VF Corp.
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| Type | Public (NYSE: VFC) |
| Founded | Pennsylvania (1899) |
| Headquarters | Greensboro, North Carolina |
| Key people | Mackey J. McDonald, Chairman Robert K. (Bob) Shearer, Senior VP/CFO |
| Industry | Textile |
| Products | Apparel |
| Revenue |  $6.0545 billion USD (2004) |
| Employees | 53,200 (2004) |
| Website | VFC.com |
VF Corporation (NYSE: VFC) is an American apparel corporation. VF Corporation is the world's largest clothing company and a leader in jeanswear, intimate apparel, daypacks, and workwear. The corporate headquarters are in Greensboro, North Carolina.
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[edit] History
The company was established first as Reading Glove and Mitten Manufacturing Company in Pennsylvania in October of 1899 by John Barbey and a group of investors. The company was started with only $11,000 and a 320 square foot factory that was leased for $60/month. It was incorporated in Pennsylvania on December 4 of that same year. The manufacture of undergarments is begun in 1919 and is accompanied by a name change to Vanity Fair Mills. Shares are sold to the public in 1951. The H.D. Lee Company (now Lee Jeans) is acquired by the company in 1969 and the corporate name is changed to VF Corporation to reflect the more diverse product line. Blue Bell Inc., the owner of such brands as Wrangler and JanSport, was acquired in 1986, effectively doubling the size of VF and making it the largest publicly held apparel company.
The company announced the purchase of VF Corporation's intimate apparel business by Fruit of the Loom for $350 million in cash on January 23, 2007.
On February 28, 2007 VF Corporation acquired Majestic Athletic. And on July 26, 2007, VF Corporation announced the purchase of Seven for all Mankind and Lucy Activewear for a combined $885 million.
[edit] Brands owned by VF Corporation
[edit] Jeanswear
- Wrangler
- Lee Jeans
- Riders
- Rustler
- Brittania
- Chic
- Gitano
- 20X
- Maverick
- Seven for all Mankind
- Lucy Activewear
[edit] Imagewear
- Red Kap
- The Force
- Bulwark
- Chef Designs
- Lee Sport
- CSA
- Chase Authentics
- NFL Red
- NFL White
- Majestic Athletic
- Sentinel
- First Call
[edit] Outdoor
- Eastpak
- JanSport
- Kipling
- Napapijri
- The North Face
- Reef
- Vans
- Eagle Creek
[edit] Sportswear
[edit] VF Outlet, Inc.
[edit] VF Outlet Village
An outlet mall located in Vanity Fair's old manufacturing mills in Reading. For many years shoppers made a special trip, some in tour buses, from big cities hours away to shop at the real factory outlets. "The Original Outlet Shopping"
[edit] VF Outlet
Over sixty locations nationwide, some are in outlet malls, some are locations opened as Outlet Marketplace in strip mall centers.
