The annual trip to Paris for Silmo is a great way not just of seeing the French and overseas markets but also getting feedback on the UK market.
The Europeans have a thriving optical industry and the French and Italian shows are undoubtedly the highlights of the year but they are not what they were.
This brings us to feedback from overseas where, the international press, were very interested in the UK market, London Optrafair and how optics is doing over here.
This week's news carries an interesting snapshot of the European 'big four' from GfK and the market falls in some countries and some sectors is pretty shocking.
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