Vera Bradley Inc (VRA)

Vera Bradley, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, designs, manufactures, and sells women's handbags, luggage and travel items, fashion and home accessories, and gifts. It operates through two segments, Direct and Indirect. The company offers totes, crossbodies, satchels, clutches, backpacks, baby bags, and lunch bags; accessories, including wallets, wristlets, eyeglass cases, scarves, and various technology accessories; and travel products, such as rolling luggage, cosmetics, and travel and packing accessories, as well as travel bags comprising duffel and weekend bags. It also provides home products that include throw blankets, beach towels, and comforters, as well as items, which comprise mugs and tumblers; and other products, including apparel/footwear, stationery, merchandising, and gift card products, as well as freight and licensing services. The company sells its Vera Bradley branded products through its full-line and factory outlet stores in the United States; verabradley.com, an online outlet site; and direct-to-consumer eBay sales, as well as its annual outlet sale in Fort Wayne, Indiana. As of February 3, 2018, it operated 109 full-line stores and 51 factory outlet stores. The company also sells its Vera Bradley branded products to approximately 2,400 specialty retail locations located in the United States, as well as department stores, national accounts, third party e-commerce sites, and third-party inventory liquidators, as well as through licensing agreements. Vera Bradley, Inc. was founded in 1982 and is headquartered in Roanoke, Indiana.