- Briggs & Riley
Infobox_Company
company_name = Briggs & Riley Travelware
company_type = Private| company_slogan = A bag for every traveler
foundation =Hauppauge, New York , USA (2006)
location = flagicon|USA Hauppauge, New York
key_people = Richard Krulik, CEO
industry =Retail
products = Fine luggage, business cases, computer backpacks, totes and travel accessories
homepage = [http://www.briggs-riley.com/ www.briggs-riley.com]Briggs & Riley Travelware is a manufacturer of
luggage fortravel . The company is based inHauppauge, New York and was founded in 1993 by Richard Costa. The company is known for its "Simple as that" lifetime guarantee that even covers damage caused by an airline. Briggs & Riley luggage can be purchased from independent retailers across the United States and Canada, as well as through its online boutique.The company was acquired in August 2000 by U.S. Luggage LLC. U.S. Luggage is also the parent company of SOLO, a company that creates business cases.
Briggs & Riley manufactures a wide selection of travel bags. It was the first company to establish the NXpandable System that provides more space in the bag when expanded. It was also the first company to develop the Outsider handle, designed on the exterior of the case to ensure a flat packing area for wrinkle-free clothes. [ [http://www.beststuff.com/travelleisure/luggage-to-get-you-out-of-the-quot-lug-age-quot.html BestStuff.com, Luggage to Get You Out of the Lug Age] ]
Additionally, the company is a supporter of the Juvenile Diabetes Research Fund through yearly fundraising and an online auction where celebrities decorated luggage. One piece of luggage that
Tony Hawk decorated for the auction was recently featured in "Men's Health". [ [http://www.menshealth.com/cda/article.do?site=MensHealth&channel=style&category=style.files&conitem=5401b6aff2464110VgnVCM20000012281eac Men's Health Magazine, Summer 2007 issue, Style section] ]Footnotes
External links
* [http://www.briggs-riley.com/ Briggs & Riley official website]
* [http://www.choice-luggage.com/ Directory of luggage specialty stores in the U.S.]
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