Ask the Labs

By Joseph L. Bruneni

Branded!

Buyers play the name game as licensed eyewear stakes its claim as an inventory staple

Catch A Wave

Surf's Up For Op and ClearVision Optical

By Amy MacMillan

Fashion Plates

Designer eyewear allows you to meet all your customers' demands...from casual to couture

Good-bye Thick Lenses

An in-depth look at how aspheric technology is changing the face of optical

By Joseph L. Bruneni

Grinding 'em out...yourself

In-office surfacing is now more viable than ever

By Susan Pronovost

How do you choose a lab?

An exclusive EB report on how you and your peers select--and why you sometimes switch--wholesale labs

By Stephanie K. De Long

Move over, Carpal Tunnel...There's a new computer culprit

By John Van Wie

The Consolidation Conundrum

How business mergers are impacting optical

By ERINN MORGAN

Milling Around

Frames with milled profiles offer buyers a unique look

By Anne Whitman

The Organics of Design

Joseph Abboud's color and texture sense come through in a new collection with Ambassador

By ERINN MORGAN

Ship Shape

Nautica launches with Marchon and a new "modern classicism"

By ERINN MORGAN

Specs on the Big Screen

By Amy MacMillan

Ordering up your frame assortment

A case for buying deep or broad

What's New For Buyers

By Amy MacMillan

Vendor Views

Frame suppliers discuss the frame buyer/vendor relationship and how it impacts returns, training, buying, consolidation, and more.