Cold snap on the optics.
Opticians' sales fell 11% last year to 5.9 billion euros, according to GfK.
Lens manufacturers have seen their activity fall by 5%, those of glasses by 25%, according to the Gifo survey, which brings together manufacturers in the sector.
It is difficult to distinguish the impact of the health crisis from that of the “100% health” reform.
The two-month store closures and the drop in medical consultations weighed heavily.
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“This represented 2.5 million prescriptions less for the sector,”
explains André Balbi, head of the ROF, the main union of opticians.
Admittedly, the catch-up effect began in May for opticians and glassmakers, the French needing to renew their glasses.
Less for eyewear manufacturers who had to wait until early 2021 to see a recovery.
"Opticians lived on their stocks in the second half of the year, they waited until January 2021 to order again",
explains Laure-Anne.
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