Understand the cultural and socioeconomic influences that shape i...
Understand the cultural and socioeconomic influences that shape industry demand throughout Asia-Pacific, with local insight, market statistics and analysis ranging from strategic regional overview to in-depth coverage by country or city.
The Philippines' eyewear industry is seeing significant growth in 2023 - a direct result of increased travel and tourism rates. This uptick in tourism was catalysed by an amalgamation of aggressive promotional campaigns led by major airlines and…
Sales of eyewear in Japan are being heavily influenced by unit price increases in 2023, following various unfavourable external conditions impacting production, raw material costs, and shipping of products. Furthermore, increasing labour costs and…
Following the ending of China’s “zero-Covid” policy, overall eyewear is returning to positive growth in 2023, accompanied by a resumption of supply chain and offline activities. On the one hand, the demand that was not met in 2022, due to trade…
The growth of contact lenses in the Philippines is bolstered by increased accessibility. Advances in retail distribution have allowed an increasing number of brands to establish a foothold in the country, making contact lenses readily available to a…
The average unit price of contact lens and solutions is rising in 2023, with many manufacturers forced to increase their overall prices following the impact of the war in Ukraine on production, raw material costs, and shipping. In addition,…
While the growth rate of contact lenses considerably slowed in 2022 compared to the dynamic performance recorded the previous year, both retail volume and current value sales of contact lenses have returned to double-digit growth in 2023. This is…
As COVID-19 restrictions have lifted in South Korea and consumers are returning to their daily routines, demand for sunglasses has recovered in 2023, with the category also recording a third consecutive year of double-digit current value growth.…
Demand for sunglasses continues to grow in 2023, with both value and volume growth higher than 2022 levels. Sunglasses was the most negatively impacted category within eyewear during the pandemic as consumers tightened their spending and were…
Demand for sunglasses is rising, in line with greater mobility outside of the home and the resumption of travel following the reopening of Hong Kong’s border in early 2023. Although domestic sales of sunglasses are expected to decline due to a…
With the prevalence of smartphone use in modern society, consumers of all ages, from young children to adults, are constantly exposed to blue light, which is leading to increasing demand for spectacle lenses with blue light filters. Particularly for…