VF Corp.

Infobox_Company | company_name = VF Corporation
company_
company_type = Public (NYSE|VFC)
company_slogan = We Fit Your Life
foundation = Pennsylvania (1899)
location = Greensboro, North Carolina
key_people = Eric C. Wiseman, Chairman/President/CEO
Robert K. (Bob) Shearer, Senior VP/CFO
num_employees = 53,200 (2004)
revenue = )
industry = Textile
products = Apparel
homepage = [http://www.vfc.com/ 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.

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 were sold to the public in 1951. The H.D. Lee Company (now Lee Jeans) was 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.

Brands owned by VF Corporation

Jeanswear

*Wrangler
*Lee Jeans
*Riders
*Rustler
*Brittania
*Chic
*Gitano
*20X
*Maverick
*Seven for all Mankind
*Lucy Activewear

Imagewear

*Red Kap
*The Force
*Bulwark
*Chef Designs
*Lee Sport
*CSA
*Chase Authentics
*NFL Red
*NFL White
*Majestic Athletic
*Sentinel
*First Call

Outdoor

*Eastpak
*JanSport
*Kipling
*Napapijri
*The North Face
*Reef
*Vans
*Eagle Creek

portswear

*John Varvatos
*Nautica

Trivia

The VF Corporation, at one point, was the holder of a world record. In August 1998, they placed an order with Little Caesar's to deliver to all of their employees at all of their United States locations. 13,386 pizzas were delivered to 180 locations across the country. The US Navy broke the record in June 2006, ordering 13,500 pizzas. 6,000 NASSCO employees, subcontractors and Navy sailors at the shipyard were on hand to accept the pizza delivery from Papa John's, a reward for completing construction of the Navy's newest dry cargo/ammunition ship, the USNS Lewis and Clark. [http://www.pizzamarketplace.com/article.php?id=5187]

VF Outlet, Inc.

VF Outlet Village

An outlet mall located in Vanity Fair's old manufacturing mills in Reading. Many shoppers make a special trip, some in tour buses, from big cities hours away to shop at the real factory outlets. "The Original [http://www.vfovillage.com/ Outlet Shopping] "

VF Outlet

Over sixty locations nationwide, some are in outlet malls, some are locations opened as [http://www.outletmarketplace.com/| Outlet Marketplace] in strip mall centers.

References

* [http://www.vfc.com/sub_pages/our_brands.php VF Corporation: Our Brands]
* [http://www.hoovers.com/vf/--ID__11572--/free-co-factsheet.xhtml Financial Information about VF Corporation from Hoovers.com]

External links

* [http://www.vfc.com/ VF Corporation]
* [http://finance.yahoo.com/q/pr?s=VFC Yahoo! - VF Corporation Company Profile]
* [http://www.nautica.com/ Nautica]
* [http://www.wrangler.com/ Wrangler]
* [http://www.lee.com/ Lee Jeans]
* [http://www.eastpak.com/ Eastpak]
* [http://www.majesticathletic.com/ Majestic Athletic]
* [http://www.thenorthface.com/ The North Face]
* [http://custom.marketwatch.com/custom/excite-com/news-story.asp?dateid=39105.3866062731-887467451 VF Corp. sells intimate apparel unit to Fruit of the Loom]
* [http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/vf-agrees-buy-7-all/story.aspx?guid=%7BFDC379E3%2D8C40%2D4088%2DB48C%2D6EA34830894F%7D&dist=TQP_Mod_mktwN VF agrees to buy 7 For All Mankind for $775 mln]