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  Wrangler   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
Wrangler's parent company started out in 1904 as the Hudson Overall Company.
In 1919 the name changed to Blue Bell Overall Company in recognition of a bell given to the owners by a group of railroad workers who frequently bought overalls from the company.
(Wrangler was the commonly used nickname for the American working cowboy) In 1947 Wrangler Western Wear was born.
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 Wrangler Jeans, Blue Jeans, Man Jeans, Womens Jeans   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
You'll find the Wrangler name on a wide variety of apparel lines, from western wear to specialty apparel to casual jeans and khakis to the latest fits and styles.
Wrangler Jeans Co. is a proud sponsor of Dale Earnhardt, Jr.
The Wrangler Home™ collection is a complete line of home furnishings and decorative accessories that embodies the casual, comfortable, All-American character of the Wrangler® brand.
www.wrangler.com   (329 words)

  
  agencyfaqs! > news & features > company news > Wrangler launches light-weight denims
Wrangler, the fashion denim brand presents denim offerings to serve the customer who doesn't want to sacrifice fashion at the altar of the muggy summer months.
Not only was Wrangler the first modern day five pocket jeans to be endorsed and fit tested by real-life cowboy rodeos, it was also the first denim brand to introduce denim in broken twill- a weave that prevents the jeans legs from twisting, a common complaint of jeans wearers.
A part of VF Corporation -the world###SQ###s largest apparel company, Wrangler was brought to India by Arvind Brands Ltd, and soon found a loyal consumer base in the Indian youth that swore by this unique fashion brand.
www.agencyfaqs.com /news/company_news/Marketing/2328.html   (587 words)

  
 Wrangler
At the University of Cambridge in England, a wrangler is a student who has completed the third year (called Part II) of the mathematics tripos with first-class honours.
The exams were largely a test of speed in applying familiar rules, and some of the most inventive and original students of maths at Cambridge did not come top of their class (Hardy was 4th, Sedgwick 5th and Keynes was 12th).
Wrangler is also the name of a clothing company based in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico.
www.brainyencyclopedia.com /encyclopedia/w/wr/wrangler.html   (461 words)

  
 DIFFLOCK.com - Buyer's Guide
Visually, the Jeep Wrangler is the latest incarnation of the war-time Willys Jeep which started it all, but the two vehicles are very different indeed under their similar styling.
One reason for the Wrangler's greater sophistication is that it is built around the same mechanical components as are used in the Cherokee sport-utility, a vehicle of very different pretensions.
The Wrangler is a two-door vehicle with a removable hardtop, optional soft-top and a padded roll-cage.
www.difflock.com /buyersguide/pastmasters/jeep_wrangler/index.shtml   (679 words)

  
 1996_09 | Managed Care EMPLOYER UPDATE September 1996
Wrangler is the largest subsidiary of publicly traded VF Corp., a $5-billion apparel concern that owns a dozen other companies like Jantzen Swimwear and the Lee Co., another jeans maker.
So far the company's effort to encourage employees to join managed care organizations seems to be working; 80 percent of VF employees are now covered by one of 35 managed care plans.
While the company has not conducted a formal study yet, Tester suspects the additional participants may be children of single parents who could afford to purchase family coverage only after the HMO was established.
www.managedcaremag.com /archives/9609/MC9609.employer.shtml   (1074 words)

  
 CNW Group
In the interim, junior oil and gas companies may capitalize on the increased number of assets that could come to market, as well as participate in larger farm-in projects with conventional oil and gas companies or income trusts.
Wrangler West's determination of funds flow from operations may not be comparable to that reported by other companies.
Wrangler West presents funds flow from operations per share whereby per share amounts are calculated consistent with the calculation of earnings per share.
www.newswire.ca /en/releases/archive/November2006/24/c8368.html   (2483 words)

  
 Globeinvestor.com: Wrangler West Reports 2003 Highlights
Wrangler West is an emerging junior oil and gas producer driven to increase shareholder value by focusing on growth through the drill bit.
Wrangler West presents cash flow from operations per share whereby per share amounts are calculated consistent with the calculation of earnings per share.
Wrangler West had total assets of $18,118,875 at December 31, 2003, consisting of $1,392,060 of current assets and $16,726,815 of petroleum and natural gas properties.
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 BBC News | BUSINESS | Wrangler jobs to go
VF Corp, the company that owns the Lee and Wrangler jeans brands, is getting rid of 13,000 employees - 18% of its workforce - and dropping low-margin products in an attempt to ride out the downturn.
The company said that its speciality workwear, swimwear and knitwear lines would be phased out.
The company said that it was overburdened with $1.1bn in debt, and blamed the US government for its disdain for the difficulties domestic producers had competing with imports, citing the fact that textile imports had grown at five times the rate of consumption since 1999.
news.bbc.co.uk /1/low/business/1658619.stm   (367 words)

  
 Brand Talk August 04:: Images Fashion.com :: :
Wrangler isn’t just about the rugged and confident look; the brand also embodies a fair degree of maturity, as it turns 100 this year.
Today, Wrangler is part of the world’s largest apparel group, VF Corporation, and has been relaunched in India by Arvind Brands Ltd, the apparel wing of Asian denim major Arvind Mills.
Another innovative promotional from Wrangler was the DIY kits to ‘do your own pair of jeans’, by which customers could impart (through localised spraying and tinting techniques with the help of an easy to handle kit) a naturally aged look or crumpled and worn-out look to their jeans all by themselves.
www.imagesfashion.com /back/brandtalk/wrangler_aug04.html   (1472 words)

  
 Jeep Wrangler - Dave Smith Motors - Hassle Free Buying - Auto & Truck
Today's all new Wrangler benefits from improved ride and handling, added comfort and convenience, a quieter interior and advanced safety and security system.
Wrangler's rugged, authentic and adventurous spirit is further enhanced with an all new four-door Wrangler Unlimited.
To produce the greatest and strongest Wrangler ever, Jeep engineers tirelessly torture-tested countless "mules" on some of the toughest trails and most wicked environments known to mankind.
www.usautosales.com /newrigs/Jeep/Wrangler.asp   (259 words)

  
 Goodyear tire - ATV tires & Wrangler tires
Goodyear ATV tires and Wrangler tires are only a few of their great products available online for purchase.
Wrangler tires are the perfect solution for all purpose riding conditions, including off-road, city and country driving, as well as weather resistant tire tractions.
Probably one of the best ways to use a set of Wrangler tires is for your sport vehicle, as they provide stability and excellent steering response on the road at all speeds.
www.buying-tires.com /goodyear-tire.html   (470 words)

  
 ROCKCRAWLER.com - 2007 Jeep Wrangler Information
Each of the companies delivered its prototype to the Army in the summer of 1940 and received approval to build 70 sample vehicles.
The Wrangler YJ had square headlights, which was a first (and last) for this type of Jeep.
With the 2005 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited Rubicon, Jeep married its ultimate off-road rig – the Jeep Wrangler Rubicon – to the new, roomier, versatile Jeep Wrangler Unlimited.
www.rockcrawler.com /reviews/jeep/wrangler_2007/naias_2006/history.asp   (1664 words)

  
 Wrangler, Official Sponsor of the PBR
Wrangler® has been supporting the PBR since its inception, and as the Western Wear leader enters the 11th year of their partnership the company continues to take the relationship to unprecedented levels.
Wrangler has been the official Western Wear sponsor of the PBR since 1994, and with the immense success of the PBR collection of jeans and shirts, it looks as if the Wrangler-PBR partnership will be here for many years to come.
Wrangler has evolved and diversified alongside its consumers with lines like Twenty X®, which sets the pace for the contemporary western crowd, RIGGS WORKWEAR™ by Wrangler®, a line of premium denim work clothes and ProGear™ by Wrangler, top-of-the-line, custom-designed hunting apparel.
www.pbrnow.com /sponsors/sponsor.cfm?ID=3   (406 words)

  
 The Legend | Banned From the Ranch Entertainment   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
Some said the boss was ready to hang 'em high and had his six-shooter out when the boys' wrangler came in and told the boss that these two-bit rustlers were in fact thirty-two-bit rustlers whose sharpshootin' skills were too important for them to lose at the end of a noose.
And since the boss's company was in the middle of building a big polyalloy railroad into the digital frontier, he had to let 'em off easy.
Others say that the boss knew that the boys were good and had taken a shine to 'em for their hard work, but that if he didn't make an example of 'em somehow, his law wouldn't count for a hill of bits in his town and there might be a lynchin' over it.
www.bftr.com /Pages/corporate/legend.html   (450 words)

  
 magazineUSA.com - U.S. Originals - Wrangler® History
In 1943 they acquired a company named "Casey Jones Work-Clothes" and with it a brand name that shall make them famous in the future: This brand name is "Wrangler".
The Wrangler jeans became clearly the number 1 among all outfitters of the Western Wear Scene.
The company still expanded and bought the swim wear manufacturer 'Jantzen' and eventually merges with the VF Corporation of Pennsylvania in 1986.
www.magazineusa.com /us/info/show.aspx?unit=originals&doc=53   (574 words)

  
 WebSearch - Wrangler Jeans Company   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
Wrangler relaxed fit jeans, Wrangler stretch jeans, Wrangler stonewashed jeans, Wrangler fl jeans, Wrangler rugged wear jeans.
Wrangler.com is the place to browse the latest in Wrangler Hero, Wrangler Western Wear, Rugged Wear, Timber Creek and Rustler and to explore the wonderful worlds where Wrangler has always b...
Wrangler Jeans, Selling Jeans Online - If you are looking for Levi's or Wrangler jeans then you are at the right place.
www.seekerbar.com /rl/TB50154te10_sr-1/Wrangler-Jeans-Company.html   (426 words)

  
 Wrangler Jeans..a tradition!
Wrangler jeans are a common household name jean in the United States.
By 1936, the company is able to introduce new technology and manufactures the new line of Super Blue Ben Overalls which have a special fabric that reduces shrinkage to 1% or less.
The company is the second largest in the world in manufacturing of jeans.
www.lendingexpo.net /ideam-34964.htm   (860 words)

  
 Scott O'Malley & Associates - Artist Representation
The company will also be the recipient of the first-ever Wrangler Award presented to a western record label.
The Western Heritage Awards' Wrangler trophies are bronze replicas of a Charles M. Russell sculpture of a cowboy astride a horse.
This is the third Wrangler Award for Edwards, who calls the honor the "cowboy Grammy." "When I got one, I just thought it was the greatest thing that ever happened," says Edwards, who recently made his Grand Ole Opry debut.
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 CNN.com - Jeep Wrangler gets a make-over - Jan 10, 2006
That's probably why the Wrangler continues to exist given what would seem to be obvious shortcomings compared to other small SUVs.
The 2007 Wrangler's hard-top roof now comes apart in three sections (two over the front seats and one over the rear seats) so you needn't choose between having the top fully on or fully off.
For those not so tied to the Wrangler name, there's competition in the form of the new Toyota FJ Cruiser which has its own retro cachet that harkens back to that companies own old-time off-roaders.
www.cnn.com /2006/AUTOS/01/10/detroit_new_jeep_wrangler/index.html   (567 words)

  
 NASCAR.com - Wrangler unveils retro scheme for Truex Jr. - Nov 10, 2004
He'll have a blue and yellow No. 8 Chevrolet with the Wrangler paint scheme like the one seven-time champion Dale Earnhardt carried for years.
The Wrangler colors remained on the car through 1987 with several variations and owners along the way.
Wrangler Jeans Company signed a multi-year sponsorship agreement with Dale Earnhardt, Inc. this year.
www.nascar.com /2004/news/headlines/bg/11/10/mtruex.wrangler   (420 words)

  
 wrangler jeans: company jeans wrangler information   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
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 Dual Battery System - Wrangler Northwest
Wrangler NW will maintain the high level of personalized service and technical support that Ron has provided over the years.
Wrangler NW will also maintain that same quality of service to the Phoenix Gold customers Northwest Regulator provided.
Wrangler NW Power Products will provide complete solutions to your high output charging system needs.
www.off-road.com /4x4web/project/74blazer/dualbatt/dualbatt.html   (438 words)

  
 South American Wranglers
VF Corp., maker of Wrangler and Lee jeans and JanSport backpacks, inked a deal with a leading Chilean apparel company to make Wrangler jeans a more familiar name in South America.
VF expects Wrangler jeans sales in South America to hit the $80 million mark in 1999 as a result.
The company posted South American sales of "a couple of million" a few years ago, and $5.5 billion worldwide in 1998, says the spokesperson.
promomagazine.com /mag/marketing_south_american_wranglers   (178 words)

  
 COMPANY NEWS; CHRYSLER INCREASES PRICE OF JEEP WRANGLER - New York Times
The Wrangler S model's new base price is $11,995, up six-tenths of 1percent, or $77.
The base price of the Wrangler SE model is now $15,688, a rise of 1 percent, or $151.
The Wrangler's destination charge remains $495, and all extra-cost option prices are unchanged, a spokeswoman said.
query.nytimes.com /gst/fullpage.html?res=990CE1D61F3BF93BA25750C0A963958260   (102 words)

  
 The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company :: Goodyear Wrangler Goes 'Pro' With New Heavy-Duty Tire for Working Pickup ...
The Wrangler SilentArmor Pro-Grade also features a rugged tread pattern for a consistent tread contact patch at a variety of load and speed conditions, to maximize traction in all conditions, and enhance tread life and resistance to uneven wear.
Goodyear's exclusive Durawall(TM) rubber compound, borrowed from Goodyear's tire for severe off-road use, the Wrangler MT/R, reinforces the sidewall to help resist punctures and cuts; it also appears in the tread region on the Wrangler Pro-Grade to enhance resistance to rock drilling in the tread grooves.
Wrangler SilentArmor Pro-Grade fits the most popular 'working trucks' on the road, including some of the best-selling heavy-duty and super-duty trucks today, such as Ford F-250 and F-350, Chevy and GMC 2500 and 3500 models, and Dodge 2500 and 3500.
sev.prnewswire.com /auto/20060814/CLM05914082006-1.html   (765 words)

  
 Buy, Sell or Research a New or Used Car - Chron.com: Cars - Houston Chronicle
Spotlighted in this mission are modifications to the Wrangler, the company's icon.
Looking straight on, the Wrangler Unlimited appears to be a normal Wrangler with round headlights and signature seven-slot grille.
The best way to view the longer four-door Wrangler Unlimited is as a different vehicle that fills a special, and possibly large, niche.
www.chron.com /class/cars/timspell/archive/122006.html   (969 words)

  
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Wrangler 47 is a great alternative to wearing someone else's used jeans!
t is rare to find Wrangler 47 in stores thus the line carries with it an exclusivity.
www.infomat.com /catalogs/infph0025797.html   (158 words)

  
 VF Corporation - Company Profile - Computer Business Review
VF Corporation (VF) is a global apparel company engaged in the design, manufacture and marketing of branded jeanswear, sportswear, intimate apparel, outdoor apparel and occupational apparel.
The company's customers are primarily department, chain, specialty and discount stores in the US and overseas (primarily Europe).
The Wrangler Hero brand is mostly targeted to male consumers who are looking for great quality, value and the latest fits, finishes and styles.
www.cbronline.com /companyprofile.asp?guid=83847A82-2A4A-4AB3-B666-4FACDF9075FA   (2244 words)

  
 ROCKCRAWLER.com - Goodyear Wrangler MT/R Tires Rule on Jeep Wrangler Rubicon
Bair said the company's 31-inch-tall tire on the Jeep Wrangler Rubicon features an aggressive tread pattern that wraps around the sidewall to gain traction on the rocks.
Off-road enthusiasts will approve of this package." Goodyear's Wrangler MT/R tire also is a finalist in the 2001 Automotive News PACE Award, which recognizes automotive suppliers for innovative contributions to the improvement of automotive products and services.
The Wrangler MT/R is manufactured at Goodyear's facility in Fayetteville, North Carolina.
www.rockcrawler.com /features/newsshorts/02january/goodyear_wrangler_rubicon.asp   (431 words)

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