Type: Public
On the web: http://www.coach.com
Employees: 12,000
Employee growth: 9.1%

Coach is riding in style, thanks to the firm's leather items and some savvy licensing deals. The company designs and makes (mostly through third parties) high-end leather goods and accessories, including handbags, wallets, and luggage. Coach, founded in 1941, also licenses its name for watches, eyewear, fragrances, scarves, and footwear. The luxury brand sells its wares through about 1,000 department and outlet stores (in the US and more than 20 other countries), catalogs, and its website. Macy's, Nordstrom, Saks, and others carry Coach items. It also runs more than 720 retail and factory outlet stores in North America, Japan, and China (including Hong Kong and Macau).

Key numbers for fiscal year ending June, 2011:
Sales: $4,158.5M
One year growth: 15.3%
Net income: $880.8M
Income growth: 19.8%

Officers:
Chairman and CEO: Lew Frankfort
President and COO: Jerry Stritzke
EVP, CFO, and Chief Accounting Officer: Michael F. (Mike) Devine III

Competitors:
Dooney & Bourke
kate spade
michael kors

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