BUSINESS: Retailers Top 10, Mass Merchants Gain Sales in 2010 By Staff Monday, May 16, 2011 12:05 AM RELATED CONTENT Cover Story: Top 50 Optical Retailers 2011 VM’s view of the largest optical chains’ sales performances in 2010 Key Optical Players Ranked by U.S. Sales in 2010 Snapshots of Optical’s 10 Largest Retail Players Economy Impacts Mass Merchants, Warehouse Clubs NEW YORK—The 10 largest retailers on this year’s VM Top 50 U.S. Optical Retailers listing saw their sales increase during 2010, as did the seven largest mass merchandisers and warehouse clubs with optical departments in their stores. Those revenue gains also gave these large eyewear/eyecare players sizeable shares of the Top 50 retailers’ combined sales last year, as the accompanying charts at right illustrate. ■