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Tuesday, 22 August
2017 | ArabMedicare.com | Staff Reporter
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UAE census finds malls
account for one third of all
optical store visits
(Dubai) -
A recent census of optician
stores in the United Arab
Emirates (UAE) has revealed
that the power of shopping
malls to attract consumer
buying behavior is growing,
with a 22% rise in the
number of shopping
mall-based opticians since
2014. These locations now
account for one third of all
optician business in the
Emirates.
GfK, the global market
research
organization
that
runs a frequent census for
the UAE, also found that the
demand for both prescription
and beauty lenses has
increased since 2016,
growing 9% and 6%,
respectively.
Findings from the UAE
optician store census have
been released ahead of the
18th edition of Vision-X,
the largest exhibition for
eyecare and eyewear
professionals in the region
which takes place from 17-19
October 2017 at the Dubai
World Trade Centre.
Asma Alsharif, Visions-X’s
Exhibition Director said:
“The results presented in
the census directly
correlate with the trends
we’ve witnessed ahead of
this year’s edition of
Vision-X. There has been a
significant boom in the
number of contact lens
manufacturers registering,
as companies seek to carve
out their share of the
burgeoning optical industry
in the Middle East, cited to
be worth €2.4 billion.”
According to the census,
growth slowed in the first
part of 2017, especially in
the Technical Consumer Goods
and Eyewear sectors, while
the Contact Lenses sector
showed itself to be more
resilient. During this
period, contact lenses
demand grew 4% compared to
the same period in 2016,
pushed up by daily contact
lenses (spherical and
beauty).
Ludovica Aletti, Senior
Account Manager at GfK
added: “Contact Lenses are
an essential product and
consumers are willing to
invest in this market. GfK
has audited contact lenses
and eyewear since 2014 and
we have noticed that demand
is quite stable during the
year with spikes during key
sales seasons of July and
December. Despite a
slow-down in the overall
eyewear market, we are
seeing a demand increase for
premium luxury models (those
priced over 200 USD), while
new features, such as
combination of metal -
plastic and round lenses,
are also gaining share month
on month.”
Related
Link:
Vision-X
2017
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