In what year did the world's largest eyewear company based in Milan, Italy acquire a controlling interest in OPSM (Optical Prescription Spectacle Makers)?
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OPSM OPSM (Optical Prescription Spectacle Makers) is the largest retailer of eye glasses in Australia and New Zealand, with locations in Hong Kong, Singapore, and Malaysia as well. The company was founded in Sydney in 1932, and publicly listed in 1953. Italian eyewear giant Luxottica acquired a controlling interest in 2003. At that time the company operated 461 stores under three brands (OPSM, Laubman & Pank, Budget Eyewear) in Australia, 35 stores in New Zealand (where they were market leader), 75 stores in Hong Kong and 12 in Singapore (under the Optical Shop brand), and 12 in Malaysia. Recently,
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Luxottica Luxottica Group S.p.A. is the world's largest eyewear company. It is based in Milan, Italy.
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ToyWatch ToyWatch Was a luxury Italian watchmaking company founded in Milan in 2006.
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Brioschi (company) Brioschi is an Italian company founded in 1907 as "Achille Brioschi & C." to "produce and make commerce of chemicals, liquors and similars"; in 1914 the society was quoted on the Milan stock exchange. In the 1970s Brioschi was transformed into an investment company and today’s Brioschi Sviluppo Immobiliare is a real estate contractor, no longer bearing any relationship to the epoch-making "cachet Brioschi" which was once its staple product. Its offshoot, the American company Brioschi Pharmaceuticals, LLC, continued to market the effervescent antacid in the United States, however in 2013 Brioschi Pharmaceuticals LLC filed for bankruptcy and discontinued selling Brioschi products in North America. That was until 2015 when the Canadian company Neobourne Pharma LP. obtained control of the Brioschi Brand and trademark for North America. Neobourne Pharma is now marketing and selling the effervescent antacid in the United States and in Canada.
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Circle contact lens A circle contact lens, also known as a big eye contact lens and circle lens, is a cosmetic (non-corrective and decorative) contact lens that makes the eye's iris appear larger. It has become a trend throughout East, South and Southeast Asia and is largely produced in Japan, South Korea and China. Some circle lenses are made in toric prescriptions to correct astigmatism and are available from several online retailers.
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Mettler Toledo METTLER TOLEDO () is a multinational manufacturer of scales and analytical instruments. It is the largest provider of weighing instruments for use in laboratory, industrial, and food retailing applications. The company also provides various analytical instruments, process analytics instruments, and end-of-line inspection systems. The company operates worldwide; 70% of net sales are derived in equal part from Europe and from the Americas; Asian business is included in the remaining 30%.
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ISTA Pharmaceuticals ISTA Pharmaceuticals, Inc, was a US-based pharmaceutical company that specializes in ophthalmic pharmaceutical products and discovers, develops, and markets therapies for inflammation, ocular pain, glaucoma, allergy, and dry eye. ISTA was acquired by Bausch & Lomb on March 26, 2012.
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Swiss Arms SAN Swiss Arms AG is a Swiss manufacturer of armaments. It was known as SIG Arms AG before 2000 when it was acquired by the German investors Michael Lüke and Thomas Ortmeier from parent company "Schweizerische Industrie Gesellschaft" (SIG). The Castelli Moser family from Lugano owns the 20% of the factory.
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Bottega Veneta Bottega Veneta is an Italian luxury goods and high fashion brand house best known for its leather goods which are sold worldwide and its men's and women's ready-to-wear. Founded in 1966 in Vicenza, Veneto of northeastern Italy, its atelier is located within an 18th-century villa in Montebello Vicentino and its headquarters are in Lugano, Switzerland with offices in Milan and Vicenza, Italy. In 2001, Bottega Veneta was purchased by Gucci Group, and is now a part of the French multinational group Kering. In September 2016, it was announced that Claus-Dietrich Lahrs would be named CEO, replacing Carlo Beretta.
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Vodafone Automotive Vodafone Automotive SpA, based in Varese, Italy, offers end to end solutions, including automotive telematics and electronics, through two business units that combine their expertise in delivering vehicle centric telematic platform and related services as well as state of the art electronic systems and components. The company was originally listed on the Milan Stock Exchange on 12 December 2006. Originally named "Cobra Automotive Technologies SpA" was acquired by Vodafone PLC in August 2014 for €145 million ($191 million) which was equivalent to the Cobra FY13 revenue, and delisted from the Milan Stock Exchange. On 1 April 2015 has changed name.
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Merchem Merchem Limited is a manufacturer and supplier of rubber processing and speciality chemicals based in India, since 1980. Merchem has Plants in Eloor and Edayar in Kerala and Panoli in Gujarat. Merchem manufactures and supply rubber processing and other speciality chemicals having applications in pharma, tyre, agro and water treatment across India and Europe, South East Asia, Australia and Latin America. Merchem was awarded for consistent and substantial export growth performance by Chemexcil - a body of Ministry of Commerce & Industry, by the Government of India in 2009.
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Association of Contact Lens Manufacturers The Association of Contact Lens Manufacturers is a British trade association established in 1962.
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Menarini The Menarini Group is an Italian pharmaceutical company. It was founded in Naples, Italy, in 1886. Its headquarters is in Florence and has three divisions: Menarini Ricerche, Menarini Biotech and Menarini Diagnostics. It is committed to the search for pharmacological solutions for such therapeutic areas as cardiovascular diseases, oncology, pain/inflammation, asthma and anti-infectives. Menarini's research activities are carried out through Menarini Ricerche, which deals with all R&D activities, from the creation of new projects up to the drug registration. Its Menarini Biotech follows the creation of a biotechnological drug from the very early stages of research, through to the pilot scale and up to industrial production. The Group's Menarini Diagnostics division is a health care company with a worldwide network of affiliates partners and distributors focused on diabetes, haematology, clinical chemistry, urinalysis, and immunology. In 2011, the company had 13,081 employees worldwide.
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Tod's Tod's S.p.A., also known as Tod's Group, is an Italian company which produces luxury shoes and other leather goods. It is presided over by businessman Diego Della Valle.
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Getinge Group Getinge AB is a global medical technology company, founded in Sweden in 1904. The firm provides equipment and systems within healthcare and life sciences. The company was formerly organised in three business areas: Infection Control (trading as Getinge), Extended Care (ArjoHuntleigh) and Medical Systems (Maquet, the world's largest maker of surgical tables), but announced it would become a single brand company, operating under the brand Getinge, on March 20 2017. The company's president and CEO is Mattias Perjos. Carl Bennet is the company's chairman. Getinge's shares have been listed on the OMX Nordic List in Stockholm since 1993 and have formed part of the OMXS30 index since July 2009.
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Breil (company) Breil is an Italian luxury company of Binda Group. Its products include watches, jewels, eyewear, fragrances, and leather accessories.
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Bruni Glass Bruni Glass is a supplier of premium and specialty glass packaging for the spirits, wine, food, and gourmet markets. The company was founded in Milan, Italy in 1974.
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US Vision U.S. Vision, a wholly owned subsidiary of Refac Optical Group, is an international optometric dispensary chain. The vast majority of these locations are leased spaces in large department stores, such as J.C. Penney, Boscov's, and The Bay. As of May 8, 2007, 500 locations in 47 states and Canada are in operation, consisting of licensed departments and freestanding stores. In early 2008, due to an acquisition of BJ's Optical Centers located in many BJ's Wholesale Clubs, that number has grown to approximately 650 locations. U.S. Vision deals mainly in prescription eyewear, contact lenses, and optometry offices.
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Authorized Protective Eyewear List The Authorized Protective Eyewear List (APEL) is a list of protective eyewear tested and approved by the U.S. Military for use by its soldiers. It was created in 2006 because statistics showed that about 10% of battlefield injuries at that time included eye injuries. The APEL is updated periodically and there are usually more than a dozen types of non-prescription and prescription spectacles and goggles on the list for different duty situations and soldier preferences. In 2010, the APEL was placed under the oversight of the Military Combat Eyewear Protection (MCEP) program under the office of PEO Soldier.
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Savile Row Eyewear Savile Row Eyewear is an eye-wear brand produced since 1988 at the Algha Works factory. Algha was established in London in 1898 by Max Wiseman & co.Manufacturing was then moved to East London from Germany in 1932. From the 1950s until 1988 Algha produced subsidised eyewear under the NHS. Eyewear designed and manufactured at the Algha Works factory has enjoyed a cult status in eyewear history and has been worn by numerous public figures.
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Serengeti Eyewear (sunglasses brand) Serengeti Eyewear is a high-end designer sunglasses brand owned by Bushnell Corporation. Their main focus is eye protection, of which the company researches and develops state of the art technology such as photochromic lenses, polarized lenses, spectral control, among other.
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Thales Optronics Thales Optronics is a multinational optronics manufacturer and a division of Thales Group. It has three main subsidiaries: the United Kingdom-based Thales Optronics Limited, the France-based Thales Optronique SA and the Netherlands-based Thales Optronics B.V.