I heard IRIS is opening in Ontario soon. Anyone able to confirm this? Know anything about them?
I heard IRIS is opening in Ontario soon. Anyone able to confirm this? Know anything about them?
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
from a good source, looking to have 60-100 ontario locations within a year
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?
they get many optometrists as partners so that makes it easier when they can go in and get started with an established od
You can find all of it here:
http://www.iris.ca/en/html/portal_E.htm
Western Canada Head Office
9440 202nd Street
Suite 315
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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