It's also because almost every french home has one of their glasses and they are good quality.

So it's a mix of history, tradition, enjoying good products, the pride you get from your country producing good products.

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throw-the-towel 2 hours ago | parent [-]

And not only homes. I moved to France several months ago, and I keep seeing the Duralex mark in cafes, at my workplace, basically everywhere.

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anigbrowl 31 minutes ago | parent [-]

Sounds like their biggest problem is that the product is so good the domestic market may be saturated. I was pleased to read in the article that they're working to increase exports. I'm a big believer in products that are engineered to last rather than be regularly replaced.

	▲	smcin 22 minutes ago \| parent [-]
		> Sounds like their biggest problem is that the product is so good the domestic market may be saturated. Sad how rare that is these days. Which other companies does that apply to?