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Fran Horowitz rebuilt Abercrombie & Fitch and drove it to record sales

A decade ago, the American retailer Abercrombie & Fitch was a punchline — dim, cologne-heavy stores, shirtless models at the door, and marketing built on telling most shoppers they weren't cool enough to wear the clothes. The American Customer Satisfaction Index once deemed it America's "most hated" retail brand. Today Gen Z buys it without...

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Abercrombie & Fitch closing up to 40 stores this year

Is the brick-and-mortar apocalypse really on top of us, or have some brands just fallen out of style? Like many companies that were popular in the '90s and first decade of the '00s, Abercrombie & Fitch Co. is working on a turnaround plan for their company that has been in affect for the last three years. Last year the company closed 29 stores,...

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Abercrombie promotes Fran Horowitz as President & CMO

Abercrombie & Fitch has promoted Fran Horowitz, President of its Hollister brand, to the position of President and Chief Merchandising Officer of the company, effective immediately. In this newly created position, Horowitz will have responsibility for all of the company's brands, reporting to Arthur C. Martinez, Executive Chairman. Christos...