The cause was complications from congestive heart failure ... keeping the antiques for themselves — as orders grew for ...

Looking for a bag that will stand the test of time? JanSport backpacks are so rugged that the manufacturer will guarantee them for your whole lifetime. They’re great for casual wear, school ...

JanSport is experimenting with a high-tech backpack to give teens another way to express themselves. The company has developed 300 backpacks with programmable fabric, allowing users to share a ...

The limited edition JanSport x Bratpack backpack features the iconic JanSport ... take on the phrase through the images of a bird, heart, and brain. The artwork is inspired by contemporary young ...

Is the Eastsport or JanSport backpack better? Both Eastsport and JanSport are common names when it comes to back-to-school shopping and backpacks. Both of these brands are trusted and familiar ...

Today, JanSport is mainly known for its school backpacks. A staple in schools across ... fueled by what for her was always at the heart of the JanSport story: fun and adventures that began in ...

Other vintage-inspired backpacks include the reversible Sierra ... retro waistpack in the dark grey Hellfire Club design scheme. JanSport director of marketing Alexandra Reveles says in a ...

Take the school backpack, for example. Its invention can be traced to one man, Murray McCory, who died last month. McCory founded JanSport in 1967 with his future wife (Jan, the company’s namesake).

Gerry Outdoors claims to have created the very first “modern nylon backpack in existence” in 1967 (the same year JanSport opened up shop). The smaller and lighter backpack caught on among ...

In the late 1960s, Murray and his girlfriend Jan Lewis founded JanSport (see what they did there?), a local manufacturer of recreation equipment such as backpacks, tents and sleeping bags.

DENVER, Feb. 27, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- JanSport, the iconic backpack brand known for being Always With You, is teaming up with L2 Brands, a leader in collegiate and destination apparel ...