When clothing or decoration businesses look dull, opticians shine.
In 2023, they experienced another year of growth, of the order of 4% to 5% according to the panelists.
Despite inflation which is squeezing budgets, households have not sacrificed spending on their eyesight.
“
During Covid, during long periods of teleworking, people realized that they needed to take care of their eyes
,” said Éric Plat, president of the Atol cooperative.
The fact that the market in France is solvable by mutual societies is a big boost.
“
The French are among the best equipped in Europe, thanks to the presence of mutual societies which help with financing
,” underlines Benoît Jaubert, general director of Optic 2000
.
No price increase
Almost all the players are growing.
The turnover of Krys, the sector leader in France with 17% market share, increased last year by 8.4%, to 1.37 billion euros.
Optic 2000, 1.2 billion…
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