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VF Corp withdraws full-year guidance

The owner of The North Face, Vans and Timberland has withdrawn its guidance for the fiscal year and outlined plans to transform its Vans brand, where sales were down 21% this quarter. VF Corp is under increasing pressure from two activist investor groups.

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