{{Short description|Travel accessory manufacturer}} {{Infobox company | name = Delsey | logo = DELSEY LOGO.png | type = Société Anonyme | traded_as = | foundation = 1946 (in France) | founder = Emil Delahaye & André & Walter Seynhaeve | location = Tremblay-en-France (France) | area_served = Worldwide | key_people = Guenther Trieb (CEO) | industry = Luggage | products = | revenue = | operating_income = | net_income = | assets = | equity = | num_employees = | homepage = {{url|www.delsey.com}} }} [[File:G27 ready to board@BJN (20150807090052).JPG|thumb|A Delsey store in Beijing South railway station.]] thumb|Delsey office in North America '''Delsey''' ({{IPA|fr|delsɛː}}) is a French company that manufactures luggage and travel accessories. It is based in Tremblay-en-France, in the suburbs of Paris.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapid=5451550|title=Delsey S.A.: Private company information|publisher=Bloomberg Business|accessdate=2015-03-07}}</ref> Delsey employs 400 people, and has a turnover of about {{Euro|130 million|link=yes}}.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://coolbagsclub.com/delsey-luggage-reviews/|title=Delsey|publisher=Argan Capital Advisers|accessdate=2015-03-07}}</ref> As of 2010, it was the world's second-largest luggage manufacturer afte Samsonite.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.journaldunet.com/economie/industrie/delsey-contre-samsonite/chiffre-d-affaires.shtml|title=Samsonite huit fois plus gros que Delsey|author=Céline Deluzarche|publisher=:fr:Le Journal du Net|language=French|date=2010-07-20|accessdate=2015-03-07}}</ref>
== History == In 1911, the Établissements Delahaye specialised in the manufacture of cases for cameras and covered cases for typewriters and record players. Émile Delahaye and the Seynhaeve brothers joined forces in 1946, combining their names to create the Delsey brand.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.delsey.com/default/the-story-of-delsey-heritage.html|title=The Story of Delsey|publisher=Delsey|accessdate=2015-03-07|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140131080738/http://www.delsey.com/default/the-story-of-delsey-heritage.html|archivedate=2014-01-31}}</ref> Delsey made use of its experience in the production of camera and record player cases to form a department specializing in travel items in moulded plastic.{{Citation needed|date = April 2015}}
==Innovations== In early 2015, Delsey unveiled a prototype "smart suitcase" called ''Pluggage'', containing built-in electronic gadgets which communicate with a smartphone app. Features include a weighing scale, locator beacon, wireless speaker, remote locking, and phone charger.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.engadget.com/2015/01/13/delsey-pluggage-prototype-video/|title=Delsey's luggage weighs itself, charges phones, knows the weather|author=Mariella Moon|publisher=Engadget|date=2015-01-13|accessdate=2015-03-07}}</ref> This is similar to the competing Airbus Bag2Go and Bluesmart cases which are being developed at the same time as Delsey's product.
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== External links == *{{Official website|http://www.delsey.com}} * [http://shop.delsey.us Official website-US] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160605065818/http://shop.delsey.us/ |date=2016-06-05 }}
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Category:Manufacturing companies of France Category:French brands Category:Luggage brands Category:Luggage manufacturers Category:French companies established in 1946