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Sunglass Hut International, Inc. is the world's largest specialty retailer of nonprescription sunglasses. The company operates 2,450 stores, 2000, of which are located in North America. Overseas, the company operates 150 stores in Europe, 60 stores in South Africa and 240 stores in Australia, New Zealand, Hong Kong and Singapore. Sunglass Hut is focused on fashion eyewear, operating as part of Luxottica Group S.p.A., the world's largest eyewear company. Other North American retail subsidiaries owned by Luxottica include LensCrafters, Inc., Pearle Vision, Inc., and licensed brand stores located in stores operated by Sears, Roebuck and Co., Target Corporation, and BJ's Wholesale Club. Australia retail subsidiaries owned by Luxottica include OPSM, Budget Eyewear & Laubman & Pank...

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Luxottica Buys Oakley

Luxottica Group SpA, the world's biggest maker of eyewear, agreed to buy Oakley Inc. for $2.03 billion, adding athletic sunglasses to the Italian company's range of fashion brands from Ray-Ban to Ralp...
Posted by Sunglass Hut on Thu, 21 Jun 2007 02:23:00 PST

About Luxottica Group

About Luxottica GroupLuxottica Group is a global leader in eyewear, with over 5,800 optical and sun retail stores in North America, Asia-Pacific, China and Europe and a strong brand portfolio that inc...
Posted by Sunglass Hut on Sat, 26 May 2007 05:46:00 PST

SGH Europe History

Sunglass Hut Europe began retailing in the UK, in May 1993, with the first store opening in the Departure Lounge at Terminal 3, Heathrow Airport, the largest Airport in Europe followed by a unit at Ga...
Posted by Sunglass Hut on Tue, 03 Apr 2007 04:47:00 PST

The Early Years

The Early Years Sunglass Hut was founded in 1971 by Sanford Ziff in Miami, Florida. Ziff, an optometrist at the time, had decided that the people in Miami could benefit from protective eyewear in the...
Posted by Sunglass Hut on Sun, 09 Jul 2006 01:57:00 PST

198892: The Rapid Worldwide Expansion of Sunglass Hut

1988-92: The Rapid Worldwide Expansion of Sunglass Hut Following the partial acquisition of Sunglass Hut by Kidd, Kamm & Co., the business was incorporated under the name Sunglass Hut Internationa...
Posted by Sunglass Hut on Sun, 09 Jul 2006 01:55:00 PST

The 1990s: Success As a Publicly Held Company

The 1990s: Success As a Publicly Held Company The year 1993 marked the entrance of Sunglass Hut International, Inc. into the public domain, as the company's stock was offered for sale in an initial pu...
Posted by Sunglass Hut on Sun, 09 Jul 2006 01:55:00 PST

Sunglass Hut at the Turn of the 21st Century

Sunglass Hut at the Turn of the 21st Century The foray into selling watches proved to be a boon to Sunglass Hut's business, giving the company a new avenue of growth at a time when its mainstay busin...
Posted by Sunglass Hut on Sun, 09 Jul 2006 01:53:00 PST