U.S. Vision, a wholly owned subsidiary of Refac Optical Group, is an international

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dispensary chain. The vast majority of these locations are leased spaces in large department stores, such as J.C. Penney,

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and

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as well as AAFES, Military Exchanges. As of February 28, 2021 the Company had 373 locations in 44 states, consisting of licensed departments and freestanding stores. U.S. Vision deals mainly in prescription eyewear,

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, and

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offices.

History

In 1885, William Well and Charles Ochs opened a retail optical store in

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, Pennsylvania, that is still in operation today. With this as a beginning, other optical locations were purchased, starting the first optical store chain in the United States. In the early 1970s the company purchased Wall and Ochs, combined it with a manufacturing facility in

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, and named the new combination of manufacturing and sales U.S. Vision.

Location names

U.S. Vision, being a parent company, is known under many different names throughout the U.S. and Canada. Primarily operating out of leased areas in large department stores such as J.C. Penney and

, and named by simply adding Optical to the host store's name (exp: J.C. Penney Optical, Boscov's Optical).

References

External links

Company Website

JCPenney Optical
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