Wilkenson Handskmakar'n Ab - S.WHM- Profile

Wilkenson Handskmakar'n AB runs chains of stores selling accessories including handbags, gloves, small leather goods, luggage and other products in the Nordic region, under the brand names Handskmakar'n in Sweden and Navara in Finland. The company is Sweden's only nationwide chain of accessories stores, with 79 stores in 38 cities. The company's operations in Finland includes six stores in Helsinki and one in Abo. In Sweden, the company's range is mainly marketed under its own brands Vezzano, Ann Nichols, Matchtown and Travel, as well as under well-known external brands such as Bjorn Borg, Samsonite, Carlton and Esprit. Retail sale of bags and brief-cases accounted for 37% of 1998 revenues; retail sale of gloves, 20%; retail sale of leather accessories, 18%; retail sale of luggage, 17% and other, 8%.