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NEW YORK—October has arrived, and for many people that can only mean one thing: Halloween season is in full swing. There are just 30 days until the sweetest and spookiest day of the year, and, according to the National Retail Federation (NRF), Americans are taking full advantage of the witching season. The NRF reported that Halloween spending is back to pre-pandemic levels this year, with Halloween sales up to $10.6 billion in 2022, up from $10.1 billion in 2021. Consumers are planning to spend $100 on average for Halloween candy, décor, cards and costumes; the NRF said that this amount is on par with last year’s record of $103 and is the second highest in the survey’s history.
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Safilo Group signs new financing agreement; nominations open for Jobson's 2022 EyeVote Readers' Choice Awards; EyeCare Partners launches an Innovation Center; Guide Dogs for the Blind and American Foundation for the Blind release research findings; and Jobson releases latest Q3 ECPulse Survey all topped this week’s VMAIL news feed. Click on the headlines below to catch up on anything you might have missed.
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NEW YORK—Vision Monday and 20/20 Magazine are hosting the 14th annual EyeVote Readers' Choice Awards to identify the optical industry’s favorite products and companies this year. These two Jobson Medical Information publications are teaming up once again this fall to get readers’ opinions by asking optical retailers’ and ECPs to identify their favorite products in 22 distinct categories: optical frames, spectacle lenses, sunglasses, sustainable materials for frames, sustainable materials for sunglasses, Rx sun lenses, contact lenses, optical equipment for wholesale prescription labs, optical supplies, ECP/retail in-office lab equipment, diagnostic instruments, practice management software, EHR software, online ordering website, patient engagement systems, dispensing/measuring fitting systems, online and social media marketing services, PPE, contactless dispensing devices, virtual try-on tools, telehealth solution and Social Purpose missions.
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Did you follow the optical news this week? Take VM’s News Quiz to see how much you know. This week's quiz takes a look at EnChroma hits the road, NASA meets an asteroid, and skipping medical treatment.
Click here to take the quiz.
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This wristlet keychain features a decorative Snellen chart for some added opti-themed charm. You can purchase it on Etsy here. #WeShareIt
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NEW YORK—CareCredit, a leading provider of financing for health care purchases, is launching Office Manager/Administrator Appreciation Month on Oct. 1, 2022. Providers, teams and especially office managers and administrators are invited to celebrate and recognize everything these #AwesomeOMAs do for their teams, patients and practices. The centerpiece of the celebration is the new Office Manager/Administrator Appreciation Month (OMAAM) website, created by CareCredit. Here, providers and their teams can find ideas and resources to help make celebrating OMAAM festive, fun and easy.
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