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DULUTH, Ga.—Noting the impact of COVID-19, National Vision Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: EYE) on Thursday reported that sales in its second quarter decreased 39.5 percent to $260.0 million from $429.5 million, with negative comparable-store sales growth of 44.7 percent (on an adjusted basis, comparable-store sales were negative 36.5 percent). However, in June, National Vision said a recovery began across its network as shown by the comparable-store sales growth of 14.3 percent (adjusted comparable-stores sales growth was 19.3 percent), Read more.
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ST. LOUIS—The American Optometric Association (AOA) is hosting an #AskAOA webinar next week which will examine "Vision Plan Policies That Restrict, Undervalue Eye Health and Your Patient." The session will be held Aug. 13 at 9 p.m. ET. A spokesperson for the AOA told VMAIL at presstime that the organization is still working on the lineup of participants in the session, and said, "We will have AOA leadership and leaders from different states discussing their activities Read more.
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ROCKVILLE, Md.—The Association of Schools and Colleges of Optometry (ASCO) announce that its public awareness campaign, Optometry Gives Me Life, is named a 2020 Power of A Gold Award Winner by the American Society of Association Executives (ASAE). The Power of A Awards recognize and celebrate the extraordinary contributions associations make to society by enriching lives, creating a competitive workforce, preparing society for the future, driving innovation, and making a better world, including educating outside audiences about the true value of associations and the resources they Read more.
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SCHIPHOL, The Netherlands—GrandVision NV (Euronext: GVNV), in what it called “a response to market rumors,” said Thursday that it was “confirming that EssilorLuxottica SA (Euronext: EL) has taken measures to secure certain information stored on servers of GrandVision.” The actions are in “connection with the summary proceedings previously initiated by EssilorLuxottica regarding GrandVision's actions to mitigate the impact of COVID-19 on its business,” the announcement noted. EssilorLuxottica, which in late July 2019, reached a Read more.
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WATERFORD, Ireland—MacuLearn, an online learning resource for eyecare practitioners, has announced its partnership with Pacific University College of Optometry. MacuLearn was created by a pair of researchers who've earned global recognition for their work in the field of nutrition and vision: professor John Nolan of Nutrition Research Centre Ireland, Waterford Institute of Technology, and Dr. James Stringham, Visual Performance Laboratory, Duke University Medical School. In March, the transatlantic partnership between Waterford Institute of Read more.
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NEW YORK—In these unprecedented times, Jobson continues to salute the industry's health care workers, especially ECPs, for continuing to provide essential eyecare during the COVID-19 pandemic. This week we salute three more Eyecare Heroes in our online gallery located at the Eyecare Heroes site. Dr. Arlene E. Schwartz, optometrist in Forest Hills, New York, Dr. Sophia Visanji, Optyx in New York City, and Kathy Bero, sales consultant for ClearVision Optical in Menominee, Mich. ECPs in Read more.
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 How quickly public health improves and if it can be sustained remain the biggest unanswered questions for determining the pace of economic and retail recovery.
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Cushman & Wakefield commenting in a new report on retail real estate, as reported by GlobeSt.com.
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PRACTICE MANAGEMENT
Ocuco Webinar on “Optometry Retail Resilience” Set for Aug. 13th
Product:
“Optometry Retail Resilience” is New Ocuco Digital Marketing Webinar Aug. 13th
Topline: Chris Mantle, Ocuco OptiCommerce’s global digital marketing lead will be talking optical retail for the “new normal” world in a webinar titled “Optometry Retail Resilience” which will be held on Aug. 13th starting at 6:00 p.m. EST until 6:45 p.m. EST.
Close Up: Attendees will discover how to remain competitive by mitigating the risk of external factors continuously
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SUNWEAR COLLECTION
Marchon’s Lacoste Launches Roland-Garros Sun Collection
Quick Take:
Lacoste, from Marchon, has launched a sun collection with Roland-Garros, the major tennis tournament also known as The French Open.
Specifics: A longtime partner of the tournament, Lacoste is now the exclusive apparel partner of Roland-Garros. Each year, the brand presets a new co-branded collection, which includes lifestyle and performance pieces. This exclusive sun collection includes a male and a unisex style crafted from injected plastic and detailed with a double
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ALSO NEW
Cover Up Helper Intros EZ Ware Mask
Product:
The EZ Ware Mask from Cover Up Helper.
Top Line:Cover Up Helper, a PPE division from EyeDeals Eyewear & PPE Products Co., parent company of Paws N Claws Eyewear, is launched the EZ Ware Mask.
Close Up: The EZ Ware Mask features an adjustable neck strap, an adaptable metal bridge along the nose, adjustable elastic tensioners behind the ears, and a pocket filter insert. It is made of a breathable cotton material
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Fall semester for U.S. schools begins as early as next week, and a wide range of plans are being implemented to deal with continued COVID-19 restrictions. While some schools around the country are staying strictly remote, many are pushing forward with partial in-person classes or full-time classes. A new survey shows parents are growing more anxious about full-time in-person classes as the school year approaches, according to a recent feature from Statista.com.
A new survey from Gallup shows parents are now 20 percentage points less likely to favor full-time in-person classes for their children than when the survey was conducted in May and June. Just 36 percent of parents are in favor of full-time in-person classes compared to 56 percent a month ago. Those in favor of a mix of in-person and remote learning has remained unchanged, while those in favor of full-time remote learning has grown by 21 percentage points.
Complementary to this data is the growth in parents “very worried” about their children catching coronavirus at school. The survey showed 15 percentage point increase from May/June to July in parents “very worried,” rising to 27 percent.
Click here to read the full story from Statista.com. Read more.
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About This Post: As more school districts make the decision to move online this fall, more parents are faced with challenges regarding work and childcare throughout the day. If schools do not fully repoen, according to Forbes, up to 73 percent of parents may end up making major professional changes, from finding a new job to leaving the workforce all together. Head over to Forbes to read all the stats.
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NEW YORK—Last weekend, everybody was talking about the same thing: Black Is King. Beyoncé’s newest visual album, which released on Disney+ on Friday, July 31, is a stunning, important piece of artwork that “centers on ideas of Black belonging and regality,” NPR reports. The film is visually stunning, from dramatic panoramic landscape shots to makeup, fashion, and, in no small way, eyewear. Read More
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I practice at Five Points Eye Care in Athens, Georgia, and myopia management is one of our core specialties. We deploy a comprehensive myopia management strategy that involves decision-making based on age, lifestyle, familial risk, progression rate, risk of high myopia, potential side effects, and individual preference. This personalized approach ensures optimal long-term myopia management and helps reduce the risk of visual impairment and blindness later in life. Read More
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A UC Davis Eye Center study, in collaboration with France’s INSERM Stem Cell and Brain Research Institute, published as a report in Current Biology, found that patented glasses engineered with spectral notch filters enhance color vision for those with the most common types of red-green color vision deficiency (“anomalous trichromacy”). Read more.
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