20 Twenty Vision Eyewear joins forces with Post Office

What is claimed by its founder to be the UK’s first joint opticians and post office venture is to open its doors in Littlehampton, West Sussex later this month.

The practice and post office concept, 20 Twenty Vision Eyewear, was the brainchild of dispensing optician Mitul Patel, who said he spotted a gap in the market after the town’s post office decided to close a poorly performing shopping arcade and relocate.

Patel said he met with the post office’s operators with a view to finding out their plans. After learning they were looking for a franchise partner, he submitted a business plan direct to the Post Office, who approved his proposals and told Patel it was the first franchise of its type in the UK.