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|}} | assets = |}} | equity = |}} | net_income = |}} | operating_income = |}} |industry = clothing, accessories |products = |homepage = }} VF Corporation is a global apparel and footwear company founded in 1899 and headquartered in Greensboro, North Carolina.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=VF on the Forbes Global 2000 List )〕 The company’s more than 30 brands are organized into five product categories: Outdoor & Action Sports, Jeanswear, Imagewear, Sportswear and Contemporary Brands.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=VF Corp (VFC) Company Profile )〕 The company controls 55% of the U.S. backpack market with the Jansport, Eastpak, Timberland and North Face brands. ==History== The company was established first as Reading Glove and Mitten Manufacturing Company in Pennsylvania in October 1899 by John Barbey and a group of investors. The company was started with $11,000 and a factory that was leased for $60/month. It was incorporated in Pennsylvania on December 4 of that same year. The manufacture of undergarments began in 1919, accompanied by a name change to Vanity Fair Mills. Shares were sold to the public in 1951. The H.D. Lee Company (now Lee) was acquired by the company in 1969 and the corporate name was 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 clothing company. On October 3, 2005, Lee brand jeans, sold by the VF Corporation, was seeking another agency after parting ways with Fallon Worldwide in Minneapolis, part of the Publicis Groupe. The company announced the purchase of VF Corporation's "Vanity Fair" lingerie business by Fruit of the Loom for $350 million in cash on January 23, 2007.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=VF Corp. Has The Midas Touch )〕 On February 28, 2007, VF Corporation acquired Majestic Athletic. On July 26, 2007, VF Corporation announced the purchase of 7 for all Mankind and lucy Activewear for a combined $885 million. Eric C. Wiseman became President, CEO, and Chairman in 2008.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.bloomberg.com/profiles/people/3723828-eric-c-wiseman )〕 In 2011, VF Corporation announced its intention to purchase Timberland for $2.2 billion. The deal closed in September 2011. On December 21, 2012, VF Imagewear was awarded a multimillion-dollar contract to provide uniforms and insignia for Customs and Border Protection officers.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Imagewear CBP Contract )〕 In February 2013, Imagewear was awarded a $50-million contract to manufacture uniforms for Transportation Security Administration officers.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Imagewear TSA uniform contract )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「VF Corporation」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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