British leather-based items firm Cambridge Satchel, which was acquired by French textile large Chargeurs in 2022, has opened its first worldwide retailer at 117 Rue Vielle du Temple in Paris because it continues its retail growth technique.
January 2025 noticed the opening of a brand new Cambridge Sachel retailer in Windsor, which adopted different current retailer openings in London’s Covent Backyard, Cambridge and Leeds, taking its UK retailer portfolio to 4.
The brand new 538 sq ft retailer is located within the coronary heart of Paris’ Le Marais district. For the opening interval, the modern area has been tailored to resemble a French bakery with uncovered stonework brick partitions and tiled flooring.
The locker fashion cabinets and trolleys are stuffed with each French pastries and Cambridge Satchel’s crafted leather-based items for ladies and men, together with basic satchels, crossbody luggage, purses, tote luggage and backpacks.
The brand new retailer may also home its newest SS25 assortment and Cambridge Satchel’s collaboration items, together with bestsellers corresponding to ‘The Hiya Kitty Face Tote’ and ‘The Binocular Bag’ from the ‘Depraved’ movie.
Finishing the gathering is a variety of small leather-based items – from purses and notebooks to passport and card holders. There are additionally two Paris retailer unique charms, one that includes a croissant and the opposite a Paris love coronary heart.
Carine de Koenigswarter, CEO of Cambridge Satchel, mentioned: “This can be a key second for Cambridge Satchel with its first worldwide opening. Paris being the capital of style, it was the plain selection for our first retailer out exterior of the UK.
“We selected Le Marais as it’s a historic district in Paris, identified for its wealthy cultural heritage, charming avenue and vibrant combine of outlets, galleries and eating places – an ideal spot for our first French retailer.
“The Paris retailer follows the opening of Leeds on the finish of 2024 and Windsor in early January and is a key a part of our Part 1 growth plan. Following this we be trying to open in different key cities throughout Europe and internationally.”
