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VF Corporation is an American apparel corporation. VF corporation sells jeanswear, intimate apparel, daypacks, and workwear.

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WSJ: Prices Up For Down Feathers; Jackets, Comforters More Expensive

Of THE WALL STREET JOURNALIn the world of obscure commodities, feathery down feathers are the new up.

The increase is forcing apparel and bedding makers to re-engineer their goods, search for alternatives or warn retailers they'll have to pass along the higher costs to consumers.It may seem odd to worry about down prices amid a warmer than usual spring, but stores are already planning pricing for their winter assortments, and puffy down jackets and vests remain a fast-selling staple everywhere from low-priced L.L. Bean and Uniqlo to luxury retailer Moncler.The North Face, an outdoor brand owned by clothing maker VF Corp. that is famous for its down-filled jackets, is expecting to raise the price of its down products for the first time in five years, said VF Chief Executive Eric Wiseman.Hollander Home Fashions LLC, one of the largest bedding and pillow manufacturers in North America, has seen its margins on pillows and comforters shrink as down prices floated higher.It has replaced goose...

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  1. VF 4Q Net Surges On Sales Boost From Timberland Acquisition

    DOW JONES NEWSWIRESVF Corp .'s (VFC) fourth-quarter earnings surged as the branded-apparel maker posted better-than-expected sales with help from its Timberland acqu...

  2. Sears, VF Gain On First Trading Day Of 2012

    Retail stocks started the first trading day of 2012 on a positive note, heading higher with the broader markets. The S&P Retail Index rose 1.6% to 531.33. Among the ...

  3. Retailers Edge Lower In Early Trades

    Shares of U.S. retailers edged lower early Thursday, with the S&P Retail Index ticking down to 539 points. Modest gains came from Nordstrom's , Northface maker VF Co...

  4. Stock futures signal more gains for equities

    Stock futures pointed to a higher open for equities on Wall Street on Monday, building on sharp gains in the previous session, with futures for the S&P 500, Dow Jone...

  5. Companies see slack second-half demand

    By Martinne Geller and Brad Dorfman"The modest pickup in total consumer spending almost all U.S. businesses saw earlier in the year has reversed in the past several ...

  6. Tracy: Timberland Acquisition Makes Strategic Sense

    Eric Tracy, SVP and senior consumer analyst for FBR Capital Markets, on VF Corp . acquiring Timberland and why it is a good move for both companies.

  7. Wall Street Ends in Stalemate; Banks Rally, Energy Drags

    FOX Business: The Power to ProsperThe markets traded higher on the heels of a steep decline last week as mergers and acquisitions buoyed traders' confidence. Today's...

  8. Wrangler parent VF to buy Timberland in $2 billion deal

    NEW YORK (Reuters) - VF Corp <VFC.N>, owner of clothing brands such as The North Face and Wrangler jeans, said it would buy shoemaker Timberland Co <TBL.N> in a $2 b...

  9. Obama Visits Disaster-Stricken Alabama

    President Barack Obama flew to the epicenter of one of the United States' worst ever tornado disasters Friday to pledge federal support for recovery after 310 people...

  10. For Denim Brands, Higher Cotton Prices are Hardly Fluff

    Cotton prices have continued to hover near record highs since breaking through the $2 mark in February, and clothing makers of all kinds are feeling the effects. But...

  11. Cost of Cotton Might Make U.S. a Polyester Nation

    Reuters“The fabric of our lives” costs more money.Cotton prices hit a 15-year high of 91.80 cents a pound recently on the IntercontinentalExchange [ICE] – one of two...

  12. ANALYSIS-Clothing discounts set for snip as costs rise

    By Nivedita BhattacharjeeBANGALORE, Aug 9 (Reuters) - Just as recession battered consumers are trickling back to malls, clothes makers in the United States face a to...

  1. Collective Brands To Be Broken Up In $1.32 Billion Deal

    Wolverine World Wide Inc. (WWW) and a pair of private-equity firms agreed to pay roughly $1.32 billion to acquire Collective Brands Inc. (PSS) in a deal that will sp...

  2. Collective Brands To Be Broken Up In $1.32 Billion Takeover Deal

    Wolverine World Wide Inc. (WWW) and a pair of private-equity firms agreed to pay roughly $1.32 billion to acquire Collective Brands Inc. (PSS) in a deal that will sp...

  3. Deckers Tumbles On Outlook; VF Also Down

    Ugg boot maker Deckers Outdoor Corp. tumbled 23% on Friday. The company lowered its profit and sales outlook for the year, hurt by higher costs and lower internation...

  4. VF Profit Jumps; Shares Down Premarket

    VF Corp. , maker of Wrangler jeans and North Face coats, said Friday that its first-quarter profit rose to $215.2 million, or $1.91 a share, from $200.7 million, or ...

  5. VF 1Q Profit Up 7.2% As Revenue Rises, Raises Full-Year View

    DOW JONES NEWSWIRESVF Corp.'s (VFC) first-quarter earnings climbed 7.2%, beating expectations, as the branded-apparel maker reported higher revenue boosted by its Ti...

  6. VF Corp . Enjoys Global Demand For Its North Face, Vans Brands

    VF Corp. (VFC), a company considered a barometer for apparel industry demand, reported Thursday a fourth-quarter profit that surged more than four times, helped by g...

  7. VF 2012 Profit Forecast Falls Short

    Apparel giant VF Corp . , maker of Wrangler jeans and North Face jackets, said Thursday that its fourth-quarter profit rose to $257.3 million, or $2.28 a share, from...

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