A look at VF Corp. (NYSE: VFC) through the years, from its roots to its arrival in Greensboro and now the departure and spinoff of jeanswear.
October 1899: The company is established by John Barbey and a group of investors in Pennsylvania as the Reading Glove and Mitten Manufacturing Company.
1910s: The company changes names a few times. It is renamed Schuylkill Silk Manufacturing when it expands into silk lingerie. The company later changes its name to Vanity Fair Silk Mills, Inc.
1940s: The company…
