VF Corporation

VF Corporation
FormerlyVanity Fair Mills
Company typePublic
NYSEVFC
S&P 500 Component
IndustryApparel
Accessories
FoundedOctober 1899 (1899-10) (as Reading Glove and Mitten Manufacturing Company)
Reading, Pennsylvania, U.S.
FounderJohn Barbey
HeadquartersDenver, Colorado, U.S.
Key people
Bracken Darrell
(CEO)
ProductsFootwear & apparel
RevenueDecrease US$11.6 billion (2023)[1]
Decrease US$1.1 billion (2023)[1]
Decrease US$1.386 billion (2022)[1]
Total assetsIncrease US$14.0 billion (2023)[1]
Total equityIncrease US$14.0 billion (2023)[1]
OwnerBarbey family trusts (16.58%)[2]
Number of employees
35,000 (2023)[3]
SubsidiariesAltra Running
AND1 Lab
Dickies
Eastpak
JanSport
Icebreaker
Kipling
Napapijri
The North Face
SmartWool
Supreme
Timberland
Vans
Websitevfc.com

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.[4] The company's 13 brands are organized into three categories: Outdoor, Active and Work.[5] In 2015, the company controlled 55% of the U.S. backpack market with the JanSport, Eastpak, Timberland, and The North Face brands.[6]

  1. ^ a b c d e "VF Corporation Reports In-Line Fourth Quarter Revenue and Earnings, Declares Dividend of $0.30 Per Share, and Issues Fiscal 2024 Outlook". VF Corporation. May 23, 2023.
  2. ^ 2021 Proxy Statement
  3. ^ VF Corporation Appoints Bracken Darrell as President and CEO
  4. ^ "VF on the Forbes Global 2000 List". Forbes. Retrieved 18 December 2014.
  5. ^ "VF Corp (VFC) Company Profile". Reuters. Archived from the original on 26 April 2010. Retrieved 18 December 2014.
  6. ^ Tabuchi, Hiroko (2 September 2015). "Backpack Makers Rethink a Student Staple". The New York Times. Retrieved 14 September 2015.