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ClearLab, a subsidiary of 1-800 CONTACTS (Nasdaq:CTAC), the world’s
largest retailer of contact lenses, announced today that BRANDPACKAGING
magazine has awarded its new AquaSoft Singles a position in the 2007
Design Gallery, the publication’s annual book
honoring the most innovative package designs of the year.
ClearLab introduced the new packaging at a gala event in New York last
July, hosted by former NBC and ABC anchorperson Forrest Sawyer.
“AquaSoft Singles’
unique flat design, just the thickness of a credit card, is a
breakthrough in convenience and better hygiene,”
said Allen Hwang, ClearLab’s Marketing Vice
President. “People can carry thirty lenses in
a small pack the size of an old fashioned contact lens case that only
holds two lenses; and are now able to insert their lenses by touching
only the outside of the lens.”
ClearLab was recently granted patents in the US and Japan for its
AquaSoft Singles flat pack and the company has numerous patent claims
granted or pending including:
Compression of a lens in a primary package
Presentation of the outside surface of the lens upon opening
Unique right and left primary packaging
Right and left lenses delivered in the same secondary package
“Each year, we feature an annual selection of
consumer package designs that increase functionality, fill unmet
consumer needs and align with the strategies of their respective brands,”
said Jennifer Acevedo, editor in chief, BRANDPACKAGING magazine,
which publishes the Design Gallery. “AquaSoft’s
innovative thinking in minimizing the thickness of their packaging,
which offers great consumer convenience and reduces the potential for
infection by minimizing excessive lens handling, is a perfect example of
a brand doing just that.”
The 2007 Design Gallery provides dynamic, real world examples of
packaging that sells. Editors from BRANDPACKAGING have selected 60+
packages in each of the major material types that embrace structural
innovation, connect with graphic appeal, provide consumer utility and
convey brilliant marketplace insights. These packages represent the
spectrum of product categories, from food and beverage, to cosmetics and
personal care, to household cleaners, pharmaceutical, pet food and
consumer electronics. For more information, visit www.brandpackaging.com.
About ClearLab
ClearLab develops and manufactures a wide range of disposable contact
lens products and distributes these lenses in markets outside of the
United States. More information about ClearLab can be found at its
website, www.clearlab.com. More
information about AquaSoft Singles, including hi-resolution photos and
video, can be found at www.aquasoft.com.
Forward-looking Statements
This news release contains a number of statements about the Company's
future business prospects which are forward-looking statements within
the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. The
forward-looking statements in this release include all statements which
are not purely historical and include, but are not necessarily limited
to, statements relating to the Company's commitment to a separation of
ClearLab from the U.S. retail business; the Company's intention to
announce terms of that separation by the end of March 2007; anticipated
net sales and operating income for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2006 and
fiscal years 2006 and 2007; the Company's intention to increase
advertising spending in fiscal 2007; and any statements relating to the
potential consolidation of ClearLab operations. All such forward-looking
statements are based upon information available to 1-800 CONTACTS as of
the date hereof, and the Company disclaims any intention or obligation
to update any such forward-looking statements. Actual results could
differ materially from current expectations. Factors that could cause or
contribute to such differences include, among others: general economic
conditions, the health and size of the contact lens industry, consumer
acceptance of ClearLab's products, product health benefits, the outcome
of the strategic review of ClearLab, inventory acquisition and
management, manufacturing operations, governmental regulations, exchange
rate fluctuations, advertising spending and effectiveness, unanticipated
costs and expected benefits associated with the Japanese license
agreement and the Company's supply agreements and related arrangements,
research and development initiatives, prescription verification
requirements of The Fairness to Contact Lens Consumers Act, other
regulatory considerations, and the other risks and uncertainties
identified in the reports filed from time to time by 1-800 CONTACTS with
the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, including the Company's
most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K. Information on the Company's
websites, other than the information specifically referenced in this
press release, shall not be deemed to be part of this press release.
ClearLab, a subsidiary of 1-800 CONTACTS (Nasdaq:CTAC), the
world's largest retailer of contact lenses, announced today that
BRANDPACKAGING magazine has awarded its new AquaSoft Singles a
position in the 2007 Design Gallery, the publication's annual book
honoring the most innovative package designs of the year.
ClearLab introduced the new packaging at a gala event in New York
last July, hosted by former NBC and ABC anchorperson Forrest Sawyer.
"AquaSoft Singles' unique flat design, just the thickness of a
credit card, is a breakthrough in convenience and better hygiene,"
said Allen Hwang, ClearLab's Marketing Vice President. "People can
carry thirty lenses in a small pack the size of an old fashioned
contact lens case that only holds two lenses; and are now able to
insert their lenses by touching only the outside of the lens."
ClearLab was recently granted patents in the US and Japan for its
AquaSoft Singles flat pack and the company has numerous patent claims
granted or pending including:
-- Compression of a lens in a primary package
-- Presentation of the outside surface of the lens upon opening
-- Unique right and left primary packaging
-- Right and left lenses delivered in the same secondary package
"Each year, we feature an annual selection of consumer package
designs that increase functionality, fill unmet consumer needs and
align with the strategies of their respective brands," said Jennifer
Acevedo, editor in chief, BRANDPACKAGING magazine, which publishes the
Design Gallery. "AquaSoft's innovative thinking in minimizing the
thickness of their packaging, which offers great consumer convenience
and reduces the potential for infection by minimizing excessive lens
handling, is a perfect example of a brand doing just that."
The 2007 Design Gallery provides dynamic, real world examples of
packaging that sells. Editors from BRANDPACKAGING have selected 60+
packages in each of the major material types that embrace structural
innovation, connect with graphic appeal, provide consumer utility and
convey brilliant marketplace insights. These packages represent the
spectrum of product categories, from food and beverage, to cosmetics
and personal care, to household cleaners, pharmaceutical, pet food and
consumer electronics. For more information, visit
www.brandpackaging.com.
About ClearLab
ClearLab develops and manufactures a wide range of disposable
contact lens products and distributes these lenses in markets outside
of the United States. More information about ClearLab can be found at
its website, www.clearlab.com. More information about AquaSoft
Singles, including hi-resolution photos and video, can be found at
www.aquasoft.com.
Forward-looking Statements
This news release contains a number of statements about the
Company's future business prospects which are forward-looking
statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation
Reform Act of 1995. The forward-looking statements in this release
include all statements which are not purely historical and include,
but are not necessarily limited to, statements relating to the
Company's commitment to a separation of ClearLab from the U.S. retail
business; the Company's intention to announce terms of that separation
by the end of March 2007; anticipated net sales and operating income
for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2006 and fiscal years 2006 and 2007;
the Company's intention to increase advertising spending in fiscal
2007; and any statements relating to the potential consolidation of
ClearLab operations. All such forward-looking statements are based
upon information available to 1-800 CONTACTS as of the date hereof,
and the Company disclaims any intention or obligation to update any
such forward-looking statements. Actual results could differ
materially from current expectations. Factors that could cause or
contribute to such differences include, among others: general economic
conditions, the health and size of the contact lens industry, consumer
acceptance of ClearLab's products, product health benefits, the
outcome of the strategic review of ClearLab, inventory acquisition and
management, manufacturing operations, governmental regulations,
exchange rate fluctuations, advertising spending and effectiveness,
unanticipated costs and expected benefits associated with the Japanese
license agreement and the Company's supply agreements and related
arrangements, research and development initiatives, prescription
verification requirements of The Fairness to Contact Lens Consumers
Act, other regulatory considerations, and the other risks and
uncertainties identified in the reports filed from time to time by
1-800 CONTACTS with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission,
including the Company's most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K.
Information on the Company's websites, other than the information
specifically referenced in this press release, shall not be deemed to
be part of this press release.