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==History==
==History==
[[Image:Fox shop.JPG|thumb|250px|A Fox store]]
[[Image:Fox shop.JPG|thumb|250px|A Fox store]]
[[Image:Mykapuch.JPG|thumb|250px|Fox Hood]]
Fox was founded in 1942 in pre-state Israel as Trico Fox Ltd. ([[Hebrew]]: טריקו פוקס בע"מ). After having its [[Initial Public Offering|IPO]] on [[TASE]] in 2002, the company became Fox-Wizel Ltd. Today, Fox is an international chain with stores in ten countries:<ref name="YNET">[http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3540109,00.html Foxy dilemma] Ynetnews, 6 May 2008</ref> Israel, [[Russia]], [[Singapore]], [[China]], [[Bulgaria]], [[Croatia]], [[Romania]], [[Thailand]], [[Panama]] and the [[Philippines]]. In Fall 2008, Fox stores opened in [[Canada]].<ref name="GOOGLE">[http://finance.google.com/finance?q=TLV%3AFOX FOX - Fox-Wizel Ltd.] Google Finance</ref>
Fox was founded in 1942 in pre-state Israel as Trico Fox Ltd. ([[Hebrew]]: טריקו פוקס בע"מ). After having its [[Initial Public Offering|IPO]] on [[TASE]] in 2002, the company became Fox-Wizel Ltd. Today, Fox is an international chain with stores in ten countries:<ref name="YNET">[http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3540109,00.html Foxy dilemma] Ynetnews, 6 May 2008</ref> Israel, [[Russia]], [[Singapore]], [[China]], [[Bulgaria]], [[Croatia]], [[Romania]], [[Thailand]], [[Panama]] and the [[Philippines]]. In Fall 2008, Fox stores opened in [[Canada]].<ref name="GOOGLE">[http://finance.google.com/finance?q=TLV%3AFOX FOX - Fox-Wizel Ltd.] Google Finance</ref>


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In 2008, Fox encountered criticism and faced a potential consumer boycott in Israel when they signed Israeli supermodel [[Bar Refaeli]],<ref name="YNET"/> who avoided Israel's mandatory [[military service]] via a nuptial exemption for a marriage lasting a short period of time,<ref>[http://www.mfa.gov.il/MFA/Government/Facts+about+Israel-+The+State/THE%20STATE-%20Israel%20Defense%20Forces%20-IDF- "THE STATE: Israel Defense Forces (IDF)"], [[Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs]], April 1, 2008</ref><ref name=IDF>{{cite web|title = Dodging IDF paid off big time|url = http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3455802,00.html|accessdate = 2008-08-15}}</ref><ref>[http://dover.idf.il/IDF/English/News/Up_Close/2007/08/0101.htm "A Woman of Valor"], Bar Ben-Ari, [[Israel Defense Forces]], August 1, 2007</ref> on a $300,000 campaign deal.<ref name="NYMAG"/> Fox responded by having Refaeli plan to act as an [[Israel Defense Forces|IDF]] "Enlistment Officer" and visit injured soldiers at the [[Sheba Medical Center]] in [[Tel Hashomer]] every time she arrives in Israel.<ref name="NYMAG">[http://nymag.com/daily/fashion/2008/05/bar_rafaeli_gi_jane.html Bar Refaeli Evades Military Service, Upsets People] ''New York Magazine'', 8 May 2008</ref><ref>[http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3540565,00.html Bar Refaeli - IDF’s new ‘enlistment officer’] Ynetnews, 8 May 2008</ref>
In 2008, Fox encountered criticism and faced a potential consumer boycott in Israel when they signed Israeli supermodel [[Bar Refaeli]],<ref name="YNET"/> who avoided Israel's mandatory [[military service]] via a nuptial exemption for a marriage lasting a short period of time,<ref>[http://www.mfa.gov.il/MFA/Government/Facts+about+Israel-+The+State/THE%20STATE-%20Israel%20Defense%20Forces%20-IDF- "THE STATE: Israel Defense Forces (IDF)"], [[Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs]], April 1, 2008</ref><ref name=IDF>{{cite web|title = Dodging IDF paid off big time|url = http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3455802,00.html|accessdate = 2008-08-15}}</ref><ref>[http://dover.idf.il/IDF/English/News/Up_Close/2007/08/0101.htm "A Woman of Valor"], Bar Ben-Ari, [[Israel Defense Forces]], August 1, 2007</ref> on a $300,000 campaign deal.<ref name="NYMAG"/> Fox responded by having Refaeli plan to act as an [[Israel Defense Forces|IDF]] "Enlistment Officer" and visit injured soldiers at the [[Sheba Medical Center]] in [[Tel Hashomer]] every time she arrives in Israel.<ref name="NYMAG">[http://nymag.com/daily/fashion/2008/05/bar_rafaeli_gi_jane.html Bar Refaeli Evades Military Service, Upsets People] ''New York Magazine'', 8 May 2008</ref><ref>[http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3540565,00.html Bar Refaeli - IDF’s new ‘enlistment officer’] Ynetnews, 8 May 2008</ref>

== Spokesmodels ==
*[[Yael Bar Zohar]]
*[[Esti Ginzburg]]
*[[Michael Lewis (model)|Michael Lewis]]
*[[Agam Rodberg]]
*[[Bar Refaeli]]
*[[Eithan Urbach]]


==See also==
==See also==
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[[Category:Clothing companies of Israel]]
[[Category:Clothing companies of Israel]]
[[Category:Israeli brands]]
[[Category:Israeli brands]]
[[Category:Companies established in 1942]]

Revision as of 13:10, 5 December 2015

Fox-Wizel Ltd.
פוקס-ויזל בע"מ
Company typePublic (TASE: FOX)
IndustryFashion
FoundedIsrael (1942)
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]
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 Template:He icon

Fox (Hebrew: פוקס) is an Israel-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 Hood

Fox was founded in 1942 in pre-state 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 are 200 retail shops in Israel, 8 in Russia, 18 in Singapore, 87 point-of-sale (PoS) in China, 5 in Bulgaria, 2 in Croatia, 21 in Romania, 32 PoS in Thailand, and 30 PoS in Panama, as well as other retailers, wholesalers and franchisers abroad.[1]

Fox also has a joint partnership (50%) in Laline Candles & Soaps Ltd. which sells lotions, soaps, scented oils and candles.[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,[3][4][5] on a $300,000 campaign deal.[6] Fox responded by having Refaeli plan to act as an IDF "Enlistment Officer" and visit injured soldiers at the Sheba Medical Center in Tel Hashomer every time she arrives in Israel.[6][7]

Spokesmodels

See also

References

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