SEEMS THAT EVERYTHING is bigger in the South, according to INVISION’s Big Survey. The Northeast is home to a disproportionate number of smaller vision businesses, while bigger practices are most common in the South. Thirty-one percent of the small stores/practices in our survey — those with less than 1,500 square feet — were in the Northeast, while 41 percent of the big ones — those over 3,000 square feet — were in the South. These large operations were mostly either private practices with a focus on retail or medical model private practices with a small dispensary.
How big is your (main) location?
| Less than 500 sq. ft |
|
4%
|
| 500-999 sq. ft. |
|
10%
|
| 1,000-1,499 sq. ft. |
|
24%
|
| 1,500-1,999 sq. ft. |
|
17%
|
| 2000-2499 sq. ft. |
|
15%
|
| 2500-2999 sq. ft. |
|
11%
|
| 3000-3,999 sq. ft. |
|
8%
|
| 4,000-5000 sq. .ft. |
|
6%
|
| More than 5000 sq. ft. |
|
5%
|
The 2019 Big Survey was conducted from August to October and attracted responses from more than 500 American ECPs. Look out for all the full results in the November/December issue of INVISION.
