Brighton Collectibles (Brighton) are an American accessories manufacturer and retailer, with headquarters in the

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, California, USA. Brighton Collectibles owns 180 retail stores worldwide and an online shop. Some of their specific factories are located in the

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province of China, specifically

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and

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, which is a manufacturing hub for handbags and leather goods.

History

The concept for Brighton began when founders Terri Kravitz and Jerry Kohl opened a specialty retail store. In 1991, Kravitz and Kohl launched Brighton Collectibles with a single collection of belts. Over the years, Brighton has expanded their range of products to include a line of coordinating accessories and footwear. Luggage and home accessories are included in Brighton's home line. They started an initiative that comes out annually in October to benefit local

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charities named the "Power of Pink" bracelet. In 2007, the company won a case before the U.S. Supreme Court to allow

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s in ''

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''.

Manufacturing and headquarters

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. Leegin has been manufacturing belts and other leather accessories at a California factory for over thirty years. Their plant employs over 600 people. Components for some of the products are manufactured in countries such as

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and

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. As of February 2020, the company reports Brighton jewelry being made in Taiwan. Brighton footwear is made in

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, Italy and

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, while Brighton handbags are manufactured in China.

References

External links

Brighton Collectibles official website
Companies based in Los Angeles County, California Clothing retailers of the United States Retail companies established in 1991 Privately held companies based in California 1991 establishments in California {{US-retail-company-stub