Cohen's Fashion Optical

Cohen's Fashion Optical (formerly known as Cohen's Optical) is an optical retailer featuring fashion products such as eyeglasses, frames and sunglasses, lenses, contact lenses, and accessories. Professional eye exams are usually available with on-site Doctors of Optometry.

Cohen's Fashion Optical
Founded1924 (1924) in New York City, United States
FounderJack Cohen
ProductsContact lenses, eyeglasses, frames, lenses sunglasses
Websitecohensfashionoptical.com

History

The company's first retail store was established in 1924 in New York City. The brand name "Cohen's Fashion Optical" was adopted by Jack Cohen in 1926. In 1927, Cohen started to sell a wide variety of eyewear from a pushcart in Orchard Street, New York. Cohen's is a franchise operated company since 1978.[1] In 2008, the estimated annual revenue was $121 million, however this amount may vary. Cohen's Fashion Optical was the first to offer on-premise eye examinations with qualified Doctors of Optometry.

On March 3, 2008, Houchens Industries completed its acquisition of Cohen's with hopes of expanding the regional optical retail chain into a national chain. The current president, Robert Cohen remained as president of the Cohen's division within Houchens.[2]

Corporate overview

Today, Cohen's is primarily operated within New York City and Puerto Rico with over 120 locations in 7 Eastern seaboard states including New York, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Connecticut, New Hampshire and Florida.[3]

Products

Cohen's Fashion Optical predominantly sells prescription or non-prescription eyewear, as well as contact lenses and sunglasses in the latest European and American eyewear styles. Many featured products includes brands such as Prada, Calvin Klein, Gucci, Polo Ralph Lauren, Dior, and Ray-Ban.

In addition to the above products, Cohen's also offers warranties on the glasses that they sell, to cover damage to the glasses. In April 2016, Cohen's Fashion Optical rolled out their private label collection, aimed to target the younger demographic with $99 price point glasses.[4]

References
  1. "Cohen's Fashion Optical". vendors.welcometoharlem.com. Harlem Business Directory.
  3. "Cohen's Fashion Optical - About Us". Cohen's Fashion Optical. 2012. Retrieved December 2, 2014.
  4. Strugatz, Rachel (2016-04-20). "Cohen's Fashion Optical Rolls Out Private Label Collection". WWD. Retrieved 2017-01-24.
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