The route to market: optical retail chains, wholesale distributors that carry frame brands to independent opticians, and importers. In many countries a few chains buy most of the frames and lenses sold.
Varieties (worldwide)
Optical retail chainsOne-price spectacle chains (frame and lenses together)Optical markets and same-day spectacle shopsOnline eyewear retailersFrame wholesalers and distributorsLens distributorsEyewear importersDuty-free and travel retail eyewearOptical buying groupsEyewear licensing agents
Optical Retail Chains & Distributors by country
🇨🇳 China🇮🇹 Italy🇯🇵 Japan🇫🇷 France🇩🇪 Germany🇺🇸 United States🇮🇳 India🇰🇷 South Korea🇹🇼 Taiwan🇦🇹 Austria🇬🇧 United Kingdom🇧🇷 Brazil🇨🇭 Switzerland🇪🇸 Spain🇩🇰 Denmark🇧🇪 Belgium🇳🇱 Netherlands🇮🇪 Ireland🇮🇱 Israel🇭🇺 Hungary🇵🇱 Poland🇹🇭 Thailand🇻🇳 Vietnam🇹🇷 Turkey🇲🇽 Mexico🇦🇺 Australia🇸🇪 Sweden🇫🇮 Finland🇳🇴 Norway🇵🇹 Portugal🇨🇿 Czech Republic🇸🇮 Slovenia🇷🇺 Russia🇨🇦 Canada🇦🇷 Argentina🇿🇦 South Africa🇪🇬 Egypt🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia🇵🇰 Pakistan🇮🇩 Indonesia🇲🇾 Malaysia🇵🇭 Philippines🇸🇬 Singapore