2 CHARMANT GROUP has announced the appointment of Koji Horikawa as its new president and chief executive officer.
3 PEARLE VISION has been recognized as one of the top 500 franchises in Entrepreneur’s Franchise 500. The 2024 Franchise 500 ranks Pearle Vision as number 37 for its outstanding performance in areas including unit growth, financial strength and stability, and brand power, and number one rank in Pearle Vision’s category.
4 MAUI JIM and Red Bull have joined forces through a three-year partnership, as the two renowned brands converge to blend style and performance.
5 OPTOMETRY CARES—the AOA Foundation—in collaboration with PERC Alliance, has announced the launch of the Golden Opportunity Award, an initiative designed to honor the legacy of Dr. David Golden while providing substantial support to emerging optometric professionals. The prestigious award seeks to empower three deserving optometrists with a $50,000 scholarship each to facilitate the realization of their aspirations to establish their first independent practice.
6 MARCOLIN and Christian Louboutin have signed an exclusive global licensing agreement for the design, manufacturing and distribution of the brand’s sunglasses and optical frames until 2029.
7 SERENGETI EYEWEAR is returning to North America, relocating all brand operations from Lyon, France to Carlsbad, Calif., in a strategic move to reignite the “American soul” of the eyewear brand that is owned by Bolle Brands.
8 CLEARVISION OPTICAL’s David Friedfeld and SUNY College of Optometry awarded the latest Fred Friedfeld Memorial Scholarship and inaugurated a new scholarship, the Optical Community Scholarship, this past November at the college’s annual Scholarship Presentation program, held in partnership with its foundation, the Optometric Center of New York (OCNY).
9 CHARMANT USA and WHP Global have renewed their partnership for Isaac Mizrahi New York Eyewear through 2028.
10 MODERN OPTICAL INTERNATIONAL has announced that Felix Sides has joined its senior management team as sales director for Modern Optical Canada.
