LeSportsac
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LeSportsac Inc. is an American
handbag
, luggage, and accessories company. It is currently owned by Itochu Corp
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. Until the sale of the company LeSportsac products were mostly made in the USA. Melvin and Sandy Schifter informally retired from day to day operations around 1990 leaving Melvins son Tim Schifter to run the company. Under Tims leadership the brand was revitalized and sales exceed all previous records.
In November 2005, Accessory Network Group (“ANG”) purchased LeSportsac Inc.
In March 2011, Itochu Corp purchased the remaining assets owned by ANG. Currently Itochu Corp own the world wide rights to the LeSportsac name and products.
LeSportsac is sold in over 20 countries worldwide including Canada, Italy, Mexico, U.K., France, Sweden, Japan, Hong Kong, Korea, Taiwan, Malaysia, Singapore, Australia, Costa Rica, Colombia and Saudi Arabia.
The shops are located in retail locations including SoHo in New York City, the Fashion Show Mall in Las Vegas, the Beverly Center in Beverly Hills, Tokyo’s Harajuku neighborhood and Landmark in Hong Kong. To date there are thirty self-standing LeSportsac stores worldwide.
In 2001, LeSportsac opened its first US Flagship store on Madison Avenue, followed by its Tokyo flagship in the renowned Omotesando district in November 2001. LeSportsac's current flagship in the US is located in the Royal Hawaiian Shopping Center and is the biggest location in the world.
United States
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handbag
Handbag
A handbag, or purse in American English, is a handled medium-to-large bag that is often fashionably designed, typically used by women, to hold personal items such as wallet/coins, keys, cosmetics, a hairbrush, pepper spray, cigarettes, mobile phone etc....
, luggage, and accessories company. It is currently owned by Itochu Corp
ITOCHU
, until 1992 "C. Itoh" in English, is a Japanese general trading concern based in Umeda, Kita-ku, Osaka and Aoyama, Minato, Tokyo. It has a common origin with Marubeni Corporation. Itochu is a Fortune 500 company.-History:...
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Company
LeSportsac, Inc. started in 1974, by Melvin and Sandy Schifter as an accessories company that introduced a collection of fold-in-a-pouch ripstop parachute nylon bags and luggageLuggage
Baggage is any number of bags, cases and containers which hold a traveller's articles during transit.Luggage is more or less the same concept as "baggage", but is normally used in relation to the personal luggage of a specific person or persons Baggage is any number of bags, cases and containers...
. Until the sale of the company LeSportsac products were mostly made in the USA. Melvin and Sandy Schifter informally retired from day to day operations around 1990 leaving Melvins son Tim Schifter to run the company. Under Tims leadership the brand was revitalized and sales exceed all previous records.
In November 2005, Accessory Network Group (“ANG”) purchased LeSportsac Inc.
In March 2011, Itochu Corp purchased the remaining assets owned by ANG. Currently Itochu Corp own the world wide rights to the LeSportsac name and products.
Distribution
LeSportsac’s primary U.S. distribution is through company-owned stores and the LeSportsac website. It can also be found in most Macy's locations as well as Lord and Taylor stores throughout the U.S.. Internationally, LeSportsac sells through exclusive distributors in Europe and. LeSportsac is also carried at high-end specialty stores such as Colette in Paris and Bloomingdale’s in New York.LeSportsac is sold in over 20 countries worldwide including Canada, Italy, Mexico, U.K., France, Sweden, Japan, Hong Kong, Korea, Taiwan, Malaysia, Singapore, Australia, Costa Rica, Colombia and Saudi Arabia.
The shops are located in retail locations including SoHo in New York City, the Fashion Show Mall in Las Vegas, the Beverly Center in Beverly Hills, Tokyo’s Harajuku neighborhood and Landmark in Hong Kong. To date there are thirty self-standing LeSportsac stores worldwide.
In 2001, LeSportsac opened its first US Flagship store on Madison Avenue, followed by its Tokyo flagship in the renowned Omotesando district in November 2001. LeSportsac's current flagship in the US is located in the Royal Hawaiian Shopping Center and is the biggest location in the world.
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