Alain Afflelou acquires Optimil

The Alain Afflelou Group has acquired Optimil, an optical store chain with 60 outlets across Spain. Mainly located in eastern Spain, all the stores in the chain will keep their visual identity, but they will be brought into line with the Group’s commercial policy in the discount segment: all the big brands at low cost. Optimil was founded over 30 years ago by the Botías family and since 1999 it has developed its entrepreneurial model based on a system of franchising. Thanks to this operation, Alain Afflelou increases its presence in Spain and now has 360 stores throughout the national territory. At world level, the Group is present in 13 countries with about 1400 outlets.