Visionworks Finishes Its National Makeover

Visionworks has finished renaming and making over its 615 stores. Visionworks, formerly known as Eye Care Centers of America, operated under 16 different retail store names back in June 2011 when it started its makeover. "We've enhanced the shopping experience for our customers by listening to what they told us they wanted, from an easy to navigate layout, to better lighting, and additional mirrors." said Jim Eisen, Visionworks’ president. Read more.

California Opticians Can't Offer Eyewear and Exams from Same Store, Say Three Judges

"The 9th Circuit on Wednesday upheld California laws that prohibits opticians from offering examinations and eyewear in the same shop," according to the Courthouse News Service. "Under the state's business codes, only optometrists and ophthalmologists can offer their patients such one-stop shopping. In a federal complaint, the National Association of Optometrists and Opticians, LensCrafters and Eye Care Centers of America said that the law violated the commerce clause of the U.S. Constitution, which gives Congress the sole power to regulate interstate commerce. U.S District Judge Lawrence Karlton in Sacramento found the laws discriminatory, but a three-judge panel of the 9th Circuit disagreed and reversed in 2009." Read more.