Ninewest, the maker of designer handbags was founded in 1978 by Fisher Camuto, a wholesale producer of high-quality and moderately-priced Brazilian footwear.
Ninewest handbags are sold in the very affordable under $100.00
Fisher focused on handbag style, choice, quality, and value propelled the company towards an incredibly successful future.
Ninewest purses are sold in 60 countries worldwide.
Ninewest distributes its designer handbags and other products through multiple retail channels
including their own Ninewest outlet stores, in department stores and other retail
outlets as well as online.
Was founding at address, 9 West, 57th Street in New York City. Hence the company name.
In 1993 Ninewest begins selling shares on the New York Stock Exchange.
Ninewest offers a product line that includes Ninewest colthing, shoes, sportswear, dresses, eyewear,
belts, sunglasses, legwear, outerwear, hats, and cold weather
accessories.
Recent addition of "Ninewest Girl", an eyewear collection targeted to the 8 to 14 year old consumer.
Nine West acquires U.S. Shoe Corporation in 1995.
The Ninewest handbag line has many different styles including Ninewest hobo bag, Ninewest satchel handbag, Ninewest shoulder handbag, Ninewest tote bag, Ninewest clutch, Ninewest shopper bag and Ninewest barrel
In 1999 Ninewest is acquired by Jones Apparel Group.
Ninewest sells its merchandise under multiple brands, like Amalfi, Enzo
Angiolini, 9 & Co., and
Pappagallo.
Ninewest also has licensing agreements to sell shoes and handbags
under the popular Calvin Klein and Evan Picone trademarks.
In 2006 Ninewest has partnered with Macy's and Vogue to deliver three limited edition
collections in the US designed by Vivienne Westwood, Thakoon and Sophia
Kokosalaki.
Shoppers can sign up to be club nine members and enjoy benefits like express
checkout, access to their complete order history, reminder services, and
automatic registration for all online sweepstakes.
Whether you label them bargain fakes handbags, replicas handbags, look alike's, reproductions or bargain knock offs,
it is still called product counterfeiting and it is big business.
The Ninewest consumer is a fashion savvy, image conscious 18 to 54 year old who is a multi-dimensional goal-oriented woman.
