Industry

Amplifon to rebrand and open 22 new stores in UK

Jul 1st, 2008 | By Steve | Category: Industry

Italian hearing aid retailer Amplifon is undertaking a major expansion in the UK and a £10m rebranding exercise.
The company currently trades under the Ultratone, SieTech and Hearing Health names, these will be replaced with the single Amplifon brand - the new branding is being handled by the London-based Saatchi group this July.
The company, which is [...]



Love your Audiologist? Vote for them.

Jun 18th, 2008 | By Steve | Category: Industry

Rayovac batteries and Audio Infos are looking for the Audiologist Of The Year 2008.
From their site:
Good service, sound advice and excellent care are what you expect from your audiologist or dispenser. When they deliver, it can make a tremendous difference to your life – so why not help your audiologist or dispenser get the recognition [...]



Sonova group reports record sales growth

May 22nd, 2008 | By Steve | Category: Industry

The Sonova Holding AG (previously Phonak Holding AG) have posted their 2007/2008 financial report.
Sales across all brands, including Phonak and Unitron reached a new record of US$1.16 billion (1.2 billion CHF) - with 59% of hearing system sales being generated from products launched less than 2 years ago.
New product releases in the last year have [...]



AmericaHears adds a splash of colour

May 15th, 2008 | By Steve | Category: Industry

America Hears (www.AmericaHears.com) announced it will offer its popular Freedom SIE (speaker-in-the-ear) hearing aids in an array of six colors for fashion-conscious consumers demanding up-to-date looks along with high-performance digital hearing assistance. The new hearing aids now are available in off-white, slate-grey, ebony, cobalt-blue and ruby-red in addition to the original flesh-toned version.
Henry S. Smith, [...]



HearAtLast at Wal-Mart

Mar 25th, 2008 | By Steve | Category: Industry

From a HearAtLast press release:
HearAtLast Holdings Inc. is pleased to announce that it has finalized the next phase of its expansion plans. Wal-Mart Canada will include HearAtLast operations in additional supercentre and discount store [...]