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Despite the recent downturn the latest quarter has been the most stable for the GB optical markets tracked at GfK RT since the credit crunch began. Spectacle frame sales are showing signs of stability with the market returning to value growth in the latest quarter, +1.0 per cent1 against the same period last year. Contact lenses continue to record growth, +7.7 per cent1 with all types of clear disposable lenses contributing to this positive trend. Benefiting from favourable weather conditions this summer sunglass sales in opticians continue to record strong growth, +16.0 per cent.1 The latest quarter has also brought year on year growth of +3.7 per cent1 to the care products market,2 for the first time since GfK RT audit was launched. Overall these four optical categories combined in Q310 have outperformed the equivalent period last year by +£12.8m.
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