Kontoor Brands

Kontoor Brands
Company typePublic
NYSE: KTB
S&P 600 component
Industryclothing
HeadquartersGreensboro, North Carolina
Key people
Scott Baxter (CEO) [1]
Brands
RevenueIncrease $2.6 billion(2024)[2]
Number of employees
15,640[3]
Websitekontoorbrands.com

Kontoor Brands is an American clothing company.[4][5] It was a spin off from the VF Corporation in May 2019,[6][7][8] and markets denim clothing under the Lee, Wrangler and Rock & Republic brand names.[9][10] Kontoor Brands also operates the VF Outlet chain of factory outlet stores. Its head office is in Greensboro, North Carolina.[11][5]

Stock in the company is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol KTB; market capitalisation in 2024 was about $3.3 billion.[12][13]

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  8. ^ Reagan, Courtney (2019-08-08). "CEO of Wrangler, Lee parent isn't afraid of a recession or tariffs on China-made goods". CNBC. Retrieved 2020-02-10.
  9. ^ Singh, Prachi (2018-12-06). "VF's separated jeanswear business to be named Kontoor Brands". fashionunited.uk. Retrieved 2020-02-05.
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