Samsonite news and archive

Diesel collaborates with Samsonite

Fashion brand Diesel has collaborated with travel brand Samsonite for a collection featuring original, semi-transparent, highly detailed luggage collection marketed toward modern travelers and business commuters. The special edition collection works on contrasting visuals, starting with a solid black base and gradually fading into transparency....

Fashion

In Pictures: Disney x Samsonite

The Disney collaborations keep coming, from Cath Kidston, Coach and Havaianas, to Clarks, Kate Spade and Hunter, everything from pyjamas, footwear, bags and jewellery have been embellished with fun Disney details, and now luggage brand Samsonite are celebrating Mickey Mouse’s 90th anniversary with a new collection. Samsonite has redesigned its...

Business

Samsonite to buy luggage rival Tumi

The world's biggest luggage maker, Samsonite, has confirmed that it has agreed to buy luxury rival Tumi for 26.75 dollars per share in an all-cash transaction, as it looks to gain access to the premium end of the luggage market. Tumi, which makes products ranging from rolling luggage to tablet cases and briefcases, has been valued at 1.8 billion...

Business

Samsonite buys Chic Accent

Hong-Kong based Samsonite has bought Italian handbag and travel chain Chic Accents. The total cost of the consideration is 9.49 million dollars. “[We] intend to leverage the chain’s reputation for carrying some of the best Italian ladies’ fashion handbag brands to expand our presence in non-travel categories, including handbags, accessories and...

Fashion

Samsonite shares fall at public offering

Luxury luggage and accessories brand Samsonite shares took a giant tumble on their debut at the Hong Kong Stock Exchange on investor concern about the strength of the global economic recovery. Its shares fell by as much as 10% in early morning trade to HK$12.96 from an offer price of HK$14.50 The company had raised $1.25bn (£771m) via an initial...

Fashion

Y-3 launches accessories with Adidas and Samsonite

German sportswear giant Adidas and travel goods company Samsonite have joined forces in which the maker of travel bags will manufacture and distribute Y-3 accessories. Y-3 is a collaboration between Adidas and Japanese ready-to wear designer Yohji Yamamoto. The apparel is a combination of fashion and sportswear, and the new accessories lines...

Fashion

International expansion of Samsonite Footwear

Samsonite wants to considerably expand its international shoe line. The American company has therefore set up a separate Samsonite Footwear Division and has appointed Velimir Soskic as Managing Director of this new division. The division's objective is to realise around two thousand sales points in Europe and the United States by 2012. Velimir...

Fashion

Samsonite creative change

Luxury luggage and accessories label, Samsonite named Christopher Pearson as its new Global Creative Director. Pearson has worked for some of the world's leading names in the industry, including Dunhill, Lanvin, Louis Vuitton, Yves St Laurent and Hermes. He has been tasked to further establishing the label as the contemporary luggage of choice...