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Global outdoor lifestyle brand Timberland has committed to planting 50 million trees around the world by 2025. The move builds on Timberland’s previous tree planting efforts; since 2001, the brand has planted more than 10 million trees worldwide. “At…
VF Brands has posted strong third-quarter results, with balanced growth across its entire portfolio. The US-listed apparel company, which owns and operates Vans, The North Face, Timberland, Wrangler and Lee, among others, says sales grew 8 per cent in the…
Struggling fashion retailer Esprit has tapped a former Burberry and Tommy Hilfiger executive to become its chief product and brand officer. Mia Ouakim will take up the new role – a crucial post in the brand’s turnaround plan – in February, reporting to the…
Sands Cotai Central has opened phase four of its retail offer, adding almost 100,000sqft of retail space and 25 retailers. At the heart of the expansion is an Apple store, which opens today. The new space is home to several brands new to Macao: Calvin Klein…
VF Corporation, parent of Wrangler, Timberland, Vans and the North Face, among others, has bought fast-growing footwear brand Altra. Terms of the deal were not disclosed, but Altra, launched in 2011 by Icon Health & Fitness, has already expanded into 1600…
US-based global fashion brand owner VF Corporation has bought New Zealand’s Icebreaker Holdings. Icebreaker pioneered the ethical and sustainable production of natural performance apparel for men, women and children, using Merino wool, plant-based fibres and…
Timberland US has opened the doors of its first specialty concept store: The Timberland Tree Lab. Located in the King of Prussia mall in Pennsylvania, the experiential Tree Lab features carefully curated product collections and brand stories in a…
Footwear and apparel brand Timberland Asia has partnered SP eCommerce, a Singapore Post company, to launch its official eCommerce store for the Southeast Asian region. The Singapore-based online store uses SP eCommerce’s security, management, digital…
Hip denim lifestyle brand 7 for All Mankind has been sold along with two sister brands. VF Corporation says it has sold its Contemporary Brands businesses to Tel Aviv-based Delta Galil Industries. The other brands are Splendid and Ella Moss. VF chairman and…
In-store technology is helping brick-and-mortar stores like Timberland retain their relevance in a fast-growing online world according to leading US retailer VF Corporation (VFC). Todd Starcevich, Americas VP of direct-to-consumer with VFC, says his company…
The world’s largest branded athletic and casual footwear manufacturer and retailer Yue Yuen Industrial says retail and wholesale sales of sportswear in Greater China rose 19.6 per cent in the first nine months of this year, due to an expanding store network.…
Shoe marketer Stella International has reported increased sales in the second quarter on the back of growing demand for sports fashion footwear. In the three months to September 30, consolidated revenue from its China retail business and its manufacturing…
