Tea Collection

Tea Collection

Company type	Private
Industry	Retail
Founded	2002;23 years ago (2002) in San Francisco, California
Headquarters	San Francisco, California , United States
Area served	Worldwide
Key people	Emily Meyer Leigh Rawdon
Products	Children's Clothing
Revenue	US$40.3m (2014) [1]
Number of employees	90 (2014)
Website	www.teacollection.com

Tea Collection is a San Francisco-based children's clothing company co-founded in 2002 by Emily Meyer and Leigh Rawdon. The clothing line is available through their e-commerce website as well as department stores and clothing boutiques worldwide. ^[2]

History

Tea Collection was co-founded in 2002 by Emily Meyer and Leigh Rawdon through funding from angel investors. The inspiration came after a trip Meyer took to Brussels, Belgium. ^{[3] [ verify ]}

Since 2012, the company has had a 24 percent compound annual growth rate and seen its headcount more than triple. Revenue in 2014 was more than $40 million, nearly a $10 million increase from the year before. ^[4]

Awards and Recognitions

Co-founder Leigh Rawdon received the Visa Technology Award from the San Francisco Small Business Network in May 2010. ^[5]

Since 2007, Tea Collection has been in the Inc. (magazine) list of top 100 consumer products and retail companies. ^[6]

References

• San Francisco portal
• Companies portal

1. "Small to Big: Tea Collection's Worldly Clothing for Kids - Bloomberg Business". bloomberg.com. 29 October 2015. Retrieved 2015-10-29.
2. "Tea Company Overview". businessweek.com. 2010. Archived from the original on April 21, 2010. Retrieved 2011-03-15.
3. "ONE Badass Mom: Emily Meyer of Tea Collection puts a global spin on kids' clothes". one.org. 2013. Retrieved 2013-07-08.
4. "Founders of Tea Collection forge global connections through fabric - Bizwomen". bizjournals.com. 2015. Retrieved 2015-09-29.
5. "2010 SBN Awards". sfsbn.org. Retrieved 2011-03-10.
6. "Inc. 500 – 5000 Company Profile". inc.com. Retrieved 2011-04-24.

External links

• Official Website