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11,000 professionals attended London’s 100% Optical fair
Organizers of 100% Optical have announced that 250 exhibitors and 11,000 visitors took part in the 2024 edition of the event that took place from March 1 to 3 at the Excel Centre in London. While the number of visitors seems to have declined slightly from the previous year, the ...
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ExpoÓptica and ExpoAudio 2026 dates announced
IFEMA MADRID, the organizer of the ExpoÓptica and ExpoAudio trade show, has announced that the next edition of the event will take place from April 9 to 11, 2026, in Madrid. The move to a Thursday to Saturday schedule, from the usual Friday to Sunday schedule, is meant to increase ...
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ArticleMIDO announces 9% attendance increase to 42,000 visitors
The number of visitors from Europe, North Africa and Latin America significantly increased, while North American participation was stable. DEI and sustainability remained in focus.
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ArticleOpti hails 2025 success, announces earlier dates for 2026
Over 300 exhibitors and over 21,000 visitors took part in the 2025 edition of the show, organizers have announced.
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ArticleVision Expo East presents show novelties, program ahead of first Florida edition
About one month from the first edition of Vision Expo East in its new location – Orlando, Florida – after almost four decades in New York, The Vision Council (TVC), the US eyewear association that co-organizes the event with RX, hosted an online preview webinar last week to present the ...
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MIDO announces Vision Stage conference program
Three weeks ahead of the start of MIDO 2025, the event organizers have announced that over 1,200 exhibitors from 50+ countries will be present at the Rho Fiera Milano fairgrounds from Feb. 8 to 10. The exhibiting surface has been expanded by 1,000 square meters compared with last year and ...
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ArticleFamiliar faces at the CES Awards for 2025
The Consumer Technology Association (CTA) has announced the winners of its CES Innovation Awards for 2025. Submissions were up 13 percent this time around – to 3,400 – and the number of AI-related submission was up by almost 50 percent. Below are the winners most relevant to the eyewear industry. ...
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Silmo Istanbul 2024 attracted over 12,000 visitors
More than 850 brands were on display at the last edition of the SILMO Istanbul trade show, which took place from Nov. 20 to 23, organizers of the event said. The number of exhibiting brands was up from approximately 500 last year. The 11th edition of the show attracted 12,046 ...
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DaTE picks “legendary” nightclub as relaunch venue
The organizers of the DaTE have announced that the 2025 edition of the designer eyewear trade show will take place from Sept. 13 to 15 at the Cocoricò nightclub in Riccione, a seaside resort in central Italy. Established in 1989, the pyramid-shaped disco immediately morphed into a temple for passionate ...
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ArticleMIDO announces upgrades and changes for its 2025 edition
Announced changes pertain to the show layout, its digital tools and conference program.
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Hong Kong trade show attracted 13,000 buyers, organizers announce
Organizers of the Hong Kong International Optical Fair – the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC) and the Hong Kong Optical Manufacturers Association (HKOMA) – have announced that 13,000 buyers from 94 countries and regions took part in the 2024 edition of the event that was held from Nov. 6 ...
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Opti brings nine CL makers on the same booth
The organizers of the opti trade show in Munich have announced the launch of TOMORROW VISION, of 200 square meter area that will gather nine contact lens manufacturers under the motto “Contact lenses are the future of optics.” The participants are Alcon, Bausch + Lomb, CooperVision, Hecht, Hetych, Menicon, MPG&E, ...
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Vision Expo is rebranding itself
Ahead of its move from New York to Orlando, Florida, where the Eastern edition of the show will be held for the first time next year (from Feb. 19 to 22), Vision Expo is launching its new brand identity this month. The operation includes a refreshed logo, enhanced branding, streamlined ...
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Kering Eyewear and Thélios to participate in first New York’s Eyewear Design Week
New York-based LOFT Eyewear Shows has announced the launch of the first edition in March 2025 (13th to 15th) of the New York Eyewear Design Week, a multi-faceted event to which both Kering Eyewear and Thélios will officially participate with independently hosted showroom events. Chrome Hearts will also be showing ...
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Revamped DaTE trade fair to be held in Riccione next September
Organizers of the Italian optical trade show DaTE, which focuses on the designer eyewear segment, said that the next edition will be held in the central Italian seaside resort city of Riccione, although the venue for the three-day event has yet to be disclosed. DaTE organizers had previously announced that ...
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Article100% Optical trade show changes hands
Media 10, organizer of the 100% Optical trade show in London since 2014, has announced the sale of the event to CloserStill Media, another UK-based event organizer. CloserStill Media runs over 100 business-to-business events in and outside the UK across several sectors including business technologies, transport and infrastructure, and healthcare. ...
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ArticleA look at tele-medicine services, new lenses and measurement tools presented at Silmo 2024
The increasing footprint of tele-medicine in our sector was reflected in the growing number of suppliers showcasing their equipment and services at the Silmo Paris show, whose 2024 edition took place at the end of September. We report in this article on the main players present, mostly French companies: - ...
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ArticleItalian eyewear industry “strong and resilient” amid market slowdown
Italy’s eyewear industry has seen signs of a slowdown this year, but it is holding up remarkably well. That is clear in Belluno in Italy’s Veneto region, at the heart of the country’s eyewear production district, where factories are operating at full capacity and looking to grow. Lorraine Berton, the ...
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ArticleSilmo reports slight attendance increase, celebrates Silmo d’Or 30th anniversary
Organizers of SILMO Paris have announced that 32,125 visitors took part in the 2024 edition of the show that took place from Sept. 20 to 23, improving from the 31,337 who came last year and inching up closer to the pre-COVID levels (approximately 35,000). A little over half (52 percent) ...
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Mido announces earlier dates for 2026
The organizers of the MIDO international eyewear trade show have announced that they will be switching to earlier dates in 2026 in order to avoid overlapping with the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games. MIDO 2026 will then take place from Jan. 31 to Feb. 2. The new dates were ...
