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...“People need to rebuild their wardrobes,” said Scott Baxter, chief executive of Kontoor Brands, which owns Lee and Wrangler jeans. “Our product means you’re going back out.”...
...Competing data wranglers Cloudera and Hortonworks have cleared up some space by joining forces. Knocking out the competition with a merger is a good idea....
...This segment saw profits grow more than 15 per cent in the 12 months ended in March, by comparison the yet-to-be-named new company, which will house its denim brands like Lee and Wrangler and its Outlet...
...Bain Capital in advanced talks to take Esure private for £1.2bn (FT) House of Fraser administrators defend Sports Direct sale (FT) Industry ponders rationale for Ashley’s House of Fraser swoop (FT) Wrangler...
...Prudential’s head wrangler Mike Wells, who is American, has seen his cattle/hat ratio slip $2.3m....
...Ian Cheng was, meanwhile, one of the first artists to show a VR piece at an art fair when he unveiled “Entropy Wrangler Cloud”, a simulation of debris floating in space, at Frieze London in 2013....
...The newly-christened Fiat Chrysler Automobiles will launch its first ever Italian-built Jeep, the new small Wrangler model, in Geneva, amid the carmaker’s shift away from the country to a more US-focused...
...VF, which also owns the Wrangler denim and Vans shoe brands, has a history of using deals to expand its portfolio, but it has taken a break from M & A since its $2.3bn acquisition of Timberland in 2011....
...But in the low-end segment, where VF sells a lot of Wrangler jeans through Walmart, business was “holding up pretty well”....
...The US company that owns the Vans, Wrangler and North Face brands has emerged as a suitor for Billabong International, raising the prospect of a bid battle for the struggling Australian surf and skate wear...
...Uncertainty in Europe hampered VF Corporation, owner of the North Face, Wrangler and Nautica brands, which posted lower-than-expected sales revenues as stores in the continent kept a tighter grip on their...
...But VF Corporation – the owner of brands including North Face, Wrangler and Timberland – is showing there’s an upside to being late to the game: it makes it easier to keep sales growing even as China’s economy...
...VF Corporation, the owner of the North Face, Wrangler and Nautica brands, said it was ready to pursue new acquisitions as it reported strong quarterly sales growth that was boosted by its $2.3bn purchase...
...Indeed, what was once called the Blue Bell clothing company was renamed after a type of cowboy – “wranglers”....
...Enbridge and Enterprise had earlier proposed a new, 800,000 b/d pipeline from Cushing to Houston called Wrangler. That project will now be incorporated into Seaway, Enterprise said....
...Daniel, President and Chief Executive Officer, Enbridge Inc....
...VF, which also owns the Wrangler jeans and Vans footwear brands, said it would pay about $2bn, net of Timberland’s cash, offering $43 a share at a 43 per cent premium to the boot maker’s closing price last...
...Enterprise said late on Wednesday that the Wrangler project, that would have carried 800,000 b/d from Cushing to Port Arthur in Texas, will now be subsumed into the Seaway reversal....
...The country is similarly divided on Wrangler jeans, Budweiser beer, Starbucks coffee, JetBlue airlines and Barnes & Noble bookstores....
...Eric Wiseman, chief executive of VF, whose brands include North Face outerwear and Lee and Wrangler denim, told investors this week that “2009 was a year unlike any other we’ve experienced”....
...However, the group, which owns brands such as The North Face and Wrangler, warned that the consumer spending climate was still “exceptionally difficult”....
...South Korea’s Hyundai Mobis builds the Wrangler’s chassis, while Kuka, a German maker of robots and welding machines, puts together the body....
...Its brands, including Wrangler jeans and The North Face, are sold by retailers from Wal-Mart to Nordstrom, the upmarket fashion department store....
...VF Corporation, owner of clothing brands including Wrangler and The North Face, also slashed fourth-quarter revenue forecasts, saying the financial crisis and economy had taken “a heavy toll on consumer...
...Vines, 47, made a splash at the Detroit motor show two years ago by cajoling Chrysler’s then-chief executive, Tom LaSorda, into driving a Jeep Wrangler through the glass front doors of Cobo Hall....
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