Category Archives: Community

Polaroid supports our local community

February 15, 2012

Polaroid cycling sunglasses and Help for Heroes

by Stephanie

in Community, Cycling, Sports, Sunglasses

The Military Wives achieved Christmas Number 1 last year; raising huge amounts of cash for Help for Heroes. So when the No Limits Triathlon and Running Club asked us to support their Nottingham to Monaco cycling ride in aid of … Continue reading →

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January 19, 2012

Runner Alex Flynn featured in Running Fitness magazine wearing his Polaroids

by Stephanie

in Community, Mens, Running, Sports, Sunglasses, Sunglasses review, UV

In 2008 Alex Flynn was diagnosed with Parkinson’s Disease at the age of 36. So he decided to do something positive and inspirational with the hope of finding a cure for Parkinson’s Disease. Alex has a goal to race 10 … Continue reading →

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January 16, 2012

Polaroid Eyewear begins its 75 Year Anniversary celebrations by supporting Sightsavers

by Stephanie

in 75 Year Anniversary, Best under the sun, Celebrities, Community, Fashion, Heritage, Mens, Sunglasses, Womens

2012 is a landmark year for Polaroid Eyewear as we celebrate our 75th Anniversary. Dr Edwin Land invented the first synthetic polarizer back in 1937 and went on to establish the well known fashion and quality polarized sunglass brand that … Continue reading →

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November 29, 2011

Polaroid Eyewear wins its place on the CIM Marketing Excellence Awards short list as a Finalist

by Stephanie

in Best under the sun, Community, Designer, Fashion, Heritage, Mens, Shopping, Stylists, Sunglasses, Vintage, Womens

It’s been announced this week that Polaroid Eyewear is a finalist in The Chartered Institute of Marketing’s Marketing Excellence Awards. As a short-lister in the Retail Category, we’re competing with Marks and Spencer, Unilever, PepsiCo, Dove and Topshop. We’re delighted. … Continue reading →

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November 26, 2011

John Lewis launches ‘Made In UK’ label

by Stephanie

in Community, Designer, Fashion, Mens, Shopping, Stylists, Sunglasses, Womens

It’s great to see John Lewis launching a ‘Made in UK’ label to support British manufacturing as part of their Corporate Social Responsibility programme. Polaroid Sunglass lens manufacture is UK based in Scotland, so we’re all for flying the British … Continue reading →

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November 24, 2011

Polaroid sunglasses featured on the BBC

by Stephanie

in Celebrities, Community, Extreme sports, Skiing

When it comes to extreme, it doesn’t get much tougher than this. The BBC filmed a group of young people with challenging behaviour, embarking on an expedition in the hostile artic of the North Pole. Good job the Polaroid extreme … Continue reading →

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November 22, 2011

Polaroid brand giving marketing students a taste of the real world

by Rebecca

in Best under the sun, Community, Sunglasses

Last week I gave a lecture on Brand Management to fourth year honours students at Strathclyde Business School. It was exciting to be asked, and the students enjoyed taking part in my quiz to win Polaroid sunglasses. It made sure … Continue reading →

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November 19, 2011

Win marathon place and flights to Mumbai for Sightsavers marathon

by Rebecca

in Community, Extreme sports, Running, Sports, Sunglasses

Sightsavers is an international non-profit organisation working in some of the world‘s poorest countries to restore the sight of blind adults and children, prevent blindness, and promote equal opportunities for disabled people. Polaroid Eyewear is supporting Sightsavers during 2012, and … Continue reading →

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November 18, 2011

Celebrating 40 years of travel retail excellence

by Rebecca

in Community, Customer Service, Designer, Fashion, Holidays, Shopping, Sports

Polaroid Eyewear is a member of the Travel Retail Consortium, a specialist group of representatives from suppliers in the retail travel industry. To celebrate 40 years of this group, which gives Polaroid cutting edge knowledge of developments within the travel … Continue reading →

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November 14, 2011

Polaroid Eyewear raises over £4,000 for Cancer Research

by Stephanie

in Community, Sunglasses

Recently a team of 32 ladies from Polaroid Eyewear and their friends and family marched the streets of Glasgow for the first ever Shine Walk, and raised a staggering £4,000 for Cancer Research. Sporting glow sticks and singing as they … Continue reading →

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