Greensboro-based VF is buying Santa Fe Springs, Calif.-based Vans, a designer and marketer of shoes and clothing, and Green Sport Monte Bianco, an Italian designer and marketer of Napapijri-brand outdoor apparel.

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Greensboro-based VF is buying Santa Fe Springs, Calif.-based Vans, a designer and marketer of shoes and clothing, and Green Sport Monte Bianco, an Italian designer and marketer of Napapijri-brand outdoor apparel. Terms of the Green Sport purchase weren't disclosed, but Vans will cost VF about $396 million in cash. Vans reported sales of $330 million in the fiscal year ended May 31, 2003...