Specsavers Awarded Best Workplaces™ in Canada

VANCOUVER, BC ñ Specsavers was recognized in Canadaís Best Workplacesô List for 2024 by Great Place To WorkAE , the global authority on workplace culture. The Company is proud to rank as the highest optical retailer in the medium-sized company category after entering the Canadian market only two years ago. Earlier in April, Specsavers was recognized in the 2024 Canadaís Best Workplacesô for Women List by the same awarding organization. This is the first time Specsavers has participated in Great Place To WorkAE .ìWe are very proud that Specsavers has been recognized as one of Canadaís Best Workplacesô. This significant achievement reflects Specsaversí commitment to putting its people first, which has been foundational to our successful growth in Canada ,î said Bill Moir , Managing Director, Specsavers Canada. ìFrom day one, we set up our colleagues and partners for success and the results are consistently high customer satisfaction scores and strong customer growth. Weíre pleased to see our team recognize the impact they make in safeguarding the eye health of Canadians with 90 per cent saying they feel a sense of pride when they look at what they accomplish.îThe privately-owned optical retailer entered the Canadian market in November 2021 and has since grown its network to more than 1,200 colleagues and eyecare professionals including more than 200 independent optometrists and 250 opticians. With the fastest growing network of eyecare professionals, Specsavers is on track to care for 1 million Canadians a year by 2025 and locations are averaging more than $1.5 million in revenue during their first twelve months of business.

Specsavers stores are locally co-owned by an Optometry Partner, who is a practicing optometrist, and a Retail Partner, who is an optician or an experienced retail professional. Specsavers comprehensive clinical and retail support allows partners to focus on creating an exceptional environment for their teams, resulting in great customer care.ìThe competition to achieve the designation of Best Workplacesô in Canada is fierce, with over 900 companies competing. The only way to be recognized is to invest in an exceptional employee experience, and have this focus permeate every part of the organization,î said Nancy Fonseca , Senior Vice President of Client Services, Great Place To WorkAE Canada . Specsavers teams are empowered to deliver an exceptional customer experience through new clinical and retail equipment, highly competitive customer offers, comprehensive training and a large range of high-quality frames with exciting new eyewear launches throughout the year. Ninety-one per cent of survey participants said that they are proud to tell people that they work at Specsavers. ìSpecsavers has always been a company with its people at the heart of the organization. Recognition on Canadaís Best Workplacesô List is an important benchmark for Specsavers but it has also been a wonderful opportunity to listen and learn more about our diverse and fastgrowing network of colleagues and partners,î said Shiah Bazeley, People Director, Specsavers Canada. ìThese insights inform future people and development strategies as we empower our network and grow our strong culture.î The 2024 Best Workplacesô in Canada list is compiled by the Great Place To WorkAE Institute. The competition process to be ranked on this list is employee driven and represents multiple industries and sizes of organizations. List rankings are based on employee feedback, which is analyzed to determine the extent to which this experience is shared by the full workforce. Great Place To WorkAE measures the differences in survey responses across demographic groups and roles within each organization to assess both the quality and consistency of the employee experience. The Trust Indexô employee survey measures the core of what creates great workplaces ñ key behaviours that drive trust in management, connection with colleagues, and loyalty to the company. Statements are weighted according to their relevance in describing the most important aspects of an equitable workplace.