VF Corporation enters partnership with Nedap

Nedap N.V. (AMS:NEDAP), the global leader in item-level inventory visibility, today announced a partnership with VF Corporation (NYSE: VFC), one of the world’s largest apparel, footwear and accessories companies. As part of the collaboration, VF Corporation will deploy the Nedap Inventory Engine across its full brand portfolio and 1,500+ store estate. This partnership allows VF Corporation to establish a future-ready foundation for unified commerce and data-driven decision-making.

The deployment starts in Q1 2026 with The North Face and expanding to additional VF brands. VF Corporation’s additional brand family includes Vans, Timberland and Eastpak, connecting consumers worldwide to outdoor, active and workwear lifestyles.

Building a Unified View of Stock

The partnership supports VF’s ambition to create a single view of stock, built on a single, trusted view on inventory across its operations. With the Nedap Inventory Engine, VF aims to enhance stock accuracy, improve product availability and strengthen omnichannel performance across all regions.

In addition to the store rollout, VF has expanded the initiative into its distribution channels, enhancing visibility and supporting efforts to address grey-market activities and strengthen brand protection.

“Our consumers expect the same level of product availability and service whether they shop online, in-store or through any of our brand touchpoints,’ says Carsten Trenz, VP of Digital at VF Corporation. “Achieving unified visibility across our operations allows us to deliver on those expectations and build deeper loyalty over time through consistency and reliability.”

Hope Waldron, VP of Supply Chain Strategy, VF Corporation adds: “By extending this initiative across stores and distribution channels, we can significantly enhance product availability, customer experience and brand protection.”

Why VF Chose Nedap

VF selected Nedap following a successful pilot using an alternative solution, after which the company reassessed its long-term requirements for scalability, architecture and global support. Nedap was chosen based on:

• The most robust, innovative and future-proof platform architecture
• A team capable of challenging, advising and guiding a multi-brand rollout at scale
• A user community that drives continuous improvement and shared innovation across leading retailers

“In today’s retail landscape, unified commerce only works when brands can rely on one consistent source of truth for their inventory,” says Hilbert Dijkstra, General Manager at Nedap. “VF’s decision to invest in end-to-end visibility reflects a clear vision for the future: the ability to serve consumers seamlessly across any channel. Through ongoing innovation of our platform, we help VF operate with confidence, agility and precision.”

How Nedap impacts retail

Nedap empowers retailers to turn inventory movements into real-time insight and real-world results. Our Inventory Engine connects item movements across stores, distribution centers, and factories, creating one reliable view of inventory for the entire retail chain. Built on open global standards and trusted by the world’s leading brands, it delivers actionable intelligence that increases availability, improves efficiency, and prevents losses. With tens of thousands of stores live, Nedap provides the real-time backbone that keeps unified commerce moving.