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Home > Company Index > Specialty Retail > Miscellaneous Retail > Sunglass Hut International, Inc.

Sunglass Hut International, Inc.
 PROFILE
Even if your future isn't so bright, Sunglass Hut International has shades for you. The world's largest specialty sunglasses retailer has nearly 2,000 stores in Australia, Canada, the Caribbean, Europe, New Zealand, Singapore, Puerto Rico, and the US (about 1,300 Sunglass Hut locations, 110 Watch Station outlets, nearly 120 Watch World stores, and about 420 combination stores selling both watches and sunglasses). Outlets are mostly located in malls and sell sunglasses for $50 and up. Sunglass Hut sells branded shades from Luxottica Group (Ray-Ban, Revo) and Oakley, which account for a quarter of its sales, as well as from Donna Karan, NIKE, Ralph Lauren, and Tommy Hilfiger. Luxottica bought Sunglass Hut in April 2001.

 COMPETITION
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 FINANCIAL OVERVIEW
Fiscal Year-End: January
2001 Sales (mil.): 679.70
1-Yr. Sales Growth: 6.9%
Employees: 9,174
Revenue per employee: $74,089.82

 KEY PEOPLE
• James N. Hauslein
    CEO
• Steve L. Pattison
    CFO

 CONTACT INFO
255 Alhambra Circle
Coral Gables, FL 33134
US
Phone: 305-461-6100
Fax: 305-461-6238
Online: Web Site

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