Lawrence & Mayo (India) Private Limited
Helping visionaries see better since 1877.
Lawrence & Mayo is one of India's oldest, most enduring, and highly trusted family-owned eyewear and eye care retail institutions. Founded in 1877, the historic brand operates an expansive national storefront layout maintaining rigorous standards in precision eye care dispensing, computerized testing innovations, and premium international eyewear curation.
Signature Strengths
What this brand is known for
Over 145 years of continuous family-run operations catering to historical figures and modern corporate leaders.
Credited with introducing computerized eye testing, progressive lenses, and specialized contact lenses to the Indian market.
Maintains highly diversified corporate divisions supporting precision engineering, surveying technology, vacuum tools, and meteorological instrumentation.
Operates premium, multi-floor high-end destination boutiques presenting elite international design houses across metropolitan cities.
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In-store Services
Services offered
Expert services available at their showrooms and service centres.
Our Story
About Lawrence & Mayo (India) Private Limited
Established in 1877 by the Lawrence and Mayo families of traditional watchmakers and jewelers, Lawrence & Mayo stands as an iconic pioneer in the Indian optical industry. The legacy brand achieved prominent historical recognition, securing royal patronages as appointed opticians to kings, viceroys, and national luminaries like Mahatma Gandhi and Rabindranath Tagore. Today, the company functions as a modern multi-divisional retail powerhouse balancing its clinical optometry legacy with premium lifestyle fashion storefront expansion across India's premier high streets.
The Lawrence and Mayo families establish their foundational Indian footprint, launching the historic first office storefront in Government Place, Calcutta.
Expands footprints into western India, opening the iconic storefront on Dr. D.N. Road in Fort, Mumbai, which now serves as the company's central Head Office.
Launches Southern India retail operations with an elite premier outlet established on Mount Road, Madras.
Achieves elite international distinction as H.R.H. Queen Mary styles herself in Lawrence & Mayo 'Amulet' glare protective systems during the Wimbledon finals.
The brand incorporates formally under the Indian Companies Act as a Private Limited corporate entity.
I. C. Mendonca assumes the Managing Director position, initiating an aggressive, systematic expansion strategy across domestic territories.
Pioneers luxury retail standards by building a massive, premium two-story exclusive Luxury Eyewear Boutique at Khader Nawaz Khan Road, Chennai.
Maintains an active, elite omnichannel retail footprint covering over 100 strategic premium physical locations across India.
The Team
Leadership
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Store Locations
100+ stores across 2 cities in India.
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FAQ
Frequently asked about Lawrence & Mayo (India) Private Limited
The heritage brand launched its magnificent historical narrative in India in 1877, setting up its first iconic location at Government Place, Calcutta.
The central administrative head office is located inside the iconic landmark heritage building at 274, Dr. D.N. Road, Fort, Mumbai.
Lawrence & Mayo is widely recognized as a premier retail innovator that pioneered the deployment of computerized eye-testing models, progressive lenses, and contact lenses in the Indian retail market.
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