For a long time, Michel-Edouard Leclerc has expressed his wish to offer health products to his millions of customers. If he still cannot offer drugs sold without a prescription on the shelves of his hypermarkets, French law does not prevent him from selling optical products via a website as the site already does. lentilles rirees.com.
It was at the microphone of Marc-Olivier Fogiel on RTL that the leader of the group E. Leclerc made his announcement on Wednesday, September 4: “The French pay too much for their lenses and their glasses, with mutual funds which reimburse less and less. The question of price remains preponderant, and therefore from this evening, I launched the movement of Leclerc centers on the internet with a lens site. (…) It is the first stage of a rocket where we will find on the Internet, signed Leclerc, optical products, and parapharmacy products. ”He added:“ Internet is becoming a distribution channel. This is the reason why the movement that I represent, which brings together hypermarkets, supermarkets and specialized stores, will launch sites on the Internet. “By developing its offer on the Internet, with in particular Leclerc Voyage and Leclerc drive, the group hopes to win the position of leader in distribution at Carrefour.
The site Optical Leclerc already offers a wide range of contact lenses (daily, monthly, annual, spherical, etc.), as well as colored lenses and cleaning products.