Vera Bradley

Vera Bradley, Inc.
Vera Bradley
Company typePublic
Founded1982 (1982)
FounderPatricia Miller and Barbara Bradley Baekgaard
HeadquartersFort Wayne, Indiana, U.S.
Number of locations
130 (January 2023) - 51 Full Line stores and 79 Factory stores
Key people
Ian Bickley (Executive Chairman)
Martin Layding (CFO)
Mark Dely (CAO)
Alison Hiatt (CMO)
Productshandbags, luggage, fashion accessories
RevenueUS$540.5 million (fiscal 2022)
Number of employees
Approximately 2,180 (January 2023)
Websitewww.verabradley.com

Vera Bradley Sales, LLC (d.b.a. Vera Bradley) is an American luggage and handbag design company, founded by Barbara Bradley Baekgaard and Patricia R. Miller in 1982. As of 2019, its home office is in Fort Wayne, Indiana. The company was named after Baekgaard's mother. Its original luxury cotton bag product lines have expanded to include fashion and home accessories, office supplies, and patterned gifts. Many items have distinctive florals, paisleys, or geometric prints with complementary linings, as well as elongated diamond quilting. The patterns were originally inspired by French Provençal country fabrics and have limited seasonal releases each year. In September 2022, the company named Jacqueline Ardrey as their new CEO.