Viewpoint: Diary of a spectacle designer

In my own little empire this month, I’ve been busy pushing forward all the projects we have under way, rolling out new brands, finalising new store leases, training more frame-makers and generally doing what we do. Meanwhile the optical world around us is changing rapidly under the cover of Covid-19.

Earlier this month, the transaction between GrandVision and EssilorLuxottica, which included Vision Express, was declared a done deal. Social media was a bit quiet on the subject. I did see one upset optician complaining about a level playing field, or rather, the lack of one, but, with so much else going on, there wasn’t much noise.