Which word completes the name of the clothing retailer 'Abercrombie and .....'?
"in Canada, and one in the United Kingdom. Abercrombie Kids ""carve-outs"" occupy space in Abercrombie & Fitch's flagship stores in Italy and Germany, as well as in fourteen full-line Abercrombie & Fitch stores in the United States and Canada. It should be noted that the abercrombie kids ""carve out"" locations are an initial attempt for Abercrombie & Fitch to phase out the brand, similar to how Gilly Hicks items were placed in Hollister Co. stores shortly before Gilly Hicks folded in 2013. Abercrombie kids' apparel is designed to mimic Abercrombie & Fitch clothing, and the brand carries most the styles"
"Harrods in Britain, and comparable department stores in North America, Europe and East Asia. Crombie also sells worldwide over its website. Crombie (clothing) J&J Crombie Ltd. is a British fashion company, which produces high-end clothing and accessories under its Crombie brand. Crombie is most famous for its luxury coats – so much so that the word 'Crombie' is sometimes used by other companies to refer to their own coats produced in the style of Crombie's most famous three-quarter length (usually wool) overcoats, although the Crombie company has been known to take legal action to prevent this trademark word from being"
"known for holding extensive inventory of lavish items but operating expenses forced them to shed the most expensive items, such as an $18,000 ($80,000 in 2018) gold and onyx chess set. Cash flow problems forced them to also cut inventory on moderate priced items. In 1976, Abercrombie & Fitch filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, finally closing its flagship store at Madison Avenue and East 45th Street in 1977. Shortly thereafter the name was revived in 1978; Oshman's Sporting Goods, a Houston-based chain owned by Jake Oshman, bought the defunct firm's name and mailing list for $1.5 million ($5.9 million in"
"Crombie (clothing) J&J Crombie Ltd. is a British fashion company, which produces high-end clothing and accessories under its Crombie brand. Crombie is most famous for its luxury coats – so much so that the word 'Crombie' is sometimes used by other companies to refer to their own coats produced in the style of Crombie's most famous three-quarter length (usually wool) overcoats, although the Crombie company has been known to take legal action to prevent this trademark word from being used generically. J&J Crombie Ltd. was founded by John Crombie and his son James in Aberdeen, Scotland in 1805, making it"
"2014, after 22 years with the company. To combat heavy competition from fast-fashion retailers like Forever 21 and H&M, Abercrombie & Fitch announced key changes to its image. It aims to reduce emphasis on sexualized advertising and focus more on customer service & diversity. Among the changes announced are eliminating sexualized advertising, no longer having shirtless models at new store openings, and eliminating sexualized pictures and advertising on bags, gift cards, and in stores. They are changing the name of store employees from ""models"" to ""brand representatives"", and will allow a more individualistic dress code. ""Brand representatives"" will also focus"
"a Midwest clothing chain. Jeffries was hired by Leslie Wexner (CEO of LBrands, then named The Limited) to invigorate Abercrombie & Fitch. The company, founded in 1892, had been purchased by Limited Brands in 1988 after bankruptcy. Jeffries is considered to have been the main creator of the new look for the company, saying that he wanted A&F to ""sizzle with sex"". It was rebuilt as an upscale apparel retailer for the collegiate, and by the mid-1990s, Abercrombie & Fitch had opened dozens of new stores. By 1996, LBrands was no longer heavily involved with the company, and eventually left"
"Abercrombie's share of the business becoming the sole owner from 1907 to 1928. Abercrombie & Fitch was an elite outfitter of sporting and excursion goods, particularly noted for its expensive shotguns, fishing rods, fishing boats, and tents. At one time it had outfitted Theodore Roosevelt's safari and Adm. Richard E. Byrd's expedition to Antarctica. Ernest Hemmingway was also a regular customer and following the writer's death in 1961 his wife placed several of his guns on consignment with Abercrombie and Fitch By the 1970s the business was struggling with lower priced competition while trying to maintain its image. It was"
"targeting an older consumer, from ages 21 to 24. Abercrombie & Fitch is notable for using ""brand representatives"" (previously called ""models"") for store customer service. Its main competitors are Aéropostale and American Eagle Outfitters. The company was founded in 1892 in the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York, by David T. Abercrombie as an outfitter for the elite outdoorsman. Ezra Fitch a wealthy lawyer, and real estate developer, and devoted customer of the Abercrombie Company bought a significant interest in the business in 1900. In 1904, it was incorporated and renamed ""Abercrombie & Fitch Co."" Fitch eventually bought"
"its parent, but with a navy color. The abbreviation from ""Abercrombie & Fitch"" to ""abercrombie"" with lowercase letters was intended to provide a children's image. The store prototype was as the A&F one, but with variations also intended to appeal to the younger audience. Early abercrombie models include Ronnie Smith, Cassie Ventura, Christina Akatsuka, Christian Valentin, Lindsay Lohan, and model Karlie Kloss. Abercrombie kids stores are designed to give off a ""classic cool"" effect. They are designed as ""canoe stores,"" displaying a similar floor layout as Abercrombie & Fitch's (the retail space is divided into multiple rooms). However, the kids"
"the Hollister Haybalers."" ""Hollister City Atty. Stephanie Atigh insists that Abercrombie & Fitch cannot sue if locals are simply putting the town name on clothes to identify the geographic location."" In 2007, the lawsuit ""Morris vs. Abercrombie & Fitch Co."" was settled. Abercrombie & Fitch Co. admitted that they should have not asked their California customers for personal identification information during credit card refund transactions. Customers who were asked this information during June 9, 2005 through May 31, 2007 may be entitled to receive gift cards. Since the settlement, A&F Co. brands' stores have stopped asking for this information for"
"278 locations in the United States, five in Canada (two in Alberta, two in Ontario and one in British Columbia). The company currently operates 25 full-line stores and four outlet stores across sixteen countries. The Abercrombie & Fitch brand is believed to have reached its maximum growth potential in the American market. International expansion began in 2005, with the long-term goal of opening flagships for A&F (and eventually all its brands), in high-profile locations worldwide ""at a deliberate pace"". After initially opening at a deliberately slow pace, the company began to accelerate international expansion for its namesake and its Hollister"
"concentration of mid-range retail and dining outlets. Retail options are made of a mix of local and global fashion labels including Zara, Uniqlo, New Look, Esprit and a Forever 21 flagship store that spans four floors. American fashion retailer Abercrombie & Fitch opened a flagship store on Orchard Road on 15 December 2011. The store was marked by controversy over an ad during its construction phase. Orchard Road's shopping centres will never face death of tenants every year. Broken tenants (which in the case of losing business or the shift of demand) are replaced into proper tenants. Most of the"
"has three concept brands apart from its namesake; they are referred to as subsidiaries, but are operated as divisions under the A&F umbrella. In recent years, Abercrombie & Fitch has engaged in philanthropic and humanitarian projects. In January 2010, the company began communicating on its website about its diversity, inclusion, human rights, philanthropy, and sustainability. The A&F Challenge is an annual fundraising event held on the home office campus in New Albany that features running, walking, biking, entertainment, and food. The funds raised go to the Ohio State University Medical Center's Program for Health, which focuses on ""women's cancers and"
"because Beyoncé was releasing a fragrance and clothing line called ""Sasha Fierce"". Abercrombie & Fitch took action by filing a lawsuit accusing her of trademark infringement, unfair competition and deceptive trade practices because A&F already markets a men's cologne called Fierce. The company also cited a potential likelihood of confusion while sending Beyoncé a warning to ""cease-and-desist."" In response, Coty, Inc., the company Beyoncé hired for her fragrance, stated that the terms ""Fierce"" and ""Sasha Fierce"" were never intended to be used for the fragrance. Fierce (A&F fragrance) Fierce (marketed in bold red-lettering as ""FIERCE"") is a men's fragrance by"
"China. Hollister had plans to open stores in Australia and the Middle East in 2013. It has opened two stores in Australia. one in Melbourne and one in Sydney. Both Australian stores have closed permanently at the beginning of 2016. All stores are company owned, except a 50% Joint Venture for the Middle East Stores. According to an article in the ""Los Angeles Times"" in April 2009, Abercrombie & Fitch has threatened merchants and residents of Hollister, California who want to use the name ""Hollister"" on clothing. The article quotes David Cupps, general counsel for Abercrombie & Fitch: ""If they"
"& Fitch products."" In August 2011, A&F offered Mike ""The Situation"" Sorrentino and other cast members of the MTV reality show ""Jersey Shore"" a ""substantial payment"" if they stopped wearing Abercrombie-branded clothes, stating ""We are deeply concerned that Mr. Sorrentino's association with our brand could cause significant damage to our image."" In November 2011, Sorrentino filed a lawsuit against A&F after the company allegedly violated his copyrights in making shirts that said ""The Fitchuation"" and ""GTL...You Know The Deal."" In 2013, a 2006 ""Salon"" interview with the CEO Mike Jeffries went viral and caused widespread outcry over Abercrombie's marketing practices."
"wears a size 22, changed the store's logo from A&F to ""Attractive and Fat"" in a mock ad, intended to challenge the marketing strategies of the store. Back in 2006, store CEO Mike Jeffries had publicly made a statement that only ""cool kids"" belonged in Abercrombie clothes, that the store was exclusively for those who were considered to be popular. In May 2013, Baker wrote ""I challenge the separation of attractive and fat, and I assert that they are compatible regardless of what you believe;"" Following this, Jeffries issued an apology. Baker's photo for The Adipositivity Project in 2013 was"
"under the name ""Mills Clothing"". His son, Dan Hirschfeld, took over the business in 1965. In 1967, a second store was purchased and operated under the name Brass Buckle. The company began selling more casual men's clothing and by the early 1970s, Brass Buckle had developed into a denim-based store offering a wide selection of denim and shirts. Buckle markets denim jeans, casual bottoms, fashion tops and shirts, dresses and rompers, active wear, outerwear, footwear, swimwear, fragrances, sunglasses, bags and purses, wallets, and other accessories. Buckle's own private label brands make up 35% of sales. Buckle (clothing retailer) The Buckle,"
"heavily marketed fragrances, as they are the signature scents of the brand overall. The company also offers the Abercrombie & Fitch Credit Card, issued by Comenity Bank. In 2002, A&F sold a shirt that featured the slogan ""Wong Brothers Laundry ServiceTwo Wongs Can Make It White"" with smiling figures in conical Asian hats, a depiction of early Chinese immigrants. The company discontinued the designs and apologized after a boycott started by an Asian American student group at Stanford University. That same year, Abercrombie Kids removed a line of thong underwear sold for girls in pre-teen children's sizes after parents mounted"
"were driven out by crappy retail stores selling poor-quality clothes...then Savile Row’s name would be irreparably damaged.” 7 Burlington Gardens 7 Burlington Gardens is a Grade II* building in Mayfair, London. Formerly known as Queensberry House, it was later called Uxbridge House. The building is now home to the London flagship store of the American fashion retailer Abercrombie & Fitch. The address is in the Mayfair district of London. Although the official address is ""7 Burlington Gardens"", it is also on Savile Row and Google Maps labels the location as ""42 Savile Row, Westminster"". On the side of the building"
"of it to Fitch. In 1917, Abercrombie joined Baker, Murray & Imbrie (""The Sporting Goods Store of Expert Personal Service"") as Vice President. He later founded the ""David T. Abercrombie Company"", a New York City sportsmen’s outfitter, and ""Abercrombie Corporation"", which packed commodities for export. He died intestate in Ossining at his country estate, a stone castle named Elda, overlooking the Hudson River. The building has since fallen into disrepair. David Abercrombie's influence in his company has remained as a greater part of it, even after Abercrombie's departure and the company's 1960s-1970s financial issues. Repositioned in the 1980s as a"
"stores and on clothing as a form of marketing. A&F has spent over US$3 million for scent-spraying machines for its flagship stores. Increasingly, non-flagship stores are also being equipped with the ceiling installation fragrance distributors. Abercrombie & Fitch's Christmas 2009 fashion season was themed ""FIERCE"". In a new marketing move, the seasonal photography bore quotations from prominent historical writers (Arthur Conan Doyle, Don Marquis, Henry Ward Beecher, and Gilbert K. Chesterton) all containing the word ""FIERCE"" in bold/red. The fragrance has been marketed on highway billboards as well. On September 27, 2009, Abercrombie & Fitch filed a lawsuit against Beyoncé,"
"Fierce (A&F fragrance) Fierce (marketed in bold red-lettering as ""FIERCE"") is a men's fragrance by Abercrombie & Fitch. The cologne was first introduced in 2002. Today, Fierce is the signature scent of the Abercrombie & Fitch brand. Abercrombie & Fitch has sold over US$200 million of Fierce since 2002. A&F predict sales of Fierce to be at US$90 million for fiscal 2009. Originally packaged in red, the cologne in now encased in a gray box. The marketing grayscale image for the fragrance is a ""ripped male torso."" Fierce is the representative scent of A&F. The cologne is sprayed throughout the"
"Mike Jeffries (CEO) Michael Stanton Jeffries (born July 15, 1944) is an American businessman. He was chiefly responsible for reestablishing the clothing company Abercrombie & Fitch and developing its modern brand image, and was CEO until 2014. Jeffries was born in 1944, the son of Shirley and Donald R. Jeffries (1918-1985). Born in Oklahoma, he grew up in Los Angeles, California where his father owned Party Time, a chain of party supply stores. After high school, Jeffries attended Claremont Men's College (now Claremont McKenna College) where he graduated in 1966 with a BA in Economics. He received an MBA from"
"13 years in various merchandising roles. She began her career in buying positions at Bergdorf Goodman, Bonwit Teller, and Saks Fifth Avenue. Horowitz is a graduate of Lafayette College and received her MBA from Fordham University. Fran Horowitz Fran Horowitz-Bonadies is an American businesswoman. She is the CEO of Abercrombie & Fitch Co., a position she holds since her appointment in February, 2017 following the ouster of Mike Jeffries. Horowitz joined the company in October, 2014 as President of the Hollister brand and served in this capacity for 13 months where she built upon marketing, merchandising and store operation changes"
"by A&F in the early 1900s, was sold to an A&F model for $590 USD. As a marketing move, A&F announced the relaunch of the ""A&F Quarterly"" on 17 July 2010 as a part of its ""Screen Test"" Back-to-School marketing campaign designed to attract more consumer attention and sales. In August, CEO Mike Jeffries announced that Abercrombie & Fitch would close roughly 60 stores in 2010. Later that month, CFO Jonathan Ramsden said another 50 stores could close in 2011. Profits began to pick up by September 2010 to larger than predicted results (attributted to the result of the major"
"New York & Company New York & Company, Inc. (NY&C) is an American wear-to-work retailer for women. New York & Company apparel and accessories are sold through a nationwide network of retail stores, New York & Company Outlet Stores and through its e-commerce site. In November of 2018 its name was changed to RTW Retailwinds, Inc. NY&C headquarters are in New York City as is the flagship store located on 58th Street and Lexington Avenue. New York & Company was founded in 1918 as Lerner Shops by Samuel A. Lerner and Harold M. Lane in New York City. Samuel Lerner"
"the public eye, due to its advertising, its philanthropy, and its involvement in legal conflicts over branding, clothing style and employment practices. In the first decade of the 21st century, the Great Recession battered the company's business as teenagers looked to lower-priced fast fashion brands like H&M and Forever 21 for fashion. Abercrombie & Fitch's stock price dropped from an all-time high of $84.23 in October 2007 to a low of $14.64 in November 2008. The company worked to overhaul its merchandise mix and cut underperforming stores, but lackluster performance has continued. Longtime CEO Michael Jeffries stepped down in December"
"time, the company was the largest multiple tailor in the world. The company expanded by purchasing various other brands, including competitors until was split from Debenhams in 1998. At this time Burtons became a brand name, and the Arcadia Group name took over as the group name. The companies purchased or merged with were: Burton was the official clothing supplier to the England national football team for the 1966 FIFA World Cup, UEFA Euro 1996 and the 2002 FIFA World Cup championships. In 1998 the company changed its name to Arcadia Group. Philip Green purchased the company in 2002. The"
"end of World War II. Guernsey succeeded Cobb as president. He remarked, ""The Abercrombie & Fitch type does not care about the cost; he wants the finest quality."" With so many locations now under the control of Abercrombie & Fitch, the Madison Avenue store remained the flagship store. In the 1950s, the main floor of the flagship was remodeled to include heads of buffalo, caribou, moose, elk, and other big game, stuffed fish of spectacular size, and elephant's-foot wastebaskets. In 1960, net sales rose to $16.5 million, but net profit fell for the fourth straight year to $185,649. By 1961,"
"upscale locations such as the Bal Harbour Shops near Miami Beach, Florida (1966), the Somerset Mall in Troy, Michigan, outside Detroit (1969) and in boutique-style shops in other department stores. In 1964, Abercrombie and Fitch achieved a notable early example of the ""brand integration"" form of product placement by providing the venue for part of the Rock Hudson / Paula Prentiss romantic comedy film ""Man's Favorite Sport?"". Abercrombie and Fitch held a warehouse sale in 1968 and early 1970 and presented offbeat newspaper advertisements that reflected a measure of desperation. The company's revenue continued decline, with a loss of about"
"website also provides a gallery of current photography. Framed copies at A&F stores will sometimes name the model and store. The Abercrombie & Fitch brand image is heavily promoted as an international near-luxury lifestyle concept. The company began cultivating an upscale image after the 2005 opening of its Fifth Avenue flagship store alongside Prada and other upscale retailers. Having for years used high-grade materials in the manufacture of its merchandise, and pricing them at ""near-luxury"" levels, A&F introduced the trademark ""Casual Luxury"" as a fictional dictionary term with multiple definitions such as ""[using] the finest cashmere, pima cottons, and highest"
"State & Liberty Clothing State and Liberty Clothing (styled State & Liberty or S&L) is an American clothing e-commerce company that makes and sells athletic fit performance fabric menswear. The company was founded in 2015 in Ann Arbor, Michigan by University of Michigan friends Steven Fisher and Lee Moffie, the current joint CEOs of the company. Moffie and Fisher both graduated from the university, where they met through Order of Angell, a senior honor society at the university. The two decided to name the company after an intersection in Ann Arbor, in honor of the town. Prior to founding, Moffie"