VF Corporation: brands it owns and its ownership tree
VF Corporation (NYSE: VFC) is a publicly listed company headquartered in Denver, Colorado, United States that owns 7 consumer brands, and has 1 recorded transaction.[1]
VF Corporation began in 1899 as a Pennsylvania glove maker and became one of the largest apparel groups in the world by acquiring outdoor, workwear and denim brands. It spun off its jeans business as Kontoor Brands in 2019, taking Lee and Wrangler out of the portfolio.
VF Corporation spun off its jeanswear business as Kontoor Brands, distributing shares to VF shareholders. The separation let VF concentrate on outdoor and activewear brands growing faster than denim, and gave Wrangler and Lee a management team focused on that category alone.