Coach (corporation)
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Coach Inc. is an American leather goods company.
Coach began as a family-owned business in a loft in Manhattan. It is famous for ladies' handbags, as well as items for both men and women, such as luggage, briefcases, and wallets and other accessories (belts, shoes, etc.).
| Company Infobox |
| Company name: Coach |
| Company type: Public - Template:NYSE |
| Foundation: Manhattan, New York City, 1941 |
| Location: 516 West 34th Street New York, New York 10001 United States |
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| Key people: Lew Frankfort, Chairman & CEO Keith Monda, President & COO Michael F. Devine III, Senior VP, Chief Accounting Officer & CFO |
| # of employees: 5,700 (2005) |
| Products: handbags, women's accessories, men's accessories, business cases, weekend and travel accessories, watches, footwear, eyewear, office furniture |
| Revenue: $2.11B USD (7/2006) |
| Net income: $494.3M USD (7/2006) |
| Homepage: www.coach.com |
One of the hallmarks of the Coach company is their policy that any Coach product may be repaired for the life of the product by simply shipping it back to the home office, for a nominal fee, with a note or letter stating the problem.
A curious characteristic of the company is its very high profit margins, which are several times higher than its competitors. Presumably, this is due to the fact that among high-end leather goods, Coach is somewhat of an oddity with its long production runs (the number of items of each design that are produced). With longer production runs, Coach is able to take better advantage of economies of scale than its higher priced and less profitable counterparts. Business analysts also attribute the continuing success of Coach to the fact that it has found a place in the niche market known as 'affordable luxury', wherein a brand is recognizable as a luxury product but is priced such that it is accessible to the budget conscious.
Overseas sales for the American leather company have also remained strong, especially in the Japanese market. Its main competition in the Asian country is Louis Vuitton, the top seller of women's luxury handbags.
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