Benefits:
Making your business work better
by Sarah McGoldrick
R
unning
a
small
businesses is difficult
and it isn’t easy
competing with big
box
stores.
The
buying power of a large corporation
can exceed anything a smaller business
could match on their own.
Bargains are always based on
quantity and many smaller outfits
simply can’t order products in the
same amounts as larger organizations.
The Optical Group has been
helping small eyewear businesses
compete since 1988 by helping them
attain large discounts through buying
groups.
“We have more contacts with
suppliers and access to discounts
you wouldn’t normally get,” said
Karen
Ouellette, Vice President
of The Optical Group, adding
the company has more than 600
members across the country allowing
them to buy in large shipments at
reduced prices.
The company has received
recommendations
from
the
Optometrists Association of Canada
for its ability to assist smaller businesses
achieve better buying power.
She noted members are not
restricted to use The Optical Group
exclusively when they join.