Lenskart targets opening 500 franchise-run stores across India

Incepted in 2010, Lenskart.com, the online retailer of stylish eyeglasses, sunglasses and contact lenses has decided to add 500 physical stores across the country within next six months. The company currently has 70 franchise-run stores in 29 cities across India.

The brick and mortar models offer a first-hand experience of the products to the customer thus merging the best of offline and online retail. The store gives customers access to the online range of products along with free eye check-up. Lenskart.com offers over 5,000 stylish frames and glasses and more than 45 kinds of high quality, scratch resistant and unbreakable branded contact lenses. It also has the biggest selections of prescribed and fashion eyewear from all the leading manufacturers of the world like Rayban, Oakley, Tag Heuer, Fastrack, Sprint, Vintage, Johnson & Johnson, Ciba Vision, Bausch & Lomb, and Cooper Vision, among others.