improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page . learn how and when to remove these template messages this article needs additional citations for verification . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . september 2014 learn how and when to remove this template message this article contains content that is written like an advertisement . please help improve it by removing promotional content and inappropriate external links and by adding encyclopedic content written from a neutral point of view . july 2009 learn how and when to remove this template message learn how and when to remove this template message lesportsac industry retail founded 1974 headquarters new york ny united states products handbags women s accessories men s accessories travel accessories parent itochu website lesportsac.com lesportsac inc. is an american handbag luggage and accessories company . it is currently owned by itochu corp. contents 1 company 2 distribution 2.1 collaborations 3 references 4 external links company edit lesportsac inc. started in 1974 1 by melvin and sandy schifter as a travel retail company that introduced a collection of fold in a pouch ripstop parachute nylon bags and luggage . until the sale of the company lesportsac products were made in the usa . melvin and sandy schifter informally retired from day to day operations around 1990 leaving melvin s son tim schifter to run the company . 2 under tim s leadership the brand was revitalized and began to collaborate with fresh and innovative designers and brands . in november 2005 accessory network group ang purchased lesportsac inc. 3 in march 2011 itochu corp purchased the remaining assets owned by ang . currently itochu corp own the world wide rights to the lesportsac name and products . distribution edit lesportsac s primary u.s. distribution is through company owned stores and the lesportsac website . it can also be found in most macy s locations as well as lord & taylor stores throughout the u.s. . internationally lesportsac sells through exclusive distributors in asia south america europe the mid pacific and the middle east . lesportsac is also carried at high end specialty stores such as colette in paris and bloomingdale s in new york . lesportsac is sold in over 60 countries worldwide including germany canada italy mexico u.k. france sweden japan hong kong korea taiwan malaysia singapore australia costa rica brazil colombia and saudi arabia . 4 the shops are located in numerous retail locations including soho in new york city the fashion show mall in las vegas tokyo s harajuku neighborhood and landmark in hong kong . in 2001 lesportsac opened its first us flagship store on madison avenue in manhattan followed by its tokyo flagship in the renowned omotesando district in november 2001 . collaborations edit lesportsac has collaborated with the following designers brands and artists diane von furstenberg jonathan adler j. mendel the oc gwen stefani l.a.m.b. kat reeder tokidoki stella mccartney paper magazine lily pulitzer joyrich covergirl fafi bfree fifi lapin matsu sara schwartz amy davis avaf katharina leuzinger piano fuzz jeremyville marisabel manoush disney it s a small world rifle paper co liberty art fabrics liberty of london peanuts and peter jensen fashion designer . references edit about lesportsac lesportsac.com . www.lesportsac.com . retrieved 2016 02 22 . louie elaine 2001 12 23 . big name bags made for small purses . the new york times . issn 0362 4331 . retrieved 2016 02 22 . accessory network group llc finalizes deal to acquire lesportsac inc. . prnewswire.com . retrieved 8 may 2014 . lesportsac inc. private company information businessweek . businessweek.com . retrieved 2016 02 22 . external links edit official lesportsac website retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title lesportsac & oldid 706424246 categories clothing companies of the united statesitochucompanies established in 1974hidden categories articles needing additional references from september 2014all articles needing additional referencesarticles with a promotional tone from july 2009all articles with a promotional tone 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 edit links this page was last modified on 23 february 2016 at 06 50 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; 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