> Nothing against the Chinese but obviously you go there to see Italian culture. Not to buy cheap imported knick-knacks. It seems like they're all the same fran

> Nothing against the Chinese but obviously you go there to see Italian culture. Not to buy cheap imported knick-knacks. It seems like they're all the same franchise or something. Sounds like (forwards) vertical integration at work, the manufacturers of the knick-knacks (or those with the relationship with them) take over the importers / retailers of the knick-knacks.