Murray McCory, JanSport co-founder and backpack creator, dies …
Nov 7, 2024 · Murray McCory, JanSport co-founder and backpack creator, dies at 80. Nov. 7, 2024 Updated Fri., Nov. 8, 2024 at 9:10 p.m. 1 of 3. JanSport co-founders Murray McCory and Jan Peterson circa 1968 ...
Forgotten Seattle origins of the JanSport school backpack
5 days ago · Nov 8, 2024, 11:31 AM | Updated: 4:28 pm. University Book Store's social media intern Anika demonstrates the JanSport backpack currently offered at the store in Seattle; the location had a hand in ...
Murray McCory, JanSport co-founder and backpack creator, dies …
2 days ago · PressReader. Catalog; For You; Call & Times. Murray McCory, JanSport co-founder and backpack creator, dies at 80 2024-11-12 - Harrison Smith . Murray McCory, a free-spirited outdoorsman who co-founded the rugged gear and pack company JanSport, designed a widely imitated dome tent, and created a durable but lightweight backpack that revolutionized the way students carry books, died Oct. 7 ...
Murray McCory, 80, Dies; JanSport Founder Created the School …
Nov 4, 2024 · By Clay Risen. Published Nov. 4, 2024 Updated Nov. 6, 2024. Murray McCory, who founded the outdoor equipment company JanSport while still in college and whose signature innovation, a lightweight ...
An ‘Old Reliable Friend’: Readers Share Their JanSport Memories
Nov. 5, 2024. Murray McCory revolutionized school life with a lightweight backpack that he created through JanSport, the outdoors equipment company he founded in 1967. By the mid-1980s, JanSport ...
Man Who 'Created the School Backpack' Has Died - Newser
6 days ago · McCory won with his backpack design, much easier for outdoor adventurers to use than the wood-framed ones that were in use at the time, and from there, JanSport was born. The New York Times ...
VF Corp. to Sell JanSport, Eastpak, and Kipling
Feb 8, 2023 · VF Corp. announced in February that it is selling its packs business, including the Kipling, Eastpak, and JanSport brands, as it looks to increase focus on its biggest strategic opportunities and improve its financial performance.
Report: VF Corp Exploring Sale of JanSport Brand - Footwear News
Dec 19, 2022 · VF Corp. is in talks to potentially sell its JanSport brand in a deal that could value it at $500 million, Bloomberg reported.
VF Corp mulling JanSport sale: Bloomberg | Retail Dive
Dec 19, 2022 · VF Corp. is mulling a sale of its JanSport brand, according to a Bloomberg report citing unnamed sources. The deal would value the 55-year-old brand, best known for its backpacks, at about $500...
VF Corp. Considers Selling Backpack Maker Jansport
Dec 16, 2022 · VF Corp., the owner of fashion brand Supreme, is considering a sale of its Jansport backpack business, according to people with knowledge of the matter.