Viva International Group

By A VM Staff Report
Monday, December 13, 2010 12:13 AM “A great B2B site always has its customers in mind and it should be designed and function according to their needs,” said Sherry Lay, chief merchandising officer for Viva International Group.

Essilor of America

By A VM Staff Report
Monday, December 13, 2010 12:12 AM Essilor of America operates a number of Web sites, each designed to support a specific brand, educational program or business unit.

L'Amy America

By A VM Staff Report
Monday, December 13, 2010 12:11 AM “Through our regular website we offer a richer brand experience for our licensed brands through current lookbooks, runway imagery, advertising campaigns,” shared Cheryl Canning, worldwide brand manager of Proenza Schouler sunwear and marketing manager of Chloe and Nina Ricci for Cachet, a division of L’Amy America.

Transitions Optical

By A VM Staff Report
Monday, December 13, 2010 12:10 AM To provide eyecare professionals with easy access to its broad range of sales, marketing and educational materials, Transitions Optical created the Transitions Trade Portal www.Transitions.com/Pro.

Luxottica Group

By A VM Staff Report
Monday, December 13, 2010 12:09 AM Luxottica’s B2B website, LuxandMe.com, is a very important part of the company’s relationship with ECPs.

Nassau Vision Group

By A VM Staff Report
Monday, December 13, 2010 12:08 AM Ease of ordering is of paramount importance for Nassau Vision Group, a major stock lens supplier and wholesale lab operator. That’s why the company’s website offers eyecare professionals multiple ways to place orders.

Marchon

By A VM Staff Report
Monday, December 13, 2010 12:07 AM Marchon’s MVP website allows Marchon customers to place orders 24/7 and get real time product availability.

Walman Optical

By A VM Staff Report
Monday, December 13, 2010 12:06 AM As middlemen in the optical industry’s distribution chain, wholesale laboratories are the quintessential business-to-business suppliers.

Zyloware

By A VM Staff Report
Monday, December 13, 2010 12:05 AM Zyloware.com offers user-friendly resources for the ECPs to place orders, research frames or receive current news 24/7.

Block Buying Group

By A VM Staff Report
Monday, December 13, 2010 12:04 AM Block Buying Group, one of the industry’s largest buying groups for eyecare professionals, designed its B2B Web site, www.blockbg.com, with a a few basic concepts in mind.

Red Tray | HMI Buying Group

By A VM Staff Report
Monday, December 13, 2010 12:03 AM Although the Red Tray buying group’s website, redtraysaves.com, is packed with advanced features, the company operates on the “keep it simple” principle in order to deliver user-friendly features to its customers.

Tura

By A VM Staff Report
Monday, December 13, 2010 12:02 AM When it comes to catering to ECPs tastes for doing business via the Internet, Tura likes to keep the focus on performance that is user friendly, direct and informative.

A&A Optical

By A VM Staff Report
Monday, December 13, 2010 12:01 AM For A&A Optical, engaging the ECP is the first step in the online process quickly followed by customizing the “shopping” experience.

Site Support: More ECPs Tap Online B2B Tools

By A VM Staff Report
Monday, December 13, 2010 12:00 AM Some vision care market observers believe that the optical business is still far behind in catching up to the newest technology opportunities of the Web.