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National subsidies boost smart eyewear sales during Chinese Spring festival
Sales of AI glasses at Huaqjianbei, the world’s biggest electronics wholesale market located in Shenzhen, jumped by 80 percent year on year during the Chinese Spring Festival earlier this month, according to the South China Morning Post (SCMP). The surge was partly caused by the inclusion of the product category ...
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News briefsFrench optical sees modest gains in FY25, survey says
A survey conducted by Acuité of about 350 opticians in France shows year-on-year sales growth of about +1.5 percent for FY 2025, up from 2024’s 0.9 percent. Some 61 percent of respondents report positive revenues for 2025. The optical/eyewear sector saw modest growth of 1.5 percent – more than apparel ...
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Slower growth than expected in the Brazilian optical market
The Brazilian optical market grew by 4.1 percent to 27.1 billion reais (€4.5bn) last year according to Abióptica, the Brazilian eyewear industry association, falling short of its 5 percent growth estimate. Previous estimates after a very strong Q1 were even higher at approximately 7 percent, as we reported then. ...
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ArticleItalian eyewear exports fall 4% in 2025 as sales to US tumble, industry pivots to other markets
The value of Italian eyewear exports slipped by 3.9 percent to €5.021 billion in 2025, as sales to the US tumbled by 34.0 percent but growth was seen throughout Europe as well as in China and other emerging markets, according to preliminary data released by the Italian eyewear association ANFAO. ...
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ArticleThe European eyecare sector remains an attractive M&A market
There were 28 company transactions – including full takeovers and acquisitions of minority stakes – in the eyecare and eyewear sector in Europe in 2025, according to a recent report by Houlihan Lokey, a global investment bank monitoring the sector and other consumer markets. The company was involved last year ...
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ArticleEyewear industry stock up 8.9 percent in Q4, 6.2 percent in FY2025
As usual at this time of the year, we complement our quarterly analysis of the stock listed eyewear companies in the last quarter with our market capitalization ranking as we enter the new year. You will find the corresponding tables below. The Q4/FY overall performance Starting with the last ...
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ArticleFrench optical market driven by health care needs rather than fashion or promotions, new research stresses
A comprehensive survey of 3,000 French glasses wearers by the country’s main opticians’ association shows that the vast majority prioritise medical necessity over fashion when purchasing new eyewear, with 92% citing visual needs as their primary motivation for renewal.
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Myopia management lens market up approximately 20% in Europe
The market for myopia management lenses in four key European markets (France, Germany, Italy and Spain) rose by 18 percent in value to €48 million in the first half of 2024, according to a report by NIQ-GfK. The research company also found that the market for myopia management contact lenses ...
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ArticleFrench consumers spent €8.3bn on eyeglasses and contact lenses last year
The value of the French optical market rose by 3.4 percent year on year to approximately €8.3 billion in 2024, according to the latest annual report by DREES, the national research and statistic office on the healthcare sector. This marks a slight deceleration from the previous year, when optical expenses ...
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Report highlights generational gap in contact lens perception
Younger generations seem to be more interested in technical advancements in contact lenses, according to a survey of 1,308 US and Canadian people with correction needs that was commissioned by the Contact Lens Institute (CLI), the US contact lens industry association. Asked about eight types of contact lens ...
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ArticleEyewear stock prices up 11 percent in Q3
The share price of stock listed eyewear companies rose by 11 percent quarter on quarter and on a non-weighted average basis in Q2 2025, outperforming an average of five international stock exchange indexes (see table below). Their growth in Q3 was almost identical to the turbulent previous quarter (10 percent) ...
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ArticleItalian H1 eyewear down 4% as Europe, China and others partially offset US collapse
The value of Italian eyewear exports in the first half of 2025 fell by 3.7 percent to €2,779 million, dragged down by the collapse of the US market in the wake of tariffs imposed by US President Donald Trump, data from eyewear trade association ANFAO showed. The contraction in exports ...
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70% of US ECPs offer myopia management, TVC survey finds
About seven out of 10 eye care professionals (ECPs) in the US offer myopia management for children in their practice, The Vision Council found out through a survey with 293 optometrists, practice owners and managers conducted this summer. In other results communicated by the US eyewear industry association, we learn ...
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New TVC survey gauges tariffs impact on US eye care practices
A large majority (62 percent) of US eyecare practices reported that tariffs have already affected their business and 66 percent said they expected continued or worsening impact through the end of the year, according to a survey conducted in early July by The Vision Council through its eyecare provider research ...
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87% of Canadian buy their eyeglasses in stores, TVC survey finds
Roughly half (47 percent) of Canadian prescription glasses wearers purchased eyewear within the last year, according to the Q1 and Q2 report by The Vision Council (TVC). In-person shopping is largely preferred by Canadians (87 percent), in part because a third (34 percent) of online buyers switched by to brick-and-mortar ...
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SightGlass Vision DOT lenses used by 1 million children
SightGlass Vision, the EssilorLuxottica and CooperVision joint venture, has announced that its Diffusion Optics Technology (DOT) myopia management lenses have been worn by one million children globally since the launch in 2021. The lenses are currently available in China, the Netherlands, Israel, Canada and Spain, with ongoing market trials in ...
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ArticleRay-Ban Meta drives 110% jump in global smart glasses shipment, AI polarization
Global shipments of smart glasses jumped by 110 percent year on year in the first half of 2025 according to new data from Counterpoint Research, an international research company focusing on high-tech markets. Counterpoint did not communicate a corresponding number of units, but it said in a previous report that ...
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Research company puts Saudi Arabian eyewear market at $3.3bn in 2033
The Saudi Arabian eyewear market – including prescription glasses, contact lenses and sunglasses – is expected to grow from $1.9 billion in 2024 to $3.3 billion in 2033 according to a new report by Research and Markets. The value increase corresponds to a 6.4 percent compound annual growth rate. The ...
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ArticleTVC sees potential link between latest US eyewear purchase trends and tariffs uncertainty
A higher proportion of US eyeglasses consumers tended to limit the amount of their out-of-pocket expense when purchasing glasses, lenses or frames in calendar Q2, The Vision Council’s latest Consumer Insights report showed. In detail, 41 percent of US consumers spent less than $100 on their in-store eyeglass ...
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ArticleItaly Q1 eyewear exports fall 1.5% as industry braces for higher US tariffs
The value of Italian eyewear exports in the first quarter of 2025 fell by 1.5 percent compared to the year earlier to €1,427 million, as the market’s contraction deepened following a 0.6 percent fall in exports in 2024, according to data from eyewear trade association ANFAO. Italian exports of sunglasses ...
