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Russia Can Be A Lucrative Market For Abercrombie’s European Business
Teen apparel retailer Abercrombie & Fitch (NYSE:ANF) is struggling in the U.S. and Europe alike. While less popular merchandise, a mixed retail environment and controversies have troubled the retailer in the U.S., its European business has be...
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Abercrombie & Fitch Investor Engaged Capital Demands The Change Of CEO
Shares of teen apparel retailer Abercrombie & Fitch (NYSE:ANF) rose by more than 6% after an investment firm, Engaged Capital suggested the company change its CEO. In its letter to the company’s board, the firm highlighted the expirati...
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Abercrombie & Fitch Continues to Struggle; Might Be A While Before It Can Bounce Back
Abercrombie & Fitch ‘s (NYSE:ANF) sales declined for the seventh straight quarter as the teen retailer struggled to attract customers in what is a relatively weak retail market. The retailer stumbled as its comparable store sales decli...
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Abercrombie & Fitch’s European Opportunities
Over the past few years, Abercrombie & Fitch (NYSE:ANF) has been aggressive with its expansion in European markets even though the demand was questionable. Due to the impact of the economic weakness and self-cannibalization, the retailer has...
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Abercrombie & Fitch Earnings Preview: Weak Industry & Low Brand Loyalty Will Hurt Results
Specialty apparel retailer Abercrombie & Fitch (NYSE:ANF) has been struggling for some time now with inventory issues, an aggressive European expansion and the overall weakness in the U.S. apparel industry. The company’s troubles contin...
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Abercrombie & Fitch’s Shares Slump As Third Quarter Sales Remain Disappointing
Specialty apparel retailer Abercrombie & Fitch (NYSE:ANF) has provided a business update, revising its full-year guidance down substantially. The company reported net sales for the October quarter were down 12% to $1.033 billion. It also sta...
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Submitted by SK Options Trading as part of our contributors program . Agnico-Eagle Mines Limited: One For The Future Background: Agnico-Eagle Mines Limited (AEM) was one of favorite mining stocks in the early part of the gold bull market a...
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Fiscal 2013 Will Be A Dismal Year For Abercrombie & Fitch
Last year, when most apparel retailers in the U.S. were performing well, Abercrombie & Fitch (NYSE:ANF) struggled with its growth due to inventory management issues. This problem continued in the first quarter of fiscal 2013, as the retailer...
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16 Inexpensive Dividend Shares With Little Debts To Supercharge Stock Repurchases
Submitted by Dividend Yield as part of our contributors program . Dividend paying stocks with low debt ratios and big share repurchases originally published at long-term-investments.blogspot.com . I love dividend growth stocks and dividend ...
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Abercrombie & Fitch Falls On Weak Results And Downbeat Guidance
Abercrombie & Fitch ‘s (NYSE:ANF) shares slumped 18% after it reported disappointing Q2 fiscal 2013 results and lowered its guidance for the third quarter. The company’s comparable store sales fell by 10% in the U.S. and 7% in int...
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A&F’s Earnings Preview: Weak Industry Trends Could Hurt Results
Abercrombie & Fitch (NYSE:ANF) hasn’t done too well in the recent quarters due to weak inventory management. It has been struggling to maintain optimum stock levels as its inventories have fluctuated from one end to the other. While the...
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Abercrombie & Fitch Engulfed By Inventory Issues & Negative Press
Things haven’t been going well for Abercrombie & Fitch (NYSE:ANF) for a while. Although the company is one of the leading specialty retailers in the U.S., its growth has stalled in part due to inventory management issues. It went throu...
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What Will Drive Abercrombie & Fitch’s Growth?
Abercrombie & Fitch (NYSE:ANF) is one of the leading specialty retailers in the U.S. offering casual apparel, knitted & woven shirts, jeans, woven pants, shorts, personal care products and accessories for men, women & kids. The compan...
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Abercrombie & Fitch Has Big Potential In These European Markets
Abercrombie & Fitch (NYSE:ANF) earns about 25% of its revenues from its international business, which has been struggling mainly due to weak results from Europe. At the end of fiscal 2012, the retailer operated about 141 international stores,...
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Abercrombie & Fitch’s Tough Run With Inventory Management
Abercrombie & Fitch ‘s (NYSE:ANF) performance has fluctuated over the past year mainly due to its inventory management issues. In early 2012, the retailer was struggling with excess inventory at its stores and had to usher in large scal...
