Pearle Vision stores in North America are owned by a company based in what European city?
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Pearle Vision Pearle Optical is an American chain of eye care stores. It was founded in 1961 by Stanley Pearle, an optometrist in Savannah, Georgia, United States. He also founded Pearle Vision (market name in the United States) and its express store, Pearle Express, in the same year. Stanley Pearle sold his stores to Grand Metropolitan conglomerate based in the United Kingdom. 6 years later Grand Metropolitan sold the stores in the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico to Cole National Corporation. The Belgium stores were sold to GIB based in Belgium and the Dutch stores to HAL Investments based in the Netherlands. HAL Investments bought the Belgium Stores 1 year later from GIB and merged both chains into Pearl Benelux. The North American Pearle Vision stores are currently owned by the Italian company Luxottica after the takeover of Cole National Corporation in 1996.
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Luxottica Luxottica Group S.p.A. is the world's largest eyewear company. It is based in Milan, Italy.
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Teleena MVNE Teleena MVNE is a telecommunications company that is headquartered in The Netherlands, with regional offices in the United Kingdom. Teleena offers managed mobile service solutions to mobile network operators (MNOs), cable companies, mobile virtual network operators (MVNOs) retail brands and other enterprises throughout the world.
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West Marine West Marine is an American company based in Watsonville, California, which operates a chain of boating supply and fishing retail stores. The company has nearly 300 retail stores in North America, including Puerto Rico and Canada, and previously had seven franchised stores in Turkey.
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DBApparel DBApparel, also known as DBA is a group of companies who manufacture well-known brands of clothing (lingerie), and is based in France.
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Euronet Worldwide Euronet Worldwide is a US provider of electronic payment services with headquartered in Leawood, Kansas. It offers automated teller machines (ATM), point of sale (POS) services, credit/debit card services, and other electronic financial services.
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InspecVision InspecVision Ltd. is a UK company based in Mallusk, Northern Ireland. The company was established in 2003. A manufacturer of computer vision inspection systems, it is one of several local hi-tech companies created as spinoffs or inspired by research conducted at the Queen's University of Belfast. Other notable examples include Andor PLC., APT Ltd., Osprey Environmental Ltd., Merlin Microwave Ltd. and Integrated Silicon Systems Ltd..
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Macy's, Inc. Macy's, Inc., originally Federated Department Stores, Inc., is an American holding company headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio. It is the owner of department store chains Macy's and Bloomingdale's, which specialize in the sales of clothing, footwear, accessories, bedding, furniture, jewelry, beauty products, and housewares; and Bluemercury, a chain of luxury beauty products stores and spas. As of 2016, the company operated approximately 888 stores in the United States, Guam, and Puerto Rico. Its namesake locations and related operations account for 90% of its revenue.
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Specsavers Specsavers Optical Group Ltd is a British optical retail chain, operating globally, which offers "optician services", along with eyeglasses, contact lenses and hearing aids. In 2012 it had the largest single market share of the four major opticians, with 42% of the market within the United Kingdom.
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Billa (supermarket) BILLA (] ) is a European supermarket chain originating in Austria, a market where the brand maintains its largest presence with more than 1000 stores. The company, which was founded by Karl Wlaschek in 1953, is currently owned by Germany's REWE Group.
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Esprit Holdings Esprit Holdings Limited () is a publicly owned manufacturer of clothing, footwear, accessories, jewellery and housewares under the Esprit label. The company is headquartered in Kowloon, Hong Kong, and Ratingen (near Düsseldorf), Germany. In the 2007–2008 business year, Esprit generated a worldwide sales of around €3.25 billion (as of 30 June 2008). Esprit operates more than 900 retail stores worldwide and distributes products to more than 8,500 wholesale locations around the globe. Esprit has more than 1.1 million square meters of retail space in 40 countries.
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Intershop Communications AG Intershop Communications AG is a company providing omni-channel E-Commerce solutions to large-sized companies worldwide. The company is headquartered in Jena (Thuringia) in Jentower, former Intershop Tower. It has offices in Hamburg, Stuttgart, Frankfurt, Nuremberg, San Francisco (U.S.), Melbourne (Australia), and Hong Kong (Asia) as well. Main product of Intershop is the e-commerce solution Intershop Commerce Suite.
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Vistek Vistek is a Canadian photo retailer that serves the professional, prosumer and consumer photographic markets. Headquartered in Toronto, Ontario, Vistek currently operates in Canada through five retail stores: the main store in Toronto, one store in Calgary, one in Edmonton, one in Mississauga and one in Ottawa. Vistek Ltd. is a privately held company.
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E. A. Smith (company) E. A. Smith AS is a Norwegian trading company which owns other companies in the Smith Group ("Smith-gruppen"). It has its headquarters in Trondheim. It owns Bygger'n, a nationwide building materials chain of approximately 100 stores.
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CineVox CineVox Filmproduktion GmbH is a film and television production company based in Germany. It was founded in 1983 and went all the way until its closedown in 1999. Prior to its liquidation all rights were transferred to other companies within the CineVox Entertainment Group that has companies in Los Angeles, Munich and London.
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Benetton Group Benetton Group S.r.l. (correct ] ; often mispronounced ] or ] ) is a global fashion brand, based in Ponzano Veneto, Italy. The name comes from the Benetton family who founded the company in 1965.
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Slyce Slyce Inc. is a visual search and recognition company headquartered in Philadelphia, PA, with operations in New Waterford, Nova Scotia. The company developed image recognition technology that can identify products based on a picture and allow the user to purchase the item on their smartphone. The company has partnered with a number of retailers in the United States and Europe to operate its technology inside their mobile applications, including Neiman Marcus, Best Buy, and Home Depot. The company also operates two other mobile apps, Craves, and SnipSnap.
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Steinhoff International Steinhoff International is a German international retail holding company that is based in South Africa. Steinhoff deals with mainly in furniture and household goods, which operates in Europe, Africa, Asia, the United States, Australia and New Zealand.
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1E 1E is a privately owned IT software and services company based in the United Kingdom. 1E has offices in London, New York City, Dublin, and Noida, being headquartered in the first. The company develops software for managing and reducing costs in IT, known as "Software Lifecycle Automation".
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Infogrames Infogrames Entertainment, SA (IESA) (] ) was an international French holding company headquartered in Lyon, France. It was the owner of Atari, Inc., headquartered in New York City, U.S. and Atari Europe. It was founded in 1983 by Bruno Bonnell and Christophe Sapet using the proceeds from an introductory computer book. Through its subsidiaries, Infogrames produced, published and distributed interactive games for all major video game consoles and computer game platforms.
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Duane Reade Duane Reade Inc. (Pronounced: ), a subsidiary of Walgreens Boots Alliance, is a chain of pharmacy and convenience stores, primarily located in New York City, known for its high volume small store layouts in densely populated Manhattan locations. The headquarters is located at 440 Ninth Avenue in Midtown Manhattan, just near Madison Square Garden; its newest flagship store is located at 40 Wall Street in Lower Manhattan.
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EOTech EOTech is an American company that designs, manufactures, and markets electro-optic products and systems. The company is headquartered in Ann Arbor, Michigan. They produce holographic weapon sights for small arms that have been adopted by various military and law enforcement agencies as close quarters battle firearm sights.