Man Bags Propel Burberry Sales by 27 Percent
By Erin Donnelly
01/19/11 at 09:48 AM
Photo: Getty Images
A man bag on the Burberry Men's Fall 2011 runway.
Man bags are on quite the roll lately.
In addition to new offerings from Rebecca Minkoff's Ben Minkoff line, Christian Lacroix, and Louis Vuitton, Burberry has seen a 27 percent sales increase thanks to their manly totes, the Daily Mail reports.
Holiday sales of men's duffels and other bags have helped the British label take in a staggering £480 million (nearly $767 million) total sales tally.
"In China and the rest of Asia—where Burberry has a big fan base—men’s accessories are a huge market," chief financial officer Stacey Cartwright tells the paper.
Get the full story at the Daily Mail.
