India, July 18 -- "We have the super power to do things which we could not have imagined earlier," Lenskart founder Peyush Bansal said last week at an industry event, explaining the eyewear giant's strategy around AI, acquisitions and building tech capabilities.

That super power, the CEO said, is the foundation that Lenskart has built over the years in terms of supply chain, channel strategy, manufacturing and a lot more.

Indeed, no one can deny that Lenskart has not changed how Indians buy eyewear and spectacles, but now the unicorn is eyeing something else.

Lenskart is set to announce a foray into the smart glasses space next week, through a partnership with semiconductor giant Qualcomm, sources aware of the matter revealed.

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