Organization
LensCrafters
U.S. optical retail chain, bought by Luxottica in 1995 with U.S. Shoe.
Connections 2
acquired by
involved in
- 60 Minutes “Sticker Shock” (2012) retail chain whose prices the report examined Scholarship & press 2
Timeline 1 date
- 1995 Luxottica acquired LensCrafters
Proof 2 sources
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Luxottica's Future is So Bright, Visual Merchandising and Store Design, 2001.
Scholarship & press
Luxottica bought LensCrafter (Cincinnati) in 1995 when it acquired U.S. Shoe Corp.
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Sticker shock: Why are glasses so expensive? (60 Minutes script, first aired 7 October 2012, rebroadcast 15 June 2014), CBS News, 15 Jun 2014.
Scholarship & press
At LensCrafters, the average cost for a pair of frames and lenses is about $300.
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