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TARYN NICHOLS 1055-611 9/19/07 Abercrombie & Fitch “Casual Luxury”

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2 TARYN NICHOLS 1055-611 9/19/07 Abercrombie & Fitch “Casual Luxury”

3 What is Abercrombie & Fitch? Taryn Nichols 1055-611 Who: David Abercrombie and Ezra Fitch were cofounders of the Abercrombie & Fitch Co. clothing brand See the “Who’s” of today’s A&FWho’s What: Clothing company advertising “Casual Luxury” with target buyers of 18-22 years old When: Founded June 4 th, 1892 Where: Headquartered in Albany, New York Where Else: 984 stores in US and world-wide

4 Abercrombie & Fitch Stores Taryn Nichols 1055-611 Employees usually recognized as meaning A & F usually hires Infamous for playing loud dance music. Women retail outsells men retail by a ratio of 2:1 “Elite” A & F stores (prestigious stores) found in Ala Moana in Honolulu, Aventura in Miami, and South Street Seaport in New York. “in-store models” “attractive, self-confident people.”

5 A & F References in Popular Culture Taryn Nichols 1055-611 Band “LFO” sings a song about a boy named Rich who fell in love with an A & F model Bob Peck wrote a song about A & F’s raging prices, and that he in the song, planned on marrying a wealthy, yet ugly woman, wanting to seize her father's possessions to be able to shop at the store. Movie “John Tucker Must Die” displays John Tucker wearing A & F shirts, having the A & F Moose logo shown in scenes “Shrek the Third” has a store named “Aberzombie & Witch.”

6 A & F Average Women’s Prices Taryn Nichols 1055-611 Tank top: $34.50 Long-sleeved t-shirt: $34.50 Sweater: $59.50 A&F Logo t-shirt: $24.50 Polo: $39.50 Button-down shirt: $69.50 Winter jacket: $178.00 Jeans: $79.50 Flip-flops: $19.50 Belt: $39.50 $ $ $ $ $ See the clothes

7 Pictorial View of Clothes Taryn Nichols 1055-611 Button- Logo T-shirt Sweater Winter Coat down Flip-flopsPolo Tank Top Jeans Belt $ Back to prices

8 A & F: Controversial Clothing Taryn Nichols 1055-611 Women & Girls Foundation of Southwest Pennsylvania “girl-cotted” A & F due to a t-shirt reading, USA Men’s Gymnastics coach announced A & F boy-cot for a shirt reading, with a male gymnast hanging from gymnastic rings. Ethnics groups were to boy-cot A & F due to a shirt that read, displaying two Asians on the shirt. West Virginia governor proposed to boy-cot A & F when a shirt read implying incest. “Who needs brains when you have these?” “L is for Loser,” “Wong Brothers Laundry Service—Two Wongs Can Make It White,” “It's All Relative in West Virginia.”

9 Stock Chart – Abercrombie & Fitch – Last Two Years Taryn Nichols 1055-611

10 Organizational Chart of Positions Taryn Nichols 1055-611 [Mr. Michael S. Jeffries] Chairman, Chief Exec. Officer and Chairman of Exec. Committee [Mr. Michael W. Kramer] Chief Financial Officer, Chief Accounting Officer and Exec. VP [Ms. Diane Chang] Exec. VP of Sourcing [Ms. Leslee K. Herro] Exec. VP of Planning & Allocation [Mr. David L. Leino] Sr. VP of Stores Return Return to What is A&F

11 Taryn Nichols 1055-611 A & F Jeans: $79.50 A & F Logo t-shirt: $24.50 A & F Flip-flops: $19.50 Feeling in A & F Clothing: …priceless…? For more information please visit www.abercrombie.com. Luxurious


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