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Bloomberg VF Corp’s quarterly beat, aided by a sales increase in China, is fuelling a rally in branded apparel peers that include Canada Goose Holdings In., where concerns of a slowdown in the region has weighed on the stock. China sales increased 23 percent year-over-year on a constant currency basis at VF Corp. During the conference call, executives said China …