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sunglasshut .com. Sunglass Hut is an international retailer of sunglasses and sunglass accessories founded in Miami, Florida, United States, in 1971. Sunglass Hut is part of the Italian-based Luxottica Group, the world’s largest eyewear company. As of December 31, 2008, the Luxottica Group operated 2,286 stores around the world, most of those ...
Family. Del Vecchio family. Leonardo Del Vecchio (22 May 1935 – 27 June 2022) was an Italian billionaire businessman, the founder and chairman of Luxottica, [ 1] the world's largest producer and retailer of glasses and frames, [ 2] with 77,734 employees and over 8,000 stores. [ 3] At the time of his death, his net worth was estimated at US$24 ...
Los Angeles, California, U.S. Alma mater. University of Southern California (dropped out) Occupation. Businessman. Known for. founder of Oakley, Inc. founder of Red Digital Cinema Camera Company. James Jannard (born June 8, 1949) [1] is an American designer, businessman and founder of Oakley, Inc., an eyewear and apparel company; and Red ...
Iris Apfel. Iris Apfel ( / ˈæpfɛl / AP-fəl; [1] née Barrel; August 29, 1921 – March 1, 2024) was an American businesswoman, interior designer, and fashion designer, known for her flamboyant style, outspoken personality and oversized eyeglasses. In business with her husband, Carl, from 1950 to 1992, Apfel had a career in textiles ...
Luxottica Group S.p.A. is an Italian eyewear conglomerate based in Milan. As a vertically integrated company, Luxottica designs, manufactures, distributes, and retails its eyewear brands all through its own subsidiaries. The company, presently organized as a subsidiary of EssilorLuxottica which formed when the Italian conglomerate merged with ...
Ray-Ban, Oakley, LensCrafters, Sunglass Hut. Luxxotica is the world's largest eyewear company, vertically integrated to design, manufacture, market, and sell more than 40 glasses brands ...
Hunter S. Thompson was known for wearing yellow-tinted driving glasses. When driving a vehicle, particularly at high speed, dazzling glare caused by a low Sun, or by lights reflecting off snow, puddles, other vehicles, or even the front of the vehicle, can be lethal. Sunglasses can protect against glare when driving.
Died. December 2, 2020 (aged 82) Kansas, United States. Occupation. Business entrepreneur. Known for. Co-founder of Pizza Hut, Franchisee of Papa John's Pizza. Brothers Dan (born 1931) and Frank Carney (April 26, 1938 – December 2, 2020) were American businessmen who founded Pizza Hut. [1]