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NEW YORK—An influential retail observer who will outline new ways that stores are becoming media channels to connect with shoppers, an innovative marketing expert who will talk about how retailers can connect and build relationships with consumers' new priorities, a noted entrepreneur, McKinsey advisor and brand creator, an expert communications and social media trend expert and a prominent healthcare executive for a major national retailer are among the initial roster of speakers who will be Read more.
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ST. LOUIS—EyeCare Partners LLC (ECP), a leading clinically integrated network of ophthalmology and optometry providers, said Wednesday that it has entered into an agreement to partner with Lakeland Eye Clinic (LEC) and Central Florida SurgiCenter. LEC’s six ophthalmologists and two optometrists will join the ECP network of more than 300 ophthalmologists and over 700 optometrists across 18 states in providing eyecare spanning the full continuum of ophthalmology and optometry services. Financial terms of the transaction were Read more.
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NEW YORK—The Optical Women's Association (OWA) is planning to celebrate women in leadership during the organization's upcoming Champagne Breakfast and Star Award ceremony to be held here on Thursday, March 31, just prior to Vision Expo East. At the event, the OWA, which is marking its 25th anniversary this year, will recognize its 2022 award recipients, including: Pleiades Award honoree Erinn Morgan (PentaVision), Pyxis Award honoree Laura Dorris (HEA+PECAA), and Emerging Leader Award honorees Dr. Read more.
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LAKELAND, Tenn.—The Opticians Association of America (OAA) has announced that Johnna Dukes, HFOAA, ABOC, who is the owner of Optique in Spirit Lake, Iowa, is the new president of the organization. Dukes has been an ABO-certified optician since 2001, a contributor to a number of industry publications and she is an ABO-approved speaker. Dukes also is a past president of the Opticians Association of Iowa, according to the OAA announcement of its new president and board members Read more.
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LONGARONE, Italy—Web Eyewear, a Marcolin house brand, and Alfa Romeo Formula 1 Team ORLEN have entered a multi-year partnership beginning in 2022. Under the partnership, the Web Eyewear brand will appear on the cars, helmets and suits of team drivers Valtteri Bottas and Guanyu Zhou. The partnership will also include the development of a capsule collection of sun and optical frames available in the second half of 2022. Fabrizio Curci, Marcolin CEO and general manager said, “Web Read more.
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RANCHO CORDOVA, Calif.—VSP Global announced the renewal of its partnership with Prevent Blindness, the nation's oldest eye health and safety non-profit organization. The partnership includes a $125,000 grant to Prevent Blindness and other in-kind support, provided through VSP Eyes of Hope, valued at up to $1.5 million. This year, VSP Eyes of Hope celebrates 25 years of providing no-cost eyecare and eyewear to people in need, and Prevent Blindness is among the program’s longest-running Read more.
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 The PPI [Producer Price Index] offers a window to the price pressures that businesses are facing, and which will likely be passed on to consumers in the way of consumer price inflation in the months to come.
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FRAME COLLECTION
Villa Launches New Blackfin One Styles
Quick Take:
Blackfin, from Villa Eyewear, is introducing the new Blackfin One collection.
Specifics: Styles in the new collection include Myrtle, Wells, Wilmington, Maces Bay, Boston and Compton. Myrtle and Wells are panto-inspired frames; Myrtle features blue/sky blue or purple/lilac gradient rims while Wells plays with contrasting two-tone fluo in shades of electric blue, red and green. Wilmington is a distinct, geometric men’s frame. Maces Bay is a feminine frame with an elongated
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FRAME COLLECTION
Eyewear Designs Intros New Psycho Bunny Collection
Quick Take:
Eyewear Designs is introducing its new collection from Psycho Bunny.
Specifics: The new styles are PB120, PB121 and PB122. The collection offers a new take on tradition, with irreverent and creative flair combined with a nod to the classics.
Selling Point: The new Psycho Bunny styles are bold, stylish and edgy.
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FRAME COLLECTION
Monoqool Debuts SS22 Collection
Quick Take:
Monoqool is launching its Spring/Summer 2022 collection.
Specifics: The collection is made up of 12 new styles: Duke, Black Bird, Jackman, Double Vision, Barrow, Slow Train, Temptation, Stargazer, Engine, Double Agent, One Trick Pony and Sledgehammer. The collection is contemporary and creative, produced via 3D printing and with slender recycled stainless steel temples.
Selling Point: The new Monoqool collection is artistic and exciting.
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U.S. retail e-commerce sales will exceed $1 trillion for the first time this year as the flexibility and convenience customers found during the pandemic sticks, according to a recent feature in eMarketer. Spend shifting online will drive double-digit e-commerce spending growth: the average spend per digital buyer will grow at an 11.6 percent compound annual growth rate (CAGR) between 2022 and 2025 to reach nearly $7,000, versus a 1.9 percent CAGR for the number of total digital buyers.
While ecommerce volume will continue growing across channels, it will do so at uneven rates:
• Desktop and laptop retail e-commerce growth will decelerate as the segment bleeds share. Growth in this segment will lag e-commerce overall through 2025.
• Instead, customers will buy more on mobile, which will exceed 4 in 10 retail e-commerce dollars for the first time this year. Rising time spent on mobile will trickle into shopping. The biggest beneficiary will be smartphones, which will make up 85 percent of e-commerce sales this year. Read more.
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About This Post: This week it was announced that a patient appears to have been cured of HIV, making her the third person ever to be completely cured of the disease. The woman also had leukemia, The New York Times reports, and received umbilical cord blood from a partial match to treat her cancer. The treatment also led to a cure for her HIV, too. Head over to The New York Times to learn more about this brand new treatment and what it means for people with HIV everywhere.
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NEW YORK—The national average for gross revenue at ECP locations increased last week, Feb. 7-13, at a rate of 9 index points, according to Jobson’s most recent Practice Performance Tracker. That places gross revenue at a level above where it was at this same point in time (Week 7) during all three years prior, 5 points above last year, 8 points above 2020, and 16 points above 2019. All optical sales categories increased last week, ranging from 5 index points for contact lenses to 10 index points for frame units. Read More
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The show organizers of opti have announced that in 2023, the fair will take place from January 27 to 29 in Munich, at the start of the new season. By holding the trade fair at the end of January 2023, exhibitors and trade visitors are guaranteed the well-established four hall concept (C1 to C4) with two entrances, north and northwest, and familiar routes around the site. The original plan of alternating the location of the event between Munich (in even years) and Stuttgart (in odd years) will no longer apply. Read More
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Transitions Optical has named the finalists for its annual Transitions Innovation Awards program, which recognizes both individuals and organizations for their innovative efforts to support Transitions lenses over the past year. “We are constantly inspired by our Innovation Award finalists and look forward to seeing how they express their passion and creativity through a range of initiatives,” said Jose Alves, general manager, Americas, Transitions Optical. Read more.
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