Dean Norman, President & COO of Hot Sox recently participated in YMAFSF’s Breakfast with the Boss program. YMAFSF was founded over 80 years ago with the mission of advancing the fashion industry by encouraging gifted and enterprising young people to pursue careers in design, merchandising, retailing and business, ensuring the industry will continue to attract dedicated, capable and creative in ...[Read More]
Hot Sox’s Dean Norman has Breakfast with YMAFSF Scholars
Renfro announces new CEO and President – Stan Jewell
Renfro Corporation, a global leader in the design, manufacture, marketing and selling of branded and private label legwear products, is pleased to announce the appointment of Stan Jewell as CEO and President. Stan succeeds Bud Kilby, who retired after 26 years with the Company. Bud will continue to serve on the Board of Directors. Stan brings 26 years of global textile and apparel leadership expe ...[Read More]
Renfro Partners with Resilience.gives
Renfro Corporation, a leader in the legwear industry, is honored to have the opportunity to support the efforts of Resilience Inc. The partnership between the two organizations resulted from a mutual contact from North Carolina State University connecting Renfro Corporation with Resilience founder Jake Teitelbaum. Once learning the goals of Resilience, the partnership seemed a natural fit for Ren ...[Read More]
Renfro Wins Way-to-Glow Award
The United Fund of Surry County recognized the Mount Airy NC employees of Renfro at their annual awards luncheon with their top award, the Pat Woltz Way-to-Glow Award. Todd Tucker, who chaired the 2016-17 fundraising campaign, presented the award and indicated that employees at Renfro raised almost $47,000 toward the $450,000 goal. Tucker spoke of Renfro as being “irreplaceable” in the Mount Airy ...[Read More]
Renfro donates to Socks for Heroes
The Socks for Heroes organization was started by the parents of LCPL Donald J. Hogan, killed in Afghanistan in August 2009. Mr. and Mrs. Hogan spent a lot of time following their son’s death with soldiers. Speaking to over 100 field Marines, when asked what they needed most, the Marines said, “Send us socks”. They have no laundry facilities and have to hand wash their socks in rivers and ponds, le ...[Read More]
Renfro and Quantcast provide socks to San Francisco based St. Anthony’s
Renfro Corporation teamed up with San Francisco based Quantcast, an ecommerce partner, to provide socks to St. Anthony’s. The St. Anthony’s organization provides essential support to San Franciscans living in poverty. They noted a higher need for men’s socks during the holiday season and in response the two organizations provided 720 pairs of Fruit of the Loom socks. St. Anthony’s serves 2,400 hot ...[Read More]
Renfro Corporation is ranked Number 15 in the Grant Thornton report of North Carolina’s Top 100 Private Companies for 2016
Renfro is proud to once again be on the Grant Thornton North Carolina 100® list. Click the link below to see the Business North Carolina article “NC 100: Soak up the sun” by Cathy Martin featuring the complete 2016 Grant Thornton North Carolina 100® list as it appears in their October 2016 issue. (Link to Business North Carolina article “NC 100: Soak up the sun”)
Renfro Donates Socks to North Carolina and Tennessee Firefighters
The recent wildfires devastated the beautiful countryside and brought tragic results to families and homes in North Carolina and Eastern Tennessee, both states where Renfro employees call home. The North Carolina fires burned more than 55,000 acres and are now mostly contained. In Tennessee, the fires forced over 14,000 families to evacuate their homes leaving 1,413 structures either damaged or co ...[Read More]
Iconic American Brand Announces International Expansion: Launches In Japan, Increases European Footprint And E-Commerce
NEW YORK, NY – Dean Norman, President of Hot Sox, the pioneering novelty footwear label, announces the brand’s expansion plans for Fall 2016. Business developments include entry into the Japanese market, an increased retail presence in Europe, and new stand-alone e-commerce platform for the entire range of men’s and women’s socks. Norman comments on the company’s plans, “With the addition of mensw ...[Read More]
Renfro Copper Sole Socks
Copper Sole socks will soon be available at Sears and Amazon. Copper Sole is constructed with EPA-registered Cupron® AntiFungal enhanced fibers that kill 99.9% of Athlete’s Foot fungus right on the sock. The unique fibers woven into Cooper Sole socks kills odor-causing bacteria on the sock and is shown to improve skin appearance and skin softness. Cupron technology was used in socks to help wit ...[Read More]