Brighton Collectibles

{{Short description|Corporation that sells handbags, jewelry, shoes and more}}

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{{Infobox company

| name = Brighton Collectibles

| logo = Brighton Logo.png

| founder = Terri Kravitz
Jerry Kohl

| type = Private

| foundation = 1991

| location = City of Industry, California, USA

| industry = Retail

| products = Jewelry, handbags, luggage, small leather goods, belts, shoes, fragrances, gifts, home products and more

| homepage = {{URL|https://www.brighton.com/}}

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File:Brighton Collectables at Streets of Tanasbourne night - Hillsboro, Oregon.JPG

Brighton Collectibles (Brighton) is a dual American accessories manufacturer-retailer headquartered in the City of Industry, California, USA. Brighton Collectibles owns 180 retail stores worldwide and an online shop. Some of their factories are located in the Guangdong province of China, a manufacturing hub for handbags and leather goods.{{cite web |url=https://www.matchsourcing.com/top-handbag-manufacturers-in-china |title=History |date=21 December 2021 |publisher=List of Top 10 Handbag Manufacturers in Chinas}} Specific factory locations within Guangdong include Dongguan and Guangzhou.

History

The concept for Brighton began when founders Terri Kravitz and Jerry Kohl opened a specialty retail store. In 1991, Kravitz and Kohl launched Brighton Collectibles with a single collection of belts. Over the years, Brighton has expanded their range of products to include a line of coordinating accessories and footwear. Luggage and home accessories are included in Brighton's home line.{{Cite web |title=History of Brighton |url=http://wards-apparel.com/blog/15354/history-of-brighton |access-date=2023-03-16 |website=wards-apparel.com |language=en}}

They started an initiative that comes out annually in October to benefit local breast cancer charities named the "Power of Pink" bracelet.

In 2007, the company won a case before the U.S. Supreme Court to allow price floors in Leegin Creative Leather Products, Inc. v. PSKS, Inc..{{Cn|date=May 2024}}

Manufacturing and headquarters

Brighton is headquartered in the City of Industry, California and is a division of Leegin Creative Leather Products, also based in the City of Industry. Leegin has been manufacturing belts and other leather accessories at a California factory for over thirty years. Their plant employs over 600 people. Components for some of the products are manufactured in countries such as France, Italy, Spain, China, Taiwan, Korea and Japan.{{cite web |url=https://www.brighton.com/pages/about-brighton |title=History |publisher=Brighton Collections |accessdate=2012-01-25 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120130215935/http://www.brightoncollections.com/history.php |archivedate=2012-01-30 }} As of February 2020, the company reports Brighton jewelry being made in Taiwan. Brighton footwear is made in Brazil, Italy and India, while Brighton handbags are manufactured in China.

References

External links

[https://www.brighton.com Brighton Collectibles official website]

Category:Companies based in Los Angeles County, California

Category:Clothing retailers of the United States

Category:Retail companies established in 1991

Category:Privately held companies based in California

Category:1991 establishments in California