Chris EspinosaQ. What do Vans, The North Face, Dickies, Altra, Timberland, Eastpak, Icebreaker, Jansport, Kipling, Napapijiri, and Smartwool have in common?
They’re all brands of VF Brands. VF stands for Vanity Fair. No, not the magazine—the bras and lingerie. They started as the Reading Glove and Mitten Co., then branched out into silk lingerie, then bought Lee and Wrangler jeans, bought JanSport, North Face, Vans, and Nautica, sold off the lingerie business, bought Timberland and Dickies, sold off Nautica, spun out Lee and Wrangler. Busy conglomerate!
Scott Gruby@Cdespinosa Funny I did not know what VF stood for and did work for them when I was at eBay. (I worked in a group exploring retail tech.) Thanks for the lesson!