Lenskart revenues up 17% for FY25
Optical retailer Lenskart, of India, generated revenues of about 6,415 crore Indian rupees (€633m) for its financial year 2025, ended in March. This represents a year-on-year increase of about 17 percent – less than the 43 percent increase from FY23 to FY24, when operating revenue was Rs 5,610 crore (€554m).
New five-year plan at Groupement Optic 2000
Optic 2000 is embarking upon a five-year plan called COOP 26/30, the name no doubt a reference to the cooperative structure of parent company Groupement Optic 2000. In short, the group’s objective is to have 3,000 points of sale and a 20 percent share of the French market by 2030.
Trump’s tariffs – a timeline
Here, Eyewear Intelligence contributors will post all the news regarding Trump´s tariffs that have an effect on the industry.
Essilux acquires producer of lens monomers
EssilorLuxottica has agreed to acquire all of the “assets and entities involved in the development, manufacturing and sale of monomers used in the production of high index ophthalmic lenses” of SK PUcore, of South Korea.
Italian eyewear industry warns companies risk survival with hefty US tariffs
Should US President Donald Trump follow through with a threat to impose hefty import tariffs on European Union goods, many Italian eyewear companies could see their survival threatened, warned Lorraine Berton, President of the Italian eyewear association ANFAO.
Large-scale and “real-life” French study confirms Miyosmart and Stellest efficiency
A large-scale research project by KRYS Group and the Poitiers university hospital involving a total of over 7,500 children aged 4 to 15 in France concluded that Essilor’s and Hoya’s myopia management lenses efficiently slowed down myopia progression, confirming prior clinical trial results announced by both lens makers. The detailed ...
10% CAGR forecast to bring Fielmann’s topline up to €4 bn by 2030
Fielmann Group’s consolidated sales for the first six months of 2025 were up 12 percent year on year to €1.2 billion, in line with the growth pace reported for Q1. The company also stressed that its adjusted Ebitda increased disproportionally to €290 million (+26 percent), resulting in a 2.2 percentage ...
Meta takes 3% share in Essilux – with more to come?
What seemed like an only-a-matter-of-time thing since July last year is now a done deal, according to Bloomberg. Meta has acquired a minority stake in EssilorLuxottica, its smart glasses partner. “People familiar with the matter” told the US financial news outlet that the US tech giant had invested around €3 ...
Unclear US ‘Transshipping’ tariff rate scope keeps Vietnam on its toes
Two days ahead of the July 9 deadline for the US “reciprocal tariffs” pause – or rather, the reduction of all import duties to a 10 percent baseline rate – only two ”definitive” bilateral agreements have been announced by President Donald Trump: with the UK, in early May, and with ...
Brand building, distribution and portfolio expansion keep Izipizi in the fast lane
Double-digit revenue growth is a common feature of many startups in their very early years, but, as businesses scale up, the fast pace naturally becomes harder to sustain. However, some achieve to keep the double-digit momentum going well into their teenage years. IZIPIZI, the French-based company “doing everyday glasses that ...
Half of eyewear companies’ stocks fully recovered since US 'reciprocal tariffs' announcement
We are updating here our quarterly stock price chart, looking at how eyewear companies’ stocks have recovered from the US “reciprocal tariffs” shock announcement on April 2. To this end, we are boldening in our table below the names of the twelve companies (out of 25) whose share price has ...
Inflation keeps driving the Brazilian optical market as eyeglasses volumes drop
The Brazilian optical retail value increased by 5.3 percent year on year to 26.9 billion reais (€4.2 bn), accelerating slightly from the previous year (+4.9 percent) according to the annual report of Abióptica, the Brazilian eyewear industry association. However, market dynamics across the different product categories varied sharply from 2023 ...
Smart glasses from Xiaomi, or eyewear as consumer electronics
The Chinese company Xiaomi is entering the market for smart glasses, having introduced the “next-generation personal smart gadget” on June 26 at an event of its own, called “Human x Car x Home,” as the South China Morning Post (SCMP) reports. We had been wondering about this since 2021.
Delfin shareholders reportedly seek exclusive focus on Essilux investment
A majority of shareholders in the Del Vecchio family holding company Delfin would like Delfin to focus exclusively on its investment in EssilorLuxottica and dispose of non-core investments in financial companies, according to a report in the Italian financial daily Il Sole 24 Ore.
Specsavers FY2024-25 growth largely driven by the UK as most other markets stagnate
Specsavers consolidated its position as the second largest eyewear group globally in fiscal 2024-25 (ended Feb. 28) as its annual revenue increased by 4.3 percent year on year to £4.18 billion (€4.90 bn). Total sales at constant exchange rates were up 7.5 percent, according to the group’s annual review, slowing ...