Tracy Dyer and Tracy Arnold, the founders of Urban Junket, a tote, purse and bag company based out of Minneapolis, Minnesota, were featured recently in the Star Tribune -- a trusted, dependable source of reliable news coverage, extensive consumer information and independent editorial commentary in the state of Minnesota -- for their innovative idea to offer their bags that are stylishly designed but that are made specifically for people who need to be able to carry around their laptop along with their other daily items.
Dyer and Arnold came up with the idea for the bags and launched the company in 2006 after hearing their peers complain about the lack of fashionable computer bags in the marketplace.
Urban Junket's definition of inspired and unique styling combines quality materials, sourced from all over the world, and combined to create hip, eclectic accessories that help create
portable expressions of an inspired sense of style.
The goal at Urban Junket is to combine inspired and unique styling with everyday functionality. The creators and designers know it can be done and don't believe that anyone should have to
sacrifice one for the other. Urban Junket defines everyday functional as the combination of durable materials and efficient usable spaces that help to keep users organized while
protecting their treasures during the daily journeys that define their lives. Dyer and Arnold are planning to offer more moderately priced product lines. They had planned on doing that
from the start, but they said it makes even more sense now, given the weakening dollar and soaring transportation costs.
To read the full feature on Urban Junket, go to www.startribune.com/business/17569274.html, and for information on the
company, go to www.urbanjunket.com.
About Urban Junket:
Urban Junket was formed in an effort to fill the unmet needs of busy women who love fashion and style, but still need to carry and organize their stuff in a functional way. These women
exist all over the country. They are working mothers, busy students, young urban professionals, semi-retired baby boomers or busy suburbanites with demanding schedules. They have busy
work lives, busy family obligations, a desire for personal expression and growth, they may travel often, they may take their own physical and financial health seriously, they might have 4
kids, or two dogs and a cat, or just a house plant that they can't always remember to water. They might be 24 or they might be 65, but what they all have in common is their love for
boutique store fashion and their desire to carry a lot of stuff with them and keep it organized at all times.