263:
205:
279:
271:
39:
295:
864:
27:
212:
Ziff retired from
Sunglass Hut in 1989. He and his family retained a 25 percent stake in the business, but were no longer involved in its day-to-day operation. They retained the stake until 1991, when the company's annual sales surpassed $ 100 million, and the Ziff family sold the portion of Sunglass
309:
Sunglass Hut operates 2,000 retail outlets in 20 countries: 1,562 in North
America, 157 in Australia, 44 in New Zealand, 15 in Asia, 123 in South Africa, 81 in the United Kingdom and Ireland, 33 in the Middle East, and 35 in India. As of 2015, it is the most common store in American shopping malls.
247:
In
February 2001, the Luxottica Group acquired Sunglass Hut, paying US$ 653 million including debt and taking possession of 1,300 Sunglass Hut stores, 430 Sunglass Hut-Watch Station combination stores, and 228 stores that operated under either the Watch Station or Watch World banner.
200:
investment firm Kidd, Kamm & Co. for $ 35 million. Ziff retained the company’s existing management team and shifted part ownership to his son, Dean. Following the partial acquisition, the business was incorporated under the name
Sunglass Hut International, Inc.
354:
In 2009, Sunglass Hut introduced in-store photo booths, called Social Sun, that allow customers to take a picture of themselves trying on sunglasses in store, as well as email the photos or send them by multimedia message
176:
Sunglass Hut stores are located in India, the United States, Mexico, Canada, the
Caribbean, Brazil, continental Europe, the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, Hong Kong, Singapore, South Africa and the Middle East.
313:
Sunglass Hut store types include normal retail stores and shopping centre kiosks, retailers in airports, hotels and outlet centres, and premium "global" stores. Sunglass Hut has entered into a partnership with
553:
251:
Under
Luxottica's control, Sunglass Hut repositioned its brand identity to emphasize the fashion of the sunglasses it sold. The repositioning began in 2003.
528:
913:
893:
918:
593:
665:
762:
173:
As of
December 31, 2008, the Luxottica Group operated 2,286 stores around the world, most of those as part of the Sunglass Hut brand.
908:
903:
377:
923:
262:
898:
485:
457:
185:
The first
Sunglass Hut store opened in 1971 when optometrist Sanford L. Ziff set up in a freestanding kiosk in Miami's
615:
658:
193:, and by 1986, Ziff had opened approximately 100 Sunglass Hut outlets, achieving sales of $ 24 million a year.
345:. In 2011, they continued to grow within Central and South America, opening up stores in Mexico and Brazil.
356:
429:
867:
779:
651:
38:
809:
222:
and by 1996, Sunglass Hut possessed a 30 percent share of the sunglass market in the United States.
204:
839:
772:
278:
270:
330:
8:
928:
824:
404:
888:
601:
509:
159:
706:
682:
674:
294:
189:. The success of this kiosk prompted Ziff to open other Sunglass Hut locations in
819:
767:
571:
167:
254:
The Watch
Station International chain was sold to Fossil Inc. in December 2007.
741:
736:
334:
217:
163:
124:
90:
882:
849:
804:
799:
746:
721:
230:
186:
844:
789:
711:
701:
691:
430:"Visionary sunglasses pioneer, arts philanthropist Sanford Ziff dies at 91"
342:
287:
283:
197:
829:
794:
696:
620:
315:
155:
529:"COMPANY NEWS; LUXOTTICA AGREES TO BUY SUNGLASS HUT FOR $ 462 MILLION"
834:
238:
129:
643:
244:
when it added the ability to purchase sunglasses to its US website.
166:, United States, in 1971. Sunglass Hut is part of the Italian-based
784:
322:
338:
326:
233:, Watch World, and as combined Sunglass Hut-Watch Station stores.
226:
26:
814:
486:"History of Sunglass Hut International, Inc. – FundingUniverse"
303:
60:
726:
638:
299:
266:
Sunglass Hut inside Macy*s, Southern Park Mall, Boardman Ohio
190:
716:
52:
510:"Luxottica to buy Sunglass Hut for $ 462M - Feb. 22, 2001"
140:
592:
Gambrell, Dorothy; Clark, Patrick (February 10, 2015).
321:
Sunglass Hut stores have opened in Australia, China,
220:, with an initial public offering of US$ 70-million,
216:In 1993, Sunglass Hut International, Inc. became a
594:"The Average American Mall Explained In 6 Charts"
196:In 1986 Ziff sold a 75% stake in Sunglass Hut to
880:
616:"We want your new pair of shades to be perfect"
318:to open stores within their department stores.
43:Sunglass Hut located inside Southern Park Mall
659:
591:
666:
652:
37:
25:
274:Sunglass Hut in Old San Juan, Puerto Rico
109:Sunglasses, watches, sunglass accessories
763:America's Best Contacts & Eyeglasses
293:
277:
269:
261:
203:
257:
170:, the world’s largest eyewear company.
914:American companies established in 1971
894:Eyewear retailers of the United States
881:
208:Sunglass Hut Kiosk, Oxford Valley Mall
673:
647:
527:Times, New York (February 23, 2001).
526:
919:Retail companies established in 1971
480:
478:
452:
450:
399:
397:
213:Hut that remained in their control.
13:
14:
940:
632:
475:
447:
427:
394:
909:Eyewear retailers of New Zealand
863:
862:
378:"Luxottica Annual Report - 2008"
154:is an international retailer of
608:
585:
225:The company also began selling
904:Eyewear retailers of Australia
564:
546:
520:
502:
421:
370:
1:
924:2001 mergers and acquisitions
363:
348:
7:
899:Eyewear companies of Canada
80:; 53 years ago
10:
945:
756:Not EssilorLuxottica owned
554:"Canadian trade-mark data"
180:
858:
755:
681:
458:"History of Sunglass Hut"
135:
123:
113:
105:
97:
74:
66:
56:
48:
36:
24:
780:Cohen's Fashion Optical
773:Dollond & Aitchison
490:www.fundinguniverse.com
840:Visionworks of America
697:Clearly.ca/Coastal.com
572:"Community Engagement"
306:
291:
275:
267:
209:
810:Hassan's Optician Co.
297:
281:
273:
265:
237:Sunglass Hut entered
207:
359:) to a mobile phone.
331:United Arab Emirates
282:Sunglass Hut at the
258:Stores and locations
825:Solstice Sunglasses
290:store is next to it
115:Number of employees
21:
602:Bloomberg Business
307:
292:
276:
268:
210:
70:Retail - specialty
19:
876:
875:
675:Eyewear retailers
149:
148:
16:American retailer
936:
866:
865:
707:FramesDirect.com
683:EssilorLuxottica
668:
661:
654:
645:
644:
639:Official website
626:
625:
612:
606:
605:
589:
583:
582:
580:
579:
568:
562:
561:
550:
544:
543:
541:
539:
524:
518:
517:
506:
500:
499:
497:
496:
482:
473:
472:
470:
468:
462:Funding Universe
454:
445:
444:
442:
440:
425:
419:
418:
416:
415:
401:
392:
391:
389:
387:
382:
374:
360:
243:
234:
229:under the names
223:
145:
142:
88:
86:
81:
41:
29:
22:
18:
944:
943:
939:
938:
937:
935:
934:
933:
879:
878:
877:
872:
854:
820:Optical Express
768:Boots Opticians
751:
677:
672:
635:
630:
629:
614:
613:
609:
590:
586:
577:
575:
570:
569:
565:
552:
551:
547:
537:
535:
525:
521:
508:
507:
503:
494:
492:
484:
483:
476:
466:
464:
456:
455:
448:
438:
436:
428:Cohen, Howard.
426:
422:
413:
411:
403:
402:
395:
385:
383:
380:
376:
375:
371:
366:
353:
351:
260:
241:
224:
221:
183:
168:Luxottica Group
139:
116:
101:Sanford L. Ziff
89:
84:
82:
79:
44:
32:
17:
12:
11:
5:
942:
932:
931:
926:
921:
916:
911:
906:
901:
896:
891:
874:
873:
871:
870:
859:
856:
855:
853:
852:
847:
842:
837:
832:
827:
822:
817:
812:
807:
802:
797:
792:
787:
782:
777:
776:
775:
765:
759:
757:
753:
752:
750:
749:
744:
742:Vision Express
739:
737:Target Optical
734:
729:
724:
719:
714:
709:
704:
699:
694:
688:
686:
679:
678:
671:
670:
663:
656:
648:
642:
641:
634:
633:External links
631:
628:
627:
607:
584:
574:. Fossil Group
563:
545:
533:New York Times
519:
501:
474:
446:
420:
405:"Sunglass Hut"
393:
368:
367:
365:
362:
350:
347:
335:Czech Republic
259:
256:
218:public company
182:
179:
164:Miami, Florida
147:
146:
137:
133:
132:
127:
121:
120:
117:
114:
111:
110:
107:
103:
102:
99:
95:
94:
91:Miami, Florida
76:
72:
71:
68:
64:
63:
58:
54:
53:
50:
46:
45:
42:
34:
33:
30:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
941:
930:
927:
925:
922:
920:
917:
915:
912:
910:
907:
905:
902:
900:
897:
895:
892:
890:
887:
886:
884:
869:
861:
860:
857:
851:
850:Zenni Optical
848:
846:
843:
841:
838:
836:
833:
831:
828:
826:
823:
821:
818:
816:
813:
811:
808:
806:
805:Hakim Optical
803:
801:
800:Gunnar Optiks
798:
796:
793:
791:
788:
786:
783:
781:
778:
774:
771:
770:
769:
766:
764:
761:
760:
758:
754:
748:
747:Vision Source
745:
743:
740:
738:
735:
733:
730:
728:
727:Sears Optical
725:
723:
722:Pearle Vision
720:
718:
715:
713:
710:
708:
705:
703:
700:
698:
695:
693:
690:
689:
687:
684:
680:
676:
669:
664:
662:
657:
655:
650:
649:
646:
640:
637:
636:
623:
622:
617:
611:
603:
599:
598:Bloomberg.com
595:
588:
573:
567:
559:
555:
549:
534:
530:
523:
515:
511:
505:
491:
487:
481:
479:
463:
459:
453:
451:
435:
431:
424:
410:
406:
400:
398:
379:
373:
369:
361:
358:
346:
344:
340:
336:
332:
329:, India, the
328:
324:
319:
317:
311:
305:
301:
298:Sunglass Hut
296:
289:
285:
280:
272:
264:
255:
252:
249:
245:
240:
235:
232:
231:Watch Station
228:
219:
214:
206:
202:
199:
194:
192:
188:
187:Dadeland Mall
178:
174:
171:
169:
165:
161:
158:and sunglass
157:
153:
144:
138:
134:
131:
128:
126:
122:
118:
112:
108:
104:
100:
96:
92:
77:
73:
69:
65:
62:
59:
55:
51:
47:
40:
35:
28:
23:
845:Warby Parker
790:GKB Opticals
732:Sunglass Hut
731:
712:LensCrafters
702:EyeBuyDirect
692:Apollo-Optik
619:
610:
597:
587:
576:. Retrieved
566:
557:
548:
536:. Retrieved
532:
522:
513:
504:
493:. Retrieved
489:
465:. Retrieved
461:
437:. Retrieved
434:Miami Herald
433:
423:
412:. Retrieved
408:
384:. Retrieved
372:
352:
343:Saudi Arabia
320:
312:
308:
253:
250:
246:
236:
215:
211:
195:
184:
175:
172:
152:Sunglass Hut
151:
150:
57:Company type
31:Current logo
20:Sunglass Hut
284:Natick Mall
198:Connecticut
162:founded in
160:accessories
141:sunglasshut
929:Sunglasses
883:Categories
830:Specsavers
795:GlassesUSA
578:2019-07-03
495:2021-07-09
467:21 January
439:21 January
414:2018-04-01
386:21 January
364:References
349:Technology
156:sunglasses
889:Luxottica
835:US Vision
538:March 27,
409:Luxottica
239:eCommerce
130:Luxottica
868:Category
785:Fielmann
558:Ic.gc.ca
323:Thailand
288:Claire’s
106:Products
67:Industry
49:Formerly
514:cnn.com
339:Bahrain
327:Lebanon
242:in 1998
227:watches
181:History
136:Website
98:Founder
83: (
75:Founded
815:Moscot
621:Macy’s
316:Macy’s
304:Sydney
125:Parent
119:10,000
93:, U.S.
61:Public
685:owned
381:(PDF)
300:kiosk
191:Miami
717:OPSM
540:2024
469:2018
441:2018
388:2018
341:and
286:; A
143:.com
85:1971
78:1971
357:MMS
302:in
885::
618:.
600:.
596:.
556:.
531:.
512:.
488:.
477:^
460:.
449:^
432:.
407:.
396:^
337:,
333:,
325:,
667:e
660:t
653:v
624:.
604:.
581:.
560:.
542:.
516:.
498:.
471:.
443:.
417:.
390:.
355:(
87:)
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
.jpg)