Vision Express

Vision Express is a British eyewear company established in 1988¹. It operates a chain of opticians in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland, providing eye examinations and selling spectacles, sunglasses and contact lenses. The company was founded in 1988 and is headquartered in Ruddington, Nottinghamshire. It is a subsidiary of EssilorLuxottica.

Vision Express is a British eyewear company established in 1988. It operates a chain of opticians in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland, providing eye examinations and selling spectacles, sunglasses and contact lenses. The company was founded in 1988 and is headquartered in Ruddington, Nottinghamshire. It is a subsidiary of EssilorLuxottica.

History

branch]] , Poland]] The company opened its first practice in 1988 by American entrepreneur Dean Butler. Its first location was at the MetroCentre, Gateshead, followed by other stores. The company developed a high-volume optical retail model influenced by the "one-hour" service concept used in other parts of the optical industry. In October 1993, Vision Express acquired seven LensCrafters locations from US Shoe Corp Cincinnati. Two years later, in 1995, the first store operating on a joint venture basis was opened..

Grandvision

Grand Vision acquired Vision Express in 1997. The French parent company Grand Vision has clinics under various brands across Europe, and the rest of the world. Under franchise agreement there is a strong Vision Express brand present also in Latvian and Lithuanian markets. These clinics were acquired from GrandVision by Latvian entrepreneurs of "LU Optometrijas Centrs SIA". Currently "Vision Express" brand in Latvia and Lithuania is operated as a part of OC VISION group.

Operations

There are currently 575 clinics throughout the United Kingdom, Jersey and the Republic of Ireland. Of these clinics approx. 195 are fully company-owned, with the remainder being under joint Venture partnerships. Vision Express also operates more than 110 clinics in Poland. It opened a series of clinics in India in partnership with Reliance. In 2025, there were 105 Vision Express stores across India.

COVID-19 operations

In late March 2020, Vision Express closed non-essential branches indefinitely in a nationwide response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Onur Köksal, (CEO) began to initiate the furlough of all non-essential staff. A small number of clinics are said to have remained open to offer essential, emergency clinical care.

See also

EssilorLuxottica Optometry LensCrafters Specsavers

References

External links

Vision Express website Vision Express India Vision Express Poland Vision Express Lithuania Vision Express Latvia Vision Express Philippines

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