Celebrate 25 years of Bobbi Brown cosmetics by wearing a gorgeous lipstick inspired ophthalmic frame, The Hemsley. A round acetate frame manufactured in Bobbi Brown’s stunning #10 lipstick shade of red. The Hemsley is accented with miniature screw details on the temples representative of the Bobbi Brown makeup packaging. This stunning frame is available in four glorious colours.
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Carla D’Angelo, founder of Claudia Alan Eyewear is a Canadian entrepreneur with a vision. Celebrating over a decade in business and two successful brands, AYA and C4 eyewear, D’Angelo’s mission to create beautiful products that make a difference, hit a major milestone this summer: AYA, the company’s iconic line of eyewear featuring First Nations artwork, reached the $100,000 mark in donations to OneXOne’s School Breakfast Program.
“We are very grateful to Claudia Alan Inc. for its amazing support of the First Nations School Breakfast Program over the years. The latest of their gifts brings their total contribution to ONEXONE over $100,000! Because of this generosity, we were able to provide over 100,000 nutritious breakfasts to First Nations’ children all across Canada. Congratulations to Carla and her team!” said Joey Adler, ONEXONE Foundation.
Charenton-le-Pont, France – Essilor International announced that consolidated revenue for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 totaled €5,306 million, representing an increase of 5.5% as reported.
Nine-Month Revenue
Combined growth (like-for-like growth plus acquisitions) came out at 7.8% and reflects the following key factors:
– A like-for-like increase in consolidated revenue of 3.8%, including good performances for Lenses & Optical Instruments and Equipment, and a slight decline in sales for Sunglasses & Readers, although business rebounded during the third quarter.
– Changes in the scope of consolidation contributed 4% to nine-month 2016 revenue, illustrating Essilor’s active acquisitions and partnerships strategy, especially in Europe and Latin America.
The currency effect reduced revenue by 2.3% in the nine months to September 30, due mainly to the depreciation of the British pound, Brazilian real, Chinese yuan, Canadian dollar and, although the impact diminished in the third quarter on the back of a rebound in the real.
Equipment
The Equipment division saw sales climb 5.4% like for like in the third quarter, and continued to benefit from the investment cycle across the optical industry. In North America, upgraded surfacing and coating machines boosted sales to independent laboratories and leading optical chains alike. Sales rose sharply in Latin America, driven by the growing take-up of digital surfacing equipment by small-sized laboratories. In Asia, strong sales growth was reported on the back of higher production capacity for both the domestic and export markets. Backlog is on the rise.
Acquisitions and Partnerships
Since the beginning of the year, Essilor has pursued its strategy of forging local partnerships by acquiring majority interests in 16 companies representing aggregate full-year revenue of around €205 million.
During the third quarter:
In Europe, Essilor completed the acquisition of MyOptique Group Ltd., a leading European online prescription glasses, contact lenses and sunglasses business. Based in the United Kingdom, MyOptique Group reported £57 million in revenue in its last fiscal year, which ended April 30, 2016.
In addition, as announced on July 29, Essilor of America deepened its footprint in the United States by acquiring a majority stake in US Optical LLC, a New York-based wholesale optical laboratory with around US$35 million in annual revenue.
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Mexx introduces two new styles for women with ultra-clean lines (Mod. 5167, 5168-photo). The casual, rounded stainless steel front with an understated keyhole bridge, combined with high-quality acetate temples fit in perfectly with the current trend towards a slim, light aesthetic. New acetates come in modern colour combinations and have a linear milling which reveals vibrant flashes of colour that match the inner side of the front. Two casual styles for stylish women of all ages.
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New Look Vision Group Inc. has announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire substantially all the assets of Abbotsford-based Visions One Hour Optical Ltd, expected to close around December 1, 2016.
Founded in 1988, the acquisition will provide New Look with 10 retail optical locations in key local markets across the province and annual revenues over $5 Million. The purchases price is Rev $6.6 million, subject to customary price adjustments.
Antoine Amiel, President and Director of New Look Vision stated that: “Although currently small in stature, this successful chain has an established footprint in key local communities across British Columbia and will be a solid base for future growth in Canada’s third largest market after Ontario and Quebec. Entering British Columbia is another step forward towards our goal of becoming a national player across Canada.”
New Look Vision is a leader in the eyecare industry in Eastern Canada comprised of a network of 212 corporate stores mainly under the New Look Eyewear, Vogue Optical and Greiche & Scaff banners and laboratory facilities using state-of-the-art technologies.
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