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Luxottica merged with Essilor in 2018. It's now a French-Italian company. They own: Ray-Ban, Oakley, Michael Kors, Varilux, Crizal, Transitions, LensCrafters,
by FuriouslyAdrift 4y ago
Luxottica merged with Essilor in 2018. It's now a French-Italian company.
They own: Ray-Ban, Oakley, Michael Kors, Varilux, Crizal, Transitions, LensCrafters, Clearly, EyeBuyDirect, FramesDirect.com, OPSM, Pearle Vision, Sears Optical, Sunglass Hut, Target Optical, Vision Direct, Vision Source, et al.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EssilorLuxottica https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EssilorLuxottica
- sseagull 4y agoThe more interesting/disgusting part is that they own EyeMed, so for many people they also get your insurance premium, and then also what you pay for glasses or whatever. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luxottica#Medical_managed_care https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luxottica#Medical_managed_care
- samatman 4y agoI personally view vertical integration much more favorably than the Borg-like horizontal consolidation Luxottica exhibits. Consider that CostCo does the same thing and members are generally happy about it.
- jacquesm 4y agoHm, that looks like a good case for an anti-trust action.