Samsonite Samsonite Samsonite International S.A. () is a luggage manufacturer and retailer, with products ranging from large suitcases to small toiletries bags and briefcases. The company was founded in Denver, Colorado, United States. Its registered office is in Luxembourg and it is listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. The company was founded in Denver, Colorado, on March 10, 1910 by Blackhawk, Colorado-born luggage salesman Jesse Shwayder (1882–1970) as the Shwayder Trunk Manufacturing Company. A religious man, Shwayder named one of his initial cases Samson, after the Biblical strongman, and began using the trademark "Samsonite" in 1941 for its tapered vulcanized
Away (luggage) Away (luggage) Away is an American travel and lifestyle brand. It is best known as a luggage designer, manufacturer and retailer, and led by founders, Stephanie Korey and Jennifer Rubio, in New York City. Since its foundation in 2015, Away has raised $31 million in financing and sold more than 300,000 suitcases, making it one of the highest funded female-backed startups. The company primarily sells products online, but also has brick and mortar locations in New York City, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Austin, Texas. Its newest storefront opened up in London in August 2018, and is the company's UK