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Abercrombie & Fitch 3rd-quarter profit falls

Preppy clothing seller Abercrombie & Fitch Co. will add new items at lower prices and continue expanding internationally — where sales are stronger than the U.S. — to combat declining profit as the U.S. economy remains weak.

Abercrombie & Fitch same-store sales drop

Abercrombie & Fitch Co. said Thursday that sales in stores open at least a year sank 15 percent in September, slightly worse than analysts predicted.

New travel Web sites target niche markets

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Jobs vs. bottom line in mega military project

In the midst of a recession that has cost millions of Americans their jobs, a massive military construction project on the U.S. territory of Guam is provoking a unique debate that boils down to this deceptively simple question: Should the government be more concerned about creating jobs or minding the taxpayers’ money?

Teen alleges discrimination by Abercrombie & Fitch

A Muslim teenager claims in a federal lawsuit that she was denied a job at an Abercrombie & Fitch clothing store at a Tulsa mall because she wore a head scarf.

Abercrombie sues Beyonce: fragrance plan stinks

Abercrombie & Fitch Co. has sued singer Beyonce Knowles, saying her plan for a fragrance named after her alter ego Sasha Fierce violates the teen clothing retailer's trademark.

Abercrombie sets 17.5-cent quarterly dividend

Apparel retailer Abercrombie & Fitch Co. on Friday said its board declared a regular quarterly dividend of 17.5 cents per share. The dividend is payable Sept. 15 to shareholders of record Aug. 28.

Abercrombie & Fitch moves to 2Q loss

A chastened Abercrombie & Fitch Co. said Friday it is actively lowering prices and trying to catch up with fashion trends such as dresses as the retailer reported a fiscal second-quarter loss and its third straight quarter of double-digit sales declines.

Disabled UK student wins case against Abercrombie

A disabled woman won her suit for wrongful dismissal Thursday against Abercrombie & Fitch after she was sent to work in the London store's stockroom.

British woman with prosthetic arm sues Abercrombie

A British woman with a prosthetic arm has filed a discrimination claim against Abercrombie & Fitch Co., alleging the U.S. retailer made her work in the stockroom because she didn't conform to its "look policy."

Abercrombie books loss, plans review of Ruehl unit

Abercrombie & Fitch Co. reported a deeper-than-expected loss for the first quarter on Friday and said it is deciding the future of its Ruehl business, which is aimed at older shoppers than its namesake teen apparel chain.

Abercrombie cuts 170 headquarters staff

Teen-oriented clothing chain Abercrombie & Fitch Co. said Thursday it is in the process of cutting its headquarters staff by about 9 percent to save money.

Official: Abercrombie to run for Hawaii governor

Democratic Rep. Neil Abercrombie plans to run for governor of Hawaii next year, an official familiar with the lawmaker's plans told The Associated Press on Friday.

Abercrombie & Fitch 4Q profit drops 68 percent

Teen retailer Abercrombie & Fitch Co., which resisted the steep discounts its competitors offered during the holiday season, said Friday its fourth-quarter profit slid 68 percent as sales slumped.

Abercrombie & Fitch 3Q profit falls 46 percent

Teen apparel retailer Abercrombie & Fitch Co. said Friday that weak demand for its girls' tops as well as the consumer-spending slowdown sent its third-quarter profit down 46 percent.

Abercrombie & Fitch 2Q profit falls

Abercrombie & Fitch Co. said Friday that second-quarter profit fell amid a consumer spending slowdown, but the teen-apparel retailer said it will not become more promotional just to drive short-term results.

Abercrombie profit edges up on sales increase

Teen retailer Abercrombie & Fitch Co. said Friday that its first-quarter earnings rose 3 percent from a year ago on stronger sales.

Advocates Balk at Renaming Ohio Hospital

A children's advocacy group wants to keep a children's hospital from putting clothing retailer Abercrombie & Fitch's name on a new emergency room.

Abercrombie Profit Up 9 Percent

Abercrombie & Fitch Co. said Friday that its fourth-quarter earnings rose 9 percent on increased sales from its expanding Hollister Co. chain that cater to teens and its abercrombie stores for children.

Abercrombie Profit Rises on Strong Sales

Abercrombie & Fitch says its fourth-quarter earnings rose 9 percent on stronger sales.

Abercrombie Earnings Up 15 Percent

Abercrombie & Fitch said Wednesday that its profits rose 15 percent in the third quarter, despite comparable-store sales that were nearly flat.

The Vine
Abercrombie "Banishes" Girl With Prosthetic Arm To Storeroom Because She Doesn't Fit The "Look Policy"
Source: jezebel.com

When I previously (and gleefully) wrote about the economic troubles that Abercrombie was having a few months back, I mentioned that my personal hatred for the store comes from the fact that one of the women I was in the intensive inpatient unit with during my treatment for anorex …

Employees: 'Hierarchy of hotness' rules at Abercrombie & Fitch
Source: The Dallas Morning News

Kristen Carmichael discovered she didn't fit the clothing store's self-described "sexy, effortless style" when she was pulled from a sales position on the floor of a Dallas store and shoved back to the stockroom to fold clothes.

Matson, Horizon in antitrust lawsuit
Source: Star Bulletin

A class-action filing alleges conspiracy to fix shipping rates via fuel surcharges

Abercrombie's Panty Store Gilly Hicks Is Clothing Optional
Source: Advertising Age

You know you're onto something when a clothing site requires you to verify your age.

Abercrombie & Fitch Display Charged With Obscenity
Source: AOL

Police removed two ads from a Virginia Beach Abercrombie & Fitch store and charged the manager with obscenity.

Police seize 'obscene' photos from Abercrombie store
Source: PilotOnline.com / HamptonRoads.com

Police, saying they were responding to citizen complaints, carted away two large promotional photographs from the Abercrombie & Fitch store in Lynnhaven Mall on Saturday and cited the manager on obscenity charges.

The Deconstruction of Abercrombie
Source: Improv Everywhere

Improv Everywhere decided to give Abercrombie a taste of their own medicine using shirtless men of all shapes and sizes as confederates in a sort of Flash Mob. Abercrombie is none too thrilled.

Fashion 2.0: Video review of myspace.com/fashion
Source: Fashion-Fox.com

Review of the newly launched myspace.com/fashion. The community has already more than 50,000 members. Surprisingly, demographics show that myspace users are older and more affluent than usually thought. Will advertisers buy it?

Pelosi arm-wrestles over cash for the House gym
Source: thehill.com

After dueling with House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman John Dingell (D-Mich.) to pass a renewable energy bill, Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) faces a wrestling match with another rogue chairman. And this one can bench-press 265 pounds.

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