2 THELIOS and Givenchy have announced their strategic partnership for the exclusive design, development, manufacturing and global distribution of Givenchy Eyewear starting Jan. 1, 2022.
3 IMAGEWEAR has signed an agreement with the National Breast Cancer Foundation to support breast cancer awareness during the months of August, September and October 2021. The promotion will include raising funds from the sales of Betsey Johnson prescription frame and sun kits sold to eyecare professionals.
4 SAFILO and Chiara Ferragni have announced their new multi-year global licensing agreement for the design, manufacture and distribution of the first Chiara Ferragni branded eyewear collection.
5 ESSILOR VISION FOUNDATION (EVF) is supporting Lions KidSight USA’s Project SEE CLEARLY 2021, a nationwide back-to-school vision screening campaign. The campaign’s goal is to clear up the national backlog of children needing vision screening and vision correction that built up in 2020.
6 L’AMY AMERICA and Scene Eyewear, LLC have announced an exclusive partnership for the manufacturing of American-made eyewear. This agreement will enable L’Amy America to create its own house brands as well as enhance its portfolio of consumer American branded collections.
7 JOBSON MEDICAL INFORMATION’s CEO of Information Services Marc Ferrara has been honored with the 2021 Prevent Blindness Person of Vision Award recipient due to his extensive work and decades-long dedication to the vision industry.
8 EYEWEAR BY R.O.I. and the Bulova Corporation have announced the extension of their licensing agreement through 2025, a 30 year partnership.
9 HILCO VISION has acquired Bruder Healthcare effective September 2021. Bruder Healthcare has delivered therapeutic and ophthalmic products to medical professionals and consumers for more than 35 years.
10 MONDOTTICA USA has announced a multi-year license agreement with Boardriders for the design, production and distribution of Quiksilver prescription frames and prescription sunglasses for the optical channel in the U.S., Latin America and Caribbean.
11 SHOPKO OPTICAL has welcomed Bob Kampstra to its leadership team as the new chief financial officer. In his position, he will lead Shopko Optical’s finance team while planning, implementing, managing and controlling all financial-related activities of Shopko Optical.
12 SAFILO is continuing to invest in sustainability and process innovation through its new strategic partnership with Coventya, a global player with more than 90 years of experience in the development of specialty chemicals for surface finishing treatments.
