{{Use American English|date=March 2026}} {{Use mdy dates|date=March 2026}} {{Infobox company | name = Levenger | logo = File:Levenger_Company_Logo.svg | logo_caption = | logo_upright = <!-- default: 1 --> | logo_alt = | type = | industry = | predecessor = <!-- or: predecessors = --> | founded = 1987 | founders = Steve and Lori Leveen | former_name = | defunct = <!-- {{End date|YYYY|MM|DD}} --> | fate = | successor = <!-- or: successors = --> | hq_location_city = Delray Beach, Florida | hq_location_country = | area_served = <!-- or: areas_served = --> | key_people = Margaret Moraskie, CEO | products = | owner = <!-- or: owners = --> | num_employees = | num_employees_year = <!-- Year of num_employees data (if known) --> | parent = | website = {{URL|http://www.levenger.com}} | footnotes = <ref name = BussCEO>{{cite journal | author = Buss, Dale | date = June 23, 2021 | title = New Levenger CEO Conducts A Balancing Act | journal = Chief Executive | url = https://chiefexecutive.net/new-levenger-ceo-conducts-a-balancing-act/ | access-date = June 26, 2022}}</ref> }}
'''Levenger''' is an American privately held retail company based in Delray Beach, Florida. Founded in 1987, it sells products such as portfolios, stationery, planners, and leather briefcases.
==History== Levenger was founded in 1987 by Steve and Lori Leveen.<ref>{{Cite web |title=September 2022 New England Monthly by New England Monthly - Issuu |url=https://issuu.com/newenglandmonthly/docs/sept_22_new_england_mon |access-date=2022-11-14 |website=issuu.com |language=en}}</ref><ref name = HartHBRcaseStudy>{{cite journal |author1=Hart, Myra M. |author2=Lieb, Kristin J. |author3=Winston, Victoria W. | date = December 17, 2004 | title = Levenger Co. | journal= Harvard Business Review | url = https://hbr.org/product/levenger-co/an/805004-PDF-ENG?Ntt=Levenger | access-date = June 26, 2022}}</ref><ref name="Blog">{{Cite web |title="And then a light went off" |url=https://www.levenger.com/blogs/news/and-then-a-light-went-off |access-date=2022-11-14 |website=Levenger Company |language=en}}</ref> The name “Levenger” was derived from their surnames, Leveen (Leve-) and Granger ({{not a typo|-nger}}).<ref name="Blog" /> They began selling lamps with an ad placed in ''The New Yorker'' magazine,<ref name="NewYorkerM">{{Cite magazine |title=The New Yorker October 12, 1987 Issue |url=https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/1987/10/12 |access-date=2022-11-14 |magazine=The New Yorker |language=en}}</ref> using their neighbor's garage as the fulfillment center and their spare bedroom as the company's main office.<ref name="Blog" /> They used retirement funds for the startup of the company,<ref name="NewYorkerM"/> and in two months after running the ad, Levenger had 47 customers.<ref name="Eng">{{Cite web |last1=Eng |first1=Dinah |title=Reading, writing and Levenger |url=https://money.cnn.com/2012/05/31/smallbusiness/levenger-leveen-steve-lori.fortune/index.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120604012829/http://money.cnn.com/2012/05/31/smallbusiness/levenger-leveen-steve-lori.fortune/index.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=June 4, 2012 |access-date=2022-11-14 |website=Fortune}}</ref> 1999, the company had grown to be a US$60M business.<ref name = HartHBRcaseStudy/>
== Products ==
Levenger sells products that include portfolios, stationery, planners, and leather briefcases.<ref name = BussCEO/>
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== External links == * {{Official website|http://www.levenger.com}}
Category:Retail companies established in 1987 Category:Online retailers of the United States Category:Mail-order retailers Category:Companies based in Palm Beach County, Florida