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It's my understanding that the lab/lens reps will take over distribution of the entire Rodenstock line and offer a consolidated package to the industry. It's probably a good strategy for them to...

It is a fact! They also let their chief design person for the US go recently.

Although the speculation is that Luxottica will get Prada, it doesn't make much sense from Prada's stainpoint. I'm not so sure they want the broad base of distribution that Lux. will give the brand....

Probably to gain access to the middle and mass market retailers where they are not now, i.e., Wal~Mart, etc.

There are one or two of the top suppliers in our industry that stress the quality of their product and have the warrantee to back it up. The two that come to mind first are "M" who make the twist...

I like what I read from both present and former LC people. Sounds like LC can be a rewarding career for a lifetime if you are inclined to embrace LC or the corporate world. Many of the top...

An answer to SPECS:
I have been working with optical chains from the supply side since LC was a three store operation in Cin. OH. I've worked with them all, from the local chains that used to be...

Right on Al!
We on the distribution and mfg. side have been trying to get the message across for years that you can't bank margin, just dollars. The reliance on a markup of 2.8 to 3.0 which was the...

I salute anyone with an original idea or concept in optical frame coloring, construction or use of raw materials. These ideas should be submitted to the leading manufacturers in the industry for...

Just a note from the manufacturing side! When you remove the outside coating on a metal or plastic frame, the skin, you expose any carcinogens that may be in the base metal, acetate or polymer,...

I've been attending SECO for over 20 years and have seen the show grow from a small one in the basement of the old Marriott Hotel into a major trade show. It's a little more low key than Vision Expo...