{"id":548076,"date":"2026-07-08T09:21:53","date_gmt":"2026-07-08T09:21:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/webkul.com\/blog\/?post_type=case_studies&p=548076"},"modified":"2026-07-08T09:23:25","modified_gmt":"2026-07-08T09:23:25","slug":"katamex-france-webkul","status":"publish","type":"case_studies","link":"https:\/\/webkul.com\/blog\/case-studies\/katamex-france-webkul\/","title":{"rendered":"Katamex Streamlines B2B Order Assignment with Webkul"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Katamex<\/a><\/strong> is a French wholesale distributor and importer that sells eyewear, watches, clocks, and umbrellas to opticians and other shops. It has been in business since the year 1993.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The company is family-run and based in Jou\u00e9 l’Abb\u00e9, France. It started out selling watches and clocks to professional buyers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the year 2007, Katamex added more products to its range, including reading glasses, sunglasses, and umbrellas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Katamex runs its online store on PrestaShop. This lets its business customers log in and place orders for stock whenever they need to.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

E-Commerce Market of Eyewear<\/strong> Products in France<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

According to Fortune Business Insights<\/a>, the global eyewear market was valued at approximately $181.75 billion in 2025 and is projected to reach\u00a0$330.08 billion by 2034. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The eyewear market continues to grow as consumers increasingly purchase eyewear not only for vision correction but also as a fashion accessory, with both factors driving sustained demand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The global online eyewear market was worth $39.19 billion in 2024 and is projected to reach $77.71 billion by 2035, as per reports from Market Research Future<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

France’s eyewear market was worth $10.53 billion in 2024. It may grow to $16.79 billion by 2030, according to Grand View Research<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Leading French eyewear retailers include EssilorLuxottica, Krys Group, and Alain Afflelou. Along with these big retail chains, wholesalers like Katamex supply eyewear and accessories to independent opticians.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Problems Faced by the Client<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Katamex’s back-office staff creates orders for customers, but the admin panel does not display which employee handled which order.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The store also used the PrestaShop Employee Advance Permission<\/a> module, which restricts staff to only their assigned orders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This blocked employees from managing orders they had created on a customer’s behalf, since the system never auto-assigned those orders to them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Katamex needed automatic employee-order assignment, plus a visible employee reference in both the order listing and order details tabs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Solution Provided by Webkul<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Webkul implemented a custom development specifically for the client using the Admin Login as Customer<\/a> module as the base.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We added a new Employee column to the Order List page. The Order listing page started displaying which staff member placed each order.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

An Employee section inside the Order Details page was also added, so that the admin can check which staff member placed each order.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Most importantly, we also implemented the auto-assignment feature for the client. Now, any order a staff member creates for a customer gets linked to them right away.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Results<\/h2>\n\n\n\n