About the Eyeglasses & Contact Lens Stores in British Columbia Market Research Report
What’s Included in the Eyeglasses & Contact Lens Stores in British Columbia Market Research Report
Definition of the Eyeglasses & Contact Lens Stores in British Columbia?
Operators in the Eyeglasses and Contact Lens Stores industry in Canada sell eyeglasses, contact lenses, sunglasses, safety eyewear and optical accessories. These retail stores may also provide fitting and lens processing services. This industry excludes the manufacture of lenses, online and mail-order retail of optical goods and sales at optometrists’ offices.
What’s included in the Eyeglasses & Contact Lens Stores in British Columbia?
The Eyeglasses & Contact Lens Stores in British Columbia includes prescription eyeglass retailing, contact lens retailing, sunglass retailing, optical accessories retailing, in-house lens processing and lens grinding. Related terms covered in the Eyeglasses & Contact Lens Stores in British Columbia industry report includes individuals that earn a doctor of optometry degree, perform eye exams, write prescriptions and dispense eyewear, the transmission of electronic documents between businesses from one computer system to another, a system used at checkout in retail stores using computers and cash registers to capture transaction data at the time and place of sale, a machine used in eye exams that measures how light is changed as it enters the eye and an eye surgery that involves removing all or part of the lens and replacing it with an intraocular lens implant.
Industry Performance of the Eyeglasses & Contact Lens Stores industry in British Columbia
Benchmark the Eyeglasses & Contact Lens Stores in British Columbia industry performance with all BC Census Metropolitan Area and national performance.
Eyeglasses & Contact Lens Stores in British Columbia
#3 in Highest Revenue 16.1% of province's GDPRevenue (2025)
Annual Growth (2020-25)
Annual Growth (2025-30)
Eyeglasses & Contact Lens Stores in Canada
Revenue (2024)
Annual Growth (2019-24)
Annual Growth (2024-29)
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Key Drivers of the Eyeglasses & Contact Lens Stores industry in British Columbia
See how key industry drivers, such as population, per capita disposable income, gross domestic product, consumer confidence index, number of adults aged 65 and older and demand from optometrists are impacting Eyeglasses & Contact Lens Stores in British Columbia
British Columbia Economic Indicators
Population
Per Capita Disposable Income
Gross Domestic Product
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Canada Key External Drivers
Consumer confidence index
Number of adults aged 65 and older
Demand from optometrists
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Census Metropolitan Area Data of the Eyeglasses & Contact Lens Stores industry in British Columbia
Access proprietary data on Census Metropolitan Area in the Eyeglasses & Contact Lens Stores in British Columbia, such as Vancouver, Victoria and Kelowna. Data includes figures on revenue, establishments, employees and wages by Census Metropolitan Areas.
Key Statistics of the Eyeglasses & Contact Lens Stores industry in British Columbia
Download 18 years of historical data and 5 years of projected performance.
