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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 for advancing virtual try-on technology.

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