Mikasa
Design-house dinnerware, always an import brand.
Status: Watchlist
- Website
- mikasa.com
- HQ
- USA
- Manufacturing
- China
- Ownership type
- Public
- Parent
- Lifetime Brands
- Acquired
- 2008
- Status since
- 2026-07-13
Ownership
Lifetime Brands bought it from Arc International in 2008 for about $20M.
Why Watchlist
Never had factories to lose, so no Former Great arc, but it now sits inside a licensing machine that lost $26.9M in 2025.
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