Founded in 1984, Group III has gained significant market share in the travel/work gear category through its design expertise, strong offshore manufacturing partnerships and well-defined distribution model. While Group III has developed many successful business initiatives in the travel gear space, Group III is globally recognized for its development of the SWISSGEAR brand. Launching in 2004 SWISSGEAR has sold millions of units worldwide and is still trending upward. SWISSGEAR is a global market leader in travel gear, belts, wallets, watches, and is currently evaluating the viability of new product categories daily. As a brand house, Group III has had tremendous success with many of its in-house brands/private label business, while also taking the IZOD and BMW brands into the travel goods space. More recently Group III acquired and built Backpacks.com, into a leading retailer for the product category. Headquartered in Pompano Beach, Florida, Group III maintains a strong global footprint boasting a customer base that includes blue-chip retailers throughout the world. Group III additionally maintains several offices scattered throughout Asian to manage its design, manufacturing, and supply chain interests.