Plays with YouTube's privacy-enhanced embed 60 Minutes - Luxottica. Do you know who makes your glasses?
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HN repeatedly cites it in any thread on why glasses are expensive, as the eye-opening explanation of Luxottica's monopoly.
A 60 Minutes segment on Luxottica, the company that owns most major eyewear brands and retailers and dominates the market. It shows how consolidation of brands and manufacturing affects glasses prices.
Pull quote: “See this eye-opening 60 Minutes story on Luxottica” (HN, 2019)
Also tagged: eyewear industry monopoly, luxottica, eyewear, monopoly, 60 minutes, consumer pricing
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