VF Corporation

VF Corporation
FormerlyVanity Fair Mills
Company typePublic
Industry
FoundedOctober 1899; 125 years ago (1899-10) (as Reading Glove and Mitten Manufacturing Company) in Reading, Pennsylvania, U.S.
FounderJohn Barbey
HeadquartersDenver, Colorado, U.S.
Key people
Bracken Darrell (CEO)
ProductsFootwear & apparel
RevenueDecrease US$10.45 billion (2024)[1]
Decrease US$−34 million (2024)[1]
Decrease US$−969 million (2024)[1]
Total assetsDecrease US$11.61 billion (2024)[1]
Total equityDecrease US$1.658 billion (2024)[1]
OwnerBarbey family trusts (16.58%)[2]
Number of employees
30,000 (2024)[1]
SubsidiariesAltra Running
Dickies
Eastpak
JanSport
Icebreaker
Kipling
Napapijri
The North Face
SmartWool
Timberland
Vans
Websitevfc.com Edit this at Wikidata

VF Corporation (formerly Vanity Fair Mills until 1969) is an American global apparel and footwear company founded in 1899 by John Barbey and headquartered in Denver, Colorado.[3] The company's 11 brands are organized into three categories: Outdoor, Active and Work.[4] In 2015, the company controlled 55% of the U.S. backpack market with the JanSport, Eastpak, Timberland, and The North Face brands.[5]

  1. ^ a b c d e f "VF Corporation FY 2024 Annual Report (Form 10-K)". US Securities and Exchange Commission. May 23, 2024.
  2. ^ 2021 Proxy Statement
  3. ^ "VF on the Forbes Global 2000 List". Forbes. Retrieved December 18, 2014.
  4. ^ "VF Corp (VFC) Company Profile". Reuters. Archived from the original on April 26, 2010. Retrieved December 18, 2014.
  5. ^ Tabuchi, Hiroko (September 2, 2015). "Backpack Makers Rethink a Student Staple". The New York Times. Retrieved September 14, 2015.