NEW DELHI: France-based Essilor is working on certain financial packages to support independent optician stores in India and boost the eye care industry after the national lockdown is lifted, the prescription lens giant’s South Asia chief executive officer (CEO), Maarten Geraets, told Mint in an interview. “We are working on certain packages as we speak to see how we can best help them depending also a little bit on their needs...
We have different products and financial propositions with regards to us helping that business in coming back on its feet," Geraets said.
However, he did not share details of the packages. Among various measures, the maker of Crizal, Varilux and Transitions brands of lenses plans to help independent opticians to