BNET Industries

VF Corp.

(VFC) is in the Manufacturing Industry

Market Cap:$8.1B

Last Fiscal Year Sales:$7.2B

Public
US

Dow Jones Description

VF Corporation can give you good foundations. Founded in 1899, VF Corporation (NYSE: VFC), is a multinational designer, manufacturer and marketer of clothing and accessories. The women's intimate apparel labels include Vanity Fair, Lily of France and licensed labels include Tommy Hilfiger and Natori. Jeanswear brands include Lee, Wrangler, Rustler, Brittania and Riders. Based in Greensboro, NC, the Company has revenue of $6.5 billion and employs 52,300. In 2005 the company purchased Reef Holdings Corporation ('Reef'), the global leader in premium surf-inspired footwear.

Number of Employees 46,600

Contact Information

105 Corporate Center Blvd

PO Box 21488

Greensboro, North Carolina 27408

www.vfc.com

(336) 424-6000

Peer Companies

NAICS Code Men's and Boys' Cut and Sew Other Outerwear Manufacturing: 315228

Company News

Recent Events

Adidas Leaps from Hot Sneakers to Warm Jackets

12/09/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story
Adidas wants to scale the mountaineering market

11/20/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story
Amazon: Forever in Blue Jeans?

11/12/09 - Bond / Stock Rating - View Story
VF Corp VFC Q3 Results Will Show If Its Brands Have Recession-Resistant Power

10/26/09 - Bond / Stock Rating - View Story
Retail stocks fall, led by Limited Brands, VF

10/27/09 - Stock Split / Dividend - View Story
V.F.Corp, Plum Creek Timber Net Falls

10/27/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story
VF Corp VFC Initiated Coverage Alert, Watch for 25.3% Technical Uptrend Continuation

10/13/09 - Bond / Stock Rating - View Story
VF Corp. names division president

9/28/09 - Mgmt. Change Entering - President - View Story
EPA files suit against VF Corp.

9/23/09 - Lawsuit Filed - View Story
VF Corporation to Report Third Quarter 2009 Results

9/28/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story
Business Milestones

8/09/09 - Mgmt. Change Entering - Director - View Story
VF Q2 Earnings Fall Yet Top Estimate; Maintains FY09 Outlook

7/21/09 - Stock Split / Dividend - View Story
VF Corp.'s Board Elects Richard Carucci As Director - Quick Facts

7/21/09 - Board Member - Entering - View Story
Update: VF may bid on Eddie Bauer brand

7/17/09 - Merger / Acquisition - View Story
VF profits drop 27% in Q2

7/22/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story

News & Analysis

manufacturing and vf corp. - All News and Analysis

VF Corp.(regroups backpack manufacturing brand)(Brief Article)

- 2001-01-01

GREENSBORO -- Though both fit over the shoulder, VF Corp. has split its backpacks from the division that makes its bras. It's now grouping its JanSport brand with two it acquired last year -- Eastpak backpacks and North Face, an outdoor ... GREENSBORO -- Though both...

Tags: brand, manufacturing, VF Corp.
Outsourcing opens new exposures, RMs warned.(VF Corp. director of risk management Richard L. Broderick on outsourcing of corporate operations)(RIMS Conference Report)

- 1997-04-28

Companies which fail to make sure their manufacturing vendors maintain the same safety and loss control standards as their inhouse plants risk being victimized by "Kathie Lee" syndrome, one leading risk manager warns. Last year, it was alCompanies which fail to make sure...

Tags: manufacturing, outsourcing, Quality, risk management, Risk Manager, VF Corp.
A Macy bankruptcy filing would hit big vendor list. (Brief Article)

- 1992-01-23

NEW YORK FNS -- If R. H. Macy & Co. files a Chapter 11 petition, Liz Claiborne, Inc., and Leslie Fay Cos. would each have write-downs of about 6 cents a share, according to an estimate by Deborah Bronston, apparel and textile analyst at Prudential Securities. ...

Tags: bankruptcy, Liz Claiborne Inc., Macy, Manufacturing, Prudential Insurance Company of America, SALES, VF Corp.