Smartwool
Merino wool socks and apparel.
Status: Former Great
- Founded
- 1994
- Website
- smartwool.com
- HQ
- USA
- Manufacturing
- Various
- Ownership type
- Conglomerate subsidiary
- Parent
- VF Corporation
- Acquired
- 2005
Ownership
Acquired by VF Corporation (NYSE: VFC) in 2005. Manufacturing and quality decisions now driven by VF strategy. Founders and other senior people left to start Point6.
Why Former Great
The original team left over VF direction. Point6 is effectively the successor.
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