“We know that the optical market has grown above many other sectors of activity, so we must draw from it the strength to continue to motivate ourselves to do better in the years to come.”

António Alves, general director of Opticalia Portugal, said that the company he runs “maintains its route and intention of growth and consolidation of all those who are part of its store network. Our challenge is to create more and more tools for our associates, who are traditional opticians, to develop their activity, competing on an equal footing with the major players in the sector”.

“I would like to reinforce what I believe: we are in a spectacular sector with a lot of growth potential. Due to the aging of the population and the massive use of electronic displays/screens, opportunities are beginning to be evident. The optical sector provides services and sells products that are increasingly needed and more in demand, which leads to an exponential increase in customers and work in the optical sector, “concludes António Alves.