Luxottica Group, S.p.A. (LUX)

Lens Finishing Labs

In North America, we have seven central lens finishing labs that are of strategic importance to our North American retail business.  Combining our broad presence in the market with additional capacity for handling lens finishing work, we anticipate increasing availability of our higher-margin lens treatments to consumers at our stores. Lens finishing labs are also expected to contribute to a reduction of the time and cost of finishing work provided by third parties.

We operate Oakley optical lens laboratories in the United States, Ireland and Japan where we surface prescription lenses. These labs provide Oakley prescription lenses to the North and South American, European and Asian markets, respectively, enabling us to achieve expeditious delivery, better quality control and higher optical standards.

Lens Finishing Labs

In North America, we have eight central lens finishing labs that are of strategic importance to our North American retail business.  Combining our broad presence in the market with additional capacity for handling lens finishing work, we anticipate increasing availability of our higher-margin lens treatments to consumers at our stores. Lens finishing labs are also expected to contribute to a reduction of the time and cost of finishing work provided by third parties.

Oakley operates optical lens laboratories in the United States, Ireland and Japan where it surfaces prescription lenses. These labs provide prescription lenses to the North and South American, European and Asian markets, respectively, enabling it to achieve expeditious delivery, better quality control and higher optical standards.

Lens Finishing Labs

Luxottica Group has made major advancements in increasing its lens finishing capacity and invested in advanced technologies to deliver higher-margin services to its customers. In 2007, two older plants were replaced by a new state-of-the-art facility in Columbus, Ohio, and Pearle Vision store labs were centralized to improve service and quality levels. The Group is now positioned to be self-sufficient in terms of lens finishing and proprietary product development. Over the next two to three years the Group will focus on systems integration, advanced technologies and facility improvements.

Combining its broad presence in the market with additional capacity for handling lens finishing work, Luxottica Group anticipates increasing availability of its higher-margin lens treatments to consumers at its stores. Lens finishing labs are also expected to contribute to a reduction of the time and cost of finishing work provided by third parties.