National Vision

National Vision, Inc. has five separate retail divisions and more than 500 units, making it one of the top-five largest optical companies in North America. The company has over 4,400 employees and operates locations in 44 states throughout the U.S. One of the company s divisions, The Vision Center, maintains locations in more than 250 Walmart stores throughout the country. The Optical Shoppe is located in Fred Meyer, one of the strongest retail chains in the country, while the Optical Center division operates 40 stores located on military exchanges throughout the U.S. America s Best Contacts & Eyeglasses, which maintains locations in 20-plus states, is the company s most recent acquisition. National Vision also runs BestContacts.com, which is a contact lens store that offers online services. National Vision is headquartered in Lawrenceville, Ga., and has many locations throughout North America.