Latest News Private Equity Investments Propel VM’s Top 50 to Record $12B in Sales By Staff Monday, May 16, 2016 12:30 AM NEW YORK—Vision Monday released its annual ranking of the Top 50 U.S. Optical Retailers today, which cumulatively reached a record $12 billion in sales for calendar year 2015. The dollars reflect a respectable sales performance for most of the year and include revenues from the sales of products, eyecare services and, when applicable, a small percentage of online sales. Most of the movement in the Top 50 rankings, particularly among the Top 10 and Top 25, was propelled by the effect of a number of private equity investments in the optical market which created both consolidation as well as expansion among several new market leaders. See who made the Top 50 here: Retail Ri$ing: Private Equity Powers Market’s Growth and Reshuffles VM’s Ranking.