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Glasses.com is an American online retailer of prescription eyewear and prescription sunglasses, offering a wide array of brands including Ray-Ban, Oakley and Prada. It was founded in 2011 in Salt Lake City and was acquired by Italy-based Luxottica Group in 2014. The company has its corporate headquarters in Mason, Ohio, a suburb of Cincinnati.

Glasses.com is a wholly owned subsidiary of Luxottica, the largest eyewear company in the world.

History

Glasses.com was created when the makers of 1-800 CONTACTS, Inc. (a subsidiary of Wellpoint, Inc.) purchased the URL for the website with the intention of improving the eyeglass shopping experience.

Technical innovation

Glasses.com introduced 3Dfit Virtual Try-On technology that uses facial mapping software to produce a 180° view of a customer’s face showing how each pair would look.

Eyewear brands

Glasses.com operates in two sectors: manufacturing & wholesale distribution and retail distribution. The house brands include the following, which are sold in the company's online store.

Armani Exchange
Arnette
Brooks Brothers
Burberry
Coach
DKNY
Emporio Armani
Giorgio Armani
Michael Kors
Miu Miu
Oakley
Polo Ralph Lauren
Paul Smith Spectacles
Persol
Polo Ralph Lauren
Prada
Prada Linea Rossa
Ralph Lauren
Ray-Ban
Sferoflex
Tory Burch
Valentino
Versace
Vogue Eyewear

Awards

Glasses.com has received:

• The 2014 Cannes Lions Award^[1] for advancing virtual try-on technology.

• “Best Use of Device Camera” at the 18th Annual Webby Awards^[2].

References

^ "GLASSES.COM WINS AT THE 2014 CANNES LIONS AWARDS FOR ADVANCING VIRTUAL TRY-ON TECHNOLOGY". Luxottica. Retrieved 07/09/2018. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
^ "Best Use of Device Camera Winners Archive | The Webby Awards". Retrieved 09/07/2018. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |access-date= (help)

External links

Official website

[1] "GLASSES.COM WINS AT THE 2014 CANNES LIONS AWARDS FOR ADVANCING VIRTUAL TRY-ON TECHNOLOGY". Luxottica. Retrieved 07/09/2018. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |access-date= (help)

[2] "Best Use of Device Camera Winners Archive | The Webby Awards". Retrieved 09/07/2018. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |access-date= (help)

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