Pearle Converts 13 Stores to Licensees

Pearle Vision has signed licensing agreements converting 13 of its neighborhood eye care centers from company-owned to licensees, according to a company spokesperson. This is the result of the company's 2013 expansion plans to re-license 34 company-owned centers in 10 states. Of the 13 licensing agreements, Pearle Vision announced four new licensees in Akron, OH; Exton, PA; Council Bluffs, IA; and Burnsville, MN. In addition, eight existing Pearle Vision licensees chose to expand their center ownership by licensing additional centers in Texas, New Jersey, Georgia, Florida, Ohio, and Puerto Rico. Read more.