Stopping into a store to buy sunglasses in 2026 will have you shocked at how expensive they all are now
Most people don’t know this, but almost all sunglasses brands have been taken over by one company, it’s a monopoly and prices have risen 25-50%+ on average since 2016
The company’s name is EssilorLuxottica, the company formed by the 2018 merger of Luxottica and Essilor
Major Owned Brands:
• Ray-Ban
• Oakley
• Persol
• Oliver Peoples
• Costa (Costa Del Mar)
• Vogue Eyewear
• Arnette
• Alain Mikli
• Native Eyewear
• Sferoflex, Bolon, Bliz, Foster Grant reading glasses and more
Major Licensed Brands: EssilorLuxottica produces frames for these under licensing deals. They don’t own the brand but control production and distribution for their eyewear:
• Chanel
• Prada (including Miu Miu)
• Giorgio Armani
• Burberry
• Versace / Dolce & Gabbana
• Michael Kors
• Coach
• Tiffany & Co.
• Ralph Lauren / Polo
• Tory Burch
• Jimmy Choo
• Ferrari
• Brooks Brothers, Brunello Cucinelli, Swarovski, Diesel
America is run by monopolies and we are quite literally paying the price
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It doesn't even have to be the Administration. Could be going through Tel Aviv too. It is their interest that it largely serves.
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Otherwise, you could take out any number of capitals and the beast will just spring up elsewhere—not even necessarily in the West either.
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Was the goal "push Russia & China as close together as possible because Russia's the junior partner"? They're also the source of energy, so I wouldn't discount their position too much.
Is that supposed to make them weak or something?
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We aren't interested in any more world wars in America. We're retired...
@TheMathMan70@RuPro188828@KobeissiLetter A banker was recently quoted in FT saying "who cares if the Strait of Hormuz is open?" Some of them are truly dumb.
It wouldn't be unprecedented. And Bessent as well as Japan expressed interest in stepping on the paper oil price. They did it in precious metals for many years...