Coach founder dies aged 89
08/03/2013
Mrs Cahn designed the first bag modelled on a shopping bag, working with a thick cowhide often used in making baseball gloves.
By the early 1980s, Coach was selling about $20 million worth of handbags a year.
The Cahns sold the company in 1985 to the Sara Lee Corporation for a reported $30 million.
Coach reported net sales of $4 billion in 2012.
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