Running an independent optical store is a craft and a commitment. You fit frames to faces, protect eyesight, and earn trust one customer at a time. Yet behind the dispensing table, a quiet pressure builds: rising costs, thinning margins, and shelves filled with the same national brands your competitors down the street also carry. That is exactly why a factory-direct eyewear partner matters — and why Daiqi Glasses exists.
Daiqi Glasses — trading under the DAQRi brand — was founded in 2015 to change that equation for stores like yours. From 2015 to 2020 we focused on our own chain of optical retail stores across mainland China; since 2020 we have brought that retail-grade expertise to optical retailers worldwide. We are not an anonymous overseas factory, and we are not another layer of distribution — we are a vertically integrated manufacturer and your factory-direct eyewear partner, built to deliver genuine partnership to independent optical stores around the world.
Daiqi Glasses (Nanchang Daiqi Glasses Co., Ltd.; brand trademark: DAQRi) was built on a simple belief: the best eyewear exporter is one that has also stood behind a dispensing table. Our own retail network — nearly 100 optical stores across China, developed during our China-focused years — serves millions of consumers and gives us more than a decade of first-hand retail expertise. Since 2020, we have extended that product capability and service excellence to the global marketplace, acting as the bridge between Chinese manufacturing quality and international demand.
What this means for you is simple but rare: when you work with us, you are not buying from a factory that guesses what sells. Every product we export has already been tested, fitted, and validated by real end consumers across nearly 100 retail touchpoints before it ever leaves China. That intelligence flows directly into our product development and into the selection we build for international partners like you.
Most eyewear reaches a store through a long chain — factory, exporter, importer, national distributor, regional wholesaler, and finally you. Each hand adds cost and delay. Daiqi Glasses collapses that chain with our own vertically integrated operation.
From our dedicated production facilities in Nanchang, we control every critical stage of manufacturing: precision injection molding for acetate and plastic frame components, spray painting and finishing in controlled water-curtain booths, meticulous hand assembly by experienced craftsmen, and final inspection with customized packaging. Because we own the process, you pay closer to true production cost — healthier store margins, or more competitive prices for your own customers, often both.
We ship on a Delivered Duty Paid (DDP) basis. We manage the entire logistics chain — customs clearance, import duties, and taxes included — delivering products directly to your designated location with no hidden costs and no administrative burden. You order; it arrives. That is the kind of sourcing an independent store can actually run without a logistics department. (New to the term? See the official Incoterms® DDP definition from the ICC.)
A store’s name lives or dies by what it puts on customers’ faces. Every Daiqi product undergoes stringent quality control protocols aligned with international standards — from raw materials to finished goods. Our sunglasses carry full UV400 protection and are available in polarized and non-polarized options. We would rather lose a rushed order than ship a frame that lets your store down.
We know the biggest barrier for independent stores is not desire — it is minimums and risk. That is why our model is built around flexibility:
Our clients include optical retailers, e-commerce distributors, private-label brand owners, and corporate gifting programs. Whatever your model, our vertically integrated operations — in-house production, quality assurance, logistics coordination, and after-sales support — let us tailor end-to-end solutions to your specific requirements.
As you grow, we grow with you: from first sample to first private collection to steady monthly replenishment. Our experienced trade team provides responsive communication and professional service, because we measure success by your long-term growth, not by a single shipment.
Daiqi Glasses is for independent optical retailers and opticians who want better margins, exclusive products, and a sourcing partner they can actually talk to. If you are content reselling only what the big catalogs push, we may not be your fit. If you want to differentiate, protect your margin, and build a store brand your community recognizes — we should talk.
This is the first in a series where we share how independent stores can source smarter and compete stronger. Next, we’ll break down exactly how private label and OEM/ODM glasses lift your profitability — and how DDP shipping compares with traditional import channels.
Daiqi Glasses (registered name: Daiqi; brand trademark: DAQRi) is headquartered in Nanchang, China, and has served the eyewear industry since 2015. In its first five years the company focused on its own chain of optical retail stores across mainland China, building first-hand expertise in fitting, dispensing, and what wearers truly want. Since 2020, Daiqi Glasses has brought that retail heritage to the global market, supplying optical retailers, e-commerce distributors, private-label brand owners, and corporate gifting programs worldwide through daqriglasses.com — combining the control of a vertically integrated manufacturer with the customer insight of a company that has run stores of its own.
Ready to see what retail-validated, factory-direct eyewear looks like for your store? Reach the Daiqi Glasses / DAQRi team directly:
Explore the DAQRi catalog or email us to discuss a sample order or your own private label line.
