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Hoya Partners with Alberta’s Nova Optical Labs

Hoya Vision Care Canada announces a strategic partnership with Nova Optical Labs in Red Deer, Calgary and Lethbridge Alberta to help strengthen the local presence as the only full-service laboratory in the province of Alberta.

Nova Optical Labs, an independent Canadian manufacturer, was established in 1992. They expanded
to Calgary in 2005, and then to Lethbridge in 2011.

Ahmos Henry, President of Hoya Vision Care Canada stated: “This partnership will help to set an unprecedented local presence in Alberta and provide Nova Optical Labs with multi-national brand support including customer care, manufacturing, sales and marketing.” This will add numerous capabilities to the existing manufacturing operations making Nova Optical labs one of the strongest lens suppliers in Canada. This will also provide the competitive edge in western Canada for both dress wear and protective safety eye wear.

In support of this partnership, Nova Optical Labs will be announcing a national campaign for a 24-hour service commitment on Seiko progressive lenses which includes anti-reflective coating.

Hoya Vision Care Canada will also extend their national marketing campaign to Nova Optical Lab customers providing even greater incentives for choosing Nova.

This agreement will be closing in June 2018 at which time Hoya will offer the support needed to expand and offer Nova’s Albertan made lenses to the entire Canadian market.

Click HERE for the full press release.

 

 Mexx Eyes: Feminine Statement

Style 2721:

New, trendy style for women in a hip mix of materials. Multi-layer acetate in black, apricot or gray tones harmonize perfectly with fine stainless steel in palladium, gold or gun metal. A high-quality surface finish, partly matte, partly high gloss, gives the wearer a feeling of comfort. Modest metallic detailing on the temples provides gleaming highlights. Retro chic meets modern flair.

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Blackfin Airstream Clients: New App for Access to the Blackfin World

Blackfin Airstream Clients makes its debut, the new app reserved for opticians who are already customers, making the whole Blackfin world within reach of your tablet.

Available for both Android or iOS, Blackfin Airstream Clients has been designed to improve the way of working and selling Blackfin products. An instantly accessible interactive system that carries all the necessary information to guarantee a complete sales experience.

The app consists of two sections, one just for opticians and the other to share with the end-consumers. The device can be used in the company of customers to browse the models in the eyewear catalogue, to show the latest videos and find out all the latest news about the brand.

As well as browsing the catalogue, orders can be managed by entering specific details for personalising the product. All multimedia materials is accessable to learn more about the company’s history and the neomadeinitaly concept which can also be shared with customers.

What’s more, the Blackfin Academy section contains brief snippets of information to keep opticians constantly updated and informed about a number of themes, ranging from the brand identity to company ethics, from technical specifications to sales advice.

Also, a version of the app will be available for the opticians served by Blackfin distributors to enable indirect sales markets to be reached.

The app is available on www.blackfin.eu/app.

Click HERE to read the full press release.

Notice of First General Meeting of Future EssilorLuxottica

At its meeting of June 7, 2018, the Board of Directors of Essilor decided to convene the first Shareholders’ Meeting of EssilorLuxottica on July 25, 2018, in anticipation of the completion of the combination with Luxottica (i.e the date when all Luxottica shares are contributed by Delfin to Essilor), which is expected to occur within the coming weeks.

Essilor, which will be renamed EssilorLuxottica on the day the combination of the two companies becomes effective, plans to submit to the Shareholders’ Meeting resolutions that will give it the means to implement its development projects as quickly as possible after the combination is completed.

The Meeting is being planned based on the assumption that the combination of Essilor and Luxottica will have taken effect by that date. All Essilor and Luxottica executives and staff are fully engaged to reach that goal. If, despite the joint efforts of the two companies, the combination is not completed in time to allow this Meeting to be held on July 25, another meeting will be quickly organized for a later date with the same agenda.

This Shareholders’ Meeting, which would be the first to bring together EssilorLuxottica shareholders, would be co-chaired by Leonardo Del Vecchio, EssilorLuxottica Executive Chairman, and Hubert Sagnières, EssilorLuxottica Executive Vice-Chairman.

Draft resolutions are published in the preliminary notice of meeting in the Bulletin des Annonces Légales Obligatoires (BALO) on June 15, 2018.

Source: Essilor

 

Kering Launches Exclusive Gucci Eyewear Global Travel Retail Campaign

Kering Eyewear is preparing to launch the new Gucci Eyewear Global Travel Retail Campaign, which goes beyond the traditional customer-based distribution approach, to deliver an innovative channel-oriented experience designed exclusively for today’s “customers on the move”.

Running from May through September 2018, this engaging campaign will be released in Top Gucci Eyewear travel retail doors worldwide.

The creative concept introduces a sleek unisex sunglass style dedicated exclusively to the duty-free market. The oversized rimless mask is shaped with a single thick lens and shiny golden metal temples, while the frame is adorned with iconic Gucci metal rivets and with the distinctive logo lettering.

The shopping experience will be complemented by engaging digital experiences for customers, comprised of branded frames, which allow customers to take a GIF in store through an app and post it on social media using the hashtag #GucciEyewear.

Click HERE to read the full press release.

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