1-800 CONTACTS is a privately held company based in Draper, Utah that sells various brands of contact lenses, including Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, Ciba Vision, Bausch & Lomb and CooperVision. The company's last publicly reported net sales, in the 2006 fiscal year, were US$ 247 million.
First incorporated in February 1995, the company sued advertising software developer WhenU in 2002 and entered a long-term agreement with Wal-Mart in 2008.
In June 2012, WellPoint acquired 1-800 Contacts from Fenway Partners.
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