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Y ou will notice a couple of unusual things about the current issue of Envision: martine@bretoncom.com
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Martine Breton
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
seeing beyond magazine.
JoAnne Sommers
Tel. 250 469-4350
First, it is being published somewhat later than originally scheduled. And
second, it appears in a digital-only format. Both are reflections of the mjsommers51@gmail.com
SENIOR EDITOR
highly unusual times we are all living through — the once-in-a-lifetime Covid-19 Paddy Kamen
pandemic. Tel. : 778 363-3405
paddykamen@gmail.com
The pandemic has shut down much of the world and seriously disrupted normal life SPECIAL ADVISOR, CONTACT LENSES
for all of us. And even as we take some tentative steps toward easing the restrictions Joshua Josephson, B.Sc, OD, FAAO, FACLP
and reopening our provincial and national economies — as well as the global economy MEDIA COORDINATOR / COPY EDITOR /
— we can expect that shock waves from the crisis will reverberate for years to come. RESEARCHER
Omar Chraïbi
editorial@bretoncom.com
The pandemic has had an enormous impact on the international eyewear industry.
From its origins in China to its subsequent movement into Europe, North America WEB COORDINATOR
Vanessa Pelletier
and elsewhere, the impact on demand as well as supply cannot be overstated. advertising@bretoncom.com
The proscription on large gatherings of people led to the postponement and/or SUBSCRIPTION INFORMATION
cancellation of major eyewear trade shows the world over. And the business that is envision@bretoncom.com
normally conducted at such shows has been lost. GRAPHIC DESIGN
Marco Gagnon
Two stories in this issue directly address the Covid-19 situation. In Italy in Crisis: design@bretoncom.com
How the World’s Second Largest Eyewear Industry is Surviving COVID-19, our ADVERTISING
Senior Editor, Paddy Kamen, talks to Giovanni Vitaloni, president of MIDO and the Martine Breton
Italian Optical Goods Manufacturers’ Association (ANFAO), about the impact of the martine@bretoncom.com
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crisis on the Italian eyewear market, one of the world’s largest, as well as this year’s Tel.: 450 629-6005
MIDO trade show. In the second article, Grief and Risk: Canadians Meet COVID-19, Fax: 514 360-6523
she investigates the impact of Covid-19 on Canada’s optical retailers, manufacturers CIRCULATION/CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING
Vanessa Pelletier
and distributors. Together, these stories provide some insight into the global support@bretoncom.com
implications of the crisis and its impact much closer to home.
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Elsewhere in this issue, you will find our feature about the men’s eyewear market, Miromedia
which offers insight into men’s evolving tastes and preferences. Published six times a year
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