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Finalists Announced for Vision Expo’s Fourth Annual OPTImum Retail Award

The Vision Council and RX, organizers of Vision Expo, announce the finalists for the Fourth Annual OPTImum Retail Award, which celebrates independent boutique retailers by showcasing their products, stores, visions, and stories to the optical industry. 

The 2022 finalists are:

  • Black Optical (Dallas, TX; Oklahoma City, OK; Tulsa, OK; St. Louis, MO)
  • Eyes on Sheppard (North York, Ontario)
  • Ocean Optometry (Halifax, Nova Scotia)
  • OPTYX New York (New York, NY)

To determine the final winner, the vision care community can vote for their favorite here. Voting is open from March 1 to March 14. Social media votes will then be factored into the judges’ scores.

The OPTImum Retail Award winner will be announced at Vision Expo East 2022 on Friday, April 1 at 5:45pm at The Bridge, following the EYE2EYE Series panel, Onward with Independence.

To determine the finalists, a committee of top industry leaders deliberated and voted based on the categories of pivoting post-pandemic, community and aesthetics.

For more information on Vision Expo, visit  visionexpo.com and follow Vision Expo’s social media channels, FacebookInstagramTwitter and LinkedIn.   

Click HERE for the full press release.

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