Coach Inc. is an American leather goods company.

Ladies Handbags, Luggage and Accessories

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.).

High End Women's Luxury Handbags

Coach leather products tend to be somewhat expensive, but very well-made, using a thick, supple, high-quality leather that obtains a patina with age, and sturdy metal rivets and hardware (often solid brass). The company also provides leather care products for their items. Coach leather goods often last 15 years or more with proper care, and indeed, some of the original Coach bags from the 1940's are known to be intact and in regular use. 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.

Affordable Luxury

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.

Strong International Competitor

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.

(Coach Information Courtesy of Wikipedia.)