History
- 1981: Launched as Fotofast in Paris, offering one-hour film processing.
- 1989: Company opens opticians with one-hour service
- 1991: A Grand Optical store opens on the Champs
- 1993: Company is again renamed
- 1994: Company goes public as "Grand Optical Photoservice" on the Paris exchange.
- 1997: Company acquires Vision Express and is renamed "Grand Optical", emphasising its main focus has switched to its optical business.
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