America's Best Contacts & Eyeglasses
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America's Best Contacts & Eyeglasses is a discount provider of eye examinations, eyeglasses and contact lenses, with over 900 retail locations in the United States as of 2023.[1] From 2005 to 2014, America's Best was a division of National Vision, a privately held portfolio company owned by Berkshire Partners. In 2014, National Vision, Inc, was sold to KKR.[2]
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Product type | Eyewear and Optometric Consumer Services |
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Owner | KKR |
Country | United States |
Introduced | 1978 |
Related brands | Vision Center, Eyeglass World, The Optical Shoppe (inside Fred Meyer), Optical Center |
Previous owners | The original private investors from 1978 through 1990, followed from 1997 through 2005 by Consolidated Vision Group (aka Chrysallis Management), National Vision, Inc & Berkshire Partners |
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America's Best Contacts & Eyeglasses is the largest buyer of designer overstock eyeglass frames in the United States.[3]