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| Industry | Eye care |
|---|---|
| Founded | March 1983 |
| Founders | E. Dean Butler |
| Headquarters | Mason, Ohio, U.S. |
Number of locations | 1,158 |
Areas served | United States Canada Puerto Rico Hong Kong India |
| Products | Eyewear, glasses, sunglasses |
| Parent | United States Shoe Corporation (1984–1995) Luxottica (1995–2018) EssilorLuxottica (2018-present) |
| Website | www |
LensCrafters is an international retailer of prescription eyewear and prescription sunglasses. Its stores usually host independent optometrists on-site or in an adjacent store. The company has its corporate headquarters in Mason, Ohio, a suburb of Cincinnati in the US.
LensCrafters has been a wholly owned subsidiary of Luxottica (which has since merged with Essilor to form EssilorLuxottica),[1] the largest eyewear company in the world, since 1995.[2][3] At the end of 2018, Luxottica operated 1,158 LensCrafters stores, of which 1,050 are located in North America and 108 are located in China, Hong Kong and India.[4]
- ^ "Essilor to Buy Ray-Ban Maker Luxottica for About $24 Billion". Bloomberg.com. 2017-01-15. Retrieved 2023-08-14.
- ^ "At LensCrafters selling candor and designer frames", New York Times (April 16, 2006).
- ^ "U.S. Shoe Agrees to $1.3-Billion Takeover Offer". LA Times. April 17, 1995. Retrieved September 15, 2018.
- ^ "Luxottica Annual Report 2018" (PDF). Luxottica. 2019-04-10. Retrieved 2019-06-18.