Fox-Wizel Ltd.
פוקס-ויזל בע"מ
Company typePublic (TASE: FOX)
IndustryFashion
Founded1942; 82 years ago (1942) in the British Mandate of Palestine (now Israel)
FounderHar'el Vizel Edit this on Wikidata
Headquarters
Tel Aviv District
,
Israel[1]
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 Edit this on Wikidata
Websitewww.fox.co.il (in Hebrew)

Fox (or Fuchs-Wiesel Inc., Hebrew: פוקס) is an Israeli-based fashion chain specializing in women's, men's, children's, and babies' fashions: FOX, FOX MEN, FOX KIDS, FOX HOME and FOX BABY.

History

A Fox store
Fox Hoodie

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. Archived 2008-05-26 at the Wayback Machine 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

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