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Frame specialist De Rigo buys
Dollond and Aitchison, Optician, Volume 216, Number 5681, 11 December 1998, page 5.
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opened a small optical business in Vine Street, near
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1423:Molton Brown
1049:Warby Parker
994:GKB Opticals
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936:Sunglass Hut
916:LensCrafters
906:EyeBuyDirect
896:Apollo-Optik
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138:2,500 (2007)
87:Headquarters
36:Company type
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1702:Peter Jones
1657:Jaguar Cars
1488:Silverspoon
1463:Robertson's
1368:Jaguar Cars
1293:DHL Express
1278:Dairy Crest
775:Randy Lewis
745:Jim Skinner
622:Duane Reade
93:, England,
1869:Categories
1821:Land Rover
1707:Ritz Hotel
1692:Parker Pen
1672:Land Rover
1587:Ainsworths
1438:Parker Pen
1388:Land Rover
1183:Ainsworths
1034:Specsavers
999:GlassesUSA
508:Literature
409:3 November
383:29 January
319:References
269:subsidiary
262:Birmingham
245:, to form
102:Key people
91:Nottingham
1816:John Lobb
1801:Hatchards
1677:Laphroaig
1667:John Lobb
1647:Hatchards
1503:Tanqueray
1483:Schweppes
1468:Robinsons
1413:McVitie's
1383:Kellogg's
1378:John Lobb
1348:HP Bulmer
1343:Hatchards
1228:Bollinger
1198:AkzoNobel
1193:Angostura
1039:US Vision
827:Strepsils
812:Ibuprofen
760:John Boot
694:Kerr Drug
679:Drug Fair
643:Walgreens
189:opticians
1854:Category
1742:Weetabix
1737:Waitrose
1617:Burberry
1602:Autoglym
1543:Weetabix
1538:Waitrose
1518:Unilever
1513:Twinings
1318:Schwartz
1273:Colman's
1248:Burberry
1218:Bendicks
1203:Autoglym
1072:Category
989:Fielmann
699:USA Drug
223:and the
115:Eye care
111:Products
48:Industry
1771:Barbour
1607:Barbour
1478:Samsung
1263:Castrol
1253:Cadbury
1238:Britvic
1213:Barbour
800:Related
289:De Rigo
273:British
251:D&A
203:History
191:in the
157:Website
69: (
64:Defunct
56:Founded
1558:Wolsey
1473:Ryvita
1443:Persil
1433:Nestlé
1288:Dettol
1233:Brasso
1173:Andrex
1019:Moscot
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146:Parent
1687:Minky
1493:Spode
1418:Minky
1353:Heinz
1298:Dorma
1188:Atora
889:owned
832:Wag's
638:No. 7
634:(50%)
607:Boots
258:Aston
121:Owner
1781:DAKS
1627:DAKS
1283:DAKS
921:OPSM
784:Sir
519:ISBN
479:2013
457:2013
411:2023
385:2009
346:ISBN
293:BBGR
79:Fate
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