EYEWEAR

India’s retail landscape has been subject to the disruptive forces of e-commerce in recent years, with the emergence of e-tailers posing big challenges to brick-and-mortar retailers. While the eyewear market in India has also been similarly affected, retailers in the organised sector are getting increasingly inclined to pursue an online-offline strategy, while the unorganised sector continues to place their attention on rendering personalised, professional services to neighbourhood customers. More

China is not just the world's leading manufacturer of spectacles but also the largest potential consumer. It is estimated the retail sales of spectacles in China increased by 5.8% to RMB69.9 billion in 2017. China has one of the highest myopia rates in the world, the rate of myopia occurrence exceeds 70% in senior high schools and universities and approaches 50% in primary schools. The on-going specialisation of China’s eyewear industry have led to the rise of the custom-made market. More