LensCrafters
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LensCrafters is North America's largest retailer of prescription eyewear, as well as non-prescription sunglasses. LensCrafters was founded in 1983 and has subsequently expanded to over 850 stores in Canada, the United States, and Puerto Rico. The stores usually feature independent optometrists on-site (or in adjacent store), and are well known for their quick in-store turnaround, allowing for customers to walk in, obtain an eyeglass prescription, select frames, and have their glasses made during a single visit, with about a one-hour wait for construction. They maintain corporate headquarters near Cincinnati, Ohio, along with Sunglass Hut International; but, in fact, both firms are wholly owned subsidiaries of the Italian-based Luxottica. Luxottica also owns Pearle, Target Optical, Sears Optical and EyeMed Vision Care.
Lenscrafters was the brain child of Dean Butler in 1983, a manager with Procter & Gamble. Mr Butler sold Lenscrafters to the U.S.Shoe Co in 1985 and remained as President until 1987. Bannus(Ban) Hudson replaced Mr. Butler as President and guided Lenscrafters through 1990. Mr Hudson became the CEO of US Shoe in 1990 and Dave Browne became the CEO of Lenscrafters.
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Lenscrafters Stores
New York:
Lenscrafters Optique
1 South Moger Ave, Mt. Kisco NY 10549
Phone: 914-241-0625 Fax: 914-241-1964
General Manager - Elizabeth Katz
Optometrist - Hilary Niederhauser, OD
Optician - James Knapp
