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Here’s why Levi’s is returning to the stock market

Renata Sago Mar 21, 2019
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Traders, many in jeans, work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on the day that Levi Strauss has returned to the stock market with an IPO on March 21, 2019 in New York City. Spencer Platt/Getty Images

Here’s why Levi’s is returning to the stock market

Renata Sago Mar 21, 2019
Traders, many in jeans, work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on the day that Levi Strauss has returned to the stock market with an IPO on March 21, 2019 in New York City. Spencer Platt/Getty Images
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Levi Strauss & Co. returns to the stock market this week. The 165-year-old company is hoping to sell more than $500 million in shares, which it will invest in broadening product offerings and appealing more to young people. 

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