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Clusterstock  Feb 25  Comment 
Eyeglass company Warby Parker is on fire.  The company is expanding all over the U.S. and taking on Luxottica, the behemoth that currently controls much of the world's eyewear.  Now, Warby Parker has gained a very powerful ally: J. Crew CEO...
MarketWatch  Feb 14  Comment 
South African police charge double-amputee Olympic runner Oscar Pistorius — dubbed the Blade Runner — with murder after his girlfriend was found shot dead at his house.
Financial Times  Jan 30  Comment 
The world’s biggest eyewear maker’s fourth-quarter sales rose 8% to €1.63bn on booming demand for luxury frames in mature and emerging markets
Cloud Computing  Jan 10  Comment 
HP Enterprise Services Italia S.r.l. today announced that Luxottica Group S.p.A., a leader in the design, manufacture and distribution of fashion, luxury and sports eyewear, has signed an agreement for HP (NYSE: HPQ) to manage its data center...
Forbes  Nov 27  Comment 
Are we being robbed blind? Whether you plan to worship the sun or can’t find the door without them, you’ll likely need to fork out over $350 for luxury eyewear - a price that’s framed through one lens of an $8.5 billion public company...
Wall Street Journal  Sep 5  Comment 
The controlling shareholder of Luxottica Group said Wednesday that he aims to sell a 7% stake in the Italian luxury eyewear maker.




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Luxottica Group is the world’s leading designer, manufacturer and distributor of prescription frames and sunglasses in the premium and luxury segments.

It is a global leader in eyewear, with nearly 5,800 optical and sun retail stores in North America, Asia-Pacific, China and Europe. The group possesses a strong brand portfolio that includes Ray-Ban, the world’s best selling sun and prescription eyewear brand, as well as a number of licensed brands, including Bvlgari, Burberry, Chanel, Dolce & Gabbana, Donna Karan, Prada, Versace, and Polo Ralph Lauren (RL) (beginning January 2007). Key house brands include Vogue, Persol, Arnette and REVO. Luxottica Group’s brand portfolio currently has eight house brands and 17 licensed brands.

In addition to an extensive global network, the Group manages leading retail brands such as LensCrafters and Pearle Vision in North America, OPSM and Laubman & Pank in Asia-Pacific, and Sunglass Hut globally. The Group’s products are designed and manufactured in six Italy-based high-quality manufacturing plants and in the only two China-based plants wholly-owned by a premium eyewear manufacturer.

The Group’s distribution network covers all of the world’s key markets, both wholesale and retail. It is the leading player in the retail market in North America, China, Australia, New Zealand and the UK, and its wholesale distribution network covers 130 countries, with direct operations in the world’s 38 most important eyewear markets.

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