From time to time I devour the Sunday NY Times, usually on a flight to or from somewhere. Sometimes I even buy one at home, on that rare occasion when…
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Attached you'll find a copy of VSP's quarterly financial statements for the period ending 6/30/08. Enjoy the read. Download vsp_063008_financial_statement.pdf Don't gulp when you read about their benefit package or…
It’s a very sad time for me and many thousands of music lovers. I just returned from Vision Expo to learn of the passing of one of my life’s inspirations,…
I recently read an article about Kodak that describes how the Company is using its expertise to help American business reduce the $250 billion lost annually to counterfeiting. This venerable…
This VSP Tax Exempt issue may be the beginning of something big…or…??? Tax Status of Non-Profit HMO Before Supreme Court A major shakeout in the $1 trillion non-profit healthcare industry…
Where are we and where are we headed? OK
All of us have encountered people who have touched our lives in profound ways. I am one of those lucky individuals who have been touched by many. For these…
Jim is an O.D. with a challenge. He's faced with a signficant decision about the future of his practice. Take a look at the attached file and present your opinion…
I spotted this article, which may be one of the reasons that my barrista was skimming…perhaps she feels skimmed? Behind many actions you'll find leadership gone astray. Barrista says Starbucks…
So I'm on a bit of a "walk-about" yesterday in the great state of Illinois, visiting some clients. I stopped off at a Starbucks for my morning fix (decaf…you don't…
From a pure business perspective, VSP is a genius company and the acquisition of Marchon makes all the sense in the world. The purchase allows them to compete with Luxottica…
So, I'm having a conversation with myself last night about this 800# Gorilla thing. I share some of our discussion below. No, I'm not schizophrenic…but I do have these voices in…
OK…I'd love your comments/observations and prognostications on this important strategic action by VSP. What are the implications? VSP’s Lynch, Marchon’s Berg Define New 'Integrated Platform' as Result of AcquisitionNEW YORK
On May 19th, we reported a pending acquisition by VSP. On July 1st we reported this pending acquisition as a rumor…well, here's the news from Vision Monday: __________________ VSP Buys…
I took a vacation this past week with my girlfriend, which also included my 52nd birthday celebration. We set out to go skydiving, but the weather didn’t cooperate. So we…
I thought you might be interested in the respective p resentations being made to the U.S. Supreme Court over VSP’s Non-Profit Status. Download vsp_cert.Petition.pdf Download vsp.Appendix[1].pdf Enjoy! Al Cleinman
Last evening, I had occasion to visit the wonderful village of Gilbertsville, NY (www. Gilbertsville.com), my hometown. I had a date with the most beautiful woman in the world. We…
Discount. According to Webster’s the word has many meanings. But generally, when we think of the word as it relates to our industry, it’s
According to the San Francisco Business Times (thanks, Tom, for passing this on to me), VSP has retained former U.S. Solicitor General Ken Starr to handle their appeal to the…
