1-800 Contacts

1-800 Contacts Inc.
Company typePrivate
IndustryContact lens retail
FoundedFebruary 1995; 29 years ago (1995-02)
FoundersJonathan C. Coon
John F. Nichols
HeadquartersDraper, Utah, U.S.
Key people
John Graham, CEO
Phil Bienert, President, CMO
Brett Gappmayer, CFO
Douglas Harris, COO
Amy Larson, President, New Business
Roy Montclair, General Counsel
ProductsContact lenses
Revenue$237 million (2005)[1]
$5.7 million (2005)[1]
$2.6 million (2005)[1]
OwnersKKR
Website1800contacts.com
Former 1-800 Contacts headquarters in Draper

1-800 Contacts Inc. is an American contact lens retailer based in Draper, Utah. The brands that 1-800 Contacts use includes Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, Alcon, Bausch & Lomb and CooperVision. The company was founded as the industry's first way to buy contacts online and has since expanded to provide online prescription renewals, glasses, lens replacements, and the in-house AquaSoft Daily contact lenses brand. In 2006, its last year as a public company, the company reported net sales of US$247 million.[2]

  1. ^ a b c 2005 10-K Report, accessed October 13, 2006
  2. ^ "company website". 1-800 Contacts. Archived from the original on 18 August 2007. Retrieved 12 August 2007.