A curious characteristic of the company is its very high profit margins, which are several times higher than competitor designer brands. Presumably, this is due to the fact that among high-end fashion companies, Coach is somewhat of an oddity with its long production runs (the number of items of each design that are produced).

From the first Coach handbag design inspired by the classic baseball glove to the new furniture, watch and eye wear collections, Coach has become one of America's leading providers of quality lifestyle accessories.

With longer production runs, Coach is able to take better advantage of economies of scale than its higher priced and less profitable counterparts. Further, Coach utilizes lower-cost production facilities in developing countries such as China and the Dominican Republic.