By Jillian Urcelay
1 TURA is partnering with Inspecs USA to boost its presence in the U.S. eyewear market, allowing them to offer an enhanced quality of services to both existing and new customers. Inspecs USA’s warehouse and distribution operations will merge with Tura’s Distribution Center in Muncy, Pa.
2 DE RIGO REM has appointed Jeff Fitzhugh to the role of president of De Rigo Rem.
3 KENMARK EYEWEAR has renewed its exclusive license agreement to develop, produce and distribute eyewear for the Original Penguin brand.
4 MARCHON EYEWEAR and ZEISS have won the Red Dot Award: Design Concept 2024 in the category of Ready For Market – Watches, Jewellery and Eyewear.
5 MARCOLIN has appointed Andrea Vincenzo Virgilio as its new group operations director and will lead the group’s manufacturing facilities, research and development, product compliance and supply chain departments.
6 CLASSIQUE EYEWEAR has completed the acquisition and merger of Mosaic Eyewear, expanding Classique’s portfolio to include ZEN Barcelona, Angels, Fynch-Hatton, More & More, Deejays, Head and BK Flex.
7 CLEARVISION OPTICAL, in collaboration with the Optical Women’s Association, has announced the second round of the ClearVision-Adira Grant Program. This initiative is designed to support the personal and professional development of women in the optical industry.
8 MONDOTTICA GROUP has partnered with florence by mills, Millie Bobby Brown’s Gen-Z focused beauty, lifestyle and fashion line, to create a full range of sunwear and optical styles.
9 MODERN OPTICAL CANADA has been recognized by The Ontario Association of Optometrists for its contributions to the Eye See Eye Learn (ESEL) program. ESEL’s mission is to detect, diagnose and treat kindergarten children with vision problems so that every kindergartener can see and learn to the best of their ability.
10 RAEN has appointed Jesse Northcott as its new president and CEO. With over 20 years of experience in finance and operations across leading industry brands, Northcott brings a wealth of expertise and visionary leadership to RAEN.
11 BOLLE SAFETY has been awarded a Red Dot Design Award for its iconic UNIVERSAL Goggle Collection.
September 2024
Upfront