With so many avant garde fashion frames on show you could well be forgiven for thinking Silmo is all about outré and couture designs but lens technology was also very much in evidence.
Those attending the GfK presentation on the European big four (Germany, France, Italy, Spain) heard that on average ophthalmic lenses represented 60 per cent of an optician’s revenues and this sector was delivering the strongest growth at 4 per cent. This was against a tough economic environment and falls in other sectors (news 04.10.13). Giampaolo Falconio, global eyewear manager, said some sectors of the fashion frame business were still growing but many were not. Lenses were seeing continued growth and he highlighted the value potential to opticians. Progressives lenses now shared the market 30/70 with single vision but were twice the price of their single-vision compatriots. ‘Price is not a driver,’ he said, highlighting the potential for higher value sales.
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