LensCrafters

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LensCrafters
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HeadquartersMason, Ohio, U.S.
Number of locations
1,158
Areas served
United States
Canada
Puerto Rico
Hong Kong
India
ProductsEyewear, glasses, sunglasses
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ParentUnited States Shoe Corporation
(1984–1995)
Luxottica
(1995–2018)
EssilorLuxottica (2018-present)
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LensCrafters Optique store in Sherway Gardens, Toronto, Canada
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LensCrafters Optique store in Ann Arbor, MI

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 (now part of 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 Vietnam, China, Hong Kong and India.[4]

History

LensCrafters was founded in March 1983 by E. Dean Butler, who had been a manager with Procter & Gamble.[5][6][7][8] Butler first developed the idea for a "while you wait" eyeglass retailer after helping a Procter & Gamble colleague produce television commercials for a family optical business in the late 1970s.[5]

LensCrafters achieved sales of $2 million in its first year of operation[9] before Butler sold the company to the United States Shoe Corporation in 1984.[10][8] Butler remained as LensCrafters' CEO until 1988.[11]

LensCrafters had just three locations when U.S. Shoe purchased it; by 1989, there were 350 locations, and LensCrafters was generating 40% of U.S. Shoe's operating income.[12]

In 1992, LensCrafters surpassed Pearle Vision to become the largest chain of eyeglass retailers in the United States, with roughly $660 million in annual revenue.[8]

In 1995, Luxottica launched a hostile takeover attempt of U.S. Shoe, with the goal of acquiring LensCrafters.[13] Luxottica announced in April 1995, that it had reached an agreement to purchase U.S. Shoe for $1.4 billion.[14]

Luxottica acquired Pearle Vision in 2004, combining the country's two largest eyewear retailers.[15] Though most locations can still provide glasses and frames same-day, that line of business has become de-emphasized over time for the luxury market.

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  1. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Essilor to Buy Ray-Ban Maker Luxottica for About $24 Billion". Bloomberg.com. 2017-01-15. Retrieved 2023-08-14.
  2. ^ "At LensCrafters selling candor and designer frames", New York Times (April 16, 2006).
  3. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."U.S. Shoe Agrees to $1.3-Billion Takeover Offer". LA Times. April 17, 1995. Retrieved September 15, 2018.
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  6. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Knight, Sam (2018-05-10). "The spectacular power of Big Lens | The long read". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2019-06-18.
  7. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Lieber, Chavie (2019-03-06). "Glasses can have a markup of 1,000%. Two former LensCrafters executives revealed why". Vox. Retrieved 2019-06-18.
  8. ^ a b c Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."History of LensCrafters Inc. – FundingUniverse". www.fundinguniverse.com. Retrieved 2019-06-18.
  9. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Dean Butler | Bio | Premiere Speakers Bureau". premierespeakers.com. Retrieved 2019-06-18.
  10. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Mason's LensCrafters now part of $52.5B eyewear giant". Cincinnati.com. Retrieved 2019-06-18.
  11. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."E. Dean Butler: Executive Profile & Biography - Bloomberg". www.bloomberg.com. Retrieved 2019-06-18.
  12. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."LensCrafters Inc.". Encyclopedia.com. Retrieved January 3, 2018.
  13. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."U.S. Shoe, Luxottica Courting Shareholders In Takeover Battle". Hartford Courant. March 31, 1995. Retrieved January 3, 2018.
  14. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Luxottica to Acquire U.S. Shoe for $1.4 Billion". The New York Times. April 18, 1995. Retrieved September 15, 2018.
  15. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Emsden, Christopher; Rohwedder, Cecilie (27 January 2004). "Italy's Luxottica Agrees to Pay $441 Million for Cole National". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 2019-06-18.

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