The listing raised money for the company and allowed it to use its shares to acquire other brands, starting with Italian brand Vogue in 1990, Persol and US Shoe Corporation ( LensCrafters ) in 1995, Ray-Ban in 1999 and Sunglass Hut, Inc. in 2001.

As of December 31, 2008, the Luxottica Group operated 2, 286 stores worldwide, most of those as part of the Sunglass Hut brand.

Under Luxottica's control, Sunglass Hut repositioned its brand identity to emphasize the fashionability of the sunglasses it sold.

The repositioning began in 2003, and its current inception is the ‘ Put Them On ’ positioning now used by the Sunglass Hut brand worldwide.

The listing enhanced the company ’ s ability to acquire other brands, starting with Italian brand Vogue in 1990, Persol and US Shoe Corporation ( LensCrafters ) in 1995, Ray-Ban in 1999 and Sunglass Hut, Inc. in 2001.

The company also began selling watches under the names ‘ Watch Station ’, ‘ Watch World ’, and as combined Sunglass Hut-Watch Station stores.

Local merchants are complemented by national retailers and restaurants, such as Bubba Gump Shrimp Company, The Cheesecake Factory, Johnny Rockets, Five Guys, Ann Taylor, Sunglass Hut, Banana Republic, Gap, Swatch, Victoria's Secret, Bath & Body Works, bebe, Fire & Ice, Starbucks, Brooks Brothers, Urban Outfitters, Uno Chicago Grill, and Swarovski.

Their retail banners include: Sunglass Hut International, LensCrafters, OPSM, Laubman & Pank, Budget Eyewear, Bright Eyes, Pearle Opticians, Pearle Vision, Surfeyes, Sears Optical, Target Optical, Cole Vision Care, ICON, Optical Shop of Aspen, ILORI and Grand Optics LLc.

LensCrafters, Sunglass Hut International and Pearle Vision are all wholly owned subsidiaries of the Italian-based Luxottica, the largest eyewear company in the world.

Sunglass Hut is an international retailer of sunglasses and sunglass accessories founded in Miami, Florida in 1971.

Sunglass Hut is part of the Italian-based Luxottica Group, the world ’ s largest eyewear company.

Sunglass Hut stores are located in the United States, Canada, the Caribbean, Brazil, continental Europe, the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, Hong Kong, Singapore, South Africa, the Middle East, India and most notably in megalopolis Montreal, Canada.

The first Sunglass Hut store opened in 1971 when optometrist Sanford Ziff set up in a freestanding kiosk in Miami's Dadeland Mall.

The success of this kiosk prompted Ziff to open other Sunglass Hut locations in Miami, and by 1986, Ziff had opened approximately 100 Sunglass Hut outlets, achieving sales of $ 24 million a year.

Sunglass Hut continued to grow, and in 1986 Ziff sold a 75 % stake in Sunglass Hut to Connecticut investment firm Kidd, Kamm & Co. for $ US35-million.

Following the partial acquisition, the business was incorporated under the name Sunglass Hut International, Inc.

Ziff retired from Sunglass Hut in 1989.

They retained the stake until 1991, when the company's annual sales surpassed $ 100 million, and the Ziff family sold the portion of Sunglass Hut that remained in their control.

In 1993, Sunglass Hut International, Inc. became a public company, with an initial public offering of US $ 70-million, and by 1996, Sunglass Hut possessed a 30 percent share of the sunglass market in the United States.

In February 2000, the Luxottica Group acquired Sunglass Hut, paying US $ 653 million 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.

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