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Case study · Optical and hearing retail

Specsavers Concierge Programme 6,000+ Shifts | 150+ Promotional Staff

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The story in brief

For over five years we have supplied Specsavers with a nationwide concierge team that books eye tests and hearing tests across its UK store network. More than 6,000 shifts, delivered by a pool of 150+ promotional staff on standing availability.

Client
Specsavers
Sector
Optical and hearing retail
Format
Nationwide concierge and booking programme
City
UK-wide
Venue
Specsavers stores, high streets, supermarkets and shopping centres
Staff type
Brand ambassadors, Promotional staff, Meet and greet staff, Merchandisers
6,000+Shifts
150+Promo staff
5+Years
2Service streams

01

The brief

Specsavers needed a nationwide team to drive bookings for its two service streams, eye tests and hearing tests, across its full UK store network.

That meant people who could work in every format the brand uses, from high streets and shopping centres to supermarkets and in-store concierge points, and book appointments directly on its bespoke booking system while the customer is in front of them.

A Specsavers concierge behind a green appointments desk with balloons inside a supermarket

Having worked with a number of agencies for approximately 10 years, Executional have proven to be a cut above the rest. They are willing to adapt to client differences, the urgency of some bookings, the complexities of managing such a huge profile of store bookings, across the nation, and do so with positivity and confidence.

Media Planner, Manning Gottlieb OMD (Specsavers)

02

The team and how it is managed

Executional has supplied Specsavers with brand ambassadors and promotional staff for over five years, from a nationwide pool of 150+ people on standing availability.

A dedicated Executional project team handles staff selection, video training and team management for every booking. Every team member is briefed on the Specsavers bespoke booking system through video training, so each shift starts with someone who can book an appointment on the spot.

Our head office runs staff management with a dedicated HR team around the clock, and our meet and greet staff and merchandisers cover the wider programme, from in-store concierge points to point-of-sale updates.

A smiling Specsavers team member with a clipboard and green badge on a shopping street

03

Every format the brand uses

  • Roaming teams: high streets, supermarkets and shopping centres, booking eye and hearing tests on the spot.
  • Supermarket setups: stationed appointment desks inside supermarkets, booking shoppers in as they pass.
  • In-store concierges: walk-in bookings driven at store level, welcoming customers at the store entrance.
  • Brand activations: campaign-led work such as the Specsavers x HUGO Eyewear launch at centre:MK, Milton Keynes.
  • Merchandising: point-of-sale updates rolled out across the store network.
  • Reporting: weekly reports to the Specsavers client team with campaign data and store feedback.

Our project team liaises with Specsavers store partners on dates, shift changes and booking requirements, so the programme runs the same way in every store.

Two team members in black T-shirts at a red Specsavers x HUGO stand with tyres and a racing backdrop
A Specsavers team member in a red coat gesturing to a store window from the street

04

Specsavers x HUGO at centre:MK

For the Specsavers x HUGO Eyewear activation, a dedicated team lead and two concierge staff a day spent three days on the floor at centre:MK in Milton Keynes. They introduced shoppers to the HUGO Eyewear collection at Specsavers, handed out leaflets and campaign incentives, and promoted the brand's eye care services.

Eye tests were booked straight from the shopping centre floor using a staff booking device and QR code sign-ups, and detailed enquiries went to the Specsavers team on site.

A Specsavers concierge standing at the entrance of a Specsavers store in a shopping centre
Two team members standing outside the centre:MK entrance in Milton Keynes

05

Point of sale and sampling kit

Our merchandisers install full suites of point-of-sale material across Specsavers stores: banners, posters, flags and leaflet displays, placed to the brand's visual guides. Each install is photographed close up and wide angle, a full report goes through the designated portal before the merchandiser leaves site, and all packaging is kept for collection or reuse.

For touring promotional work we also built custom sampling bins for Specsavers: durable steel with a black powder-coated finish, heavy-duty casters and full-colour magnetic branding wraps that swap easily when the campaign message changes. They hold and dispense promotional incentives at every stop.

The red Specsavers x HUGO trailer stand on a plaza with a team member and a flower planter in front
A Specsavers store front with point-of-sale displays and banners in the window and doorway

06

Store contact and reporting

The wider Specsavers partnership has covered every region of the UK, from the Shetland Islands to Brixham, including Northern Ireland and remote areas.

Each store gets a courtesy call before activity, explaining what is planned, and our team stays in contact with stores on live days for feedback and support. Weekly reports are backed by monthly summaries with field photographs, and we suggest extra activity linked to national moments such as Wimbledon and the FIFA World Cup.

A pull-up banner and frame displays installed by a Specsavers store door

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