utilitarian store. Kipling wallets, multi-feature Jansport, Le Sportsac and Timberland packs, bright messenger bags by Manhattan Portage and Timbuk2 (the brand with the yellow swirl) are among the ...

Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own. Pam Danziger reports on retail, focused on the luxury consumer market. Timberland, the New England-based outdoor lifestyle brand owned by ...