American Tourister is a brand of luggage owned by Samsonite. Brothers Sol and Irving Koffler founded American Luggage Works in Providence, Rhode Island, United States in 1933.[1][2] In 2009, American Tourister was acquired by Astrum International, which also owns Samsonite.[3] Astrum was renamed the Samsonite Corporation two years later.[4] Their products include suitcases, backpacks and wallets.
American Tourister
American Tourister logo.webp
Formerly
American Luggage Works
Industry
luggage
Founded
1933; 87 years ago
Founders
Sol and Irving Koffler
Headquarters
Providence, Rhode Island, United States
Area served
World Wide
Key people
Muhammad Ahsan
Products
Suitcases, Backpacks, Wallets.
Owner
Samsonite
Parent
Samsonite International S.A.
Website
www.americantourister.com Edit this on Wikidata
References Edit
"American Tourister, Inc. - Company History". fundinguniverse.com. Archived from the original on 17 October 2008. Retrieved 2008-11-02.
"American Tourister Logo". American Tourister. Retrieved February 21, 2017.
Stephanie Strom. "Wall Street; New Name, New Life, for Astrum. New York Times. September 26, 1993. Retrieved on November 2, 2008.
"Astrum International to Divide Its Samsonite and Culligan Units". New York Times. April 25, 1995. Retrieved on November 2, 2008.
External links Edit
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