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Cambridge Satchel Company bought by French textile firm Chargeurs

British bag maker The Cambridge Satchel Company - also known just as Satchel - has been acquired by French textile firm Chargeurs for an undisclosed sum. According to filings at Companies House from August 3, Chargeurs has taken a stake of at least 75 percent in Satchel, while Satchel founder Julie Deane ceased “to be a person with significant...

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Cambridge Satchel Company founder awarded a CBE

Julie Deane founder of The Cambridge Satchel Co has been recognised in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List and awarded a CBE (Commander of the Order of the British Empire). CBE is the highest-ranking of the Order of the British Empire awards, excluding a knighthood and damehood and was awarded to Deane for her services to Entrepreneurship and...

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In Pictures: Cambridge Satchel Company giraffe collection

British accessories brand the Cambridge Satchel Company has launched a limited edition collection featuring an exclusive giraffe print to raise money and awareness for animal conservation charity, The Aspinall Foundation. The Aspinall Giraffe Collection comprises of four styles in two colourways featuring a spilt leather with cow calf hair...

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Cambridge Satchel Company adds lifestyle range

British accessories brand The Cambridge Satchel Company is launching a lifestyle category as the brand heads into its 10th anniversary year in 2018. Launching this month, Cambridge Life will initially feature a candle, diffuser and a cashmere scarf, all picked for the festive season, which will be followed up with further lifestyle products next...

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Cambridge Satchel Company’s revenues witness a sharp decline

The Cambridge Satchel Company’s annual sales and profits declined significantly even after the company bagged a funding of 21 million dollars from a venture capital firm Index Ventures, last year. The company’s revenues nosedived to 10.1 million pounds (14.8 million dollars) last year. Cambridge Satchel Company had experienced a considerable...

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Cambridge Satchel Company teams up with Vivienne Westwood

British accessories brand Cambridge Satchel Company is celebrating its fifth anniversary with a collaboration with fashion designer Vivienne Westwood. The special collaborative collection, first spotted at Westwood’s Red Label spring/summer 2014 show during London Fashion Week, is inspired by the British designer’s 1981 ‘Pirate’ collection and...

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Cambridge Satchel Company for men

British leather bag brand The Cambridge Satchel Company has announced that it is launching its debut men’s range for autumn/winter 2013. The 75-piece collection will launch at Pitti Imagine Uomo in January and will feature a variety of styles and sizes including Classic, Batchel and Backpack, and will see the introduction of new colours such as...

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NYFW: Chris Benz satchels

Fashion designer Chris Benz has become the first US designer to collaborate with the British start-up Cambridge Satchel Company. The range of limited edition satchels were presented during New York Fashion Week and were an integral part of Chris Benz’s spring/summer 2013 collection. The new shape satchel was presented in nine colours ranging...

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Cambridge Satchel Company settles copyright row

British leather satchel brand The Cambridge Satchel Company has announced that it has settled its case for infringement of intellectual property rights against rival Zatchels. The statement received from The Cambridge Satchel Company confirmed that an out of court agreement has been reached and that Zatchels are set to pay an undisclosed sum....

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Cambridge Satchel Company wins startup of the year award

Cambridge Satchel Company, the maker and retailer of traditional satchels in bright colours, has been named as the NatWest Startups Business of the Year 2011. The company founded by Julie Deane and her mother Freda Thomas in 2008, won the Product Business of the Year award at the 2011 Startups Awards, before beating 12 other winners to clinch...