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    IRIS Opticians and Optometrists

    I heard IRIS is opening in Ontario soon. Anyone able to confirm this? Know anything about them?

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    Iris is now what was formerly known as The Fort Group of Optical Companies. They owned about 70 stores across Western Canada under store names such as: Hale Optical, Fort Optical and a few others. The company was purchased and renamed Iris in about 2004 (?) with a group of Quebec OD's as the mangement and owners (though I heard a rumor that Essilor is also in there on the financing- unsubstantiated).


    They are going hard and heavy across Canada. Dr. David Beisiegel is the COO and part owner, based out of Edmonton. They are big in BC, Alberta and Quebec, and I am told they plan to open a ton of new stores, as you referred to.

    www.iris.ca

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    from a good source, looking to have 60-100 ontario locations within a year

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    within one year?! That's insane. Oh, I guess they must be buying a chain of stores then. For a second there I was trying to imagine opening 100 stores in a year.

    I wonder if they're buying Hack'em?

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    they get many optometrists as partners so that makes it easier when they can go in and get started with an established od

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    Big Smile Iris.........

    You can find all of it here:

    http://www.iris.ca/en/html/portal_E.htm



    Western Canada Head Office
    9440 202nd Street
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    Langley BC
    V1M 4A6


    Tel: 604.881.0353

    Call-Free: 1.800.663.3937

    Fax : 604.881.0339


    E-mail: info.bc@iris.ca

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