Glassesdirect

Glasses Direct is an online retailer based in the United Kingdom that supplies discount-priced spectacles. It was founded by James Murray Wells in 2004 joining the small existing sector of online retailers. It has recently received investment from two major venture capital firms. It is also notable for the legal and regulatory attempts to close it down by several major bricks and mortar competitors. In the UK a customer can go to an opticians (shop) on the high street and purchase a fixed price eye examination, from which the optician will issue a written prescription. This can then be used at any opticians to have spectacles made. A common complaint is that the prices UK opticians charge for spectacles are too high. Such claims about...