Spectacles in the United Kingdom

Historically, spectacle wearers in the UK have been perceived as less adventurous compared to their counterparts in Italy, Spain, and France, where consumers often own several pairs of spectacle frames in different bold colours to suit various occasions. UK consumers, on the other hand, like to save money on their spectacles, while others are discouraged from visiting optical good stores due their clinical atmosphere. 2025 has seen a continuation of the same prevailing trends. Due to high inflat...

Euromonitor International's Spectacles in United Kingdom report offers a comprehensive guide to the size and shape of the market at a national level. It provides the latest retail sales data (2020-2024), allowing you to identify the sectors driving growth. It identifies the leading companies, the leading brands and offers strategic analysis of key factors influencing the market – be they new product developments, distribution or pricing issues. Forecasts to 2029 illustrate how the market is set to change.

Product coverage: Readymade Reading Glasses, Spectacle Frames, Spectacle Lenses.

Data coverage: market sizes (historic and forecasts), company shares, brand shares and distribution data.

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* Get a detailed picture of the Spectacles market;
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Spectacles in the United Kingdom
Euromonitor International
June 2025
List Of Contents And Tables
SPECTACLES IN THE UNITED KINGDOM
KEY DATA FINDINGS
2025 DEVELOPMENTS
Indie brands growing steadily in the UK market
Specsavers and Boots enjoy success with effective integrated marketing strategies
Myopia control spectacle lenses find growing appeal among parents in 2025
PROSPECTS AND OPPORTUNITIES
Trump tariffs expected to affect sales of spectacles in the long term
Omnichannel strategies set to come to the fore in spectacles
Addressing lens waste is a crucial step toward achieving sustainability goals
CATEGORY DATA
Table 1 Sales of Spectacles by Category: Volume 2020-2025
Table 2 Sales of Spectacles by Category: Value 2020-2025
Table 3 Sales of Spectacles by Category: % Volume Growth 2020-2025
Table 4 Sales of Spectacles by Category: % Value Growth 2020-2025
Table 5 Sales of Spectacle Lenses by Type: % Value 2020-2025
Table 6 NBO Company Shares of Spectacles: % Value 2020-2024
Table 7 LBN Brand Shares of Spectacles: % Value 2021-2024
Table 8 Distribution of Spectacles by Format: % Value 2020-2025
Table 9 Forecast Sales of Spectacles by Category: Volume 2025-2030
Table 10 Forecast Sales of Spectacles by Category: Value 2025-2030
Table 11 Forecast Sales of Spectacles by Category: % Volume Growth 2025-2030
Table 12 Forecast Sales of Spectacles by Category: % Value Growth 2025-2030
EYEWEAR IN THE UNITED KINGDOM
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Eyewear in 2025: The big picture
2025 key trends
Competitive landscape
Retail developments
What next for eyewear?
MARKET DATA
Table 13 Sales of Eyewear by Category: Volume 2020-2025
Table 14 Sales of Eyewear by Category: Value 2020-2025
Table 15 Sales of Eyewear by Category: % Volume Growth 2020-2025
Table 16 Sales of Eyewear by Category: % Value Growth 2020-2025
Table 17 NBO Company Shares of Eyewear: % Value 2020-2024
Table 18 LBN Brand Shares of Eyewear: % Value 2021-2024
Table 19 Distribution of Eyewear by Format: % Value 2020-2025
Table 20 Forecast Sales of Eyewear by Category: Volume 2025-2030
Table 21 Forecast Sales of Eyewear by Category: Value 2025-2030
Table 22 Forecast Sales of Eyewear by Category: % Volume Growth 2025-2030
Table 23 Forecast Sales of Eyewear by Category: % Value Growth 2025-2030
DISCLAIMER
SOURCES
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