Companies That Are Not American Made, But Everyone Believes They Are!

Published on 10/05/2021
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Sunglass Hut

Sunglass Hut is a well-known shopping location for many eyewear enthusiasts in the United States. The company sells both colorful and clear glasses. There is representation from South Africa, India, the United Kingdom, and other countries. Despite this, the company was founded by Sanford Ziff, an optometrist from Miami, Florida. The company was sold in 1986, five years after it opened its 100th store. Luxottica purchased it in 2001 for $653 million. When I was a kid, there were about 1,300 stores spread out across the city. Currently, about 2,000 sites are open around the world.

Sunglass Hut

Sunglass Hut

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Motorola

Motorola, which is well-known for its electronic devices, was founded in Schaumburg, Illinois, long before mobile phones existed. Following its debut in 1928, it grew in popularity gradually, reaching a pinnacle of success with flip phones and other devices. Google eventually bought it, only for Lenovo, a Chinese conglomerate, to buy it back in 2014. Google lost money on this transaction since it paid $12 billion for the company two years before selling it for $2.9 billion. Even now, Google’s willingness to lose $10 billion on this transaction remains a puzzle.

Motorola

Motorola

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