COACH vs. COACH Factory Store Outlet: One Brand, Two Separate Businesses

n.b. On April 23, 2012 we updated certain outdated statistics and dead links contained in the original version of this article. For nearly 70 years, Coach (NYSE: COH) leatherware has been associated with “classic American style,” offering handbags (representing over half of overall sales), luggage, accessories, fobs and other knickknacks.  A dominant player in the […]

COACH vs. COACH Factory Store Outlet: One Brand, Two Separate Businesses

n.b. On April 23, 2012 we updated certain outdated statistics and dead links contained in the original version of this article.

For nearly 70 years, Coach (NYSE: COH) leatherware has been associated with “classic American style,” offering handbags (representing over half of overall sales), luggage, accessories, fobs and other knickknacks.  A dominant player in the “affordable luxury” handbag category, Coach pursues a bifurcated strategy