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Abercrombie & Fitch Misses Expectations And Lowers Guidance
Abercrombie & Fitch ‘s (NYSE:ANF) stock fell by almost 10% as its Q1 fiscal 2013 earnings remained below expectations. The retailer’s revenues and comparable-store sales (CSS) slumped by 9% and 17% respectively due to the impact ...
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Abercrombie & Fitch Preview: Soft Quarter Likely But Online Sales Should Help
Abercrombie & Fitch (NYSE:ANF) will release its Q1 fiscal 2013 earnings on May 24. March 2013 was particularly weak for apparel sales in the U.S. as the prolonged cold impacted the demand for spring clothing. However, Abercrombie’s eff...
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Three Factors Driving Abercrombie & Fitch’s Growth
After struggling through most of last year, Abercrombie & Fitch ‘s (NYSE:ANF) shares surged by almost 30% in November 2012, after its earnings beat market expectations. The retailer posted good results fueled by fewer markdowns and con...
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ANF Has Upside Potential With Hollister’s Expansion Abroad
Abercrombie & Fitch (NYSE:ANF) is moving to new international frontiers to expand its business. The retailer will enter the U.A.E, Australia and Japan with its value focused Hollister brand. In the U.A.E, per capita spending on apparel is th...
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How Abercrombie & Fitch’s Online Revenue Growth Impacts Its Stock Value
Abercrombie & Fitch’s (NYSE:ANF) direct-to-consumer business mainly includes its e-commerce channel. Revenues from this business declined from $310 million in 2008 to $290 million in 2009 due to unfavorable economic conditions that imp...
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Abercrombie & Fitch’s U.S. Consolidation And Targeted Expansion Abroad Will Help Profitability
Abercrombie & Fitch (NYSE:ANF) has faced trouble with its expansion strategies in the U.S. and international markets in the past, which has weighed on its comparable store sales growth. The retailer overexpanded its ANF brand in regions wher...
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Abercrombie & Fitch Results Show Inventory Improvements And Gains From U.S. Consolidation
Abercrombie & Fitch (NYSE:ANF) continued its good performance in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2012. The retailer’s revenues increased by 11% due to a weak comparable period and growth in its direct-to-consumer business. With better cont...
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Abercrombie & Fitch Earnings: Could Europe And Weak Holiday Season Disrupt Recovery?
The third quarter of fiscal 2012 was a turnaround quarter for Abercrombie & Fitch (NYSE:ANF), as its earnings beat market’s expectations leading the stock to jump 30% following the announcement. Before Q3, the retailer had been struggli...
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What’s Driving Abercrombie & Fitch’s $51 Stock Value?
Reaching highs of around $77 in mid-2011, Abercrombie & Fitch’s (NYSE:ANF) stock slumped below $30 in mid-2012. The stock fell because ANF could not maintain its growth rate due to three key reasons: weaker than expected U.S. consumer s...
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Abercrombie & Fitch Takeaways After Strong Results
Abercrombie & Fitch (NYSE:ANF) recently reported its Q3 fiscal 2012 earnings and it was better than the market’s expectations. The results reflected a substantial increase in the overall revenues on top of a strong third quarter last year. Th...
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Fashion and Psychodynamics
Submitted by Randall Radic as part of our contributors program . Fashion and one’s personal fashion statement may assume many forms. Different strata of society find meaning in disparate symbols. Teenagers are into skater-attire and the br...
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3 Reasons Abercrombie & Fitch’s Stock Looks Cheap
Specialty retailer Abercrombie & Fitch’s (NYSE:ANF) stock has seen a steady decline this year, falling by roughly 35% since January. The reasons for this decline are twofold. First, a large portion of this decline is attributable to the...
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4 Fashion Stocks to Watch During the Back-to-School Shopping Season
Submitted by Investing Daily as part of our contributors program . 4 Fashion Stocks to Watch During the Back-to-School Shopping Season Sometimes, investing in fashion stocks can feel a bit like owning shares of junior mining companies. If yo...
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Abercrombie & Fitch Near-term Strategy Looks Assuring
Teen specialty retailer Abercrombie & Fitch (NYSE:ANF) reported its Q2 fiscal 12 results Wednesday. As expected, Q2 earnings were centered around Abercrombie’s revised near-term growth strategy.We had earlier emphasized in our article a...
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Abercrombie & Fitch Earnings Preview: Near-Term Growth Strategy In Focus
Teen apparel retailer Abercrombie & Fitch (NYSE:ANF) is scheduled to announce its Q2 fiscal 2012 earning on August 15. Having disclosed its quarterly revenues and comparable sales growth in its August 1 update, we expect Abercrombie’s ...
