Kontoor Brands
During Investor Day, Kontoor Details the Benefits of Casting a Wide Net
Kontoor Brands held its first-ever virtual investor day detailing progress and areas of focus for the Lee and…
How Kontoor Brands Is Preparing for Another Year of Change and Opportunity
Kontoor Brands president and CEO Scott Baxter shares how the denim giant is preparing itself for another year…
Kontoor Reflects on Spin-off Years, Looks to a Denim Era
Two years after its spin-off from VF Corp. the Wrangler and Lee parent company charted a path for global and…
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Kontoor Sales Jump 29% in Q1
Kontoor Brands Inc., owner of Wrangler and Lee, raised its 2021 fiscal outlook Thursday as it reported first…
Kontoor Looks Toward Growth Amid Pandemic
The Wrangler and Lee brands' parent posted more revenue growth as it recovers from the early impacts of the…
Hemp, Already Hip, Could Soon Challenge Fashion’s Natural Order
With many brands showcasing hemp, it's worth questioning whether the fiber could soon eclipse cotton as…
Wrangler Parent Expands Hemp Collab With Panda Biotech
Kontoor Brands and Panda Biotech will work to bring traceability and scale to textile-grade cottonized hemp…
Shuffle Board: CEO Named at BJ’s, New EVPs for Kontoor and VF, NCTO Chief Tapped for US-China Commission
BJ's Wholesale Club appointed Bob Eddy as president and CEO, and Kontoor Brands named Karen Smith as EVP of…
Why Denim Could Be the New Wear-to-Work Uniform
After a quiet year for denim, research indicates that consumers are jonesing to ditch loungewear for jeans.
Kontoor Brands Expands Indigood Program to Include Eco Solutions
The program now includes any technology that uses at least 90 percent less water than conventional…
US Apparel Imports Continue Slide Entering 2021
All of the Top 10 suppliers posted year-over-year import declines except Pakistan, which shipped 11.99…
Wrangler Parent to Focus on China, Young Consumers to Sustain Q4 Growth
Kontoor Brands reported a successful fourth quarter in 2020, driven by digital and wholesale efforts…
This Is What Boosted Kontoor’s Net Income 50 Percent
The parent to Lee and Wrangler said at year's end it had its lowest net debt level and strongest liquidity…
Kontoor Brands Signals It’s Rounding a Corner
The retailer reported growing revenues and projected more recovery from the pandemic's economic fallout.
2020 in Review: Kontoor’s Brand-Building Investments Pay Off for Wrangler and Lee
Kontoor Brands' laser-sharp focus on the business of denim helped put Wrangler and Lee on sturdier ground…