Fox (clothing)

Fuchs-Wiesel Ltd.
פוקס-ויזל בע"מ
Company typePublic (TASEFOX)
IndustryFashion
Founded1942 (1942) in the British Mandate of Palestine (now Israel)
FounderHar'el Vizel 
Headquarters,
Number of locations
600+ (2025)
Area served
Israel[1]
Russia[1]
Singapore[1]
China[1]
India[1]
Bulgaria[1]
Croatia[1]
Romania
Thailand[1]
Panama[1]
Canada[1]
Cyprus
Key people
Avraham Fox (Chairman, CO-CEO)[1]
Harel Wizel (CO-CEO, Director)[1]
ProductsClothing, fashion accessories
Number of employees
6,800 
Websitewww.fox.co.il (in Hebrew)

Fuchs-Wiesel Inc. (Hebrew: פוקס-ויזל בע"מ), known by its brand name Fox (Hebrew: פוקס), is an Israeli clothing retail company. It is traded in the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange.

History

Fox was founded in 1942 in The British Mandate of Palestine (now Israel) as Trico Fox Ltd. (Hebrew: טריקו פוקס בע"מ). After having its IPO on TASE in 2002, the company became Fox-Wizel Ltd. Today, Fox is an international chain with stores in ten countries:[2] Israel, Russia, Singapore, China, Bulgaria, Croatia, Romania, Thailand, Panama and the Philippines. In Fall 2008, Fox stores opened in Canada.[1] There is also one store in Munich, Germany.[3]

Fox also has a joint partnership (50%) in Laline Candles & Soaps Ltd.[1] The company is headquartered in Ben Gurion International Airport, near Tel Aviv.[1]

In 2008, Fox encountered criticism and faced a potential consumer boycott in Israel when they signed Israeli supermodel Bar Refaeli,[2] who avoided Israel's mandatory military service via a nuptial exemption for a marriage lasting a short period of time,[4][5][6] on a $300,000 campaign deal.[7] Fox responded by having Refaeli plan to act as an IDF "Enlistment Officer" and visit injured soldiers.[7][8]

Spokesmodels

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p FOX - Fox-Wizel Ltd. Google Finance
  2. ^ a b Foxy dilemma Archived 2008-05-13 at the Wayback Machine Ynetnews, 6 May 2008
  3. ^ "FOX - pep". Archived from the original on 2018-11-07. Retrieved 2018-11-07.
  4. ^ "THE STATE: Israel Defense Forces (IDF)" Archived 2011-11-19 at the Wayback Machine, Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs, April 1, 2008
  5. ^ "Dodging IDF paid off big time". Ynetnews. 2 October 2007. Archived from the original on 2008-08-21. Retrieved 2008-08-15.
  6. ^ "A Woman of Valor" Archived 2011-05-15 at the Wayback Machine, Bar Ben-Ari, Israel Defense Forces, August 1, 2007
  7. ^ a b Bar Refaeli Evades Military Service, Upsets People Archived 2008-05-19 at the Wayback Machine New York Magazine, 8 May 2008
  8. ^ Bar Refaeli - IDF’s new ‘enlistment officer’ Archived 2011-05-09 at the Wayback Machine Ynetnews, 8 May 2008