cover of episode 597. Why Do Your Eyeglasses Cost $1,000?

597. Why Do Your Eyeglasses Cost $1,000?

2024/7/18
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A single company, EssilorLuxottica, owns so much of the eyewear industry that it’s hard to escape their gravitational pull — or their “obscene” markups. Should regulators do something? Can Warby Parker steal market share? And how did Ray-Bans become a luxury brand? (Part one of a two-part series).)