Randa Accessories is a manufacturer, distributor and marketer of belts

Belt (clothing)

A belt is a flexible band or strap, typically made of leather or heavy cloth, and worn around the waist. A belt supports trousers or other articles of clothing.-History:...

, wallets, neckwear

Neckwear

Neckwear refers to various styles of clothing worn around the neck. They are worn for fashion reasons or for protection against weather influences, the latter for comfort of health. Common neckwear today include bow ties, neckties , scarves, feather boas and shawls. Ruffs and bands are historically....

, neckties, luggage

Luggage

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, casual bags, backpacks, briefcase

Briefcase

A briefcase is a narrow box-shaped bag or case used mainly for carrying papers and other documents and equipped with a handle. Lawyers commonly use briefcases to carry briefs to present to a court, hence the name...

s, and other leather goods. The company was incorporated in 1935, and now has a worldwide clientele. The founder's family had been in the neckwear business since 1910.

Randa, a privately owned company, has experienced dramatic and consistent growth. 2010 sales exceeded $410 million .

Randa global offices

The company employs over 3,000 people worldwide.

• Randa Accessories’ US Offices are located in New York City, NY; Chicago, IL; Bloomfield, NJ; New Orleans, LA; and Reno, NV.
• Randa International offices are located in Canada
  Canada
  Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
  
  , Mexico
  Mexico
  The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
  
  , the United Kingdom, Italy
  Italy
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  , South Africa
  South Africa
  The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
  
  , Australia
  Australia
  Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
  
   and China
  China
  Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...
  
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• Randa Accessories has sourcing facilities located in Shanghai
  Shanghai
  Shanghai is the largest city by population in China and the largest city proper in the world. It is one of the four province-level municipalities in the People's Republic of China, with a total population of over 23 million as of 2010...
  
  , Zhejiang Province, Fujian Province and Como, Italy
• North American
  North American
  North American generally refers to an entity, people, group, or attribute of North America, especially of the United States and Canada together.-Culture:*North American English, a collective term used to describe American English and Canadian English...
  
   distribution facilities are located in New Orleans, LA; Totowa, NJ; Reno, NV and Mississauga, Ontario
  Mississauga, Ontario
  Mississauga is a city in Southern Ontario located in the Regional Municipality of Peel, and in the western part of the Greater Toronto Area. With an estimated population of 734,000, it is Canada's sixth-most populous municipality, and has almost doubled in population in each of the last two decades...
  
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A full list of Randa global office locations and contact information is here: Randa Global Office Locations

Licensed brands

Randa produces and distributes products under license from many of the finest and most recognized brands in the world including: Ecko Unltd., Perry Ellis

Perry Ellis

Perry Ellis was an American fashion designer who founded a sportswear house in the mid-1970s.-The rise of Perry Ellis:...

, Dockers

Dockers

Dockers is a brand of khaki garments from Levi Strauss & Co.Levi Strauss & Co., then specialized in denim, introduced the Dockers brand in 1986. Dockers became a leading brand of business casual clothing for men led by Bob Siegel. In 1987, Dockers introduced a women's line...

, Pacific Trail, Tommy Bahama

Tommy Bahama

Tommy Bahama is the Seattle-based manufacturer of casual, men’s & women’s sportswear, denim, swimwear, accessories, footwear and a complete home furnishings collection. The brand is owned by Atlanta-based Oxford Industries. Tommy Bahama is available at Macy's, Neiman Marcus, Sak's Fifth Avenue,...

, Hathaway

Hathaway

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, Pierre Balmain

Pierre Balmain

Pierre Alexandre Claudius Balmain was a French fashion designer. Known for sophistication and elegance, he once said that "dressmaking is the architecture of movement."...

, Jeff Banks

Jeff Banks

Jeff Banks CBE is a Welsh designer of men's and women's clothing, jewellery, and home furnishings. Born in Ebbw Vale, Wales, Banks co-founded the fashion chain Warehouse in the late 1970s...

, Penguin

Penguin

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, Jones New York, Geoffrey Beene

Geoffrey Beene

Geoffrey Beene was an American fashion designer.Beene was born in Haynesville, Louisiana. He studied medicine at Tulane University, but dropped out in 1946, after three years. He moved to New York in 1947 to attend the Traphagen School of Fashion...

, Billy London, Ike Behar

Ike behar

Ike Behar is a clothing brand of American heritage launched in New York in the 1960s by a Cuban-American man of the same name. Still family-owned, the company is known for making dress shirts, ties, and jackets in the USA as well as in Canada and Peru...

, Pierre Cardin

Pierre Cardin

Pierre Cardin Cardin was known for his avant-garde style and his Space Age designs. He prefers geometric shapes and motifs, often ignoring the female form. He advanced into unisex fashions, sometimes experimental, and not always practical...

, Nautica

Nautica

Nautica is a US based apparel brand of the VF Corporation featuring primarily men's sportswear. Nautica was founded in 1983 by clothing designer, David Chu, and a partner. It was purchased for cash and stock in 1984 by State-O-Main, a New York based apparel company. State-O-Main changed its name to...

, Save the Children, Claiborne

Claiborne

-People:Surname*Billy Claiborne, western outlaw*Lindy Boggs , member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Louisiana; U.S. Ambassador to Vatican*Craig Claiborne, U.S. food writer and columnist for the New York Times...

, Ben Sherman

Ben Sherman

Ben Sherman is a British based clothing company, designing shirts, suits, shoes, accessories and other items that are, in common with many British brands, now made overseas, largely in the Far East. Their designs sometimes feature the Royal Air Force roundel which is often called the mod target...

, Chaps

Chaps

Chaps are sturdy coverings for the legs consisting of leggings and a belt. They are buckled on over trousers with the chaps' integrated belt, but unlike trousers they have no seat and are not joined at the crotch. They are designed to provide protection for the legs and are usually made of leather...

, Liz Claiborne

Liz Claiborne

Anne Elisabeth Jane "Liz" Claiborne was a Belgian-born American fashion designer and entrepreneur. Claiborne is best known for founding Liz Claiborne Inc. which in 1986 became the first company founded by a woman to make the Fortune 500...

, Avirex

Avirex

Avirex was originally founded by Jeff Clyman in 1975 as a brand for military apparel. Contrary to popular belief, Avirex was not a U.S. military supplier during World War II...

, Marc Ecko

Marc Ecko

Marc Eckō is an American fashion designer, entrepreneur, investor, artist, and philanthropist. He is the founder and Chief Creative Officer of Marc Eckō Enterprises, a billion-dollar global fashion and lifestyle company...

 Cut & Sew, Levis

Levis

-People:*François de Gaston, Chevalier de Lévis , French soldier best known for his command in Canada in 1760*George Levis , American college basketball player and coach*Georges Lévis , French adult comic artist-Places:Canada...

, Arrow

Arrow

An arrow is a shafted projectile that is shot with a bow. It predates recorded history and is common to most cultures.An arrow usually consists of a shaft with an arrowhead attached to the front end, with fletchings and a nock at the other.- History:...

, Columbia Sportswear

Columbia Sportswear

Columbia Sportswear Company is a United States company that manufactures and distributes outerwear and sportswear. It was founded in 1938 by the late Paul Lamfrom, father of present chairperson Gert Boyle. The company is headquartered in Washington County, Oregon, in an unincorporated part of the...

 Company, Concepts by Claiborne, Donald J. Trump, Van Heusen, Dickies

Dickies

Williamson-Dickie Manufacturing Company, more commonly referred to as the brand Dickies, is an American company headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas that manufactures and sells work-related clothing and other accessories, including back packs, steel-toe boots, and belts. Its major competitors are...

, Diane Von Furstenberg

Diane von Fürstenberg

Diane von Fürstenberg, formerly Princess Diane of Fürstenberg , is a Belgian-American fashion designer best known for her iconic wrap dress. She initially rose to prominence when she married into the German princely House of Fürstenberg, as the wife of Prince Egon of Fürstenberg...

, Weatherproof

Weatherproof

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, Timberland, Champion, C9, and Hathaway

Hathaway

A surname of medieval Welsh origin, Hathaway can refer to several people, places, or things:People with the surname Hathaway:* Anne Hathaway , American actress* Anne Hathaway , wife of William Shakespeare...

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Proprietary brands

Primarily a licensed brand company, Randa also owns and markets several powerful brands including Trafalgar

Trafalgar

-Places:* Cape Trafalgar in south west Spain* Trafalgar Square in London, commemorating the British naval victory* Trafalgar, Indiana, a town in the United States of America* Trafalgar Township, a former municipality in Ontario, Canada...

, Travel Gear and Countess Mara

Countess Mara

Countess Mara, founded in 1935 by Lucila Mara de Vescovi, was a menswear fashion label specialising in high-end pictorial neckties. The brand has been owned by Randa Accessories since 1998.- History :...

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Randa Divisions

• Randa Accessories
  Randa Accessories
  Randa Accessories is a manufacturer, distributor and marketer of belts, wallets, neckwear, neckties, luggage, casual bags, backpacks, briefcases, and other leather goods. The company was incorporated in 1935, and now has a worldwide clientele...
  
  
• Randa Neckwear
• Randa Belts and Leather Goods
• Randa Luggage
• Trafalgar Leather Company
• MCG: Market Connect Group
• Randa Logistics
• Ransal Australia
• Humprhey's Accessories (now called Randa Leather Goods)
• Badanco Luggage (now called Randa Luggage)
• Wemco/Wembley Neckwear (now part of Randa Neckwear)
• Wembley Apparel (Randa South Africa)
• Randa International (Como, Italy)
• Countess Mara
  Countess Mara
  Countess Mara, founded in 1935 by Lucila Mara de Vescovi, was a menswear fashion label specialising in high-end pictorial neckties. The brand has been owned by Randa Accessories since 1998.- History :...
  
   Neckwear (now part of Randa Neckwear)
• Woodstock Neckwear (now part of Randa UK, and Randa Scotland)
• Forsythe Neckwear (now part of Randa Canada)

History and timeline

Randa Accessories began as the Spiegel Neckwear company in 1910 and has experienced dramatic growth. This success is attributed to the company’s strong management team and associates, its heritage, organic growth, strategic acquisitions, brand portfolio and global expansion into new territories and markets.

• 1910, Spiegel family enters the neckwear business from the Lower East Side of Manhattan, New York City, NY
• 1935, Randa Neckwear is founded by Rosenberg and Apakater
• 1965, Herbert Spiegel acquires Randa Neckwear
• 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
  Mississauga, Ontario
  Mississauga is a city in Southern Ontario located in the Regional Municipality of Peel, and in the western part of the Greater Toronto Area. With an estimated population of 734,000, it is Canada's sixth-most populous municipality, and has almost doubled in population in each of the last two decades...
  
  
• 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
  China
  Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...
  
  
• 2002, Established MCG: Market Connect Group - Chalfont, PA
• 2002, Established Ransal - Melbourne, Australia
• 2002, Established Randa UK, Ltd. -London, UK
• 2003, Acquired Trafalgar
  Trafalgar
  -Places:* Cape Trafalgar in south west Spain* Trafalgar Square in London, commemorating the British naval victory* Trafalgar, Indiana, a town in the United States of America* Trafalgar Township, a former municipality in Ontario, Canada...
  
   Company - Norwalk, CT
• 2005, Established Wembley (Pty) Ltd. - Johannesburg, South Africa
• 2006, Established Humphreys Far East- Xiamen, China
  China
  Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...
  
  
• 2007, Acquired Badanco Luggage - Totowa, NJ
• 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, Established Randa Logistics, Reno, Nevada
  Reno, Nevada
  Reno is the county seat of Washoe County, Nevada, United States. The city has a population of about 220,500 and is the most populous Nevada city outside of the Las Vegas metropolitan area...
  
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• 2009, Named one of New Orleans "best places to work"
• 2010, Established Randa Luggage Headquarters in Bloomfield, New Jersey
  Bloomfield, New Jersey
  Bloomfield is a township in Essex County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township population was 47,315. It surrounds the Bloomfield Green Historic District.-History:...
  
  
• 2010, Randa Accessories celebrates its 100th anniversary
• 2010, Mayor Richard M. Daley
  Richard M. Daley
  Richard Michael Daley is a United States politician, member of the national and local Democratic Party, and former Mayor of Chicago, Illinois. He was elected mayor in 1989 and reelected in 1991, 1995, 1999, 2003, and 2007. He was the longest serving Chicago mayor, surpassing the tenure of his...
  
   and the City of Chicago issue a proclamation honoring Randa's 100th anniversary
• 2010, MCG Headquarters moved to new facilities in Bloomfield, NJ
• 2011, Randa Accessories opens new facility in Rosemont, IL

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

Randa develops advertising, packaging, point of sale materials, web sites (14 sites as of December 2009), and other marketing materials in-house via a centralized marketing and creative services department.

Customers

Randa provides products to many department and specialty stores worldwide, including Nordstrom

Nordstrom

Nordstrom, Inc. is an upscale department store chain in the United States, founded by John W. Nordstrom and Carl F. Wallin. Initially a shoe retailer, the company today also sells clothing, accessories, handbags, jewelry, cosmetics, fragrances, and in some locations, home furnishings...

, Bloomingdales, Macys, JC Penney, Kohls, Walmart, Myer

Myer

Myer is Australia's largest department store chain, retailing a broad range of merchandise including women's, men's and children's clothing, footwear and accessories; cosmetics and fragrance; homewares; electrical; furniture and bedding; toys; books and stationery; food and confectionery; and...

, John Lewis

John Lewis (department store)

-Recent developments:In June 2004, John Lewis announced plans to open its first store in Northern Ireland at the Sprucefield Park development, the province's largest out of town shopping centre, located outside Lisburn and from Belfast. The application was approved in June 2005 and the opening of...

, River Island

River Island

River Island is one of Britain's best known high street fashion brands and can be found in most cities across the UK. The brand also has stores in Singapore, Turkey, Poland, Ireland, the Netherlands, and the Middle East.-History:...

, Harrods

Harrods

Harrods is an upmarket department store located in Brompton Road in Brompton, in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, London. The Harrods brand also applies to other enterprises undertaken by the Harrods group of companies including Harrods Bank, Harrods Estates, Harrods Aviation and Air...

, Edgars, Myer

Myer

Myer is Australia's largest department store chain, retailing a broad range of merchandise including women's, men's and children's clothing, footwear and accessories; cosmetics and fragrance; homewares; electrical; furniture and bedding; toys; books and stationery; food and confectionery; and...

, Next, The Bay

The Bay

The Bay is a chain of 91 department stores that operate across parts of Canada. It is the main brand of Hudson's Bay Company , North America's oldest company. It has its headquarters in the Simpson Tower in Toronto. In French, the chain is known as la Baie, short for "Compagnie de la Baie d'Hudson"...

, Liverpool

Liverpool

Liverpool is a city and metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England, along the eastern side of the Mersey Estuary. It was founded as a borough in 1207 and was granted city status in 1880...

, El Palacio de Hierro

El Palacio de Hierro

El Palacio de Hierro is an upscale chain of department stores in Mexico.-History:In the 1850s, a clothing store opened in Mexico City called "Las Fábricas de Francia" which was owned by Victor Gassier, a Frenchman...

, Galeries Lafayette

Galeries Lafayette

- History :In 1893 Théophile Bader and his cousin Alphonse Kahn opened a fashion store in a small haberdasher's shop at the corner of rue La Fayette and the Chaussée d'Antin, Paris. In 1896, the company purchased the entire building at n°1 rue La Fayette and in 1905 the buildings at n°38, 40 et...

, and El Corte Inglés

El Corte Inglés

El Corte Inglés S.A. , headquartered in Madrid, is the biggest department store group in Europe and ranks fourth worldwide...

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Randa also sells its products via direct to consumer channels including QVC

QVC

QVC is a multinational corporation specializing in televised home shopping. Founded in 1986 by Joseph Segel in West Goshen Township, Pennsylvania, United States, QVC broadcasts in five countries as QVC US, QVC UK, QVC Germany, QVC Japan and – QVC Italy to 200 million households...

, Amazon.com

Amazon.com

Amazon.com, Inc. is a multinational electronic commerce company headquartered in Seattle, Washington, United States. It is the world's largest online retailer. Amazon has separate websites for the following countries: United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Japan, and...

, JCP.com, Kohls.com, Macys.com, TrafalgarStore.com, Nordstrom.com, Zappos.com

Zappos.com

Zappos.com is an online shoe and apparel shop currently based in Henderson, Nevada.In July 2009, the company announced it would be acquired by Amazon.com in an all-stock deal worth about $1.2 billion. Since its founding in 1999, Zappos has grown to be the largest online shoe store.-Inception:Zappos...

, eBags.com

Ebags.com

eBags.com, a division of eBags, Inc., is an American electronic commerce company founded in 1998. Based in Greenwood Village, Colorado. The primary purpose of eBags.com is to be an online retailer of handbags, backpacks, business cases, urban bags, luggage, and travel accessories. eBags.com...

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Distribution and logistics

In the USA, 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

New York City

New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...

, Reno

Reno

Reno is the fourth most populous city in Nevada, US.Reno may also refer to:-Places:Italy*The Reno River, in Northern ItalyCanada*Reno No...

, Edinburgh

Edinburgh

Edinburgh is the capital city of Scotland, the second largest city in Scotland, and the eighth most populous in the United Kingdom. The City of Edinburgh Council governs one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas. The council area includes urban Edinburgh and a rural area...

, Melbourne

Melbourne

Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...

, Johannesburg

Johannesburg

Johannesburg also known as Jozi, Jo'burg or Egoli, is the largest city in South Africa, by population. Johannesburg is the provincial capital of Gauteng, the wealthiest province in South Africa, having the largest economy of any metropolitan region in Sub-Saharan Africa...

, and Toronto

Toronto

Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...

. 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.

In December 2009, Randa Accessories was voted one of the top large companies to work for in New Orleans..

In-store merchandising - MCG: Market Connect Group

Originally servicing Randa's internal requirements for in-store merchandising, Randa purchased MCG in 2002. Today MCG: Market Connect Group MCGConnect.com, is America's largest merchandise services company servicing department stores, mid-tier stores and home stores. MCG provides in-store demonstrations, replenishment, training, brand ambassadors, market intelligence, and other essential in-store merchandising services.

MCG has spent greater than 3 million hours of in-store service with America's leading retailers - over 1 million hours at Macy's, JC Penney and Kohl's alone. MCG has a nationwide network of 3,500 in-store merchandising professionals and uses the latest technology to deliver 24/7 scheduling and reporting.

HFN, the journal of the housewares industry, reported that MCG conducted over 15,000 in-store demonstrations in 2009; helping Keurig sell America's #1 single serve coffee maker.

Awards

Randa Accessories has received "Five Star Award" from Macy's

Macy's

Macy's is a U.S. chain of mid-to-high range department stores. In addition to its flagship Herald Square location in New York City, the company operates over 800 stores in the United States...

 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. Randa is one of only two menswear companies to be so recognized.

Randa Accessories has received the Domestic Licensee of the Year Award from Williamson-Dickies

Dickies

Williamson-Dickie Manufacturing Company, more commonly referred to as the brand Dickies, is an American company headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas that manufactures and sells work-related clothing and other accessories, including back packs, steel-toe boots, and belts. Its major competitors are...

 Williamson-Dickie has described Randa as the master of relationship building.

Randa has won the JC Penney "vendor of the year" award 15 times.

External links

• Randa.net
• Randa Luggage Web Site
• Trafalgar Company Web Site
• Trafalgar Retail Site
• LimitedEditionBraces.com
• MCG Web Site
• Countess Mara Web Site
• Save The Gentleman Web Site