# Target Optical

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Eyewear retailer in the United States absorbed by EssilorLuxottica

Target Optical Industry Eyewear, fashion, luxury, retail, Area served United States 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)

**Target Optical** is an optical company in United States. It operates optical stores inside [Target](/source/Target_Corporation) stores in United States.

## History

Target Optical was founded by the Cole National Corporation in 1995[1] in [Cleveland](/source/Cleveland), Ohio. In 2004, the Cole National Corporation was acquired by the Italian [Luxottica S.p.A](/source/Luxottica). along with other Cole National Corporation holdings such as [Pearle Vision](/source/Pearle_Vision). Luxottica folded Cole's operations into its North American Retail Group and the Cole structure was dissolved.[2]

Target Optical headquarters is located in the North American Retail Groups headquarters in [Mason, Ohio](/source/Mason%2C_Ohio).

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["COLE NATIONAL CORP. - The Encyclopedia of Cleveland History"](http://ech.case.edu/cgi/article.pl?id=CNC). *Encyclopedia of Cleveland History*. Retrieved 27 March 2015.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** JOURNAL, Christopher Emsden and Cecilie RohwedderStaff Reporters of THE WALL STREET (2004-01-27). ["Italy's Luxottica Agrees to Pay $441 Million for Cole National"](https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB107510259331511463). *Wall Street Journal*. [ISSN](/source/ISSN_(identifier)) [0099-9660](https://search.worldcat.org/issn/0099-9660). Retrieved 2020-04-15.

## External links

- [Official website](http://www.targetoptical.com)

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