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Case Study | Abercrombie & Fitch’s Brand Reinvention

Once a staple among American teens, the retailer faltered in the 2010s after failing to keep pace with shifting consumer preferences. But through a strategy rooted in customer centrism, a revamped product offering and changes to the internal structure of the company, the brand’s turnaround is taking hold.

Retail

Case Study | Abercrombie & Fitch’s Brand Reinvention

Once a staple among American teens, the retailer faltered in the 2010s after failing to keep pace with shifting consumer preferences. But through a strategy rooted in customer centrism, a revamped product offering and changes to the internal structure of the company, the brand’s turnaround is taking hold.


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Abercrombie & Fitch Names New Brand Heads, but Shares Slump

Abercrombie & Fitch shares traded lower Tuesday after the teen retailer announced a series of changes for its namesake brand.

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Abercrombie & Fitch Names New Brand Heads, but Shares Slump

Abercrombie & Fitch shares traded lower Tuesday after the teen retailer announced a series of changes for its namesake brand.


Retail

Abercrombie Falls for Second Day After Analyst Downgrades Stock

Abercrombie & Fitch Co. shares fell for a second straight day after the stock was downgraded by FBR & Co., blaming slow progress in the retail chain’s comeback bid.

Retail

Abercrombie Falls for Second Day After Analyst Downgrades Stock

Abercrombie & Fitch Co. shares fell for a second straight day after the stock was downgraded by FBR & Co., blaming slow progress in the retail chain’s comeback bid.


Financial Markets

Abercrombie Gains as Analyst Sees Growing Faith in Sales Rebound

Abercrombie & Fitch Co. shares gained as much as 6.9 percent after a Susquehanna Financial Group analyst said there was increasing confidence that sales will bounce back this year.

Financial Markets

Abercrombie Gains as Analyst Sees Growing Faith in Sales Rebound

Abercrombie & Fitch Co. shares gained as much as 6.9 percent after a Susquehanna Financial Group analyst said there was increasing confidence that sales will bounce back this year.


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Abercrombie CEO Search Pits Operations Chief Against Brand Heads

Abercrombie & Fitch Co., which hasn’t had a CEO in five months, has set up a contest for the job that pits its operations chief against each of its brand presidents.

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Abercrombie CEO Search Pits Operations Chief Against Brand Heads

Abercrombie & Fitch Co., which hasn’t had a CEO in five months, has set up a contest for the job that pits its operations chief against each of its brand presidents.


Retail

Abercrombie’s Hot Salesclerk Policy Is Over

Starting Friday, you won’t have to be good-looking to work for Abercrombie & Fitch Co. The changes are the latest for the retailer, which once made male models with ridiculously ripped abs a billboard standard.

Retail

Abercrombie’s Hot Salesclerk Policy Is Over

Starting Friday, you won’t have to be good-looking to work for Abercrombie & Fitch Co. The changes are the latest for the retailer, which once made male models with ridiculously ripped abs a billboard standard.


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Abercrombie Sales Decline More Than Estimated After Slow Holiday

Abercrombie & Fitch Co., the teen retailer looking for a new chief executive officer, posted a worse fourth-quarter sales decline than expected after struggling to lure customers during the holidays.

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Abercrombie Sales Decline More Than Estimated After Slow Holiday

Abercrombie & Fitch Co., the teen retailer looking for a new chief executive officer, posted a worse fourth-quarter sales decline than expected after struggling to lure customers during the holidays.


Retail

Abercrombie’s Next CEO Will Have to Revamp Outdated Brand, Again

NEW ALBANY, United States — Abercrombie & Fitch Co., a former purveyor of safari gear that was reborn as a teen clothing chain, is searching for its

Retail

Abercrombie’s Next CEO Will Have to Revamp Outdated Brand, Again

NEW ALBANY, United States — Abercrombie & Fitch Co., a former purveyor of safari gear that was reborn as a teen clothing chain, is searching for its


Retail

Abercrombie CEO’s Eccentricities Contributed to His Downfall

NEW ALBANY, United States — Mike Jeffries's widely anticipated retirement as Abercrombie & Fitch Co.'s chief executive officer brings to a close the

Retail

Abercrombie CEO’s Eccentricities Contributed to His Downfall

NEW ALBANY, United States — Mike Jeffries's widely anticipated retirement as Abercrombie & Fitch Co.'s chief executive officer brings to a close the


Retail

Abercrombie & Fitch CEO Mike Jeffries to Step Down Immediately

Abercrombie & Fitch Co. Chief Executive Officer Mike Jeffries, who turned the retail chain into a hot teen-apparel company in the 1990s before it lost its cachet in recent years, is stepping down.

Retail

Abercrombie & Fitch CEO Mike Jeffries to Step Down Immediately

Abercrombie & Fitch Co. Chief Executive Officer Mike Jeffries, who turned the retail chain into a hot teen-apparel company in the 1990s before it lost its cachet in recent years, is stepping down.