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    The U.S. optical retail market consolidated further in 2021

    2022-07-04T07:19:00Z

    The top 10 optical retailers significantly increased their share of the U.S. market to roughly 40 percent or $15.2 billion in value, in parts through acquisitions according to the annual report by Vision Monday. The top 3 positions in the ranking are held by Vision Source ($2.7 bn in total ...

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    Costco switches from polycarbonate to Mitsui’s MR for prescription lenses

    2021-03-30T07:06:00Z

    Mitsui Chemicals , the Tokyo-based supplier of raw material for lenses, announced earlier this week that Costco Wholesale would start using its MR series of high refractive index lens monomers as a standard option for its eyeglasses sold in the U.S. The membership-based U.S. retailer had been offering ...