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Abercrombie & Fitch launches new capsule collection with Olivia Culpo

Abercrombie & Fitch (A&F) has launched a limited-edition capsule collection with actress, entrepreneur, and wife of San Francisco 49ers running back Christian McCaffrey, Olivia Culpo. Part of the US retailer’s push to blend fan-style with a more fashion-forward approach, the capsule collection is featured in its newest female-led campaign, “In...

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Abercrombie & Fitch signs partnership with NFL linebacker TJ Watt for YPB activewear

Abercrombie & Fitch has signed a multi-season athletic partnership with Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker TJ Watt and his wife, former professional soccer player Dani Watt. Marking the retailer’s first-ever athletic partnership, the deal sees TJ Watt and his wife, Dani Watt, co-design a collection for Abercrombie’s activewear brand, Your Personal...

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Despite record sales in first quarter, Abercrombie & Fitch lowers profit forecast

The US clothing company Abercrombie & Fitch Co. was able to significantly increase its sales in the first quarter of the 2025/26 financial year, but had to accept a drop in profits. Although the current figures, which the company presented on Wednesday, exceeded expectations, the management lowered its earnings forecasts for the year as a whole....

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Abercrombie & Fitch to Enter India

American retail group Abercrombie & Fitch is entering India through a multi-year franchise partnership with Myntra Jabong India Private, Ltd. to expand the global reach of its brands in the country. In a statement, Abercrombie & Fitch said that Myntra’s business-to-business wholesale entity, Myntra Jabong, will develop the Abercrombie & Fitch...

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Abercrombie & Fitch launches capsule collection with Random Golf Club

Abercrombie & Fitch has partnered with Random Golf Club to create its first fan-based and performance capsule collection. The idea for the collaboration dates back to the organic friendship between Dan Gilligan, Abercrombie & Fitch’s general vice president of men’s design, and entrepreneur and golf enthusiast Erik Anders Lang. Founded by Erik...

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Former Abercrombie & Fitch CEO reportedly under FBI investigation for alleged sexual crimes

Mike Jeffries, the former CEO of Abercrombie & Fitch, is reportedly under FBI criminal investigation over accusations that he sexually exploited young male models at events he masterminded around the world. Jeffries and his British partner Matthew Smith are also facing a civil lawsuit alleging that they oversaw a sex-trafficking operation,...

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Helen Vaid joins Abercrombie & Fitch board as independent director

Abercrombie & Fitch Co. has announced the election of Helen Vaid as an independent director, effective February 16, 2023. With Vaid’s election, the company's board of directors expands to eleven, six of whom are female. Vaid, 51, the company said in a release, was most recently the chief executive officer of Foundry Brands, a digitally native...

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Abercrombie & Fitch's Gilly Hicks line expands its return to brick and mortar retail

Abercrombie & Fitch is bringing its Gilly Hicks label back to life. The company had originally began to faze out its intimates label Gilly Hicks by Hollister in 2013 with the closure of all of its retail stores while continuing online sales. However, the company brought the line back to Hollister stores due to customer demand in 2017. Since...

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Klarna and Abercrombie & Fitch expand partnership to the UK and US

Customers buying from Abercrombie & Fitch, Abercrombie Kids and Hollister in the United States and the United Kingdom will soon have the option to pay their purchase right away, later or over time through Klarna’s payment services. Abercrombie & Fitch Co., the parent company of the brands mentioned above, already teams up with Klarna in Germany....

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Abercrombie & Fitch: Q3 revenues up, names Kristin Scott President of Global Brands

American retailer of smart clothing and accessories Abercrombie & Fitch said on Thursday its Q3 revenue for 2018 rose marginally, while comparable sales increased by 3 percent on top of 4 percent growth same quarter last year. GAAP net income per diluted share was 35 cents compared to 15 cents last year, while non-GAAP diluted net income per...

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Abercrombie & Fitch Q2 revenues up 8 percent

American retailer of smart clothing and accessories Abercrombie & Fitch said on Thursday its Q2 revenue for 2018 increased 8 percent. The company's GAAP net loss per diluted share was 0.06 dollar for the second quarter ended August 4, 2018 compared to 0.23 dollar for the second quarter ended July 29, 2017 The company’s sales in Q2 2018 were 842...

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Khalid, Noah Cyrus join Hollister for anti-bullying campaign

Abercrombie & Fitch Co.’s Hollister brand has teamed with singer-songwriters Khalid and Noah Cyrus for an anti-bullying campaign directed towards educational institutions. The retailer is backing Sit With Us, an app developed by 16-year-old student Natalie Hampton to help facilitate new friendships in schools. It will also launch a year long...