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2.1 Profile
Euro 7.1 billion,
70,000 employees.
Luxottica is a market leader in the design, manufacture and distribution of fashion, luxury,
sport and performance eyewear. Due to the strong growth enjoyed throughout 2012, total
net sales reached a record
net income attributable to Luxottica shareholders was Euro 541.7 million and headcount
as of year-end was approximately
Founded in 1961 by Leonardo Del Vecchio, the Group is a vertically integrated organization
whose manufacturing of sun and prescription eyewear is backed by a wide-reaching
wholesale network and a retail distribution network comprising approximately 7,000 retail
locations as of December 31, 2012, mostly in North America, Asia-Pacific, China and Latin
America.
Product design, development and manufacturing take place in Luxottica’s six production
facilities in Italy, two factories in China and one sports sunglasses production facility in the
United States. In 2012, Luxottica benefitted from the addition of a production facility in
Campinas, Brazil, acquired in connection with the purchase of Tecnol in the first quarter of
2012. Luxottica also has a small plant in India serving the local market.
In 2012, the Group’s worldwide production reached approximately 75 million units.
The design and quality of Luxottica’s products and strong and well-balanced brand
portfolio are known around the world. Proprietary brands include Ray-Ban, one of the
world’s best known brands for eyewear, Oakley, Vogue, Persol, Oliver Peoples, Alain Mikli,
Arnette and REVO, and licensed brands include Bulgari, Burberry, Chanel, Coach, Dolce
& Gabbana, Donna Karan, Paul Smith, Polo Ralph Lauren, Prada, Stella McCartney, Tiffany,
Tory Burch, Versace and, starting from 2013, Armani.