Torben
11-15-2005, 09:30 AM
On the heels of the thread regarding "smoke free GP", the following announcement was sent out by Ducati Corse this morning.
(New York, NY) * Tumi, the leading international brand of prestige travel,
business and lifestyle accessories is pleased to announce a three-year
licensing agreement with Ducati, the Italian manufacturer of high
performance motorcycles.
Launching in February 2006, the exclusive Ducati Collection by Tumi will
include a range of eight racy black and Ducati red travel and accessory bags
that will feature the company's logos. The collection, which includes
wheeled luggage, backpacks and messenger bags, will retail in the USA
between $125 for a small map bag to $550 for a large wheeled duffle and will
be available through 500 Tumi retail stores and Ducati¹s network as well as
top specialty and department stores worldwide.
Tumi is the most innovative, design-driven luggage and briefcase brand in
the world, says Laurence Franklin, CEO of Tumi. We are thrilled with a
partnership that brings together two internationally recognized,
high-performance brands. It is an arrangement that emphasizes our individual
strengths and expands our visibility in new markets.
Federico Minoli, Chairman and CEO of Ducati, declared: We are delighted to
have achieved another excellent result and to be able to add Tumi to the
number of our official licensees. It is a brand that is perfectly in line
with the Ducati philosophy: Tumi products are at the top of their sector,
they are highly functional and their finishing touches are reminiscent of
the world of Ducati motorbikes.
Tumi has been diversifying its product range by adding new categories to its
highly successful travel, business case and day-bag collections. These
category extensions are part of Tumi's global strategic growth initiative
which also includes opening ten free-standing Tumi retail stores in the USA
and an additional five in Europe and Asia per year over the course of the
next three years. Tumi currently has over thirty stores in the USA and
twelve in Europe and Asia.
As part of the marketing efforts between the two companies, Tumi will become
official sponsor of the Ducati factory team competing in the MotoGP World
Championship. Tumi will also develop additional products that will be
customized for motorcycle enthusiasts, as well as day and travel styles for
general use.
Claudio Domenicali, Ducati Corse CEO, added: I'd like to welcome Tumi as
one of our sponsors. The Ducati Corse MotoGP team will be enthusiastic about
travelling around the world with the products of such a prestigious brand.
(New York, NY) * Tumi, the leading international brand of prestige travel,
business and lifestyle accessories is pleased to announce a three-year
licensing agreement with Ducati, the Italian manufacturer of high
performance motorcycles.
Launching in February 2006, the exclusive Ducati Collection by Tumi will
include a range of eight racy black and Ducati red travel and accessory bags
that will feature the company's logos. The collection, which includes
wheeled luggage, backpacks and messenger bags, will retail in the USA
between $125 for a small map bag to $550 for a large wheeled duffle and will
be available through 500 Tumi retail stores and Ducati¹s network as well as
top specialty and department stores worldwide.
Tumi is the most innovative, design-driven luggage and briefcase brand in
the world, says Laurence Franklin, CEO of Tumi. We are thrilled with a
partnership that brings together two internationally recognized,
high-performance brands. It is an arrangement that emphasizes our individual
strengths and expands our visibility in new markets.
Federico Minoli, Chairman and CEO of Ducati, declared: We are delighted to
have achieved another excellent result and to be able to add Tumi to the
number of our official licensees. It is a brand that is perfectly in line
with the Ducati philosophy: Tumi products are at the top of their sector,
they are highly functional and their finishing touches are reminiscent of
the world of Ducati motorbikes.
Tumi has been diversifying its product range by adding new categories to its
highly successful travel, business case and day-bag collections. These
category extensions are part of Tumi's global strategic growth initiative
which also includes opening ten free-standing Tumi retail stores in the USA
and an additional five in Europe and Asia per year over the course of the
next three years. Tumi currently has over thirty stores in the USA and
twelve in Europe and Asia.
As part of the marketing efforts between the two companies, Tumi will become
official sponsor of the Ducati factory team competing in the MotoGP World
Championship. Tumi will also develop additional products that will be
customized for motorcycle enthusiasts, as well as day and travel styles for
general use.
Claudio Domenicali, Ducati Corse CEO, added: I'd like to welcome Tumi as
one of our sponsors. The Ducati Corse MotoGP team will be enthusiastic about
travelling around the world with the products of such a prestigious brand.