American Tourister

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American Tourister
FormerlyAmerican Luggage Works
Company type Brand
Industry Luggage
Founded1933;93 years ago (1933)
FoundersSol and Irving Koffler
Headquarters
Providence, Rhode Island
,
United States
Area served
Worldwide
Products Backpacks, suitcases, wallets
Parent Samsonite
Website americantourister.com

American Tourister is a brand of luggage owned by Samsonite. Brothers Sol and Irving Koffler founded American Luggage Works in Providence, Rhode Island, United States in 1933. [1] [2] In 1993, American Tourister was acquired by Astrum International, which also owns Samsonite. [3] Astrum was renamed as the Samsonite Corporation two years later. [4] American Tourister's products include backpacks, suitcases and wallets. Today, American Tourister products are priced lower than Samsonite products.

References

  1. ↑ "American Tourister, Inc. - Company History". fundinguniverse.com. Archived from the original on October 17, 2008. Retrieved November 2, 2008.
  2. ↑ "American Tourister Logo". American Tourister. Retrieved February 21, 2017.
  3. ↑ Stephanie Strom. "Wall Street; New Name, New Life, for Astrum". The New York Times. September 26, 1993. Retrieved on November 2, 2008.
  4. ↑ "Astrum International to Divide Its Samsonite and Culligan Units". The New York Times. April 25, 1995. Retrieved on November 2, 2008.


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