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January 3, 2019January 3, 2019

Safilo and Alpargatas Announce Renewal of Licensing Agreement for Havaianas Eyewear

Safilo Group and Alpargatas, the Brazilian footwear, clothing and accessories company owner of leading global brands, announce the early renewal of their global havaianas eyewear license, now running until the end of December 2024.

“We are very proud of this early renewal, which aims to strengthen a project initiated in 2016,” commented Angelo Trocchia, CEO of Safilo Group. “We want to grow the havaianas eyewear business through collections that reflect the unique personality and creative simplicity of this important Brazilian brand, which is receiving an exceptional reception, particularly in Southern Europe.”

“This renewal representsthe continuation of the successful relationship with Safilo,” added Carla Schmitzberger, CEO ofhavaianas. “We are very proud to count on Safilo as our strategic eyewear partner who offers unique capabilities, longstanding know-how, focus on quality, product design, innovation and proven qualitative widespread distribution.”

Source: Safilo

January 3, 2019May 20, 2026

Mexx Eyes: Just Beautiful!

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January 2, 2019December 19, 2018

Marcolin to Outfit Victoria’s Secret Angels in Eyewear

An alliance between Marcolin Group and L Brands (Victoria’s Secret and Victoria’s Secret PINK) gives rise to a new digital business model for the world of eyewear.

Time-to-market and omni-channel are keywords when it comes to competing in today’s rapidly evolving marketplace. That is why Marcolin Group and L Brands have decided to establish a unique approach to the eyewear industry that is fast-responding and digitally-oriented.

The first eyewear collection created by the partnership with L Brands was unveiled on November 8, 2018 at the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show. The Supermodels wore the Marcolin Group designed and manufactured Victoria’s Secret and Victoria’s Secret PINK sunglasses down the catwalk.

Victoria’s Secret and Victoria’s Secret PINK eyewear will launch as flash collections, releasing new product waves every two to three months at key times throughout the year available for purchase in stores and online. The styles will be available for purchase on victoriassecret.com.

The boutiques will showcase the eyewear with merchandising concepts specific to eyewear and in the spirit of the brands. The product will also be available for purchase directly through Victoria’s Secret and Victoria’s Secret PINK’s Instagram profiles.

The worldwide licensing agreement will be valid until the end of 2023. Global distribution in the optical market will begin in 2019.

Click HERE to read the full press release.

January 2, 2019December 18, 2018

NEI Awards $25,000 Prize for Lab Grown Retinas

The National Eye Institute has awarded $25,000 to a team from the Albert Einstein College of Medicine for their work in creating a tissue model that replicates the complexity and functionality of a human retina.

The prize was part of the 3-D Retina Organoid Challenge 2020, an ongoing NEI initiative to generate human retina organoids from stem cells.

“If a true human macula can be recapitulated in a dish, that would spur development of needed therapies,” said NEI Director Paul A. Sieving. “Having an open competition to develop retinal organoids is a unique way to catalyze innovation. There’s still almost $1 million in prize money available for teams that can deliver on this challenge.”

The winning team was led by Wei Liu, Ph.D., at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, a clinical research facility affiliated with the Montefiore Medical Center and Yeshiva University in The Bronx, NY.

Liu’s team demonstrated the generation of mini retinas that included cone photoreceptors. Liu’s tissue model is used in the research of retinitis pigmentosa and Leber congenital amaurosis (LCA).

Nearly $1 million in prize money is still available to teams in the 3-D ROC competition. The NEI encourages “multidisciplinary collaborations among vision researchers, and those with expertise in stem cell research and bioengineering” to apply, even if they have not participated in the past.

Read more about 3-D ROC here: https://nei.nih.gov/3DROC

December 27, 2018December 19, 2018

Transitions Announces 2018 Transitions Innovation Award Finalists

Transitions Optical, Inc. has named the finalists for its annual Transitions Innovation Awards program, which recognizes both individuals and companies for their innovative efforts to support the Transitions^®brand over the past year. The finalists will be honoured during Transitions Academy 2019, where the winners will be announced.

2018 Transitions Brand Ambassador

The Transitions Brand Ambassador award celebrates an individual who best showcases their dedication to being an influential advocate of the Transitions brand. The 2018 finalists include:

AmandaRights, O.D. – Blue Ridge Vision (Boone, North Carolina),OptomEyesLife
SheenaTaff, Optician – Roberts & BrownOpticians (Vancouver, British Columbia), Optician About Town
JustinTenczar, Optician – Berkshire Eye Center(Pittsfield, Massachusetts)

Eye care Practice of the Year

The Eye care Practice of the Year title recognizes independent eye care practices and retailers that are actively promoting healthy sight to their patients and within their local communities, and who have demonstrated excellence in supporting the Transitionsbrand. The 2018 finalists include:

Napoleon Family Vision (Napoleon, Ohio)
Nicola Eyecare (Kamloops, British Columbia)
Weaver Eye Associates (York, Pennsylvania)

Canadian Retailer of the Year

The Canadian Retailer of the Year title is awarded to a retailer in Canada for actively supporting the Transitions brand and demonstrating a commitment to enhancing the vision of their customers and communities. The 2018 finalists include:

Best in Marketing

Best in Marketing honours an individual or company for their creative and strategic marketing tactics to effectively promote the Transitions brand or Transitions family of products among customers or within their communities. The 2018 finalists include:

SheenaTaff, Optician – Roberts & BrownOpticians (Vancouver, British Columbia), Optician About Town
Value Optical – (Trinidad and Tobago)
Vision Source

Best in Training

The Best in Training award celebrates an individual, company or educator that has shown creativity in developing or offering training and education opportunities that include dispensing photochromic lenses, the Transitions brand or Transitions^® family of products. The 2018 finalists include:

Iris – (Canada)

Professional VisionCare – (Columbus, Ohio)
Professional Eyecare Associates of America (PECAA)

Click HERE for the full press release.

Safilo and Alpargatas Announce Renewal of Licensing Agreement for Havaianas Eyewear

Mexx Eyes: Just Beautiful!

Marcolin to Outfit Victoria’s Secret Angels in Eyewear

NEI Awards $25,000 Prize for Lab Grown Retinas

Transitions Announces 2018 Transitions Innovation Award Finalists

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