Editing OPSM (section)

==History==
OPSM was founded in Sydney in 1932, and was floated on the [[Australian Securities Exchange]] in 1962.<ref>[https://www.opsm.com.au/about-us/our-story Our Story] OPSM</ref> In May 2001, OPSM sold its Protector Safety Supply Group to [[Howard Smith Limited|Howard Smith]].<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20210916224115/https://www.asx.com.au/asx/v2/statistics/displayAnnouncement.do?display=text&issuerId=964&announcementId=703849&documentDate=2001-05-21&documentNumber=235425 To Acquire Protector Safety Supply Group for $60m] [[Howard Smith Limited|Howard Smith]] 21 May 2001</ref> [[Luxottica]] acquired a controlling interest in 2003 and in February 2005, OPSM was delisted from the [[Australian Securities Exchange]].<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20131113182532/http://www.luxottica.com/en/luxottica-group-reaches-985-percent-holding-opsm-group-starts-compulsory-acquisition-remaining Luxottica Group reaches 98.5 percent holding in OPSM Group, starts compulsory acquisition of all remaining shares] [[Luxottica]]</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.afr.com/companies/luxottica-sees-a-bargain-in-opsm-20030503-j70c1|title= Luxottica sees a bargain in OPSM |date=3 May 2003|accessdate=10 May 2020|newspaper=[[Australian Financial Review]]|first=Brett|last=Clegg}}</ref><ref>[https://www.asx.com.au/asxpdf/20050215/pdf/3pr0j9b863th5.pdf Suspension and Removal from Official Quotation] [[Australian Securities Exchange]] 13 February 2005</ref>

In 2010, OPSM opened the Eye Hub concept store in the Melbourne suburb of [[Hawthorn, Victoria|Hawthorn]], blending [[optometry]] and [[ophthalmology]] into one practice.<ref>{{cite web |title=Luxottica eyes augmented growth |url=http://www.executivestyle.com.au/luxottica-eyes-augmented-growth-10jyj |website=Executive Style |accessdate=4 April 2020}}</ref> As to 2018, it operated 330 stores and 41 franchises.<ref>[https://www.luxottica.com/sites/luxottica.com/files/luxottica_group_relazione_finanziaria_annuale_2018_eng_20190410.pdf Annual Report 2018] [[Luxottica]]</ref>