Cohen’s Fashion Optical
Cohen’s Fashion Optical franchise for sale in Brooklyn, New York
List Price: $195,000 USD
Key Facts
Annual Gross Revenue
$550,000 USD
Cash Flow (SDE)
$50,000 – $100,000
Seasonal Business
No
Value of Inventory
Upon Inquiry
Value of Assets
Upon Inquiry
Year Established
Upon Inquiry
Business Operates From
A retail location
Location Is
Leased
Total Employees
Less than 10
SomewhatPrice/Terms
Flexibility
NoneSeller financing Available
Full-timeOwner
Involvement
About this Business
Over 30 years at the same location, GVS location, accepting most insurances.
All medical equipment is included (potential for medical billing). Very conveniently located by train and bus. Owner looking to move out of state.
Growth opportunities
Excellent opportunity for medical billing! With the right marketing and being open an extra day there's a lot more potential for greater growth! Store can be operated 7 days instead of 5 currently.
Owner's Day-to-Day Involvement
Owner is day to day
Asset Description
All medical equipment
Reason for Selling
MOVING OUT OF STATE
Why I Love My Franchise
Corporate team at Cohen's is always willing and ready to help and that makes a huge difference for new and existing owners! They don't push you to buy anything from them and always there when you have any questions. They have been very useful to us and we appreciate it!
About Cohen’s Fashion Optical
Cohen’s Fashion Optical is a full-service optical retail franchise offering designer eyewear, prescription glasses, contact lenses, and on-site professional eye exams. Founded in 1927 by Jack Cohen, who started selling eyeglasses from a pushcart on New York City’s Orchard Street, the brand has operated under continuous Cohen family oversight for nearly a century.
The franchise operates approximately 100 retail locations, concentrated across the five NYC boroughs, Long Island, New Jersey, Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Pennsylvania, Florida, and Puerto Rico. This Northeast-focused footprint gives the brand strong name recognition in its core markets.
Three franchise entry paths are available: acquiring an existing Cohen’s location with an established patient base, opening a new mall or street-front site, or converting an independent optical shop into the Cohen’s system. Franchisees are not required to purchase inventory through the franchisor; they buy directly from vendors of their choosing at Cohen’s negotiated volume rates, with no product mark-up from the franchisor.
Franchisee Support
Cohen's Fashion Optical provides new franchisees with operational training covering store procedures, customer service, and sales techniques delivered by a professional training team. Ongoing support includes digital marketing, social media campaigns, local advertising and in-store POS materials, managed care patient acquisition programs, vendor partnerships with volume discounts, product and visual merchandising programs, internal management systems, and access to tele-medicine technology. Resale buyers should confirm with Cohen's what transfer training and management system access are available when ownership changes.
Brand Accolades & Awards
Cohen's Fashion Optical has been listed in Entrepreneur magazine's Franchise 500, reflecting its standing as an established optical retail franchise. The brand describes itself as one of the top eyewear retailers in the country, supported by a nearly 100-year operating history and a sustained regional network across the Northeast, Mid-Atlantic, and Florida. For resale buyers, brand recognition should be assessed alongside the specific unit's local standing: patient retention, online reviews, and community visibility within the territory are the most direct measures of brand equity at the store level.
Industry / Market
The U.S. optical industry reached $69.5 billion in value in 2025, according to The Vision Council's Market inSights 2025 report, reflecting revenue growth despite declining unit volumes. Demand is driven by universal vision correction needs, an aging population with rising presbyopia rates, and consumer appetite for fashion-forward frames. Optical retail benefits from recurring customer patterns; annual exams and new prescriptions bring patients back on a predictable cycle. For resale buyers, a unit's managed care panel affiliations and patient database are key indicators of recurring revenue stability.
Ideal Owner
Cohen's Fashion Optical suits operators who are comfortable in a customer-facing, sales-oriented retail setting. Experience in optical, healthcare retail, or service retail is an advantage, as the role involves managing both eyewear sales and eye care service delivery. Day-to-day responsibilities include staff management, visual merchandising, patient experience oversight, and working with managed care and insurance billing processes. Candidates who understand vision insurance networks, or are willing to learn them, will be better positioned to use the brand's managed care patient acquisition programs.