Strong showing for VF’s outdoor brands

All the three major brands in the Outdoor & Action Sports segment of VF Corp. had double-digit growth in local currencies during the fourth quarter of 2014. The biggest one, The North Face, enjoyed a 12 percent increase, driven by a jump of 30 percent in its direct-to-consumer (DTC) business.

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