kors handbag type public traded as kors isin vgg607541015 founded 1981 founder michael kors headquarters new york new york united states area served worldwide key people john d. idol chairman and ceo michael kors chief creative officer and director products watches handbags footwear accessories apparel total assets us 2.22 billion total equity us 1.8 billion number of employees 9 184 website www.michaelkors.com a michael kors purse shop michael kors in west edmonton mall . michael kors holdings nasdaq kors is an american luxury fashion company established in 1981 by designer michael kors . 1 the company is known for watches handbags and other accessories . as of 2015 the mk holdings has more than 550 stores and over 1500 in store boutiques in various countries . 2 3 though the brand began in 1981 it wasn t until 2006 where they opened their first retail stores . some main competitors of the brand include coach kate spade and louis vuitton . michael kors has been a popular fashion trend among teen girls according to a 2015 survey . 4 background edit as of march 29 2014 the company has 288 north american retail stores including concessions and 117 international retail stores including concessions in europe and japan . as of 2014 the annual revenue for the company was 3.2 billion dollars with a net income of 670 million dollars . 5 trademark protection edit there have been multiple counterfeit michael kors bags wallets and other luxury items in montreal canada . in an attempt to end the counterfeit production and to enforce trademark rights the brand has commenced actions against a major network of counterfeit suppliers and vendors and raided multiple locations throughout the greater montreal area . 6 references edit shares of michael kors as hot as its wares . new york times . retrieved january 4 2015 . michael kors plans rapid expansion with 45 more north american stores . fierceretail . retrieved january 4 2015 . michael kors dubai . malloftheemirates.com . kim bhasin april 15 2015 . michael kors teen fashion idol . bloomberg.com . retrieved may 2 2015 . form 10 k . www.sec.gov . retrieved 2015 05 02 . luxury brand michael kors strikes back at quebec counterfeiters . the globe and mail . retrieved may 2 2015 . v t e designer labels etienne aigner akris armani aspinal asprey max azria badgley mischka balenciaga balmain victoria beckham laura biagiotti manolo blahnik ozwald boateng hugo boss burberry tory burch cacharel ally capellino pierre cardin cartier cavalli c line chanel chlo jimmy choo dior s. t. dupont dolce & gabbana adolfo dom nguez dsquared2 escada etro fendi salvatore ferragamo gianfranco ferr fiorucci tom ford fossil diane von f rstenberg jean paul gaultier givenchy gottex goyard gucci heatherette daniel hechter herm s herrera tommy hilfiger marc jacobs donna karan kenzo calvin klein michael kors lacoste lacroix karl lagerfeld helmut lang lanvin guy laroche ralph lauren yves saint laurent judith leiber nanette lepore monique lhuillier phillip lim loewe longchamp christian louboutin l o marciano maison margiela lana marks marni stella mccartney alexander mcqueen carlos miele issey miyake missoni moschino mouawad moynat thierry mugler mulberry fred perry pinto zac posen prada emilio pucci paco rabanne oscar de la renta rochas sonia rykiel elie saab sabyasachi proenza schouler paul smith kate spade anna sui elie tahari samantha thavasa tiffany s tony bowls valentino giambattista valli kris van assche john varvatos versace viktor & rolf louis vuitton alexander wang vera wang vivienne westwood jason wu dan liu wooyoungmi giuseppe zanotti rachel zoe ermenegildo zegna this fashion related article is a stub . you can help wikipedia by expanding it . v t e retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title michael kors brand & oldid 741024287 categories clothing brands of the united statesbags fashion fashion accessory brandswatch brandsdesign companies established in 19812000s fashion2010s fashionamerican brandshigh fashion brandsfashion stubshidden categories pages using infobox company with unsupported parametersall stub articles navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 24 september 2016 at 22 09 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; 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