1800 Contacts and ^KEYWORD^As the worlds largest contact lens store, 1-800 CONTACTS is dedicated to providing you with a simple, hassle-free way to replace your contact lenses. At 1-800 CONTACTS, you will receive the exact same contact lenses your doctor prescribed, delivered to your door, at a great price. And with an inventory of over 20 million contacts, they are more likely to have your prescription in stock than anyone else, which means youll receive your contacts fast.
In the last 7 years, 1-800 CONTACTS has filled more than 8 million orders for over 3 million customers. In a single day, they sell as many contact lenses as 2,500 retail optical shops combined. Their large volume and central distribution facility help keep costs down and they pass the savings on to you.
At 1-800 CONTACTS, their goal is to make it as easy and convenient as possible to purchase your contacts. In support of that goal, they offer simple ordering by phone, Internet, mail or fax, along with 200 trained customer service agents ready to provide live help 7 days a week. No more running around town to pick up contact lenses--at 1-800 CONTACTS they deliver, you save.
1-800 CONTACTS is a publicly traded company (NASDAQ symbol: CTAC).
History of 1800 Contacts1-800 CONTACTS was founded in 1995 by two entrepreneurs who sought to address contact lens wearers basic frustrations. Wearing contacts themselves, they understood that contact lenses could be expensive and inconvenient to replace. With that in mind, they set out to offer low prices, convenient ordering and fast delivery to their customers. Their plan to accomplish this centered on buying contact lenses in large quantities to get the best prices and housing a large contact lens inventory so customers prescriptions would be in stock and ready to ship. Superior customer service and easy ordering were also key to their plan, two benefits that distinguished them from the competition.
Contact lens wearers have recognized the advantages 1-800 CONTACTS has to offer and sales have grown rapidly:
1996 - $4 Million
1997 - $21 Million
1998 - $60 Million
1999 - $99 Million
2000 - $145 Million
2001 - $169 Million
2002 - $169 Million
Today, 1-800 CONTACTS is the worlds largest contact lens store, selling more contacts every day than any other optical goods retailer.
1-800 CONTACTS stocks more than 20 million contact lenses (the worlds largest inventory) and delivers over 150,000 every day directly to customers. The companys growth is a testament to the benefits it offers to contact lens wearers seeking a hassle-free, quick and affordable way to replace their contact lenses.
