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Old Mar 28, 2019 | 10:45 am
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Mellonc
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Has Tumi pricing gone nuts?

What's happening to Tumi prices? Over the last year they must have gone up at least 20% with no change in quality. For example, this bag https://www.tumi.com/p/tumi-t-pass-b...k-01173481041/ used to be around $450 just a year ago. and This https://www.tumi.com/p/international...n-01171531041/ was $550 just a year ago........... what is going on? I know samsonite bought this firm about 3 years ago but the private equity guys at CVC Capital must really want to move up to the premium market with this brand. I think, though, it's going to alienate many of us. TPG guys did that to J. crew by jacking up pricing on everything but it had the opposite impact on sales and the darn fashion brand is facing bankruptcy at this point. I really hope they don't do that cuz I like Tumi's FXT fabric - - nicer looking than Cordura but just as tough.

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