Costa Del Mar
American sunglasses manufacturer / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Costa Del Mar or simply Costa is an American manufacturer of polarized sunglasses based in Daytona Beach, Florida.[1] It is a wholly owned subsidiary of EssilorLuxottica. Their sunglasses are popular in the sport sunglasses market, and are considered good for outdoor sports practicing, such as Summer activities, recreational fishing and boating.[2][3][4] Costa's Baffin Sunglasses won Best of Show: Eyewear at ICAST 2018.[5][6]
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Company type | Division |
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Industry | Sunglasses |
Founded | 1983 |
Founder | Ray Ferguson co. Owner Austin Leplow |
Headquarters | , United States |
Key people | John Costa (CEO) |
Products | Sunglasses |
Revenue | $100 million (2013) |
Parent | EssilorLuxottica |
Website | www |
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"Costa Del Mar" is Spanish for "coast of the sea".[7] The company was acquired by Essilor in 2013, which itself merged with Luxottica to form EssilorLuxottica in 2018; Costa was placed under the control of the Luxottica division.[8][9][10]