Market Report, "Eyewear in the Netherlands", Published
Eyewear registered positive growth in 2012 although it was lower than in 2011. While demand started to recuperate after the fall in 2009, the Netherlands encountered a new economic recession in late 2011 that deeply harmed Dutch consumer confidence. Eyewear is considered a more essential item and, unlike other non-food products that are more expensive which suffered deeper declines in sales, it was able to maintain steady demand. More expensive items suffered the most as more consumers...
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