Eagle Creek (company)

Eagle Creek
Industry Retail
Founded 1975
Headquarters Carlsbad, California, United States
Area served
 Worldwide
Key people
 Roger Spatz (President)
Products Luggage
Accessories
Parent VF Corporation
Website www.eaglecreek.com

Eagle Creek is an American luggage manufacturer headquartered in Carlsbad, California. The company was founded in 1975 in the San Jacinto Mountains of California, and in 2007 was acquired by VF Corporation. Originally supporting California, the company has evolved to be an international wholesaler with distribution to Canada, Europe, and other countries.[1]

History

Eagle Creek was founded in 1975 by Steve and Nona Barker in the San Jacinto Mountains of California, where they ran a retail store called Mountain People selling custom mountain packs. Production began in a 1,500 square feet (140 m2) manufacturing facility in Solana Beach, California.[2]

After beginning negotiations in late 2006,[3] Eagle Creek was acquired by VF Outdoor, Inc., a subsidiary of clothing company VF Corporation, in January 2007.[4]

Products

Eagle Creek bag from 1993

Eagle Creek was the first company in the market to market the "adventure travel gear" category and the first to offer travel backpacks. It also claims to be the first to utilize double needle seam stitching and a built-in organization panel in a backpack.

Its products, in chronological order by date introduced, include:[5][6]

  • Hiking packs (1975)
  • Travel packs (1980)
  • Undercover - under-clothing wallets (1985)
  • Pack-It - "Folders, Cubes and Sacs" for luggage organization (1996)[7]
    • Pack-It Specter - translucent packing organizers (2012)
  • Switchback - first convertible rolling backpack (1996)
  • Exploration Series - luggage and bags (2003)
  • Morphus - travel bag that zips apart to become two full-sized bags (2013)

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Dealer Locator". Eagle Creek. Retrieved 30 May 2014.
  2. ↑ "About Eagle Creek". Eagle Creek. Retrieved 30 May 2014.
  3. ↑ "Eagle Creek to be acquired by VF Corp., joining outdoor group". SNEWS. 22 December 2006. Retrieved 30 May 2014.
  4. ↑ "VF Outdoor Completes Acquisition of Eagle Creek, Inc". BusinessWire. 29 January 2007. Retrieved 30 May 2014.
  5. ↑ Greenberg, Peter (21 April 2014). "New 2014 Luggage Designed Just for You". PeterGreenberg.com. Retrieved 30 May 2014.
  6. ↑ Gibson, Matt (10 February 2014). "11 Of The Best Travel Products You'll Never Want To Be Without". Matt Gibson/Huffington Post. Retrieved 30 May 2014.
  7. ↑ Morse, Caroline (25 December 2013). "Seven ways to fit more stuff in your suitcase". USA Today. Retrieved 30 May 2014.
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