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1-800 CONTACTS Inc

1-800 Contacts, Inc. markets replacement contact lenses. As of December 28, 2002, it had shipped approximately eight million orders to 2.5 million customers. Through its toll-free telephone number, '1-800 CONTACTS', and through Internet addresses, which include 'www.1800contacts.com', 'www.contacts.com', and 'www.contactlenses.com', the company offers substantially all of the soft and hard contact lenses produced by contact lens manufacturers. The company's wholly owned subsidiary, ClearLab, manufactures injection cast molded soft contact lenses on a contract basis, and also disposable lenses, focusing mainly on two-week disposable lenses. It also manufactures and distributes branded and private label contact lenses via distributors and other sales channels. The company also offers certain products related to contact lenses, including solutions and lens cases for storing contact lenses. It competes with Cole Vision, LensCrafters, National Vision Association, Wal-Mart, Sam's, and Costco.

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CTAC 5961

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