At least 80% of glasses are made by the same company

Think RayBan and Chanel Sunglasses are still made of good quality? Watch the 60 Minutes piece on the optical industries empire, Luxottica. Revealing how Luxottica has cornered the industry buying up eyewear collections that use to be independent and converting them to mass produced glasses. Here is a list of Luxottica brands and retailers.

Luxottica Brands:
Ray-Ban
Oakley
Chanel
Bulgari
Dolce & Gabbana
Salvatore Ferragamo
Prada
Burberry
Polo Ralph Lauren
Paul Smith
Stella McCartney
Tiffany
Vogue
Persol
Miu Miu
Tory Burch
Donna Karan
Oliver Peoples
Revo
Arnette
ESS
K&L
Mosley Tribes
Sferoflex
Anne Klein
Brooks Brothers
Chaps
Club Monaco
D&G
DKNY
Ralph Lauren Purple Label
Ralph
Ralph Lauren
Versace
Versus

Luxottica Retailers:
LensCrafters
Pearle Vision
Sears Optical
Target Optical
Optical Shop of Aspen
Oakley
ILORI
Sunglass Hut
N3L Optics

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Hoet
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ISSON
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