Originally Posted by
Browman
I know from experience that Hoya is the ally of the independent insofar that it gives them a morally superior slogan to throw around. They're the optical world equivalent of the pious, small-town busybody who goes around reminding everyone how good they are and how bad everyone else is, while secretly engaging in all the bad behavior he's always criticizing others for. If they'd get the *#&$ off of their high horse I might have some more respect for them. As it is, I don't think they have long; as others have pointed out, they've begun their acquisitions late in the game, when all of the worthwhile businesse have already been snatched up by Essilor; and that they do get their hands on will inevitably be ruined by the poor business practices and corporate culture that have put them into this position in the first place.
Bookmarks