Randa Apparel & Accessories

Randa Accessories

Randa Accessories is a privately held American accessories company and the leading manufacturer, distributor and marketer of lifestyle accessories including belts, wallets, neckwear, small leather goods, luggage, casual bags, backpacks, business cases, and gifts for men, women and children. From its origin as a neckwear company in 1935, Randa now provides fashion, lifestyle, luxury, and private branded products through retailers in multiple channels of distribution. The company’s products are sold in more than 10,000 doors, on five continents.

Randa Accessories’ main headquarters are located in Manhattan, with administrative offices in Chicago, IL, and New Orleans, LA.

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Distribution facilities are located in New Orleans, LA; Totowa, NJ; and Mississauga, Ontario.

The company employs over 850 people worldwide.

History and Timeline

Founded in 1935 Randa has experienced dramatic and consistent growth. 2008 sales exceeded $400 million. This success is a direct result of the company’s strong heritage, organic growth, strategic acquisitions, brand portfolio and global expansion into new territories and markets.

1985, Established Randa International, S.r.L., Design Center - Como, Italy 1993, Acquired Woodstock Neckwear Ltd. London, UK 1995, Acquired Randa Canada (formerly Forsythe Neckwear) Mississauga, Ontario 1997, Acquired WEMCO - New Orleans, LA 1998, Acquired Countess Mara - New York City, NY 1999, Established Randa Shanghai -Shanghai, China 2001, Acquired Humphreys Accessories- Chicago, IL 2002, Established Randa Shanghai - Shengzhou, China 2002, Established MCG: Market Connect Group - Chalfont, PA 2002, Established Ransal - Melbourne, Australia 2002, Established Randa UK, Ltd. - London, UK 2003, Acquired Trafalgar Company - Norwalk, CT 2005, Established Wembley (Pty) Ltd. - Johannesburg, South Africa 2006, Established Humphreys Far East- Xiamen, China 2007, Acquired Badanco Luggage - Totowa, NJ (In January 2007, Randa Accessories acquired Badanco Luggage, one of America’s largest luggage and travel accessories companies, with prestigious brands including Nautica, Polo Ralph Lauren, Tommy Bahama, Diane von Furstenberg, Liz Claiborne, Donald J. Trump and CHAPS.) 2007 Partners in Progress Award April 2008 (Ontario, Canada) 2008, Established Randa Luggage, UK- London, UK 2008 Partner of the year award August 2008 (New York, NY) 2009, Pierre Cardin, Marc Ecko

Brands Licensed to Randa

Ecko Unltd., Perry Ellis Portfolio, Dockers, Pacific Trail, Tommy Bahama, Hathaway, Pierre Balmain, Jeff Banks, Penguin, Jones New York, Geoffrey Beene, Billy London, Ike Behar, Pierre Cardin, Nautica Save the Children, Claiborne, Ben Sherman, Chaps, Liz Claiborne, Avirex, Marc Ecko Cut & Sew, Levis, Arrow, Columbia Sportswear Company, Concepts by Claiborne, Donald J. Trump, Van Heusen, Dickies, Diane Von Furstenberg

Brands Owned by Randa

Trafalgar, Travel Gear, Countess Mara

Design

Randa design centers are located in Como, Italy; New York City, USA;London, England; Chicago, USA; and Shanghai, China. The company maintains extensive archives of patterns, materials, hardware, and finished products.

Marketing

Historically, Randa Accessories has not had a strong advertising presence of its own, preferring to let its department store customers market their products within its stores.

Randa Accessories has been partnered with Save the Children since 1973 and donates a percentage of all Save the Children sales to the Save the Children organization.

Distribution

Randa Accessories provides products to many popular department stores, including Macys and Kohls, both through its own labels and private label agreements.

Randa Accessories also sells its products directly to customers on TrafalgarStore.com[1] and LuggageGuy.com[2].

Randa has invested extensively in more than ½ million square feet of modern distribution space located near global transportation hubs; including New Orleans, New York City, Reno, Edinburgh, Melbourne, Johannesburg, and Toronto. Advanced information systems leverage highly efficient materials handling equipment to provide fulfillment capacity for more than 3 million units and 50 thousand consumer direct shipments, monthly. Randa has the capacity to ship over 5 million units per month from its state-of-the-art and eco-friendly fulfillment facilities.

Randa is dedicated to the creation and utilization of processes to sustain our natural environment and resources. In 2008, through exhaustive and ongoing eco-friendly initiatives, Randa saved more than 300,000 kWh of energy, 500,000 gallons of water and nearly 15,000 trees.

Construction features of the Reno, NV Logistics facility include: Reflective paint, extra-insulation, solar panels, and glass insulation for temperature regulation and reduced energy needs.

Awards

Randa Accessories has received the coveted 2006 "Five Star Award" from Macy's Merchandising Group. This award is in recognition of Randa's continued support and outstanding service in the development of Federated Department Stores' Private Brands and Labels. This award represents not only great product development, but also extraordinary service, on-time deliveries, quality assurance, and the overall attention to this business. Randa is one of only two menswear companies to be so recognized.

Randa Accessories has received the 2006 Domestic Licensee of the Year Award from Williamson-Dickie. This award is in recognition of Randa performance in growing the brand and providing merchandise that speaks to the core Dickies customer, and beyond. Not only does this award recognize Randa's comprehensive attention to product sell-in and sell-through; but it also acknowledges Randa's success in validating the Williamson-Dickies brand in new business sectors. Williamson-Dickie has described Randa as the master of relationship building.

External Links

Randa.net Luggageguy.com Trafalgarstore.com