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ArticleFrance sees five-year rise in annual healthcare expenses
Five years after its last one, Cofidis has released the results of its latest survey of the French citizenry on healthcare expenses, conducted with the aid of CSA Research. The signal finding is that the average annual expense has risen by almost 75 percent, from €715 to €1,249. The increase, ...
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News briefsHOYA seeks coverage for myopia-prevention lenses in France
HOYA has published an open letter in three French dailies: Le Monde, Le Figaro and Libération. The company is prevailing on the French government to provide coverage in its public healthcare system for lenses designed to slow the development of myopia in children. At the moment only private supplemental insurance ...
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News briefsFrench eyewear companies open their doors to ECPs
LEOO, the association of French optical products manufacturers, is launching “Manufacture Tours,” a one-day event on June 5 where 30 companies in the sector will offer guided tours of their facilities to eyecare professionals (ECPs) in different regions. The operation aims to showcase French know-how in the production of lenses ...
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ArticleAfflelou driven by historical banner optical sales in Q2
The Afflelou Group has reported a 4.2 percent year-on-year increase in Q2 network sales to €224.9 million (see table), with a relative underperformance in its domestic market compared with international markets, due to declining hearing aids’ sales and a reduced retail footprint related to the phasing out of the Optical ...
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ArticleKRYS GROUP up 5 % in 2022, announces 2028 plan and targets
Having achieved its Vision 2025 plan targets – €1 billion in network sales and a 2.5-point market share gain – two years ahead schedule, the KRYS GROUP presented a new 5-year strategic plan at its general assembly last weekend. The retailer also communicated its financial results for the fiscal year ...
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ArticleGFK sees French market up 5% in 2022
GFK delivered a mixed picture for the European market during its presentation at the annual conference of the Club Inter-Optiques, a French-based industry association, last Friday. The research company’s data is based on sell-out figures collected at a panel of optical shops in the different countries. As shown in the ...
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Extended rights for French orthoptists
Following a regulation change published at the end of January, French orthoptists are now allowed to issue initial ophthalmic lenses’ prescriptions for people aged between 16 and 42 years old. Previously, all French patients had to visit an ophthalmologist to receive their first eyeglasses’ prescription while orthoptists could renew them. ...
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French children eye health deteriorating quickly, survey finds
French children’s eye health has severely deteriorated since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic according to a recent study commissioned by the KRYS GROUP to research company Ipsos. The company said that 40 percent of children between 3 and 10 years old currently suffer from eyesight problems, which represents an ...
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Optic 2000 partners with flash sales' website on eyewear recycling program
Optic 2000 is partnering with online flash sales’ specialist Veepee (formerly Vente Privée) for a one-week eyewear recycling initiative in November. Veepee members are invited to send up to two pairs of glasses, at no cost, and will receive a €15 voucher per pair in exchange for their participation, to ...
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ArticleEssilor and EssilorLuxottica fined €81 m by French market watchdog, will appeal
L’Autorité de la Concurrence (AC), the French competition authority, has announced yesterday that it was handing a total of €81 million in fines to Essilor International and its parent company EssilorLuxottica for discriminatory practices between April 2009 and December 2020 in France. The Italo-French group immediately replied that it would ...
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French president suggests change in eyecare patients’ journey
Last week, replying to a question during a televised interview on access to eyecare, Emmanuel Macron hinted at a possible change to the current way in which French people consult ophthalmologists. Waiting times for ophthalmological appointments can exceed a year in some regions of France. Macron suggested that, in ...
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Afflelou launches ophthalmology teleconsultations’ service
After a successful test at five of its optical shops, Alain Afflelou has announced the launch of an ophthalmology teleconsultation service, which the company plans to implement in at least 25 stores in France by the end of the year. The remote service is aimed at facilitating access to ophthalmology ...
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New bill under review in French parliament threatens opticians’ margins
The 2023 bill regulating the financing of the social security system in France, which is currently being debated by French deputies, would significantly disrupt the optical retail in the sector if it were to be adopted in its current form. The wide-ranging bill establishes a list of healthcare-related products reimbursed, ...
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Krys’ door count reaches 1,000 units
KRYS GROUP has announced the recent opening of its thousandth Krys optical shop, located in the South of France near Nice. Created in 1956, the flagship retail banner of the French voluntary group boasts a 16 percent share of the French optical market and its footprint is expanding fast with ...
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ArticleFielmann opens subsidiary in France, appoints general manager
Fielmann’s agenda in France seems to be accelerating as the German-based retail group established a subsidiary in the country this summer. The company, whose strategic Vision 2025 plan announced in 2019 calls for the entry of one new country per year, has said that it was keeping an eye on ...
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Afflelou to drop low-cost banner in 2024
The Afflelou Group will discontinue its low-cost banner Optical Discount by the end of 2024, according to a report by French optical website Acuité. Optical Discount franchises have reportedly been given the option to cancel their franchise contract with a 3-month notice or to pursue the collaboration until December 2024. ...
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ArticleFrench supermarket chain invests in Sym Optic
Sym Optic, the French supplier of remote refraction exams and optical products, has raised €5 million in new funds from several investors including Les Mousquetaires group, one of the leading retail groups in France, Macif, an insurance company, and three private equity funds. The company said that the new cash ...
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ArticleLeading French buying group evaluates lens suppliers
Along with Galileo Business Consulting, the Centrale des Opticiens (CDO) – which purports to France’s largest buying group for independent opticians – has conducted a survey of its membership to map the lay of the land between opticians and their lens suppliers. The results were released on the occasion of ...
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ArticleFrench market up 16% in 2021 with little impact from healthcare reform
The Direction de la recherche, des études, de l’évaluation et des statistiques (Drees), the French administration in charge of national research and statistics, has published earlier this week its annual report on healthcare expenses in the country. According to the agency, the optical market in France jumped by 15.8 percent ...
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Mondottica partners with ADCL in France
French eyewear company ADCL has signed a partnership with Mondottica for the distribution in France of four of the UK-based company licensed eyewear brands: Sandro, Maje, Christian Lacroix and Hackett. The new distribution setup started on Sept. 1. Olivier Petitfils, general manager of ADCL told us that the addition of ...
