<div style="margin: 12px 0px; font-family: arial; color: #333333; background: #ffffff; border: solid 4px #e5e5e5; width: 100%; clear: left;"><div class="CM_CTB_Content_Wrap" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;background-color: #ffffff;"><div style="border-bottom: solid 1px #dcdcdc; white-space: nowrap; margin-bottom: 8px; background-color: #eeeeee ;background-image: url(http://clipmarks.com/images/source-bg.gif); background-repeat: repeat-x; height: 24px; line-height: 24px; vertical-align: middle; padding-bottom: 4px; color: #666666; font-size: 10px;" ><a href="http://clipmarks.com/clip-to-blog/" title="see clips that are hot right now"><img src="http://content.clipmarks.com/blog_embed/638c17e6-83f0-41f6-afb7-770f95d79283/DB2AE73F-5B16-471A-99A1-7F122E48296A/" alt="" width="19" height="19" border="0" style="vertical-align: middle; margin: 0px 4px; display: inline; border: none; float:none;" /></a>clipped from <a title="http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/News/News_By_Industry/Services/Retailing/Retailers_adopt_new_techniques_to_improve_sales/rssarticleshow/articleshow/3060856.cms" href="http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/News/News_By_Industry/Services/Retailing/Retailers_adopt_new_techniques_to_improve_sales/rssarticleshow/articleshow/3060856.cms" style="font-size: 11px;">economictimes.indiatimes.com</a></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/News/News_By_Industry/Services/Retailing/Retailers_adopt_new_techniques_to_improve_sales/rssarticleshow/articleshow/3060856.cms"> The $7-billion VF has an existing wholesale distribution <A href="#" class="kLink" target="_new" id="KonaLink1"><FONT color="blue"><SPAN class="kLink">joint </SPAN><SPAN class="kLink">venture</SPAN></FONT></A> with Arvind Mills Ltd, in which it controls 60% stake, but operates mono brand outlets through multiple franchisees, including Arvind. VF with brands like Lee, <A href="#" class="kLink" target="_new" id="KonaLink2"><FONT color="blue"><SPAN class="kLink">Nautica</SPAN></FONT></A> and Wrangler </blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/News/News_By_Industry/Services/Retailing/Retailers_adopt_new_techniques_to_improve_sales/rssarticleshow/articleshow/3060856.cms"><DIV><SPAN> VF brands together have a network of about 150 single brand stores across India with the denim coalition of Lee and Wrangler accounting for almost 130 of them. </SPAN> </DIV> <BR /><DIV> <SPAN> Nautica, a premium sportswear brand, runs 10 stores while the rest is split between Jansport and <A href="#" class="kLink" target="_new" id="KonaLink3"><FONT color="blue"><SPAN class="kLink">Kipling</SPAN></FONT></A>. Incidentally, Arvind’s share of the current franchisee store network is less than 50%. </SPAN> </DIV> <BR /><DIV> <SPAN> VF is also working on the introduction of two more blockbuster brands — North Face and Vans — as part of its plans to tap the outdoor clothing segment.</SPAN></DIV></blockquote></div><div style="margin: 0px 6px 6px 4px;"><table style="font-size: 11px;border-spacing: 0px;padding: 0px;" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tr><td style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</td><td align="right" style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;width:107px" width="107"><a href="http://clipmarks.com/share/DB2AE73F-5B16-471A-99A1-7F122E48296A/blog/" title="blog or email this clip"><img src="http://content7.clipmarks.com/images/c2b-foot.png" border="0" alt="blog it" width="107" height="17" style="border-width:0px;padding:0px;margin:0px;" /></a></td></tr></table></div></div>

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