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Lee is an American brand of denim jeans, first produced
in 1889in Salina, Kansas. The company is owned by VF
Corporation, the
largest apparel company in the world. Its headquarters is
currentlyin Merriam, Kansas, just outside of Kansas City,
Missouri. The company states that they are an
international retailer and manufacturer of casual wear
and work wear and that they have more than 400
employees in the United States. In Australasia, the brand is
owned by Pacific Brands since 2007. The company was
formed in 1889 by Henry David Lee as the Lee Mercantile
Company at Salina, Kansas producing dungarees and
jackets.
Tagline/ Slogan A Lee is you; A Lee Dont Lie; Own the moment
Men and Women who want to wear stylish and innovative jeans at an
Segment affordable price.
Target Group Young urban men and women from the upper middle class
1. The brand has not established itself in the e-commerce arena that
well in Asia where the brand has a significant market share.
2. The brand has had problems in distribution of the updated stocks in
Weakness parts of Asia and Europe.
WRANGLER
Wrangler is an American manufacturer of jeans and other
clothingitems. The brand is owned by the VF Corporation, who
also own
Lee, Jan Sport, and The North Face, among others. Its
headquartersis in downtown Greensboro, North Carolina in
the United States, with production plants in a variety of
locations throughout the world. Wrangler Jeans were first
made by Blue Bell, who acquired the brand when they took
over Casey Jones in the mid-1940s. Blue Bell employed
Bernard Lichtenstein ('Rodeo Ben'), a Polish tailor from
Łódź who worked closely with cowboys, to help design jeans
suitable for rodeo use
Tagline/ Slogan No matter where the destination, where your heart out
Target Group Men and women from the urban upper middle class
2. They also have their own flagship specialty stores located at many
places