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Just a few comments on the eyewear industry. DD is a sunglass designer. She works for the major competitor which just merged with Luxotica. Headquarters are now in France. Virtually all eyewear are cloned products that may look alike but in reality are sourced from China with very different cost specs and then sold under different brand names, but are not identical in quality. In order to get into a store like Costco, or Walmart, the store tells the company (whether it is Luxotica, Essilor or a smaller vendor ) how much they will be paid per scu. The vendor, no matter who it is then uses materials (100% sourced from China) that fit the pricing that is dictated to them. If the vendors don't accept the pricing limitations they won't get the business. So the materials in glasses may very well not be the same in the Costco pair as the same brand sold in Bergdorfs or some other high end department store, despite the licensed name, such as Rayban or Maui Jim or fill in the blank. There are huge differences between "value", "mid tier" and "luxury" styles, all of which try to emulate the same trends and shapes that are popular.
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