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Article: A SPECTACULAR SUCCESS; BELLUNO'S LONG TRADITION OF LOVINGLY CRAFTED EYEWEAR CARRIES ON.
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- WWD
- Article date:
- February 22, 2002
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Aside from the blaring notes of Prince's "Kiss" seeping out of a disco bar in the heart of Belluno, at 9 p.m. the tiny cobblestone streets are deserted.
For the natives, the town's sleepiness is normal. "People here work very hard; they clock in long hours so they go to bed early," said Antonio Zandegiacomo Copetin, secretary of Sipao, the association that represents the eyewear manufacturers from the Belluno district, where two-thirds of the eyewear sold around the world originates.
Proving him right is the sign posted outside the gates of Luxottica's headquarters in Agordo: Factory hours are 5:45 a.m to 7:30 p.m.
This tireless approach to ...