All VF Corp articles – Page 5

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    VF wants to be more agile and digital

    2020-10-19T15:54:00Z

    After releasing VF Corporation’s figures for the second quarter ended on Sept. 30, the group’s management said it felt that the worst of the Covid-19 crisis is over by now, but pointed out that the crisis will be prolonged, that the situation is going to be “volatile,” and that the ...

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    VF goes back into the black

    2020-10-16T16:43:00Z

    After recording a loss and steep declines in revenues during its first fiscal quarter, VF Corp. bounced back in the second quarter, ended on Sept. 26, with a smaller decline in sales and a return to profits. The management said that year-to-date results have surpassed its expectations across all brands, ...

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    Reorganizing the top management, VF names Steve Murray president of TNF

    2020-10-14T16:43:00Z

    VF Corporation is changing its management structure to suit changes in the way it does business, notably by dividing its brand portfolio into Core Brands and Emerging Brands and by getting them to be managed differently to help them achieve their full potential. Until now, the operations of its three ...

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    Market Analysis: The global athletic shoe market

    2020-08-17T20:20:00Z

    The global market for athletic footwear enjoyed solid growth of 6.7 percent at the wholesale level last year, reaching a level of $70.9 billion, according to an annual analysis by Sporting Goods Intelligence of the major sports brands’ performance in this segment. It would have risen a little more without ...

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    VF expects some improvement in the second quarter

    2020-08-02T06:06:00Z

    Despite posting steep declines in revenues and earnings for its first quarter ended on June 30, the management of VF Corp. insisted that the company is in a strong position to get through the coronavirus pandemic because of its “financial and operational rigor” and the progress it has made in ...

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    WFSGI proposes task force for digitalization of product labels

    2020-07-31T07:14:00Z

    In a letter to its members, the World Federation of the Sporting Goods Industry (WFSGI) has announced the creation of a “Digitization of Product Information” task force, co-chaired by Decathlon and VF Corporation and aiming to promote digital labelling and best practices within the sporting goods industry. On the basis ...

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    Facebook boycott gains ground in the sports sector

    2020-07-02T17:19:00Z

    Big sports brands like Adidas, Arc’teryx, Lululemon, Puma and Reebok have joined many others in the last few days in boycotting Facebook in response to a call by six civil rights group to stop advertising on the leading social network in order to prompt it to ban fake news and ...

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    VF creates a new role for Greater China

    2020-07-01T16:19:00Z

    VF Corp. has announced that it will soon appoint its first president for Greater China, responsible for Mainland China, Hong Kong and Taiwan. The name of the executive appointed to this role will be unveiled later this summer. Other big sports companies like Adidas and Nike already make a distinction ...

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    More backing for “Black Lives Matter”

    2020-06-05T17:20:00Z

    Doubling up on its “For once, don’t do it” message one week ago on Twitter to protest the murder on May 25 of George Floyd, Nike announced that it will donate $40 million over the next four years to “organizations focused on social justice, education and addressing racial inequality in ...

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    VF Corp. looks at virtual reality

    2020-05-19T09:00:00Z

    VF Corp. is exploring virtual reality as part of its strong investments intending to become “hyperdigital.” Cemtrex has announced that it has received an order from VF to create a virtual reality (VR) application. The VR application, which is due to be delivered within the current quarter, aims to create ...

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    VF claims it can hike through the Covid storm easily

    2020-05-15T19:49:00Z

    In releasing its financial results for the fourth quarter ended on March 31, the management of VF Corp. insisted that the company is in a better position than some of its competitors to navigate through the “storm” caused by the coronavirus pandemic for several reasons, including good liquidity, a flexible ...