VF Outlet Center in Reading, Pennsylvania, is located on the site of the former Berkshire Knitting Mills, which was once the largest hosiery mill in the world and operated from 1908 to 1975.

The original VF Outlet store opened in 1970 in the east end of Big Red, as a means of disposing of surplus hosiery, Vanity Fair lingerie, sleepwear and robes. The original store was 5,000 square feet with a drop cloth separating it from the actual manufacturing machines.

Today, the VF Outlet Center is a thriving outlet complex, owned and operated by VF Outlet Inc., with over 450,000 thousand square feet of retail space, offering consumers a variety of name brands. Tenant stores are carefully chosen to give the customer an opportunity to shop for a variety of brand name products for the home and family.

VF Outlet, Inc. (VFO), is a division of VF Corporation (NYSEL VFC), is a leader in the outlet retail industry. VF Outlet stores offer brand name jeans, intimate apparel, sportswear, outdoor products, backpacks, swimwear and children's apparel. VF brand names, including Lee, Wrangler, Nautica, JanSport, Lily of France and Majestic, are sold in 76 outlet locations nationwide. Visit www.vfoutlet.net for store locations.