By Staff
Monday, October 25, 2021 12:21 AM
TAIBON AGORDINO, Italy—On October 13,
Blackfin celebrated its 50th anniversary with the opening of its new Black Shelter headquarters, a building that nearly triples the space in its existing Taibon Agordino location, surrounded by the Belluno Dolomite mountains.
By Staff
Monday, October 25, 2021 12:15 AM
RANDOLPH, Mass.—Stanley Zaleski, co-founder of
Randolph Engineering, passed away peacefully on Oct. 16, 2021 at the age of 82. Stanley immigrated to the U.S. from Poland at the age of 19. He attended Wentworth Institute of Technology where he earned a degree in Mechanical Engineering. Soon after graduating, Zaleski was drafted to service for active duty in the U.S. Army from 1961 to 1963 and continued to serve in the Army Reserves until 1967.
By Staff
Thursday, October 21, 2021 12:30 AM
CORAL SPRINGS, Fla.—
ABB Optical Group (ABB), a leading independent eyecare distributor, announced Wednesday changes within the company’s specialty vision product division, effective immediately.
By Staff
Tuesday, October 19, 2021 12:15 AM
LYON, France—
Serengeti Eyewear has announced it is moving all manufacturing to Italy. The U.S. eyewear brand currently manufactures some but not all of its collection in Italy, but will move all lens and frame production to Italy by Spring 2022. The move comes as Serengeti introduces more styles to the Creator Collection, its higher priced luxury collection. Serengeti has also made a commitment to using more sustainable materials, including a new bio-acetate material for its Mainline collection.
By Staff
Thursday, October 7, 2021 12:20 AM
DRAPER, Utah and OAKLAND, Calif.—
1-800 Contacts formally announced that it has acquired
Ditto, a leader in virtual try-on and frame recommendation technologies for eyewear brands and retailers.
By Staff
Thursday, October 7, 2021 12:18 AM
MILAN—Organizers of
Mido, the international eyewear and optics fair, have opened registration for the Feb. 12-14, 2022 exhibition to be held in Milan for the first time in person following its 2021 Digital Edition last summer.
By Staff
Wednesday, October 6, 2021 12:21 AM
LOUISVILLE, Ken.—
Kenmark Eyewear has announced the renewal of the exclusive license agreement for the design, development, production and worldwide distribution of eyewear for the
Lilly Pulitzer brand.
By Staff
Friday, October 1, 2021 12:15 AM
PARIS, France and AARHUS, Denmark—
Kering Eyewear announced that is has completed the acquisition of Danish luxury eyewear brand
Lindberg, in accordance with the terms announced on July 8, 2021, and after having received clearance from the antitrust authorities. Lindberg will be consolidated in Kering accounts starting from Q4 2021 onward. Kering and the Lindberg family announced the signing of an agreement for Kering Eyewear to 100 percent of the share capital of Lindberg on July 8, 2021, as
reported by
VMAIL.
By Staff
Saturday, September 25, 2021 12:27 AM
MARIETTA, Ga.—
The McGee Group, a family-owned, American eyewear company specializing in the design and manufacturing of eyewear, sunglasses, readers, and cases, announced that it has acquired
Dom Vetro's U.S. manufacturing operations in order to introduce American-made products to its customers and to "on-shore a portion of its production for a more sustainable future," the company said.
By Staff
Thursday, September 23, 2021 12:18 AM
LAS VEGAS—When Brianna Rhue, OD, FAAO, and her
drcontactlens.com business partner, Jennifer Tabiza, OD, were preparing for the presentations they’ll be making at their booth during Vision Expo West this week, an idea came to mind that they thought would help various entrepreneurial companies trying to make headway in the optical and eyecare sectors. They discussed how challenging it can be for smaller technology companies that deliver great services to get the attention of doctors and key decision-makers in a practice. Moving quickly, the two women worked over the course of a month to create a process to make it easier for companies like theirs to get attention at an event as large as Vision Expo West.
By Staff
Wednesday, September 22, 2021 12:21 AM
NEW YORK and AALEN, Germany—
Marchon Eyewear, Inc., and
Zeiss Vision Care announced today that they have entered into an exclusive, long-term global licensing agreement for optical eyewear and sunglasses. The first eyewear collection under this licensing agreement will be released globally beginning in Spring 2022; in advance of that release, a capsule collection comprised of nine optical styles will be previewed in Fall 2021 under Marchon’s Altair portfolio, and will be available exclusively in the U.S. market.
By Staff
Tuesday, September 21, 2021 12:21 AM
PADUA, Italy—
Safilo Group has announced a strategic partnership with
Coventya, a global company with more than 90 years of experience in the development of specialty chemicals for surface finishing treatments, on the use of “Metal X,” a new material for eyewear. Safilo will be the first in the eyewear sector to use Metal X, which is an innovative Coventya patent that allows the use of precious metals in galvanic treatments for the production of optical frames and sunglasses to be reduced by 90 percent.
By Staff
Monday, September 20, 2021 12:18 AM
WARREN, N.J.—
Mondottica USA announced the launch of a multi-year license agreement with
Boardriders for the design, production, and distribution of
Quiksilver prescription frames and prescription sunglasses for the optical channel in the U.S., Latin America and the Caribbean.
By Staff
Thursday, September 16, 2021 12:27 AM
JACKSONVILLE, Fla.—
Johnson & Johnson Vision, part of the Johnson & Johnson Medical Devices Companies, is announcing a collaboration with
Black Eye Care Perspective, a not-for-profit organization dedicated to redefining the color of the eyecare industry.