Inside the new Warby Parker location at 3128 W. Cary St. in Cary Court.

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Eyewear retailer Warby Parker has opened its newest Virginia location at 3128 W. Cary St. in Cary Court.

This location marks the 11th Warby Parker retail store in Virginia.

“Our new Cary Court store is our second store in the area which means we can offer holistic eye care to an even greater number of our Richmond customers,” said Sandy Gilsenan, chief retail and customer experience officer.

The first Richmond area location of Warby Parker opened in 2021 at Short Pump Town Center .

The retailer chose its latest location based on the existing online customer base.

“When opening new retail locations, we often expand into areas where we already have a customer base online. Our focus is on creating a best-in-class customer experience across all channels and making it as easy as possible for customers to access eye care, no matter how they’re shopping,” added Gilsenan.

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Warby Parker is known for offering stylish prescription glasses and sunglasses at more affordable prices compared to traditional eyewear brands. Online, the price of frames starts at $95.

A standout feature is their “ Home Try-On “ program, where you can try five pairs of glasses at home for free before deciding which ones to buy. The brand also makes a social impact with their “ Buy a Pair, Give a Pair “ program where they donate a pair of glasses to someone in need for every pair purchased. You can also take a style quiz online to find which frames best fit your face.

“This new location will offer affordable, holistic eye care including our full assortment of eyeglasses and sunglasses, contact lenses, accessories, comprehensive eye exams, and more,” said Gilsenan. “We’re thrilled to be in the heart of Richmond, making Warby Parker a one-stop shop for all eye care needs.”

This location marks the eleventh Warby Parker retail store in Virginia.

From the Archives: A look back at Richmond schools

08-06-1979 (cutline): Antoi Harrington (left) and Robert Winthrow are friends.

In October 1954, students crowded into the new Douglas S. Freeman High School in Henrico County. The school, which cost about $1.1 million, opened the previous month and had roughly 500 high school and 500 elementary students.

In September 1961, students entered Westhampton School in Richmond. That fall, Daisy Jane Cooper became the first African-American student to integrate the junior high school; the following year, she made similar history at Thomas Jefferson High School.

In July 1968, a summer session class of journalism students worked on the yearbook, “The Sunfire,” at the Collegiate Schools in Henrico County.

In April 1955, students at Ridge School in Henrico County enjoyed their new merry-go-round. It was presented to the school by the PTA, which had collected donations for playground equipment.

In September 1967, students’ motorcycles lined the parking lot at Thomas Jefferson High School in Richmond on the first day of school.

In March 1961, Robert K. Crowell, a teacher at George Wythe High School in Richmond, held his first class on communism. The six-week course was reported to be one of the first in the country and drew national attention from newspapers and television. Crowell said his method of teaching the class was to emphasize that communism was not merely an economic system “but a way of life.”

08-31-1970 (cutline): Students wait for transfer buses at corner of Westover Hills Blvd. and Forest Hill Ave.

05-03-1979 (cutline): Pupils sit under an atop homemade wooden loft at Cary Elementary School.

08-30-1971 (cutline): Miss Susan R. McCandlish greets her fifth graders on their first day at Chimborazo School.

08-30-1971 (cutline): Mrs. Gayle Graham (right) calls roll in her fifth grade class at Lakeside Elementary School.

03-29-1971: Young student listeds to playback in reading class. The program was to be used the following fall for first graders in Richmond city schools.

04-18-1982 (cutline): Video equipment used in a visual literacy program, paid for by Title I in Richmond.

09-06-1989 (cutline): Thelma Smith, a former teacher who came to school yesterday to help, pinned bus numbers on pupils at Bellevue Elementary School.

09-03-1985 (cutline): Corey Green on bus, ready to head home after 1st day of school at John B. Cary School.

05-03-1979: John B. Cary Elementary School library.

06-16-1989 (cutline): Doing something--Patricia Lancaster, Boushall Middle School curriculum specialist, is surrounded by some of the pupils taking part in the "Becoming a Woman" program.

07-13-1979 (cutline): In Super Mint factory--Stephanie McIntosh, Becky Blum and Chris Minney (left to right) made Astonishments this week in the Superintendent's School for the Gifted.

09-08-1972: Students cross street on Forest Hill Avenue aided by crossing guard.

09-01-1970 (cutline): "It's different. It's a new experience. Everybody's trying to make it work. I think it will work." These comments by Susan Lippsitz, a new student at Thomas Jefferson High School, are reflective of those by several high and middle school students in their second day of the school term under a new court-ordered desegregation plan.

07-11-1976 (cutline): Blackwell Elementary students examine a bell in front of Treasury building in Washington D.C. The Richmond elementary school class was part of Class-on-Wheels, a summer school program. The federally financed program was designed to give disadvantaged studens the opportunity to travel by bus throughout Virginia.

09-01-1970 (cutline): Students leave a city school bus at Thompson Middle School, where some of them are to board a Virginia Transit Co. bus taking them to Maymont School. Thompson, in the annexed area on Forest Hill Avenue, and Maymont, near Byrd Park, are paired under the city's court-ordered desegregation plan. Some confusion yesterday about busing students to Thompson and then to Maymont was alleviated this morning through a new, direct VTC bus schedule.

10-02-1975 (cutline): Counselor Libby Hoffman uses pictures, recorded story to teach 'self worth.'

05-14-1971 (cutline): Mr. J.C. Binford with his 11th grade American History Class. This was one of the largest classes at George Wythe.