Simon Jones: Raising the Genius bar

The word retail is enough to give some optometrists the heebie-jeebies. Others see it as a necessary evil, while many embrace it with open arms. Whichever camp you feel part of, retail is going through a technology evolution, so developing an understanding of it will be crucial in years to come.

At the recent Visionaries conference hosted by Carl Zeiss Vision in London, the issue of retail and how it might look in future was discussed by a panel of retail and technology experts. It’s always interesting listening to the thoughts of experts and data from outside of the optical sector, even if they do tend to be more of a ‘global view’ perspective.