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2. Luxottica - Wikipedia

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   Luxottica acquired Oakley in November 2007 for US$2.1 billion. Oakley had tried to dispute their prices because of Luxottica's large marketshare, and Luxottica responded by dropping Oakley from their stores, causing their stock price to drop, followed by Luxottica's hostile take over of the company. [24]

3. Oakley, Inc. - Wikipedia

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   Oakley, Inc. is an American company headquartered in Foothill Ranch, California, which is an autonomous subsidiary of Luxottica. The company designs, develops and manufactures sports performance equipment and lifestyle pieces including sunglasses , safety glasses, eyeglasses , sports visors, ski/snowboard goggles , watches, apparel, backpacks ...

4. Lillian Smith (trick shooter) - Wikipedia

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   Smith's poor performance at the annual Wimbledon rifle competition (as opposed to Oakley's favorable performance) brought mocking coverage by both the British and American press. A friend of Smith attempted to reverse the roles of Smith and Oakley in his recounting of the competition, but the claims received public responses by reputable ...

5. EssilorLuxottica - Wikipedia

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   In January 2017, Essilor and Luxottica announced the merger of their activities. After having received the necessary authorizations from the competition authorities of the United States, the European Union, Brazil, Canada and China, EssilorLuxottica was created on 1 October 2018. [5]

6. Frank E. Butler - Wikipedia

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   Frank Butler was born in County Longford, Ireland, and moved with his family to the United States at the age of 13. [1] While Butler's birth date is listed on his and Oakley's U.S. passport application as February 25, 1852, the obituary for Butler posted by the Associated Press in 1926 has his age as 76, which meant he was born in 1850. [2]

7. Jim Jannard - Wikipedia

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   Oakley sunglasses were used by bicycle racer Greg LeMond, raising the company's profile. [3] In the 1980s, Jannard restricted the sale of Oakley sunglasses to the Sunglass Hut, although small specialty shops could continue to sell Oakley sunglasses. [2] In 1991, his company had 200 employees. [3] In 1995, the company went public. [2]