When it comes to eyewear, Luxottica Group has it made in the shades. The world's largest eyewear firm, Luxottica designs, makes, and sells upscale eyeglass frames and sunglasses, offering some 20 licensed designer brands (Burberry, Chanel, Tiffany) and eight house brands (Ray-Ban and REVO). The group's 6,200-store (about 520 stores are franchises) retail arm, Luxottica Retail, operates LensCrafters and Pearle Vision optical shops, Sunglass Hut, Watch Station, and Watch World, and the EyeMed Vision Care group. Luxottica makes its frames in company-owned plants in Italy and China and sells them in about 130 countries. It acquired US sport sunglasses maker Oakley in 2007, as well as China's Modern Sight Optics.

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Subsidiaries/affiliates of Luxottica Group S.p.A. (Italian: LUX)

• EyeMed Vision Care LLC
• Luxottica Retail
  • LensCrafters, Inc.
  • Pearle Vision, Inc.
• Oakley, Inc.

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