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- Travis Sapolin: FounderPast Role: Macy's, Associate Planner, Executive Development Program
Welcome to New York Glass, a retail startup for affordable & fashionable eyewear. Located in the SoHo neighborhood of NYC and at www.nyglass.com, we sell 50+ brands with free shipping, free returns, and a best price guarantee. Every item we sell is 100% authentic and sourced via direct partnership with the brands you see listed.
Our mission is
to level an industry overwhelmingly dominated by one legacy group, Luxottica. Luxottica is an eyewear monopoly that artificially inflates prices while reaping huge profits from consumers who feel they have no better option.
Luxottica's proprietary brands include Ray-Ban, Oakley and Persol, and it licenses with Chanel, Dolce & Gabbana, Giorgio Armani, Michael Kors and many others. It also owns and operates Sunglass Hut, Lenscrafters, Pearl Vision, and Glasses.com. Luxottica has crafted the illusion of variety, cheapened the quality of their frames, raised prices, edged out competition and made it difficult for the end-customer to find good eyewear at a fair price.
New York Glass is different in that we retail designers and independent labels who take pride in manufacturing their own frames. The brands we carry are socially conscious, fashion-forward, and reasonably priced. Typically found in specialty shops around the world, we've brought these names together under one roof to curate a deep selection of the highest-quality eyewear out there.
We offer:
A deep selection of designer brands & independent labels
50+ brands / 15,000+ SKUs, growing daily
Free shipping
Free, open-ended returns
Best price guarantee - Find a lower price within 7 days of your purchase and we'll match it 😀