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Vans Shoes Co-Founder Paul Van Doren Dies At 90
Saturday, May 8, 2021 - 2:02pm | 295Paul Van Doren, the co-founder of the Vans shoe brand, has died at age 90. What Happened: Vans announced Van Doren's death on Twitter on Friday. "We send our love and strength to the Van Doren family and the countless Vans Family members who have brought Paul's...
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VF Corp. Upgraded On Strength In Vans Brand, Consumer Momentum
Friday, July 13, 2018 - 3:31pm | 455V.F. Corporation (NYSE: VFC)'s steady momentum continues to make the stock a bullish favorite among sell-side analysts. The Analyst Bank of America Merrill Lynch analyst Robert F. Ohmes upgraded VF Corp. from Underperform to a Buy rating and raised the price target from $65 to $...
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Independent Proxy Advisory Firm Recommends Plum Creek Shareholders Approve A Pending Merger With Weyerhaeuser Company
Monday, January 25, 2016 - 9:55am | 209Weyerhauser Co (NYSE: WY), a real estate investment trust company that is an owner of timberlands, entered into an agreement to acquire Plum Creek Timber Co. Inc. (NYSE: PCL), a peer timberland owner, back in November of last year. On Friday, Plum Creek Timber announced that Institutional...
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Deutsche Bank's Mall Checks Suggests An 'Underwhelming Holiday Start'
Monday, November 30, 2015 - 1:42pm | 436Dave Weiner of Deutsche Bank commented in a note that his 250+ store-specific data points between Thursday and Sunday revealed an "underwhelming" start to the holiday shopping season. Weiner noted his checks ‘don't add a lot of confidence' for the overall broad retail...
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Profit From One Of The Worst El Niños Ever
Wednesday, September 23, 2015 - 12:46pm | 432This year’s weather patterns indicate another cold winter ahead. Macquarie believes that winter clothing makers are the best way to trade the cold winter. The firm prefers VF Corp (NYSE: VFC) over Columbia Sportswear Company (NASDAQ: COLM) and Deckers Outdoor Corp (NYSE: DECK). The vast...
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Bank Of America: VF Corp's Key Brands 'Outperforming'
Wednesday, December 10, 2014 - 9:54am | 124Robert Ohmes of Bank of America noted in a note on Wednesday that VF Corp's (NYSE: VFC) key brands stood out. Ohmes notes that VF Corp's Timberland boots “far outperformed” expectations based on observations at the Roosevelt Field Mall thus far through the Holiday shopping season. Ohmes states that...
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The Latest In College Trends: The Retail Sector
Wednesday, April 9, 2014 - 4:43pm | 884Sometimes even experienced investors and traders get so bogged down by top-down growth trends that they miss the grassroots growth movements. On the other hand college students, who make up 20 percent of the general U.S. population, are much more aware of their surroundings. In fact, they may...
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VFC, TRLG & PVH: Denim Tears Up Earnings Season
Monday, April 30, 2012 - 2:35pm | 455Despite a bit of a slowdown, North Face (TNF), Timberland (TBL) and Vans reported positive earnings for global apparel company V.F. Corp (NYSE: VFC) during its conference call last Friday. With outdoor conditions impacting shares heavily this year, it is no wonder that cold weather gear...
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VF Corp. Earnings Preview: Double-Digit EPS, Sales Growth Expected
Wednesday, February 15, 2012 - 7:35am | 830VF Corp. (NYSE: VFC) is scheduled to report fourth-quarter 2011 results tomorrow, February 16, before the markets open. The company has reported increasing profits for three straight quarters, but analysts have been bearish lately on this apparel maker, as indicated by the decreasing EPS estimate...
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Crocs and Deckers to Open Near 52-Week Highs
Monday, August 1, 2011 - 9:22am | 505Footwear makers Crocs (NASDAQ: CROX) and Deckers Outdoor (NASDAQ: DECK) both reached new multiyear highs of $31.70 and $99.48 per share, respectively, in Friday's trading session. Crocs reported better-than-expected second-quarter earnings last week and offered third-quarter guidance above...
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Wolverine World Wide Earnings Preview
Monday, July 11, 2011 - 8:21am | 474Wolverine World Wide (NYSE: WWW) will be reporting its second-quarter 2011 results Tuesday, July 12, before the markets open. Investors will be watching to see if the Hush Puppy maker can continue its long string of quarterly earnings beats. Analysts are looking for the company to report per-share...
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Jefferies Comments On VF Timberland Acquisition
Tuesday, June 14, 2011 - 8:52am | 125According to Jefferies, VF Corporation's (NYSE: VFC) Timberland acquisition effectively makes VF a significantly larger company with a similar sales growth rate to its existing portfolio. Jefferies said that this deal is VF Corp's largest ever and the most transformational to its portfolio since...
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Wall Street Strategies Comments on VF Corp.'s Acquisition of Timberland
Monday, June 13, 2011 - 9:58am | 169Wall Street Strategies is out with its report today on VF Corp (NYSE: VFC), commenting on VF's acquisition of Timberland. In a note to clients, Wall Street Strategies writes, "We arrive to the office on Monday morning to learn that Timberland (NYSE: TBL) will be acquired by VF Corp. for $2 billion...
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Timberland vs. Columbia (TBL, COLM)
Tuesday, February 1, 2011 - 10:41am | 397During the cold winter months, whose products are keeping you warm: those from Timberland (NYSE: TBL) or those from Columbia (NASDAQ: COLM)? The answer is more important than you might think, particularly to investors that are looking to make a sound investment. Brian Sozzi, a research analyst at...