Kontoor Brands

American apparel company

Kontoor Brands

Type| Public

Traded as

| NYSE: KTB
S&P 600 component
Industry| clothing
Headquarters| Greensboro, North Carolina

Key people

| Scott Baxter (CEO) [1]
Brands|

* Lee
* Wrangler
* Rock & Republic

Revenue|  $2.5 billion(2019)[2]

Number of employees

| 15,000[3]
Website| kontoorbrands.com

Kontoor Brands is an American clothing company.[4][5] It was a spin off from the VF Corporation in May 2019,[6][7][8] and markets denim clothing under the Lee, Wrangler and Rock & Republic brand names.[9][10] Kontoor Brands also operates the VF Outlet chain of factory outlet stores. Its head office is in Greensboro, North Carolina.[11][5]

Stock in the company is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol KTB; market capitalisation in 2020 was about $2.2 billion.[12][13]

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Power 100 2020 Q&A: Scott Baxter". February 2020.
2. ^ "Kontoor Brands Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2019 Results; Provides Outlook for Full Year 2020".
3. ^ "Company Information".
4. ^ Riley Moffat, Anne (2018-12-06). "VF names planned jeans spinoff Kontoor, not Wrangler or Lee". Bloomberg.com. Retrieved 2020-02-05.
5. ^ a b Journal, Richard Craver Winston-Salem. "Kontoor begins independent life with focus on jeans innovation, attracting new customers". Winston-Salem Journal. Retrieved 2020-02-19.
6. ^ Business, Paul R. La Monica, CNN (25 March 2019). "Lee and Wrangler hope to be a hit like Levi's". CNN. Retrieved 2020-02-10. `{{cite web}}`: `|last=` has generic name (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
7. ^ Wightman-Stone, Danielle (2019-05-28). "Kontoor Brands completes separation from VF Corp". fashionunited.uk. Retrieved 2020-02-05.
8. ^ Reagan, Courtney (2019-08-08). "CEO of Wrangler, Lee parent isn't afraid of a recession or tariffs on China-made goods". CNBC. Retrieved 2020-02-10.
9. ^ Singh, Prachi (2018-12-06). "VF's separated jeanswear business to be named Kontoor Brands". fashionunited.uk. Retrieved 2020-02-05.
10. ^ Editorial, Reuters. "KTB - Kontoor Brands Inc Profile | Reuters". www.reuters.comundefined. Retrieved 2020-02-05. `{{cite web}}`: `|first=` has generic name (help)[dead link]
11. ^ "Kontoor Brands, Inc". www.bloomberg.com. Retrieved 2020-02-05.
12. ^ Bellis, Mark. "Reason's why Kontoor Brands, Inc. (KTB) is an asset to your trade with current Target Price of $34.44 | Invest Chronicle". Retrieved 2020-03-01.
13. ^ "Kontoor Brands, Inc. (KTB) Stock Price, Quote, History & News - Yahoo Finance". finance.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2020-02-05.