The challenge

Back to the future

How optometrist Elliot Bateman brought back a legacy optical brand to the High Street after an eight-year hiatus

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Bateman Opticians

John White

19 October 2016

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Anonymous20 October 2016

This news put a smile on my face. Nice and positive.

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