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Florida Times-Union (Jacksonville, Fla.)
Tuesday, December 3, 2002
Morning briefing

St. Augustine outlet gets new store

Belz Factory Outlet World in St. Augustine will soon be home to the VF Factory Outlet, a store well-known for its low prices on name-brand apparel. The tentative opening date for the 21,600 square-foot store is April 5. It will be the outlet mall's largest store, said Andrew Groveman, president of the Belz Factory Outlet division of Memphis-based Belz Enterprises Inc.

VF Factory Outlet, based in Reading, Pa., is known for its variety of brands and pricing policy of one half off the lowest ticketed price. Its brands include Vanity Fair, Lee, Wrangler, Healthtex and Jantzen. Its product mix includes jeans, casual sportswear, team licensed apparel and sleepwear

VF Factory Outlet operates 55 stores in 27 states.

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