Client testimonial by Tumi Luggage SL

Founded in 1975, TUMI takes its name from a Peruvian icon known to its founder from his Peace Corps days in South America. During the 1980's, TUMI's innovative introduction of soft, ultra-functional, black-on-black ballistic nylon travel bags catapulted the company to its current leadership position. TUMI needed to expand its operations across multiple European markets and establish a presence for stores, outlets, wholesale operations, and e-commerce. The company needed to work with professional service providers in multiple countries to handle entity setup, banking and insurance arrangements, hiring and labour contracts, accounting, year-end closing according to US retail calendar (5-4-4), VAT and corporate tax filing, and all other administrative requirements to run stores, outlets and wholesale operations in these markets.

TUMI engaged HLB member firms in multiple countries including Spain, Italy, France, Germany, and Ireland to support their expansion. HLB firms helped with setting up entities, establishing bank and insurance arrangements, hiring and labour contracts, accounting, year-end closing according to US retail calendar (5-4-4), VAT and corporate tax filing in conjunction with Deloitte for US-GAAP compliance, and all other administrative requirements to run stores, outlets and wholesale operations. With HLB Germany, TUMI established an entity which allowed them to do e-commerce all over Europe. HLB member firms tested the shipping and return process with the help of HLB firms in 17 European countries. HLB member firms helped with all the administrative requirements to set up and run stores, outlets, wholesale and e-commerce operations.

TUMI successfully expanded its operations across multiple European markets with the support of HLB member firms. The company worked with HLB firms in Spain, Italy, France, Germany, and Ireland for more than 10 years, establishing stores, outlets, wholesale operations, and e-commerce presence across 17 European countries. HLB member firms provided prompt, reliable, and friendly service with partners who have very good English language capabilities.