Davich Optical CEO eyes health care as future driver

Davich Optical is bolstering its market position as optical health care provider, extending businesses from retail distribution of glasses and lens to tech-based health care services including smart glasses. CEO Jacob Kim has since last month broadened the company’s scope by signing two notable memorandums of understanding (MOUs) with specialist firms. One is a major Korean home electronic appliance developer focused on wellness lifestyle; the other is an Israeli smart glasses developer. The back-to-back deals, signed last month and this month, are still in their inception phases but point to the scope of the company’s ventures. On Feb. 9, Kim inked a deal with Ceragem, agreeing to jointly develop health care services in conjunction with Davich’s nationwide offline retailer network and Ceragem’s health care technologies. Their objectives include introducing offline customer spaces for wellness services, marketing cooperation, developing next-generation health care services and solutions, and developing new innovation and growth engines. Ceragem’s cafe franchise business, Well C