VF Corporation

Retail Asia27/12/2019

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Global apparel, footwear and accessories company VF Corporation has revealed sustainability commitments dubbed as its “Science-Based Targets (SBTs)” for the year ahead. VF’s new science-based targets (SBTs) are among the most ambitious in the industry and are aligned with the ideology of using its global scale for good. SBTs are greenhouse-gas emission-reduction targets that are […]

Retail Asia17/10/2019

American brand Vans, known for its skateboarding culture and popular among youth, is facing backlash over the retraction of protest-themed submissions for its Custom Culture shoe design contest. Open to entrants globally, artists were invited to customize the brand’s signature white-canvas Authentic skate shoe with their own design. The contest awards the artist with the highest […]

Retail Asia08/08/2019

Apparel giant VF Corporation has reported a 9 percent increase in same-store sales on a currency-neutral basis in the June quarter, to US$2.3 billion. VF Corporation owns a portfolio of outdoor and activity-based lifestyle and workwear brands, including Vans, The North Face, Timberland and Dickies. In May it spun off its denim business, which includes […]

Retail Asia01/07/2019

Global apparel, footwear and accessories retailer VF Corporation is entering an exclusive collaboration with environmental charity Redress to deliver the Redress Design Award 2019 x VF Challenge in Hong Kong. The award is the world’s largest sustainable fashion design competition and works to educate emerging fashion designers around the world about sustainable design techniques to drive growth […]

Retail Asia16/08/2018

Fast-growing apparel brand owner VF Corporation plans to spin off its Wrangler and Lee denim business into a second listed company. Dubbed NewCo for now, it would be a global leader in the denim category as well as incorporating the VF Outlet operations. Those businesses contributed US$2.5 billion to VF’s turnover last year. VF chairman, […]

Retail Asia04/04/2018

Outdoor apparel brand Icebreaker is now under US ownership after New Zealand’s Overseas Investment Office approved the NZ$100 million+ deal. The purchaser is VF Corporation, which owns a diverse portfolio of lifestyle brands, including Vans, The North Face, Timberland, Wrangler and Lee. In a media release, North Carolina-based VF Corp said the acquisition “is an […]

Retail Asia16/03/2018

VF Corporation, parent of Wrangler, Timberland, Vans and the North Face, among others, has bought fast-growing footwear brand Altra. Terms of the deal were not disclosed, but Altra, launched in 2011 by Icon Health & Fitness, has already expanded into 1600 points of sale in 55 countries. In the last year it achieved sales of […]

Retail Asia19/10/2016

Footwear and apparel brand Timberland Asia has partnered SP eCommerce, a Singapore Post company, to launch its official eCommerce store for the Southeast Asian region. The Singapore-based online store uses SP eCommerce’s security, management, digital marketing, store operations and customer-care technology. Order fulfillment is being handled across Singapore through SingPost’s last-mile distribution network. This gives […]

Retail Asia25/08/2016

Multibrand fashion group VF Corporation sees Asia – and especially China – as the primary driver of growth in the years ahead. VF Corporation brands include Vans, Kipling, Lee and The North Face. The US-headquartered company says it is focused on expanding geographically to take advantage of its scale in markets around the world. “The […]

Retail Asia06/07/2016

Hip denim lifestyle brand 7 for All Mankind has been sold along with two sister brands. VF Corporation says it has sold its Contemporary Brands businesses to Tel Aviv-based Delta Galil Industries. The other brands are Splendid and Ella Moss. VF chairman and CEO Eric Wiseman said the brands included in this transaction are leaders […]

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VF Corporation unveils sustainability commitments for 2020

VF Corporation incurs consumer wrath over Vans contest ‘censorship’

VF Corporation posts first results after Kontoor spinoff

VF Corporation to collaborate with Redress

VF next plan for Wrangler and Lee business

VF Corporation finalized Icebreaker takeover

VF Corporation to acquire Altra footwear

Timberland Asia launches online

China to fuel VF Corporation brands

7 for All Mankind sold by VF Corporation