Spectacles

After registering a significant recovery in sales in 2021, spectacles witnessed a slowdown in 2022. The reopening of physical stores in 2021 was a welcome boost to spectacles, but such high growth was unlikely to prevail given that current value…

Demand for spectacles in Australia improved in 2021 following declines following the emergence of the pandemic the previous year, when consumers were unable to visit optical goods stores for eye tests and to obtain new prescriptions. Despite some…

As COVID-19 fears soften and consumers start to come out of home seclusion retailers are focusing on offering enhanced services and an improved atmosphere to attract consumers back into stores. For example, many optical goods stores are attempting to…

Since the early stages of the pandemic, there has been an upswing of media reports discussing the potential safety hazards of contact lens use, specifically in terms of contracting COVID-19 via the eyes. There was no consensus amongst eye health…

Spectacles is the largest and perceived most essential eyewear category in Malaysia, with almost all users of eyewear having a pair of spectacles even if they use contact lenses some of the time. They are frequently used at home, especially when…

In 2022, spectacles is set to see continued recovery from the poor performance in 2020 due to COVID-19, with the number of cases decreasing and various restrictions relaxed. This means physical stores are now able to operate fully without having to…

Regional and city-level lockdowns due to COVID-19 have largely impacted the spectacles category in China. A group of top-tier cities, such as Beijing, Shanghai and Shenzhen, have all experienced different degrees of lockdown. For example, the…

Restrictions and social distancing measures for significant periods of time in 2020 and 2021 have changed shopping habits worldwide, which means that an e-commerce presence is a must for optical goods stores to compete in an increasingly busy…

Glasses are seen as a way of creating an image, and as an important item in the formation of a person’s identity. People lacked options when it came to spending their money during the pandemic, which generated unintended savings, and many therefore…

Like in contact lenses, the spectacles category will see a recovery in 2022 but not to pre-pandemic volume and value levels. The category suffered less than contact lenses in 2020 and began its recovery in 2021. Nevertheless, growth rates remain slow…

During 2021, most of the distribution channels that spectacles rely on for sales, such as optical goods stores, were able to reopen and many consumers once again visited these stores in order to have their eyes checked after many stayed away during…

Spectacle frames and spectacle lenses are the ones that will see the best evolution in 2022 due to the necessity of using spectacles and having lenses that match consumers’ vision needs. Recent years have seen dramatic increases in the amount of time…

The pandemic resulted in home seclusion for the Indian population country-wide, and resulted in people increasing their dependence on the internet and digital devices even for basic day-to-day activities such as ordering groceries. This resulted in…

Thanks to the successful rollout of vaccines across the US and the subsequent reopening of optical goods stores, spectacles experienced a healthy sales rebound in 2021. The sales registered in 2021 were well above the 2019 level, driven by the…

Spectacles witnessed a steep decline in retail volume and value terms in 2020 due to the negative impact of disruptions to production, restrictions on store operations for long periods and consumer concerns relating to COVID-19. Spectacle frames…

The COVID-19 pandemic is said to have contributed to increasing cases of myopia in Indonesia, including in children, due to spending increased time inside and staring at screes for long periods of time. The pandemic resulted in lockdowns,…

Retail value sales of spectacles declined in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This was mainly due to consumers trying to limit their trips to retail stores, resulting in them postponing purchases of spectacles. Purchasing spectacles and having an…

In 2022 spectacles continued to benefit from the slowdown of the pandemic, encouraging consumers who postponed purchasing spectacles in 2020 and 2021, to visit optical stores and shop for new spectacles. Current value sales are expected to reach…

Spectacle frames will be the best performing category in spectacles in value terms in 2022, benefitting from the fact that consumers are encouraged to purchase them more often and seek fashionable models as a sign of status and style. On average a…

Spectacles has not been as resilient as sunglasses, but is still predicted to record healthy growth in 2022. Readymade reading glasses retains lower share, and despite being a solid performer, lags behind in terms of innovation compared to the larger…