Target Optical
{{short description|Eyewear retailer in the United States absorbed by EssilorLuxottica}}
{{Infobox company
| name = Target Optical
| logo =
| foundation = {{sda|1995}}, in Cleveland, Ohio
| location_city = Mason, Ohio
| location_country = United States
| area_served = United States
| industry = Eyewear, fashion, luxury, retail,
| products = Sunglasses, contact lenses, prescription glasses
| services = Opticians, optical retail, sun retail, contact lenses
| parent = Cole National Corporation (1995-2004)
Luxottica (2004-2018)
EssilorLuxottica (2018–present)
| homepage = {{URL|targetoptical.com}}
}}
Target Optical is an optical company in United States. It operates optical stores inside Target stores in United States.
History
Target Optical was founded by the Cole National Corporation in 1995{{cite web|title=COLE NATIONAL CORP. - The Encyclopedia of Cleveland History|url=http://ech.case.edu/cgi/article.pl?id=CNC|website=Encyclopedia of Cleveland History|accessdate=27 March 2015}} in Cleveland, Ohio. In 2004, the Cole National Corporation was acquired by the Italian Luxottica S.p.A. along with other Cole National Corporation holdings such as Pearle Vision. Luxottica folded Cole's operations into its North American Retail Group and the Cole structure was dissolved.{{Cite news|last=JOURNAL|first=Christopher Emsden and Cecilie RohwedderStaff Reporters of THE WALL STREET|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB107510259331511463|title=Italy's Luxottica Agrees to Pay $441 Million for Cole National|date=2004-01-27|work=Wall Street Journal|access-date=2020-04-15|language=en-US|issn=0099-9660}}
Target Optical headquarters is located in the North American Retail Groups headquarters in Mason, Ohio.
References
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External links
- [http://www.targetoptical.com Official website]
{{Eyewear retailers}}
Category:Eyewear retailers of the United States
Category:American companies established in 1995
Category:Retail companies established in 1995
Category:Eyewear companies of the United States
Category:Companies based in Ohio
Category:Companies based in Cincinnati
Category:2004 mergers and acquisitions
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