Warby Parker Cofounder Has a New Vision: Barbershops

It was three years before Warby Parker, a startup that began selling stylish prescription lenses online in 2010, opened up its first physical store in New York City's SoHo district. It took Harry's, the shaving products company launched by Warby Parker cofounder Jeff Raider earlier this year, just seven months.

On Monday, Harry's — which specializes in low-priced ($10 to $25) razors and grooming kits for men — is opening a full-service barbershop called The Corner Shop at 64 MacDougal St., just five blocks away from Warby Parker's flagship location. The Corner Shop offers visitors a haircut ($35) or shave ($30) in one of two barber chairs, as well as products from Harry's and from third-party brands recommended by the shop's two veteran barbers. Read more...