[2] The first Sunglass Hut store opened in 1971 when optometrist Sanford L. Ziff set up in a freestanding kiosk in Miami's Dadeland Mall.

[5] Ziff retained the company’s existing management team and shifted part ownership to his son, Dean.

They retained the stake until 1991, when the company's annual sales surpassed $100 million, and the Ziff family sold the portion of Sunglass Hut that remained in their control.

[8][9] Sunglass Hut operates 2,000 retail outlets in 20 countries: 1,562 in North America, 157 in Australia, 44 in New Zealand, 15 in Asia, 123 in South Africa, 81 in the United Kingdom and Ireland, 33 in the Middle East, and 35 in India.

[11] Sunglass Hut stores have opened in Australia, China, Thailand, Lebanon, India, the United Arab Emirates, Czech Republic, Bahrain and Saudi Arabia.