a representative study on progressive lenses. The respondents stated that they are satisfied with their progressive lenses and that they do not want to miss the comfort of progressive lenses in the future. According to the respondents, the reason ...
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Mei's sales increased by 10 percent in 2013 to around...
Mei's sales increased by 10 percent in 2013 to around €30 million. The Italian equipment supplier is introducing several new products for small and medium-sized prescription lens laboratories including Ezfit, a compact lens edger that uses the company's milling technology for increased productivity. After Mido in Milan, it is showing ...
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Eye health statistics for Britain have identified a slight increase...
Eye health statistics for Britain have identified a slight increase in the number of eye examinations subsidized by the National Health Service (NHS). According to the recent Eye Health Data Summary report, launched by the UK Vision Strategy Partnership, there were 12.3 million NHS sight tests in 2012/13, representing a ...
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Optiker Bode, the German chain of optical shops, reports that...
Optiker Bode, the German chain of optical shops, reports that its sales increased by 10 percent to €46.5 million in 2013, as compared to the previous year. It was the most successful year in the history of the family business, which celebrates its 75th anniversary this year. Optiker Bode is one ...
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Many people tend to delay their eye exam for years....
Many people tend to delay their eye exam for years. A recent survey by the Simplyhealth Advisory Research Panel (ShARP), an independent group of medical experts in the U.K., has revealed that more than half of potential patients put off their eye test for up to five years. Others admit ...
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Claiming to have become the largest European online retailer, Mister...
Claiming to have become the largest European online retailer, Mister Spex reports that it reached sales of €47 million in 2013, but they were apparently lower on a consolidated basis. Company officials said the figure refers to the annualized turnover of the company, comprising the sales for the whole year ...
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Etnia Barcelona, the Spanish eyewear brand, reached a total sales...
Etnia Barcelona, the Spanish eyewear brand, reached a total sales volume of 580,000 frames in 2013, representing an increase of 26 percent as compared to the previous year. The biggest increases in Europe in terms of volume were recorded in France, Germany, Italy and Spain. In France, the company sold ...
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The overall optical business rating for December 2013, measured by...
The overall optical business rating for December 2013, measured by the Optical Business Barometer (OBB) in the U.S., has risen to 3.65 from 3.58 in November 2013. The barometer rates independent eye care professionals' attitudes toward current and future optical business as sourced from Jobson Optical Research. The average of ...
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Optical retailers' sales in France declined by 2.5 percent in...
Optical retailers' sales in France declined by 2.5 percent in the last quarter of 2013 as compared to the previous three months, when they had posted a 0.7 percent increase. According to the Bank of France, the negative trend of the optical sector is in contrast with the 0.6 percent ...
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Cazal raised its sales by 16 percent in volume and...
Cazal raised its sales by 16 percent in volume and value last year, thanks especially to its new vintage styles, which sold very well in the U.S., France and the U.K. While sales declined in Germany by 3 percent, they rose in France by 53 percent and in the U.S. ...
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Black & Lizars saw pretax profits fall to £465,703 (€548,663-$703,795)...
Black & Lizars saw pretax profits fall to £465,703 (€548,663-$703,795) in the year to Sept. 30, 2012, compared with £571,878 (€673,598 - $864,228) the year before. The Glasgow-based eye care specialist has attributed the decline to costs related to acquisitions and store refurbishments. Turnover declined slightly to £11.63 million (€13.69m ...
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Pramaor grew by 42 percent in the first nine months...
Pramaor grew by 42 percent in the first nine months of this year and aims to end the year with total sales of €3.4 million. Sales rose by 13 percent in Italy, but outside the domestic Italian market they jumped by 59 percent to represent just under 70 percent of ...
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PPG Industries' Optical and Specialty Materials segment booked revenues of...
PPG Industries' Optical and Specialty Materials segment booked revenues of $313 million in the third quarter, up by 11 percent from the same period a year ago. Sales of optical products improved at a double-digit rate, aided by solid market trends and initial customer inventory stocking ahead of the introduction ...
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Optical retailers' sales increased by 2.4 percent in France during...
Optical retailers' sales increased by 2.4 percent in France during the three months of July, August and September, after a difficult start of the year. According to the Banque de France, 11 out of the 17 sectors that the bank has reviewed showed positive performance during that quarter, and the ...
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Allergan posted a 12.9 percent sales increase to $1,528.4 million...
Allergan posted a 12.9 percent sales increase to $1,528.4 million for the quarter ended Sept. 30, driven by both its pharmaceutical and medical device businesses. On a constant currency basis, the increase in total product net sales was of 14.0 percent compared with the third quarter of 2012. Total specialty ...
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According to a new report from Jobson Optical Research, two...
According to a new report from Jobson Optical Research, two thirds of U.S. consumers, 66 percent, purchase eyeglasses at the same location or from a retailer where they first had their eyes examined. Seven out of 10 consumers, 72 percent, said they selected their eyeglasses in less than an hour. ...
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Conad, the Italian cooperative of hypermarket stores, says its sales...
Conad, the Italian cooperative of hypermarket stores, says its sales of optical products grew by 10 percent on a comparable store basis in the first half of this year, performing better than food and other types of products. In the last three years, Conad has opened eight optical counters in ...
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Fielmann continued to post a sales increase on a comparable...
Fielmann continued to post a sales increase on a comparable store basis in the second quarter end June 30, according to company officials. The German optical retailer released preliminary figures for the second quarter last month showing that its unit sales were up by 4.0 percent to 1.83 million pairs ...
