Article: Va. Optical Chain Said for Sale

Dr. Richard S. Bartley, a Virginia Beach optometrist who built one of the mid-Atlantic region's largest optical chains, is negotiating the sale of his company to an Australian concern, according to a business associate.

Bartley told employees about the possible sale on April 28, said Dr. John Kauffman, a Hampton optometrist who has worked with Bartley for seven years.

Kauffman identified the potential buyer as Optical Prescription Safety Makers, a Sydney-based, 260-store optical chain. The company would take control of Richard S. Bartley and Associates Inc.'s 17 stores on July 1 if negotiations go as planned.

Stores would still carry the Richard S. Bartley name, Kauffman ...

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