Brighton Collectibles
TypePrivate
IndustryRetail
Founded1991
FounderTerri Kravitz
Jerry Kohl
HeadquartersCity of Industry, California, USA
ProductsJewelry, handbags, luggage, small leather goods, belts, shoes, fragrances, gift home products and more.
Websitewww.brighton.com
Store in Hillsboro, Oregon

Brighton Collectibles (Brighton) is an American accessories manufacturer and retailer, headquartered in City of Industry, California, U.S. with 180 retail stores worldwide. They also have an online boutique where you can fins their products.

History

The concept for Brighton began when founders Terri Kravitz and Jerry Kohl, opened a specialty retail store. In 1991, Terri and Jerry launched Brighton Collectibles with a single collection of belts. Over the years, Brighton has expanded their products to include a line of coordinating accessories and footwear. Luggage and home accessories are included in Brighton's home line.[1]

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, CA. For more than 30 years, Leegin has been manufacturing belts and other leather accessories at a California factory that has expanded from a shop with five employees to a plant employing more than 600 people. Components for some of the products are manufactured in countries such as France, Italy, Spain, China, Taiwan, Korea and Japan.[2] 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.

They started an initiative that comes out annually on October to benefit local Breast Cancer charities named "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..

References

  1. ↑ "History of Brighton". wards-apparel.com. Retrieved 2023-03-16.
  2. ↑ "History". Brighton Collections. Archived from the original on 2012-01-30. Retrieved 2012-01-25.


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