Rapid growth in VF International Outdoor Coalition

07/05/2007

VF Corporation’s Outdoor - International Coalition—which includes Napapijri, The North Face, Eastpak, JanSport, Kipling, Nautica, Reef and Vans—continued to experience strong growth in the first quarter, with total revenues improving 52% compared with the same quarter last year. All brands in the outdoor portfolio experienced growth during the first three months of the year, six of which achieved double-digit growth.

The North Face brand in Europe reported a sales increase of more than 35%, while revenues for Vans in Europe more than doubled versus last year’s first quarter. Napapijri sales in Europe rose 60% and Kipling sales were up more than 15%.