Desa (company)

Last updated
DESA DERİ SANAYİ VE TİCARET A.Ş.
BİST: DESA
IndustryLeather goods.
Founded1972
Headquarters
Istanbul
,
Turkey
Area served
Turkey and the UK
Key people
Melih Çelet (founder)
Number of employees
1,600
Website www.desa.com.tr

Desa is a Turkish leather goods producer and retailer.

Contents

History

The company was founded in Istanbul by chemistry student Melih Çelet in the early 70s to produce leather goods for export and the local market through Desa's own retail outlets. The New York office was opened in 1986 and today Desa exports leather clothing and accessories to the US and Europe. Today Desa has factories in Istanbul and Düzce, their own tannery in Çorlu, 70 retail stores in Turkey. As well as their own brands Desa also produces goods for international brands. [1] [2] The company has also been a Turkish distributor of the Samsonite brand since the 1980s. [3] [4] A 30% share of Desa was floated on the Istanbul Stock Exchange in 2004.

Related Research Articles

Economy of Turkey National economy

The economy of Turkey is an emerging market economy as defined by the International Monetary Fund. Turkey is among the world's developed countries according to the CIA World Factbook. Turkey is also defined by economists and political scientists as one of the world's newly industrialized countries. Turkey has the world's 17th-largest nominal GDP, and 13th-largest GDP by PPP. The country is among the world's leading producers of agricultural products; textiles; motor vehicles, transportation equipment; construction materials; consumer electronics and home appliances.

Galatasaray S.K. Turkish multi-sports club in Istanbul

Galatasaray Spor Kulübü is a Turkish sports club based on the European side of the city of Istanbul in Turkey. Most notable for its association football department, the club also consists of various other departments including basketball, wheelchair basketball, volleyball, water polo, handball, athletics, swimming, rowing, sailing, judo, bridge, motorsport, equestrian, and chess. Galatasaray S.K. is among the key members of the Galatasaray Community Cooperation Committee together with Galatasaray University and the prestigious Lycée de Galatasaray.

Prada S.p.A. is an Italian luxury fashion house that was founded in 1913 by Mario Prada. It specializes in leather handbags, travel accessories, shoes, ready-to-wear, perfumes and other accessories.

LVMH French multinational luxury goods conglomerate

LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton, commonly known as LVMH, is a French multinational corporation and conglomerate specializing in luxury goods, headquartered in Paris, France. The company was formed in 1987 through the merger of fashion house Louis Vuitton with Moët Hennessy, which was established after the 1971 merger between the champagne producer Moët & Chandon and the cognac producer Hennessy. LVMH controls around 60 subsidiaries that each manage a small number of prestigious brands, 75 in total. The subsidiaries are often managed independently, under the umbrellas of six branches: Fashion Group, Wines and Spirits, Perfumes and Cosmetics, Watches and Jewelry, Selective Distribution, and Other Activities. The oldest of the LVMH brands is wine producer Château d'Yquem, which dates its origins back to 1593.

Montblanc (company) German company; manufacturer of luxury goods

Montblanc International is a German manufacturing company of luxury goods, based in Hamburg.

Godiva Chocolatier Turkish owned Belgian chocolaterie (founded in 1926)

Godiva Chocolatier is a Turkish-owned chocolate maker which is jointly owned by Turkish conglomerate Yıldız Holding and MBK Partners.

The Wilson Sporting Goods Company is an American sports equipment manufacturer based in Chicago, Illinois. From 1989, it has been a subsidiary of the Finnish group Amer Sports, since 2019 itself a subsidiary of the Chinese group ANTA Sports. Wilson makes equipment for many sports, among them baseball, badminton, American football, basketball, fastpitch softball, golf, racquetball, soccer, squash, tennis, pickleball and volleyball.

Shinola is an American luxury goods retailer based in Detroit, Michigan. It produces watches, bicycles, and leather goods, among other products. Founded in 2011, Shinola takes its name from the defunct Shinola shoe polish company. The company was founded by Tom Kartsotis and is owned and operated by Texas-based investment group Bedrock Brands.

Cole Haan is an American brand of men's and women's footwear and accessories that serves markets worldwide. The company was founded in Chicago, Illinois in 1928. Cole Haan currently has its headquarters in both New York City and Greenland, New Hampshire, United States.

Mulberry is a luxury fashion company founded in the United Kingdom in 1971, known internationally for its leather goods.

Longchamp is a French luxury leather goods company, founded in Paris in 1948 by Jean Cassegrain.

CELINE is a French ready-to-wear and leather luxury goods brand that has been owned by LVMH group since 1996. It was founded in 1945 by Céline Vipiana. Since November 2015, the headquarters are located at 16 rue Vivienne in the 2nd arrondissement of Paris at the Hôtel Colbert de Torcy, which has French Historic Monument classification. Séverine Merle is the Chief Executive Officer since April 2017.

Automotive industry in Turkey

The automotive industry in Turkey plays an important role in the manufacturing sector of the Turkish economy. The companies operating in the Turkish automotive sector are mainly located in the Marmara Region.

Randa Apparel & Accessories is a manufacturer, distributor and marketer of men's, women's and children's clothing, belts, wallets, neckwear, neckties, jewelry, slippers, hats, gloves, leather goods, and face masks.

Yıldız Holding

Yıldız Holding is a Turkish conglomerate that is best known for manufacturing food products. The company also produces other consumer goods and has its own retail, private equity and real estate operations.

Industry of Iran

According to a report by The Economist, Iran has been ranked 39th for producing $23 billion of industrial products in 2008. From 2008 to 2009 Iran has leaped to 28th place from 69th place in annual industrial production growth rate.

Vakko is a Turkish fashion company. It produces and retails textiles, leather goods, and accessories.

Strathberry, formerly known as Strathberry of Scotland, is a luxury fashion accessories company based in Edinburgh, Scotland. It was co-founded in 2011 by Guy Hundleby and Leeanne Hundleby, with Clare Robertson as Creative Director.

Derimod is a Turkish leather goods producer and retailer, with stores in the US as well as in Turkey.

Bega Cheese Australian cheese manufacturer

Bega Cheese is an Australian diversified food company with manufacturing sites in New South Wales, Queensland and Victoria. Founded as an agricultural cooperative in the town of Bega, New South Wales by their dairy suppliers, it became a public company in 2011 when it listed on the Australian Securities Exchange. Close to half of shares publicly traded are still held by Bega's farmer-suppliers. It is currently one of the largest companies in the dairy sector in Australia, with a FY2018 base milk supply of approximately 750 million litres.

References

  1. "DESA CEO Melih Çelet: To succeed, we must be distinctive". Archived from the original on 2014-07-25. Retrieved 2014-07-16.
  2. "Turkey's Desa seeks partner in drive to be global luxury brand". Apr 18, 2014. Retrieved Apr 9, 2020 via www.reuters.com.
  3. "Desa - About Us". Archived from the original on 2014-07-25. Retrieved 2014-07-16.
  4. "Desa Faaliyet Raporu 2011 Eng". Mar 23, 2013. Retrieved Apr 9, 2020.