About us
LC Industries, Inc. started nearly 50 years ago with just a single product – the luggage caddy. Business has since grown to include hundreds of products under the flagship Lewis N. Clark® brand. We also distribute partner brand products, offer licensed products, and provide private label/OEM programs.
LCI Brands, legally known as L.C. Industries, Inc., is a leading provider of travel and outdoor gear with over 30 years of experience. Home to many unique brands, which together encompass an assortment of over 300 products, LCI Brands ensures that retailers are able to find every item in one place.
1971-1990
L.C. Industries, Inc. is founded by Wolf Zeitlin, who created its first product, the Luggage Caddy
The company is purchased by David and Michael Smerling
The Lewis N. Clark® brand is launched
1992-2010
Expansion of brand and product categories & creation of private label program, Children’s Collection , Women’s Collection, Comfort Collection and Outdoor Collection
2013-2019
UrbanGear® Tool CollectionKickice® Cooler Collection
Today
LCI BRANDs
Our expertise in product design and manufacturing ensures that time-tested practices are skillfully interwoven with the newest trends in the travel and outdoor markets. We provide speed to market through strategic sourcing, chain supply, logistics, and distribution. Additionally, our on-site warehouse has the capacity to pick and pack as few as one item, or as many as hundreds, and ship to retainers both domestically and internationally.
Through selective partnerships with top-performing organizations, the brand strength of Lewis N. Clark, and our private label programs and DRIV™ process, we are able to offer one of the largest assortments of travel and outdoor gear in the market.
We provide profitable solutions and make your life easier.
LCI Brands offers both a comprehensive travel products program as well as a completely customizable private label program. We provide expertise in product development, manufacturing, packaging design, and program evaluation, and we deliver continual support throughout our entire partnership with you.