Eyewear

Eyewear is set to record a positive performance across all categories in 2022. The downfall in sales due to the pandemic only negatively affected 2020, with the industry in South Korea starting to recover from 2021. Sunglasses has witnessed two…

2022 is expected to continue to be a year of recovery for eyewear across categories. With the return of complete mobility, sunglasses and contact lenses, which had a very tough year in 2020, and only experienced slow growth in 2021, are set to…

2022 may mark the year where daily lives return to near pre-pandemic conditions in Singapore. The promising vaccination rates and easing of restrictions will influence overall consumer demand and increase optimism in the market. Eyewear in Singapore…

Sales of eyewear plummeted in 2020 as the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in restrictions being imposed that were detrimental to sales. Sales saw a significant improvement in 2021 as the country rolled out its vaccination programme and Thailand started to…

The year 2022 is shaping up to be a strong year for eyewear as the category transitions back to more historical growth rates after a steep pandemic-driven fall in 2020 and then a dynamic recovery in 2021. Eyewear has already made a good recovery from…

Eyewear will have another outstanding performance in 2022, seeing double-digit value growth for the second year running. All pandemic restrictions in the country were lifted in March 2022, which encouraged Romanians to return to their normal…

In 2022, sales of eyewear will continue to rise across all major categories, driven by a growing number of myopia and presbyopia cases of all ages. This is due to increased time in front of digital screens and the aging demographic of the population,…

In 2022, eyewear in Malaysia is expected to make a fully recovery from the overall volume and value declines seen in the first year of the pandemic. Consumers will start to spend more time out of the home again and seek convenience and practicality…

The year 2022 is set to mark the transition out of the pandemic in Indonesia. During the review period, including the first half of 2022, some limitations remained in place in the country due to another spike in positive COVID-19 cases. However,…

Eyewear in Australia witnessed improving sales in 2021 for two key reasons, both of which were related to the ongoing impact of the pandemic. The pivot towards working from home during further home seclusion and consequent vastly increased digital…

The potential of eyewear in Brazil is still far from being achieved. The periods of crisis in the country have had a negative impact on the development of the industry, which means that access to these products has not significantly expanded. Faced…

With eyewear recording a more positive performance in 2021 following the significant declines of the previous year due to pandemic-induced home seclusion and restrictions on operations of the dominant optical goods stores, both retail volume and…

The COVID-19 pandemic was heavily detrimental to eyewear in Taiwan in 2020 and 2021 but will begin its bounce back in 2022 despite lingering issues. In the previous year, Taiwan maintained a strong control over the pandemic following a minor-scale…

Following the partial overall recovery in 2021, eyewear will continue recording overall value and volume growth in 2022, although volume growth will see a rapid deceleration. Like other EU countries, Spain has continued to suffer from subsequent…

Eyewear suffered a significant, double-digit decline in demand during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, albeit not to the same extent as overall personal accessories. All types of eyewear were negatively impacted by restrictions on store operations,…

Sales of eyewear declined in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with many consumers postponing the purchase of spectacles to limit interactions with other people and thus preferring not to visit optical goods stores as well as postponing larger…

The COVID-19 pandemic no longer has a strong impact on eyewear in Poland in 2022. There are no restrictions on trade any longer and offline retail stores can operate without limitations. Furthermore, most consumers are now used to the pandemic and…

The year 2022 saw a normalisation in retail volume and current value sales growth compared to the strong year in 2021. In fact, retail volume growth remained higher in 2022 compared to pre-pandemic levels, thanks to the absence of lockdowns, the…

Overall, the US eyewear industry fully recovered from the pandemic in 2021, with single-digit growth above the 2019 level of sales. Solid growth was also seen during the early to middle months of 2022, with continued recovery expected in the year…

Eyewear will continue to recover from the negative effects of the pandemic in 2022, seeing overall healthy single-digit volume and value growth. Despite the country continuing to be impacted by some restrictions at the start of the year, the…