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Optical Goods and Eyecare - UK - April 1999

INTRODUCTION AND ABBREVIATIONS
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
MARKET DRIVERS
Figure 1: Trends in the wearing of spectacles and contact lenses, 1993-98
Figure 2: Wearers of glasses and contact lenses, and users of eye lotions and ointments, by demographic sub-group, 1998
Figure 3: Trends in the UK population, by gender and age group, 1993-2003
MARKET SIZE AND TRENDS
Figure 4: UK retail sales of optical goods and eyecare products,* 1993/98
Figure 5: UK retail sales of optical goods and eyecare products, by sector, 1994-98
MARKET SEGMENTATION
Figure 6: UK retail sales of spectacles, 1993-98
Figure 9: Analysis of sight tests, by results, 1994-98
Figure 10: UK retail sales of contact lenses, 1993-98
Figure 11: UK retail sales of contact lens solutions, 1993-98
Figure 12: UK retail sales of other eyecare solutions, 1993-98
Figure 13: Indexed UK retail sales of optical goods, by sector, 1993-98
THE SUPPLY STRUCTURE
ADVERTISING AND PROMOTION
Figure 14: Main monitored media advertising expenditure on eyecare, by top brands, 1994-98
DISTRIBUTION
Figure 15: Distribution of optical goods, by type of retailer, 1996 and 1998
Figure 16: Major opticians in the UK, by number of outlets, 1996 and 1998
THE CONSUMER
Figure 17: Wearing of glasses and contact lenses, by demographic sub-group, January 1999
Figure 18: Most recent eye test, January 1999
Figure 19: Most recent eye test, by demographic sub-group, January 1999
Figure 20: Qualities looked for in an opticians when buying glasses or contact lenses, May 1997 and January 1999
Figure 21: Qualities looked for in an opticians when buying glasses or contact lenses, by demographic sub-group, January 1999
Figure 22: Qualities looked for in an optician's when buying glasses or contact lenses, by demographic sub-group, January 1999
Figure 23: Qualities looked for in an optician's when buying glasses or contact lenses, by wearers of glasses and contact lenses and those who wear neither, January 1999
THE FUTURE
FORECAST

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