Main Page The Basics Performance The Pandemic Buying & Selling You, The ECP Retirement Management Salaries Share Tweet The Basics Starting about mid-August, for six weeks or so, more than 450 ECPs (owners or managers) attempted to take our online survey, with most questions attracting at least 250 answers. Here is a breakdown: Published 3 years ago on November 22, 2021 By INVISION Staff Invision December 2021 Issue 51. In what state is your store or practice? COMMENT: The 2021 Big Survey attracted responses from ECPs in 39 states and Canada. California contributed the most. 52. Where is your business located by region? 53. How many locations do you have? 0 1% 1 72% 2 16% 3-5 8% 6 or more 3% 54. Where is your (main) store located? In a mall 4% In a strip mall 25% In a downtown storefront 13% In its own free-standing building 31% In a lifestyle/wellness center 2% Office building/Business park 17% In a hospital/medical complex 5% Home studio 2% Mobile 1% Advertisement 55. How do you usually describe where your business is located? Large city 18% In a strip mall 25% Medium-sized city (250,000-1 million people) 28% Small city (25,000 to 250,000 people) 17% Suburban outskirts of an urban market 9% Country town (up to 25,000) 2% Other 1% 56. Which description of your business do you most closely identify with? Medical model private practice, no retail 4% Medical model private practice, small dispensary 18% Private practice, strong focus on retail 49% Corporate optometry location 5% Eyewear boutique, owner OD, employed or leased OD 12% Eyewear boutique, no OD 9% Mobile optician 2% Other, please specify 1% 57. Check the services offered by your store/practice: Designer eyewear brands 75% Independent eyewear brands 73% Private label brand 29% Specialty contact lenses 64% Vision therapy 16% Ocular disease detection and management 59% Children and pediatric vision (incl. myopia) 55% Low vision 17% Repairs and adjustments (not bought from you) 74% Contact lenses 84% Telemedicine 16% In-house finishing 43% Optos or Optovue/Optomap imaging 42% Same day service 25% Curbside pickup 46% Contact lens shipping 67% Delivery 28% Advertisement 58. What is the total square footage of your (main) location? Less than 500 sq feet 4% 500-999 sq feet 11% 1,000-1,499 sq feet 17% 1,500-1,999 sq feet 17% 2,000-2,499 sq feet 17% 2,500-2,999 sq feet 10% 3,000-3,499 sq feet 9% 3,500-3,999 sq feet 3% 4,000-5,000 sq feet 5% More than 5,000 sq feet 6% NA 1% 59. How long has your business been in operation? 1-5 years 12% 6-10 years 13% 11-20 years 25% 21-30 years 18% 31-40 years 17% 41-50 years 7% 51-100 years 7% More than 100 years 1% Advertisement Main Page The Basics Performance The Pandemic Buying & Selling You, The ECP Retirement Management Salaries Related Topics:Big Survey 2021 INVISION Staff Since launching in 2014, INVISION has won 35 international journalism awards for its publication and website, including the prestigious Neal Award for Best Single Issue in 2019. Contact INVISION's editors at editor@invisionmag.com. click to Comment(Comment) Next Part The Big Survey 2021: Performance Previous Part The Big Survey 2021 SPONSORED VIDEO TECH DAYS 2025 – Where Vision Meets Innovation Read more here. 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