Table of Contents
Introduction and Abbreviations
Executive Summary
Retail Sales
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- Figure 1: UK retail sales of optical goods and eyecare products*, 1995-99
- Figure 2: Value of retail sales, at current prices, 1995-99
- Figure 3: Value of retail sales, at constant 1995 prices, 1995-99
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Sector Structure
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- Figure 4: Optician businesses, 1995-99
- Figure 5: Number of optician businesses, by turnover size, 1994-99
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Consumer Expenditure
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- Figure 6: UK retail sales of optical goods and eyecare products, by sector, 1995-99
- Figure 7: UK retail sales of spectacles, at current and constant 1995 prices, 1995-99
- Figure 8: Average retail spend on all types of spectacles, 1995-99
- Figure 9: Sight tests in Great Britain, by number, 1995-99
- Figure 10: Sight tests in Great Britain, by value, 1995-99
- Figure 11: UK retail sales of contact lenses, at current and constant 1995 prices, 1995-99
- Figure 12: UK retail sales of contact lens solutions, at current and constant 1995 prices, 1995-99
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Market Factors
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- Figure 13: Trends in consumer expenditure and PDI, at current prices, 1995-99
- Figure 14: Trends in consumer expenditure and PDI, at constant 1995 prices, 1995-99
- Figure 15: Projected UK population, by age and gender, 1995, 1999 and 2003
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Consumer Shopping
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- Figure 16: Trends in the wearing of spectacles and contact lenses, 1995-99
- Figure 17: Wearers of glasses or contact lenses, August 1999
- Figure 18: Opticians used to buy spectacles or contact lenses in the last 12 months, April 1996, October 1997 and August 1999
- Figure 19: Opticians used for eye test or repair service during the last 12 months, April 1996, October 1997 and August 1999
- Figure 20: Type of outlet where bought spectacles or contact lenses, by age and socio-economic group, August 1999
- Figure 21: Type of outlet where bought spectacles or contact lenses, by region, August 1999
- Figure 22: Type of outlet where bought spectacles or contact lenses in last 12 months, by lifestage, Mintel's Special Groups and ACORN categories, August 1999
- Figure 23: Type of outlet where had a sight test or repair, by age and socio-economic group, August 1999
- Figure 24: Type of outlet where had a sight test or repair, by region, August 1999
- Figure 25: Type of outlet where had a sight test or repair, by lifestage, Mintel's Special Groups and ACORN categories, August 1999
- Figure 26: Type of outlet where bought spectacles/contact lenses or had a sight test/repair, by age and socio-economic group, August 1999
- Figure 27: Type of outlet where bought spectacles/contact lenses or had a sight test/repair, by region, August 1999
- Figure 28: Type of outlet where bought spectacles/contact lenses or had a sight test/repair, by lifestage, Mintel's Special Groups and ACORN categories, August 1999
- Figure 29: Attitudes to contact lenses, by type of customer, August 1999
- Figure 30: Attitudes to contact lenses, by age, socio-economic groups, lifestage and Mintel's Special Groups, August 1999
- Figure 31: Reasons for selecting the last optician visited, August 1999
- Figure 32: Reasons for selecting the last optician visited, by main named opticians, August 1999
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Advertising Expenditure
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- Figure 33: Main media advertising expenditure, MAT to June 1998 and 1999
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Major Retail Opticians
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- Figure 34: Major ophthalmic opticians in the UK, by number of outlets, December 1996 and December 1998
- Figure 35: Major ophthalmic opticians in the UK, by estimated retail turnover, 1997 and 1998
- Figure 36: Market shares of optical goods and services, 1997 and 1998
- Figure 37: Boots Opticians, financial performance, 1995-99
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Retail Practices and Operational Issues
The Future
Forecast
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- Figure 38: Forecast of the opticians market, 1999-2003
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