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Conor Heaney responds to Vision Express chief executive Jonathan Lawson’s recent comments on independents and multiple practices

Most independent opticians believe they deserve to be successful just because they are independent. As if that word has magic in it. Fact is, a lot of independent opticians deliver a worse experience than the multiples. That’s why they are closing at a rate of 300 practices per year. Yes, it’s true that independent businesses are ideally placed to deliver a better and more individual experience to customers who want it – especially affluent customers. But we have to be better in some way – better in many ways. A better range of products, better advice, more skilled, educated, confident staff.

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