Cleveland-based Cole National Corp., which operates 1,500 optical shops in stores such as Sears Roebuck and Co. and Montgomery Ward, is buying the Pearle Vision optical chain from Britain’s Grand ...

Grand Met agrees to sell Pearle Vision: Cole National Corp. said Wednesday it agreed to pay $165 million for Pearle Inc., the optical-services chain owned by Grand Metropolitan Plc’s Pillsbury Co.

DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dr. Stanley Pearle, 92, founder of Pearle Vision, died peacefully at home on Thursday, July 21, 2011 in Dallas, TX surrounded by family and friends. Perhaps best remembered by ...

Cole National Corp.’s Pearle Vision faces a lawsuit by California’s attorney general that claims the eyeglass retailer engages in the unlicensed practice of optometry and deceptive marketing. Atty.

Every week Alex Wilkes, the mild-mannered and conservatively dressed general manager charged with boosting franchising for Pearle Vision, gets on a call with 40 other division managers worldwide to ...