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VF corporation Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Mackey J. McDonald poses near a company logo at the company's headquarters in Greensboro, NC on April 12, 2007. (News-Record, H. Scott Hoffmann)

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Photo illustration for the vfc story. Photographed at the News & Record in Greensboro, N.C., Thursday, April 19, 2007. (News & Record, Nelson Kepley)

VF Corporation's George Derhofer, Senior Vice President-Global Operations, walks past a display of company brands at the company's headquarters in Greensboro, NC on April 12, 2007. (News-Record, H. Scott Hoffmann)

Photo illustration for the vfc story. Photographed at the News & Record in Greensboro, N.C., Thursday, April 19, 2007. (News & Record, Nelson Kepley)

 

Photo illustration for the vfc story. Photographed at the News & Record in Greensboro, N.C., Thursday, April 19, 2007. (News & Record, Nelson Kepley)

Photo illustration for the vfc story. Photographed at the News & Record in Greensboro, N.C., Thursday, April 19, 2007. (News & Record, Nelson Kepley)

VF corporation Chief Executive Officer Mackey McDonald poses near a display of outdoor clothing and backpacks at the company's headquarters in Greensboro, NC on April 12, 2007. (News-Record, H. Scott Hoffmann)

Photo illustration for the vfc story. Photographed at the News & Record in Greensboro, N.C., Thursday, April 19, 2007. (News & Record, Nelson Kepley)

Photo illustration for the vfc story. Photographed at the News & Record in Greensboro, N.C., Thursday, April 19, 2007. (News & Record, Nelson Kepley)

Photo illustration for the vfc story. Photographed at the News & Record in Greensboro, N.C., Thursday, April 19, 2007. (News & Record, Nelson Kepley)

Photo illustration for the vfc story. Photographed at the News & Record in Greensboro, N.C., Thursday, April 19, 2007. (News & Record, Nelson Kepley)

Photo illustration for the vfc story. Photographed at the News & Record in Greensboro, N.C., Thursday, April 19, 2007. (News & Record, Nelson Kepley)

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VF corporation Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Mackey J. McDonald poses near a company logo at the company's headquarters in Greensboro, NC on April 12, 2007. (News-Record, H. Scott Hoffmann)

Photo illustration for the vfc story. Photographed at the News & Record in Greensboro, N.C., Thursday, April 19, 2007. (News & Record, Nelson Kepley)

VF Corporation's George Derhofer, Senior Vice President-Global Operations, walks past a display of company brands at the company's headquarters in Greensboro, NC on April 12, 2007. (News-Record, H. Scott Hoffmann)

Photo illustration for the vfc story. Photographed at the News & Record in Greensboro, N.C., Thursday, April 19, 2007. (News & Record, Nelson Kepley)

 

Photo illustration for the vfc story. Photographed at the News & Record in Greensboro, N.C., Thursday, April 19, 2007. (News & Record, Nelson Kepley)

Photo illustration for the vfc story. Photographed at the News & Record in Greensboro, N.C., Thursday, April 19, 2007. (News & Record, Nelson Kepley)

VF corporation Chief Executive Officer Mackey McDonald poses near a display of outdoor clothing and backpacks at the company's headquarters in Greensboro, NC on April 12, 2007. (News-Record, H. Scott Hoffmann)

Photo illustration for the vfc story. Photographed at the News & Record in Greensboro, N.C., Thursday, April 19, 2007. (News & Record, Nelson Kepley)

Photo illustration for the vfc story. Photographed at the News & Record in Greensboro, N.C., Thursday, April 19, 2007. (News & Record, Nelson Kepley)

Photo illustration for the vfc story. Photographed at the News & Record in Greensboro, N.C., Thursday, April 19, 2007. (News & Record, Nelson Kepley)

Photo illustration for the vfc story. Photographed at the News & Record in Greensboro, N.C., Thursday, April 19, 2007. (News & Record, Nelson Kepley)

Photo illustration for the vfc story. Photographed at the News & Record in Greensboro, N.C., Thursday, April 19, 2007. (News & Record, Nelson Kepley)

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