Outdoor brand The North Face is partnering with aftersales technology firm Prolong to scale its product repair services across the UK. This initiative, in collaboration with their existing care and repair provider ACS Clothing Ltd, focuses on creating a more digital and customer-friendly post-purchase experience. The new system aims to simplify...
28 May 2025
The US apparel group VF Corporation experienced a decline in turnover in the 2024/25 financial year. At the same time, the parent company of brands such as The North Face, Vans and Timberland was able to significantly reduce its loss thanks to extensive cost-cutting measures. This is according to current results presented by the company on...
21 May 2025
VF Corporation’s third quarter revenue was 2.8 billion dollars, up 2 percent driven by contributions from growth across regions with global strength at The North Face and Timberland brands, while Vans showcased a sequential improvement. The financial results for its third quarter fiscal 2025 ended December 28, 2024, were published today. VF’s...
29 Jan 2025
Smartwool, the sock and apparel brand based in Denver, Colorado, part of the VF Corporation, has appointed Ideavelop BV as its sales agency for Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg. The move is part of VF strengthening its natural apparel portfolio in EMEA by building on Ideavelop’s 25-year partnership with sustainable merino wool brand...
16 Dec 2024
VF Corp. has announced the medium-term financial targets including adjusted operating margin of at least 10 percent, adjusted gross margin of at least 55 percent, adjusted SG&A as a percentage of revenue of 45 percent or lower and net leverage of 2.5x or below. Commenting on the update ahead of the company’s investor day, Bracken Darrell, VF...
31 Oct 2024
Second quarter revenue at VF Corporation of 2.8 billion dollars, was down 6 percent, The North Face declined by 3 percent or 4 percent in constant dollars and Vans declined by 11 percent versus the same quarter last year. However the company reported earnings per share of 52 cents and adjusted EPS of 60 cents. Commenting on the second quarter...
29 Oct 2024
US clothing group VF Corporation has appointed Chris Goble as head of the workwear brand Dickies. Goble is set to take up this new role on October 14, reported the news platform Bloomberg, which cited access to an internal communication. He succeeds Todd Dalhausser, who had previously moved to the outdoor brand North Face, also within the VF...
27 Sept 2024
VF Corporation’s first quarter revenues of 1.9 billion dollars, were down 9 percent or 8 percent in constant dollars. The company reported loss per share of 67 cents and adjusted loss per share of 33 cents versus the first quarter of the previous year. VF also announced a quarterly per share dividend of 9 cents. Commenting on the first quarter...
7 Aug 2024
Skate and streetwear brand Vans has launched a new approach to its global storytelling through the new campaign "Always Pushing." The new campaign from the VF-Corporation-owned label is said to be "an ode to the free-spirited attitude of progression and youthful optimism that has driven skateboarding culture - and, by extension, popular culture...
18 Jul 2024
Eyewear giant EssilorLuxottica has acquired New York-born streetwear brand Supreme in a deal worth 1.5 billion dollars, the transaction of which will be completed by the end of 2024, a press release revealed. In May, it was already speculated that VF Corporation, the parent company of Supreme and the owner of Vans, The North Face and Timberland,...
17 Jul 2024
VF Corporation has announced the appointment of Caroline Brown as global brand president of The North Face, starting the week of June 10, 2024. The company said in a statement that Brown succeeds Nicole Otto and, as a result of her appointment, Brown has resigned as a member of the VF board of directors. “With Caroline’s intense focus on brand...
4 Jun 2024
VF Corporation has appointed Michelle (Sun) Choe as global brand president, Vans, beginning in late July. Sun, the company said in a release, is a highly accomplished apparel industry executive with nearly three decades of experience leading design and merchandising for renowned global brands, including Lululemon, Marc Jacobs, West Elm,...
31 May 2024