Eyewear

The distribution landscape for eyewear continues to develop rapidly, as both brands and retailers focus on digital in order to keep pace with changing consumer preferences. Industry players increasingly recognise the importance of a consistent ...

Safilo Group SpA faces a growing risk of being squeezed between the scale of its newly merged key rival EssilorLuxottica and fashion houses who may seek a greater share of booming demand for eyewear through direct control of their brands. To counter ...

Johnson & Johnson (J&J), with its global brand Acuvue, is the market leader in contact lenses. However, competition is fierce, and to maintain its edge J&J will have to continue investing heavily in the fast-growing daily disposables category, and ...

This report explores sociodemographic, macroeconomic and industry-specific drivers of eyewear demand to 2023. By weighting and forecasting category, competitive landscape, consumer and country metrics, we have identified key markets for manufacturers...

As the newly merged entity EssilorLuxottica is set to solidify its spot as the top global player in eyewear, it is poised for new growth opportunities. In its mission statement, the company states that it will strive to be a powerful advocate for the...

Western Europe is the world’s largest spectacles market. An ageing population and frequent digital device use led to growth over the review period, although this was tempered by a marked increase in price competition. Sales through internet retailing...

Asia Pacific is the second-largest region for contact lenses and solutions in the world. The growing middle-class population, rising income levels, the rapid development of the healthcare industry and investments in local marketing approach by ...

Recent years saw some of the toughest ever trading conditions for luxury eyewear. New disruptive business models are evolving and more aggressive competition across distribution channels is evident. Whilst many leading luxury players are investing ...

The world’s largest regional market for sunglasses, Western Europe is expected to see stable growth despite weak macroeconomic indicators in key markets. Led by early adopters in France and the Netherlands, internet retailing has seen rising uptake ...

Despite volume growth across markets, the contact lenses and solutions market experienced a decline in value terms in 2018. This was primarily due to lower unit prices with the emergence of online stores and stiff competition between optical shops. ...

Novartis ranks second in the global contact lenses and solutions market. The company has established a strong foothold in North America and Western Europe, and is continuing to grow its presence in Asia Pacific. Novartis has recently expanded both ...

Hoya Corp is increasing production capacity to expand within contact lenses, and aims to increase brand awareness and revenues within a category offering strong growth prospects. The company is looking at growing quickly in emerging markets with ...

Asia Pacific is witnessing the highest growth for spectacles globally with the region anticipated to overtake North America and become the second biggest market over the forecast period. Favourable demographics, rising aspiration levels among ...

In 2018, eyewear in Australia continues to post positive growth, with current value growth on a par with growth posted in 2017. Similar to 2017, contact lenses was the fastest growing category in volume terms, driven by the positive performance of ...

Eyewear recorded marginal growth in 2018 with a healthy performance by sunglasses and daily disposable lenses (DD). Apart from a drop in conventional lenses, which is being experienced by many countries, eyewear in South Korea still has potential for...

Eyewear in the United Arab Emirates continued to witness low single-digit value growth due to the after effects of an economic downturn, which hit the market starting late 2014. Higher rental rates, the rising cost of living and education and the ...

Eyewear in the UK was continuing to record positive retail volume and current value growth in 2018, with spectacles, sunglasses and contact lenses all attracting new industry players and surging product innovations. The spectacles and sunglasses ...

France remains one of the strongest eyewear markets in Western Europe, despite a slight slowdown in value growth in 2018. Over the forecast period, new French legislation on the frequency of reimbursement and the cap on reimbursement are expected to ...

Eyewear in Poland saw a very good performance in the review period. In 2018 it witnessed single-digit current value and volume growth compared with 2017, with slightly higher volume than value growth. Aggressive promotions, especially in online ...

Consumer expenditure on eyewear continued to grow in Ukraine in 2018. While partly this was the result of the recovery of the industry to pre-crisis levels given the return of economic stabilisation, demand for such products was additionally boosted ...