About Golden State International
In the face of a constantly changing retail environment, the importance of understanding consumer & retailer needs has never been more important. For over 25 years GSI has been developing market-leading timepiece programs, offering a variety of brands, products and cost structures that help retailers meet their goals while providing the consumer with meaningful, innovative and value-added product.
Today's retail structure is more complex than ever, with brands, private labels and generic goods competing for the same shelf space and consumer dollars in an ever crowded environment. GSI understands the relationships that exist between products and customers, and builds timepiece programs that offer retailers and licensors alike a complete range of services specifically designed to fit their needs.
From the mass market to better department stores, each program benefits from in-house trend analysis, product design, development, marketing and merchandising with a complete network of sales professionals to represent and service the market place. Our extensive resources and experience in the timepiece industry create an advantage that results in quality, satisfaction and success.
GSI History
Established in San Francisco in 1974, GSI began as a general importer of goods from the Far East. Establishing ourselves as one of the West Coast's leading wholesalers of household goods, we turned our focus to the fashion watch industry.
Twenty-five years ago, there was a need for quality, fashion-oriented and value-driven timepieces amid the changing retail environment. With immediate investments into product design, development and marketing, along with an already established distribution network and overseas sourcing relationships, we quickly became an early leader in the popular watch business.
These early initiatives included private label programs for retailers, and licensed brand names that have helped change the way America shops for watches. Today we offer our retail and brand-name partners over three decades of business experience, with product and category expertise and respected relationships with the country's largest and most significant retailers.
GSI Office and Distribution Centers
- Corporate Headquarters – Alameda, CA
- California Distribution Center – Vacaville, CA
- Canada Distribution Center – Toronto, Ontario Canada
- China Operations Center – Hong Kong, China
GSI's headquarters and primary distribution center is located near Oakland, California, adjacent to one of the country's busiest seaports. A separate distribution facility in Toronto serves the Canadian market while GSI's Hong Kong Operations Center supports logistics and our direct import business customers.
Private Label & Consumer Brand Licensing
As a leading manufacturer of private label watch programs for America's largest and best known retailers, GSI has the resources and experience to make your next store brand program a success.