Read the latest reports on Western Europe, with local insight, sp...
Read the latest reports on Western Europe, with local insight, specialist knowledge and a comprehensive breakdown of key market data. Our research identifies key strategic themes relevant across the region, while also providing a more granular unders...
The landscape for spectacles is set to see positive retail value growth in 2023. This is not only driven by the growing demand for spectacle frames and spectacle lenses by consumers as their working and social lives return to normal following the…
With travel starting to normalise across the world, sales of eyewear continue to rise in 2023, with tourist numbers increasing in Turkey, especially from Germany, France and England. Tourists are boosting retail value and volume sales, as many…
In 2023, contact lenses will continue to see strong retail value growth, boosted by rising price points, while retail volume growth rates remain positive as consumers resume a higher level of use following the pandemic. During the lockdown periods of…
Sunglasses declined in 2020, when COVID-19 led to less socialising, home seclusion and a lack of travelling. However, sales increased significantly in 2021 due to pent-up demand, the shift from services to goods, and the return of international…
Spectacles experienced a decline in 2020 as a result of the outbreak of COVID-19 and home seclusion. However, the landscape saw positive growth in 2021, with pent-up demand and reduced spending on services resulting in many updating their spectacles.…
Eyewear continues to display a strong performance in 2023, following the modest decline recorded in 2020 during the outbreak of COVID-19. In 2021, eyewear registered strong growth due to pent-up demand, consumers' savings during the pandemic (with…
Contact lenses and contact lenses solutions remained flat during 2022 and 2023. The essential nature of contact lenses meant that volume sales remained stagnant for both years, following a relatively modest decline during COVID-19 in 2020. The modest…
After a very positive 2022 during which saw sunglasses recorded double-digit growth in value and volume terms, 2023 is set to be a more complex year for the category. The dynamic growth seen in 2022 was linked to the category’s ongoing recovery after…
In contrast to the highly impressive performance in 2022, sunglasses in France is set to see less impressive though still-solid volume and current value sales growth throughout 2023. The anticipated heatwave – typically a boon for sunglasses sales,…
Sales of spectacles are set to see only moderate growth in current value terms in 2023, with growth being curbed by the low purchasing power of many Italians. Due to the impact of high inflation on the cost of living many people are being forced to…
Despite administrative complexities, sales of spectacles in France are set to maintain steady growth in both volume and current value terms throughout 2023, although this is likely to vary across different regions and types of opticians –…
Italian eyewear is projected to record single-digit growth in current value terms in 2023. Eyewear saw a quick recovery after the decline seen in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Value sales returned to pre-pandemic levels in 2021 with this being…
Eyewear in France will not see witness growth as robust as it enjoyed in 2022. This is in large part due to the fact that consumers do not typically indulge in annual purchases of new sunglasses or prescription glasses. Nonetheless, there persists a…
Contact lenses is set to deliver single-digit growth in current value terms in 2023, with it expected to be the most dynamic category within eyewear. After the decline seen in 2020, which was linked to the arrival of the COVID-19 health emergency,…
The contact lenses market in France has seen a resurgence in recent years. After a period of volume and current value declines in 2020, the content lenses and solutions overall has bounced back significantly. This resurgence can be attributed to…
Sunglasses performed well in 2022, with growth driven by the opening of foodservice, the return of holidays and the general good weather in The Netherlands in the year. With over 2.233 hours of sunshine in 2022, the country experienced a record year,…
Spectacles is a significant category in the Netherlands as over 50% of Dutch adults wear spectacles due to digital lifestyles and extensive screen exposure, and an ageing population. Manufacturers are addressing vision problems resulting from…
The Dutch eyewear market continues to grow as a result of an expansion of the consumer base due to extended screen exposure, which is causing an increasing number of eyesight related problems amongst the population. While the market is large as at…
The contact lenses market continues to grow in The Netherlands, driven by an expansion of the consumer base. A steep rise in vision problems due to extended screen exposure are generating more demand for eyewear, with contact lenses proving more…
This report examines inflation levels and drivers globally and in key countries. In 2023, global inflation is expected to ease from its peak in 2022, but remaining significantly above-trend. Geopolitical risks and uncertainty in the energy market are…