Headed by U.S. billionaire James Jannard , Oakley was Sunglass Hut's biggest brand, representing 25% of sales.

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Sunglass Hut's volume was off 10% in the December quarter from the year before.

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Sunglass Hut's volume was off an estimated 10% in the December quarter from the year before.

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Headed by James Jannard, an American billionaire, Oakley was Sunglass Hut's biggest brand, representing 25% of sales.

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Two-thirds of Sunglass Hut's corporate staff is gone, and so is its Miami home office, which was merged with LensCrafters' Cincinnati headquarters.

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Two thirds of Sunglass Hut's corporate staff is gone.

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Within weeks of buying the U.S. retailer Sunglass Hut in April, the chairman of Luxottica demanded price cuts from the chain's suppliers.

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This was followed in 2001 by the acquisition of Sunglass Hut, the world's leading retailer of sunglasses.

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Carpenter's most significant move was the sale in June of the sunglass division, which included the famed Ray-Bans.

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