OPSM
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| Type | Public |
|---|---|
| ASX: OPS | |
| Industry | Optical retail, Eyewear |
| Founded | 1932 |
| Headquarters | , Australia |
Area served | Australia, New Zealand |
| Owner | EssilorLuxottica |
| Divisions | Budget Eyewear Laubman & Pank OPSM Ray-Ban Optical |
| Website | www |
OPSM (Optical Prescription Spectacle Makers) is a retailer of eye glasses in Australia and New Zealand, with locations in Hong Kong, Singapore, and Malaysia. It is owned by EssilorLuxottica, a French-Italian eyewear conglomerate.
History
[edit]OPSM was founded in Sydney in 1932, and was floated on the Australian Securities Exchange in 1962.[1] In May 2001, OPSM sold its Protector Safety Supply Group to Howard Smith.[2] Luxottica acquired a controlling interest in 2003 and in February 2005, OPSM was delisted from the Australian Securities Exchange.[3][4][5]
In 2010, OPSM opened the Eye Hub concept store in the Melbourne suburb of Hawthorn, combining optometry and ophthalmology into one practice.[6] As to 2018, it operated 330 stores and 41 franchises.[7]
Laubman & Pank
[edit]Laubman & Pank became at one stage the largest eye care business in Australia.[8] It began operations in 1908 with two optometrists deciding to set up their own business.[8] The group was acquired by OPSM in 2001 and is now run by Luxottica, the world's biggest eye care and eye wear conglomerate.[8] Laubman & Pank has 38 stores in Australia.[9]
Hong Kong
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OPSM acquired The Optical Centre[10] (Chinese: 藝視眼鏡) from Michael Miu in 2002.[11] At that time OPSM also owned another Hong Kong–based chain The Optical Shop (known in Chinese under the brand 高登眼鏡).[11] Nowadays Luxottica group runs the Hong Kong chain under dual-brand LensCrafters 高登眼鏡. It also used the brand Sunglass Hut.
References
[edit]- ↑ Our Story OPSM
- ↑ To Acquire Protector Safety Supply Group for $60m Howard Smith 21 May 2001
- ↑ Luxottica Group reaches 98.5 percent holding in OPSM Group, starts compulsory acquisition of all remaining shares Luxottica
- ↑ Clegg, Brett (3 May 2003). "Luxottica sees a bargain in OPSM". Australian Financial Review. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
- ↑ Suspension and Removal from Official Quotation Australian Securities Exchange 13 February 2005
- ↑ "Luxottica eyes augmented growth". Executive Style. Retrieved 4 April 2020.[permanent dead link]
- ↑ Annual Report 2018 Luxottica
- 1 2 3 "Our Story | Eye Specialists | Laubman and Pank". www.laubmanandpank.com.au. Retrieved 12 December 2015.
- ↑ "L&P - Our Story". www.laubmanandpank.com.au. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
- ↑ "OPSM has a vision, but it's sited a long way off". The Age. 5 November 2002. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
- 1 2 高登澳洲母公司購併藝視. 太陽報 [The Sun] (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). Hong Kong: Oriental Press Group. 21 September 2002. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
