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VANCOUVER and STOCKHOLM, February 6 /PRNewswire/ --
- Canadian Founder Available in Stockholm February 9 for Interview
Coastal Contacts (TSX:COA, www.coastalcontacts.com) is an online retailer
of contact lenses and they are number two in the world with Cdn$81 million
in sales last year, with more than 60% of sales coming in Europe. They are
Europe's number one online retailer of contacts and the leading retailer of
contacts in Sweden - both under the lensway.com and mylenses.nl brands.
Coastal is also one of the fastest growing companies in Canada.
The acquisitions of Sweden's Lensway.com (www.lensway.com) and
Yourlenses Scandanavia AB, and of MyLenses.nl (www.mylenses.nl) in the
Netherlands over the last few years have been a critical factor and catalyst
in helping make Coastal the number two international online retailer of
contact lenses. The European centre of operations in Stockholm includes a
new multi-lingual call centre and distribution facility, which has better
positioned the company to capitalize on expanding European markets in recent
years and for the future.
Roger Hardy, Coastal's founder and CEO, will be in Stockholm this Friday,
February 9 along with Terry Vanderkruyk, Coastal's VP, Corporate Development.
If you would like to meet with Mr Hardy and Coastal's Swedish operations CEO
Daniel Muhlbach to discuss the company's business and prospects, please let
us know.
Potential topics: how Coastal's acquisitions of contact lenses online
retailers in Sweden and the Netherlands over the last few years have been the
engine driving corporate growth. These acquisitions have cemented Coastal's
reputation as a potential international consolidator for the online contact
lens retail industry. The company continues to review potential acquisition
targets in Europe, Asia and North America. What are the future plans and
prospects for this Sweden-originated international business? What are the
market prospects for Coastal in Canada, the United States and in Asia?
VANCOUVER and STOCKHOLM, February 6 /PRNewswire/ --
Coastal Contacts Inc.
For further information: To arrange an interview, please contact: In Europe, Julia Stierli, Julia@stierli.com, (tel) +41-79-400-50-36; or Terry Vanderkruyk, Coastal Contacts, terryv@coastalcontacts.com, (tel) +1-604-961-3644; In Canada, Steve Campbell, Campbell & Company Strategies, Vancouver, B.C., scampbell@campbellpr.bc.ca or (tel) +1-604-888-5267