About: Orvis

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Orvis is an American family-owned retail and mail-order business specializing in fly fishing, hunting and sporting goods. Founded in Manchester, Vermont, in 1856 by Charles F. Orvis to sell fishing tackle, it is the oldest mail-order retailer in the United States. Orvis operates 70 retail stores and 10 outlet/warehouse locations in the U.S. and 18 retail stores and one outlet store in the U.K. Owned by the Perkins family since 1965, the company has changed hands twice and has had five CEOs in its history.

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  • Orvis is an American family-owned retail and mail-order business specializing in fly fishing, hunting and sporting goods. Founded in Manchester, Vermont, in 1856 by Charles F. Orvis to sell fishing tackle, it is the oldest mail-order retailer in the United States. Orvis operates 70 retail stores and 10 outlet/warehouse locations in the U.S. and 18 retail stores and one outlet store in the U.K. Owned by the Perkins family since 1965, the company has changed hands twice and has had five CEOs in its history. (en)
  • Orvis är en av världens äldsta tillverkare av fiskeredskap. Firman startades 1856 i Manchester, Vermont i USA. De är kända för sina vackra splitcanespön som fortfarande tillverkas enligt gamla traditioner, och har en egen flugfiskeskola. (sv)
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  • 1500 (xsd:nonNegativeInteger)
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  • 88 (xsd:nonNegativeInteger)
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  • 3.16E8
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  • in Manchester, Vermont, U.S. (en)
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  • Charles F. Orvis (en)
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  • CEO: Leigh H 'Perk' Perkins (en)
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  • File:Orvis Logo.svg (en)
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  • The Orvis Company (en)
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  • 1500 (xsd:integer)
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  • Perkins family (en)
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  • Clothing, gift/home, fly fishing, dogs, luggage and outdoor equipment (en)
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  • (en)
  • 3.16E8
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  • Private (en)
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  • Orvis is an American family-owned retail and mail-order business specializing in fly fishing, hunting and sporting goods. Founded in Manchester, Vermont, in 1856 by Charles F. Orvis to sell fishing tackle, it is the oldest mail-order retailer in the United States. Orvis operates 70 retail stores and 10 outlet/warehouse locations in the U.S. and 18 retail stores and one outlet store in the U.K. Owned by the Perkins family since 1965, the company has changed hands twice and has had five CEOs in its history. (en)
  • Orvis är en av världens äldsta tillverkare av fiskeredskap. Firman startades 1856 i Manchester, Vermont i USA. De är kända för sina vackra splitcanespön som fortfarande tillverkas enligt gamla traditioner, och har en egen flugfiskeskola. (sv)
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