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Sunglass Hut

Sunglass retail chain.

Status: Avoid
Founded
1971
HQ
USA
Ownership type
Conglomerate subsidiary
Parent
EssilorLuxottica

Ownership

Owned by EssilorLuxottica. The retail capture side of the Luxottica story.

Why Avoid

Retail arm of the vertical monopoly.

Sister brands under EssilorLuxottica

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Investigation · April 9, 2026

Your Glasses Got Worse On Purpose

EssilorLuxottica makes your Ray-Bans, sells them through LensCrafters, insures them through EyeMed. Also owns the "independent" brands you thought were alternatives. How one Italian company built a vertical monopoly on your vision.

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