<?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Latest Abercrombie &amp; Fitch Co industry news - from just-style.com</title><link>http://www.just-style.com</link><description>Latest Abercrombie &amp; Fitch Co industry news - from just-style.com</description><copyright>© 2009 All content copyright just-style.com. Published by Aroq Ltd.</copyright><pubDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2009 05:45:39 GMT</pubDate><lastBuildDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2009 05:45:39 GMT</lastBuildDate><category>just-style.com - RSS feed</category><generator>just-style.com</generator><docs>http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss</docs><ttl>20</ttl><item><title>INSIGHT: Abercrombie &amp; Fitch plots international growth</title><description>Teen clothing retailer Abercrombie &amp; Fitch Co plans to ramp up its international expansion and add lower-priced items to its line-up in a bid to offset struggling domestic sales and falling profit.</description><link>http://www.just-style.com/article.aspx?id=105928</link><pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 15:49:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>US: Abercrombie &amp; Fitch faces discrimination suit</title><description>US trendy fashion retailer Abercrombie &amp; Fitch faces a discrimination lawsuit in a US federal court, following claims it discriminated against a 17-year-old Muslim job candidate by refusing to hire her because she wore a hijab, or head scarf.</description><link>http://www.just-style.com/article.aspx?id=105414</link><pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2009 15:49:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>US: Abercrombie &amp; Fitch Q2 profit hit by sales decline</title><description>Fashion retailer Abercrombie &amp; Fitch posted second quarter net loss of US$26.7m, compared to net income of $77.8m in the prior year period, as sale plummeted.</description><link>http://www.just-style.com/article.aspx?id=105040</link><pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2009 16:34:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>UK: Abercrombie &amp; Fitch faces discrimination lawsuit</title><description>Trendy retailer Abercrombie &amp; Fitch is reportedly being sued in the UK by a worker who claims she was discriminated against due to her prosthetic arm.</description><link>http://www.just-style.com/article.aspx?id=104557</link><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2009 17:31:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>US: Abercrombie &amp; Fitch opens Epic Hollister store</title><description>US clothing retailer Abercrombie &amp; Fitch will open its first "Epic" Hollister store in New York City next month.</description><link>http://www.just-style.com/article.aspx?id=104548</link><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2009 13:02:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>US: Abercrombie &amp; Fitch to close Ruehl operations</title><description>Teen clothing retailer Abercrombie &amp; Fitch is to shutter its struggling Ruehl chain and amend its credit agreement after deciding to focus its efforts and resources on its other brands and their international expansion.</description><link>http://www.just-style.com/article.aspx?id=104495</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2009 18:04:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>JAPAN: Abercrombie &amp; Fitch to enter Asian market</title><description>Fashion retailer Abercrombie &amp; Fitch will open its first flagship store in Japan, and first in Asia, in Tokyo's upmarket Ginza district this year.</description><link>http://www.just-style.com/article.aspx?id=103971</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2009 15:13:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>US: Abercrombie &amp; Fitch Q4 profit slashed as sales plunge</title><description>Retailer Abercrombie &amp; Fitch blamed a "nightmare" fourth quarter as the company's profit slumped to US$68.4m from $216.8m for the same period last year.</description><link>http://www.just-style.com/article.aspx?id=103302</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Feb 2009 13:26:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>US: Abercrombie &amp; Fitch boss extends contract to 2014</title><description>Fashion retailer Abercrombie &amp; Fitch has agreed an extended deal to keep its CEO Michael S Jeffries at the company until 2014.</description><link>http://www.just-style.com/article.aspx?id=102901</link><pubDate>Tue, 23 Dec 2008 10:39:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>US: Abercrombie &amp; Fitch selects spend management tool</title><description>US retailer Abercrombie &amp; Fitch has signed up with spend management software firm Ariba to streamline its sourcing and procurement processes.</description><link>http://www.just-style.com/article.aspx?id=102727</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Dec 2008 12:42:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>US: Abercrombie &amp; Fitch cuts costs as Q3 profit slumps</title><description>Teen clothing retailer retailer Abercrombie &amp; Fitch Co has posted a sharp decline in third quarter earnings, and says it is taking steps to control expenses as consumers pull back their spending.</description><link>http://www.just-style.com/article.aspx?id=102548</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Nov 2008 13:07:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>SPAIN: Abercrombie &amp; Fitch eyes expansion - analyst</title><description>Abercrombie &amp; Fitch hopes to expand in Spain and has set up a representative office to seek out potential locations for a first store in the near to medium term, a Madrid retail analyst familiar with the plans confirmed to just-style.</description><link>http://www.just-style.com/article.aspx?id=102269</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Oct 2008 11:14:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>US: Abercrombie &amp; Fitch Q2 profit falls 2%</title><description>US fashion retailer Abercrombie &amp; Fitch has reported a 2% drop in second quarter profit to US$77.8m, down from $81.3m a year earlier, after its same-store sales fell.</description><link>http://www.just-style.com/article.aspx?id=101712</link><pubDate>Fri, 15 Aug 2008 15:20:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>IRELAND: Abercrombie &amp; Fitch raids target rogue retailers</title><description>Irish retailers selling fake Abercrombie &amp; Fitch goods have been targeted in a series of raids as part of a global anti-counterfeiting drive by the company.</description><link>http://www.just-style.com/article.aspx?id=100915</link><pubDate>Wed, 28 May 2008 13:01:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>US: Abercrombie &amp; Fitch Q1 income climbs 3%</title><description>Teen apparel retailer Abercrombie &amp; Fitch has posted a 3% rise in first quarter profit to $62.1m on stronger sales, and reaffirmed its first-half earnings guidance.</description><link>http://www.just-style.com/article.aspx?id=100809</link><pubDate>Mon, 19 May 2008 12:07:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>US: Abercrombie &amp; Fitch to open flagship in Copenhagen</title><description>US fashion retailer Abercrombie &amp; Fitch will open a new flagship in Copenhagen, Denmark in 2009, the company's second flagship in Europe.</description><link>http://www.just-style.com/article.aspx?id=100727</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 May 2008 11:24:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>US: Abercrombie &amp; Fitch Q4 profit up 9%</title><description>Teen clothing retailer Abercrombie &amp; Fitch Co today (15 February) posted a jump in both fourth quarter and full-year profits on higher sales at its four store concepts.</description><link>http://www.just-style.com/article.aspx?id=99912</link><pubDate>Fri, 15 Feb 2008 18:37:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>US: Strong Q3 growth at Abercrombie &amp; Fitch</title><description>Abercrombie &amp; Fitch posted double-digit sales and profit rises in a strong third-quarter performance from the US youth apparel retailer.</description><link>http://www.just-style.com/article.aspx?id=99185</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Nov 2007 15:03:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>US: Abercrombie &amp; Fitch eyeing Hollister expansion</title><description>Teen apparel retailer Abercrombie &amp; Fitch is opening its first Hollister Co store in New York City in spring 2009, as a prelude to the chain's international expansion.</description><link>http://www.just-style.com/article.aspx?id=98351</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Aug 2007 16:03:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>US: Abercrombie &amp; Fitch boosts Q2 net by 24%</title><description>Abercrombie &amp; Fitch has reported a 24% rise in second quarter profit, helped by sales that were 22% higher than last year.</description><link>http://www.just-style.com/article.aspx?id=98293</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Aug 2007 11:23:00 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>