Cohen's Fashion Optical
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Industry | Retail |
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Founded | 1924 eyeglasses, frames, lenses sunglasses | in
Website | cohensfashionoptical |
Cohen's Fashion Optical (formerly known as Cohen's Optical) is an optical retailer headquartered in
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
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]
Products
Cohen's Fashion Optical predominantly sells prescription or non-prescription eyewear, as well as contact lenses and sunglasses in the latest
.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.[3]
References
- ^ "Cohen's Fashion Optical". vendors.welcometoharlem.com. Harlem Business Directory.
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- ^ Strugatz, Rachel (2016-04-20). "Cohen's Fashion Optical Rolls Out Private Label Collection". WWD. Retrieved 2017-01-24.