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Some history…<br />
1941: The Company is founded as a family-run workshop, making<br />
small leather goods in Manhattan.<br />
1946: Miles Cahn joins the company.<br />
1950: Cahn begins running the factory for its owners.<br />
1960: The Coach brand of sturdy cowhide purses is introduced and becomes the<br />
company's signature, luxury trademark.<br />
1961: Cahn and his wife, Lillian, buy out the factory's owners.<br />
Late 1970s/Early 1980s: Company begins a mail-order business and opens its first specialty stores.<br />
1985: The Cahn’s sell Coach to Sara Lee Corporation for approximately $30 million; Sara Lee begins expanding<br />
Coach's product line and its channels of distribution.<br />
1988: The Company begins international push, opening boutiques in England and Japan.<br />
1989: Sales reach $100 million, five times the level of 1985.<br />
1992: The product line is expanded to include outerwear and luggage.<br />
1997: The Company enters into its first licensing agreement, a deal with Movado Group for a line of Coach watches.<br />
1999: The Company enters the e-commerce realm with the launch of coach.com.<br />
2000: Sara Lee sells 17 percent of the newly named Coach, Inc. to the public through an IPO.<br />
2001: Sara Lee spins off its remaining interest in Coach to Sara Lee shareholders.<br />
The brand profile<br />
Coach, Inc. is an American luxury leather goods company that got its start manufacturing small leather goods. Coach is known for<br />
ladies' handbags as well as items such as luggage, briefcases, wallets and other accessories.<br />
Coach maintains the highest standards for materials and workmanship. An exceptional workforce remains committed to upholding the<br />
quality and integrity that define the company. The prominence of the Coach brand is attributed to unique American attitude and<br />
design, the heritage of fine leather goods and custom fabrics, superior quality and durability, and commitment to customer service.<br />
During the last decade, Coach has emerged as America’s preeminent designer, producer, and marketer of fine accessories and gifts<br />
for women and men, including handbags, small leather goods, business cases, travel accessories, outerwear, jewellery, and fragrances.<br />
Continued development of new categories has further established the signature style and distinctive identity of the Coach brand.<br />
COACH IS…<br />
FRESH SPIRIT,<br />
FASHION, NEW<br />
YORK,<br />
INNOVATION,<br />
QUALITY AND<br />
CRAFTMANSHIP.<br />
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