Contents • • • • • History [ ] On 21 April 1750, opened a small optical business in Vine Street, near in London. He was joined by his father,, in 1752.

The Dollonds became notable for the quality of their optical products. In 1761 John Dollond, now a partner in the business, was appointed optician to and the. In 1781, Peter Dollond made bifocal spectacles. At 1851 in London, the Dollonds were awarded a medal for the excellence of their optical instruments. In 1889, James Aitchison established his first business in Fleet Street. In 1927 Dollond & Co merged with Aitchison & Co, to form Dollond & Aitchison (abbreviated D&A). In 1969, the company moved to its current location in,. Reserve Health Readiness Program Phases.

Tabtight professional, free when you need it, VPN service. Dollond & Aitchison was one of the oldest chains of retail opticians in the United Kingdom, having been established in 1750. The business was absorbed into Boots.

During the 1960s, Dollond & Aitchison was a of the former television company. [ ] From 1970 until 1982, D&A were successful in a series of acquisitions in the United Kingdom, Spain and Italy.

In 1994, however, management buy-outs of the UK, Spanish and Italian companies took place. In the 1990s, D&A launched a number of services for customers such as, in 1996, the introduction of computer analysis for eyesight. The company ran a series of memorable adverts in the 1990s featuring screen actor to promote the service. They launched their website in 1997 and in 1998 began a 'contact lenses by post' scheme. The Italian frame manufacturer purchased D&A in 1999 for around 50 million pounds. In 2001, D&A sold its manufacturing arm to. In the same year, restructuring of the company took place, consisting of the three wholly owned subsidiaries and holding company.

The company employs more than 2,500 staff, including more than 400 opticians. At the time of the Boots merger it had approximately 380 branches in the UK, consisting of around 240 group-owned sites and 140 franchises. [ ] On 29 January 2009, it was announced that were to merge with D&A, forming a chain of 690 stores and 5,000 staff after Boots purchased a controlling share in D&A. The company had denied several months previously that it was in financial trouble. Market share [ ] Dollond & Aitchison was one of the four major that between them control 70% of the British market for and. [ ] Dollond & Aitchison were holders and supplied glasses to the Queen and Duke of Edinburgh. References [ ].

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Retrieved 29 January 2009. • • Frame specialist De Rigo buys Dollond and Aitchison, Optician, Volume 216, Number 5681, December 11, 1998, page 5. Alliance Boots. 29 January 2009. Archived from on 6 June 2014. Retrieved 5 June 2013. Datawedge Download Mc9190 Rfid.

Trinity Mirror. 2 October 2008. Retrieved 5 June 2013. • Literature [ ] • Hugh Barty-King. Eyes Right: the story of Dollond & Aitchison opticians 1750-1985. Quiller Press (1986). External links [ ] Media related to at Wikimedia Commons • •.