Hmm... "In 2013, French lens manufacturer Essilor purchased a majority stake in EyeBuyDirect": http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EyeBuyDirect http://en.wikipedia.or

Hmm... "In 2013, French lens manufacturer Essilor purchased a majority stake in EyeBuyDirect": http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EyeBuyDirect http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EyeBuyDirect "France’s Essilor International and Italy’s Luxottica Group, the two largest optical companies in the world, have ended merger talks that took place in secret over the past 18 months." http://www.insightnews.com.au/_blog/NEWS_NOW!/post/essilor-and-luxottica-end-secret-18-months-long-merger-talks/ http://www.insightnews.com.au/_blog/NEWS_NOW!/post/essilor-a... Okay, competition's alive for now. How long will that last?