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The popular Warby Parker eyewear chain has just announced their new Holbrook location is opening Saturday at The Shops at Sunvet.
For the uninitiated, Warby Parker sells eyeglasses, contacts and sunglasses, offers eye care services and more. It’s known for stylish designs and prices that start around $100 for glasses, or up to $300 for progressives.
The new store opens at 11 a.m. between the future J.Crew Factory and Teacher’s Federal Credit Union.
“Swing by our grand opening and get 15% off when you purchase two (or more!) pairs of prescription eyewear,” and announcement reads.
The store stays open until 7 p.m. Saturday.
How it started
According to reports, the company was founded as an online store in 2010 by four Pennsylvania business school students: Neil Blumenthal, David Gilboa, Andrew Hunt, and Jeffrey Raider.
The friends started to open their first brick-and-mortar locations in 2013.
“Every idea starts with a problem,” reads the Warby Parker website. “Ours was simple: Glasses are too expensive.”
“Our founders were students when one of them lost his glasses on a backpacking trip,” the story continues “The cost of replacing them was so high that he spent the first semester of grad school without them, squinting and complaining …
“It turns out there’s a simple explanation. The eyewear industry is dominated by a single company that has been able to keep prices artificially high while reaping huge profits from consumers who have no other options.
“Warby Parker was started to create an alternative.”
How it’s going
On Long Island alone there are locations at Roosevelt Field, Smith Haven Mall, Walt Whitman Shops and Manhasset.
Top: Top: The WholeFoods and Nordstrom Rack signs went up this week at the new Shops at Sunvet. (Credit: Nick Esposito)
Prior coverage
— courtesy rendering from The Shops at Sunvet
