eyeglasses News Archive

30-Oct-2008

 

  • Nonprofits, people with disabilities set sights on common goal (Gazette.net)
    Melwood Horticultural Training Center client Cheryl Valentine (right) cleans glasses Oct. 24 as Lions Club members and other Melwood clients clean and prepare glasses to be sent to a distribution center in Virginia, where the eyeglasses will be sent to people with poor vision around the world.


  • In This Murder Mystery, the Only Real Mystery Was Whether It Was Self-Defense (New York Times)
    In his murder trial, Joe Seals, 64, did not cite a struggling-for-the-gun sort of self defense, but something older and deeper, steeped in reputation and bad blood.


  • Europe Retail Sales in Longest Contraction Since at Least 2004 (Bloomberg)
    Oct. 30 (Bloomberg) -- European retail sales fell for a fifth month, marking the most protracted slide since at least 2004, on concerns the financial crisis will tip the economy into a recession, the Bloomberg purchasing managers index showed.


  • AM Topic: Eyeglasses (AskMen)
    Because your face is the first thing she sees, it?s important to pick the right pair of frames to perfect your everyday look. Because your face is the first thing she sees, it?s important to pick the right pair of frames to perfect your everyday look.


  • Fire departments collecting eyeglasses Oct. 31 (Community Press & Recorder)
    In cooperation with Give the Gift of Sight, a non-profit foundation sponsored by Luxottica Group, the Deerfield Township, Loveland/Symmes, Hamilton Township, Mason and West Chester fire departments will be in the neighborhoods collecting used eyeglasses starting during trick-or-treat hours on Friday, Oct. 31.


  • Luxottica Net Falls 6.9% on Weaker U.S. Designer-Glasses Demand (Bloomberg)
    Oct. 28 (Bloomberg) -- Luxottica Group SpA , the world's biggest eyeglasses maker, said third-quarter profit dropped 6.9 percent after slumping U.S. consumer confidence hurt spending on frames carrying designer brands.


  • Lobbying for a fair share (Hamilton Spectator)
    It was the straw that broke the camel's back. In 2003, the city faced some bitter budget decisions and even considered slashing funds that paid for pauper funerals and corrective eyeglasses for low-income earners.


  • Luxottica Cuts Forecast on Designer-Glasses Demand (Update1) (Bloomberg)
    Oct. 28 (Bloomberg) -- Luxottica Group SpA , the world's biggest maker of eyeglasses, cut its annual profit forecast after slumping U.S. consumer confidence discouraged spending on frames carrying designer brands.


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