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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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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...