{"id":1588,"date":"2026-03-02T14:30:20","date_gmt":"2026-03-02T14:30:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.opticapro.pt\/en\/?p=1588"},"modified":"2026-03-10T11:12:47","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T11:12:47","slug":"opotica-2026-independent-franchise-or-group-which-is-the-best-choice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.opticapro.pt\/en\/2026\/03\/02\/opotica-2026-independent-franchise-or-group-which-is-the-best-choice\/","title":{"rendered":"OP\u00d3TICA 2026: \u201cIndependent, franchise or group: which is the best choice?\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The opening session, scheduled for 8:30 a.m., will offer an in-depth reflection on the theme <strong>\u201cIndependent, franchise or group: which is the best choice?\u201d<\/strong>, bringing together representatives from some of the main business models in the market.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The panel will be composed of <strong>Ana Coelho<\/strong> (managing director of Alain Afflelou Portugal), <strong>Andr\u00e9 Brodheim<\/strong> (vice-president of Optivis\u00e3o), <strong>Ant\u00f3nio Alves<\/strong> (managing director of Opticalia Portugal), <strong>Ant\u00f3nio Martins<\/strong>\u00a0(managing partner of Zona \u00d3ptica) and <strong>Paulo Cenicante<\/strong> (executive director of F\u00e1brica dos \u00d3culos Original). The moderator will be <strong>Marco Pombo<\/strong>, a consultant specializing in the optical sector.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With a program that focuses on debate, sharing experiences and networking, OP\u00d3TICA is establishing itself as a key moment for strategic reflection on the present and future of the optical sector in Portugal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Registration is now open and all professionals in the sector are invited to attend this unmissable event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Register <a href=\"https:\/\/codigopro.pt\/assinaturas\/opotica-2026-inscricao-2\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Hotel Solverde Spa &#038; Wellness Centre in S. F\u00e9lix da Marinha (Vila Nova de Gaia) will host another edition of the OP\u00d3TICA summit on March 21, a leading event organized by \u00d3pticaPro magazine, exclusively dedicated to the national optical sector.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":1589,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"off","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":""},"categories":[293],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.opticapro.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1588"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.opticapro.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.opticapro.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.opticapro.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.opticapro.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1588"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.opticapro.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1588\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1608,"href":"https:\/\/www.opticapro.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1588\/revisions\/1608"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.opticapro.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1589"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.opticapro.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1588"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.opticapro.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1588"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.opticapro.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1588"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}