Tumi Holdings, Inc., (NYSE: TUMI) is a South Plainfield, New Jersey-based manufacturer of suitcases and bags for travel. Founded in 1975 by Charlie Clifford after a stint in the Peace Corps in Peru, the company is named after a Peruvian ceremonial knife used for sacrifices. Tumi, Inc. has been a unit of Doughty Hanson & Co. since 2004.
Tumi's products are known for their black-on-black ballistic nylon.Tumi is available at department stores and specialty stores as well as over 120 Tumi stores and 200 shop in shops around the world.