Who Should Own the Eyewear Category Inside Pharmacy Chains and Buying Groups?

Pharmacy-chain eyewear needs two levels of ownership: a central category owner for strategy and a store-level owner for execution.

Central category owner

Own vendor relationship, fixture tiers, reader-power logic, pricing, assortment standards, reporting, and rollout decisions.

Store-level owner

Own rack condition, backstock refill, local stockout reporting, and adherence to placement standards.

Why both are required

Central strategy without store execution creates empty racks; local execution without category governance creates inconsistent assortment and purchasing.

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