![]() Kontoor includes Lee, Wrangler, Rock & Republic and VF Outlets. became a separate company with the stock symbol KTB in May 2019. ![]() All brands which until 2018 had maintained separate divisional headquarters (e.g., Jansport) were also consolidated into VF's new Denver headquarters at that point in time. An 11-story office building at 1551 Wewatta Street near Denver Union Station would become VF's new corporate headquarters. VF kept the sports apparel and footwear businesses, and moved its corporate headquarters (and around 800 employees) to Denver, Colorado. The jeans and outlet stores would be spun off as Kontoor Brands. In August 2018, it was announced that VF would be splitting into two separate companies. It does not include any Eagle Creek or VF associates. The sale includes all Eagle Creek assets and liabilities. In September 2021, it was announced that the former president of emerging brands of VF Corporation Travis Campbell will acquire the Eagle Creek brand. On June 28, 2021, the sale was finalized, and the 11 divested brands became part of a new standalone company, Workwear Outfitters. In 2021, VF announced a definitive agreement to sell a portion of its occupational Work segment to a subsidiary of Redwood Capital Investments, LLC. In 2020, VF acquired streetwear brand Supreme for US$2.1 billion. The next year, VF would acquire Icebreaker, complementing its Smartwool brand, as both feature Merino wool in its clothing and accessories. In 2017, VF acquired Williamson-Dickie’s brands, including Dickies, Workrite, Kodiak, Terra, and Walls. Įffective 1 January 2017 Steve Rendle took over CEO and President responsibilities. In February 2013, Imagewear was awarded a $50 million contract to manufacture uniforms for Transportation Security Administration officers. On 21 December 2012, VF Imagewear was awarded a multimillion-dollar contract to provide uniforms and insignia for U.S. In 2011, VF Corporation announced its intention to purchase Timberland for $2.2 billion, a deal that would close in September that year. Wiseman became President, CEO, and Chairman in 2008, the same year that VF would acquire Mo Industries Holdings, parent company of sportswear brands Splendid and Ella Moss. Also in 2007, VF acquired Majestic Athletic on February 28, followed by a $885-million purchase of 7 for all Mankind and Lucy Activewear on July 26. Later that month, VF acquired Eagle Creek. The company sold its 'Vanity Fair Intimates' lingerie business to Fruit of the Loom for US$350 million in cash on 23 January 2007. In the early 2000s, VF's acquisitions included The North Face and Eastpak in 2000 and Kipling, Napapijri, and Vans in 2004. Also in the 1990s, VF would acquire the Bulwark Apparel brand. In 1998, VF moved its headquarters from Wyomissing, Pennsylvania to Greensboro, North Carolina to be closer to more of its operations. VF would also become one of the two largest jeans makers in the world, making up 25% of the market. for US$762 million in 1986, VF added Wrangler, JanSport, Rustler, Jantzen, and Red Kap to its portfolio, effectively doubling its size and making it the largest publicly-held clothing company. By 1982 VF posted profits of $15.5 million on sales of $184 million. Lee Company (now Lee) was acquired, accompanied by Vanity Fair Mills changing to VF Corporation. Soon thereafter, the company name changed in turn to Vanity Fair Mills, eventually going public in 1951. Įxpanding into silk lingerie in 1913, The Reading Glove was renamed Schuylkill Silk Manufacturing, branding its lingerie line as Vanity Fair. Incorporated on December 4 later that year, they began with $11,000 in a 320-square-foot (30 m 2) factory that was leased for $60/month. In October 1899, John Barbey and a group of investors established the company as Reading Glove and Mitten Manufacturing Company (or simply The Reading Glove) in Reading, Pennsylvania. ![]() ![]() backpack market with the JanSport, Eastpak, Timberland, and The North Face brands. The company's 13 brands are organized into three categories: Outdoor, Active and Work. VF Corporation (formerly Vanity Fair Mills until 1969) is an American global apparel and footwear company founded in 1899 by John Barbey and headquartered in Denver, Colorado.
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