Skip to: Content
Skip to: Site Navigation
Skip to: Search
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 2009
| Subscribe to Newser's RSS feeds RSS | Follow Newser on Twitter Twitter

NEWS ABOUT: Abercrombie & Fitch

Abercrombie & Fitch stories: 10 news summaries
MARKETS

 Earnings Drive Dow Up 73 

Dow Up 2.5% from week-ago close

Nov 13, 09 3:15 PM CST
(Newser) - Stocks finished off their intraday highs but with solid gains on strong earnings reports from Disney, Abercrombie & Fitch, and JCPenney, the Wall Street Journal reports.
  • The Dow gained 73.00 points to close at 10,270.47.
  • The Nasdaq added 18.86, settling at 2,167.88.
... More »

MORE ABOUT:
JCPenney • Dow Jones • Disney • Nasdaq • S&P 500 • Abercrombie & Fitch

 Abercrombie Sues Beyoncé  
 Over Fierce Fragrance 

Retailer says it's already trademarked the name

Sep 16, 09 2:56 PM CDT
(Newser) - Abercrombie & Fitch has filed a lawsuit against Beyoncé in a tussle over her new fragrance, named for alter ego Sasha Fierce, Women's Wear Daily reports. A&F says it has owned the Fierce trademark since 2003, and that her plan "poses a likelihood of confusion" in the big-bucks... More »

MORE ABOUT:
retail • lawsuit • trademark • Beyonce • Patent and Trademark Office • perfume • fragrance • Abercrombie & Fitch • Sasha Fierce

 LL Bean Loses 
 the 'Mom Jeans' 

Outdoor outfitter plans trendier line for those who want sporty and chic

Sep 1, 09 12:19 PM CDT
(Newser) - The name “LL Bean” brings to mind high-waisted pants, wrinkle-free fabrics, suspenders—certainly not hip, trendy fashion. That could all change, however, with a makeover hitting stores in 2010. “We are looking to really create a new updated fit and style,” says a VP for the new... More »

MORE ABOUT:
fashion • Ralph Lauren • clothing • Abercrombie & Fitch • Jay-ZTV

Fired Disabled Woman: Abercrombie a 'Sweatshop'

Brit won nearly $15K for wrongful dismissal

Aug 16, 09 3:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - The 22-year-old British student with a prosthetic arm who won nearly $15,000 in a discrimination lawsuit against Abercrombie & Fitch compares its working conditions to a sweatshop. “I found it disturbing,” Riam Dean tells the Daily Mail. “There were so many people in such a tiny... More »

MORE ABOUT:
London • workplace discrimination • prosthesis • disability • harassment • Abercrombie & Fitch

(Newser) - The London woman banished to the Abercrombie & Fitch stockroom because of her prosthetic arm has been awarded more $13,000 by an employment tribunal, the BBC reports. Riam Dean wore a cardigan to cover the joint between her prosthesis and her body, but the sweater clashed with the retailer’... More »

MORE ABOUT:
London • workplace discrimination • discrimination • prosthesis • employment • disability • harassment • tribunal • Abercrombie & Fitch • disability rights • Riam Dean

Abercrombie & Fitch Sued By Disabled Clerk

Student 'hidden in back' because prosthetic arm didn't fit trendy 'look'

Jun 25, 09 4:34 AM CDT
(Newser) - A British woman with a prosthetic arm is suing Abercrombie & Fitch for workplace discrimination, the Guardian reports. The trendy clothing retailer shifted her to backroom duties to hide her from customers, telling her that a cardigan she wore to cover the link between the prosthesis and her arm contravened... More »

MORE ABOUT:
workplace discrimination • discrimination • disability • Abercrombie & Fitch

For Teens Hip to the Recession, Cheap Is In

Abercrombie takes a back seat to discounts, value brands

Apr 23, 09 9:37 AM CDT
(Newser) - For the oft-studied, rarely understood teen demographic, cheap is the new black. Teen spending is off 14% this spring, the New York Times reports, reflecting the larger economic crisis. But the recession has also caused a realignment among the stores teens find hip, as discounters and heavy promoters become popular... More »

MORE ABOUT:
Abercrombie & Fitch • American Eagle • Buckle • Aeropostale • teenager • financial crisis • Hot Topic • Hollister • Jay-ZTV

MARKETS

 Retail Pummels Stocks;
 Dow Off 338 

Weekly declines inflated by Friday sell-off

Nov 14, 08 3:24 PM CST
(Newser) - Poor earnings dragged the markets down today, as consumers’ reluctance to spend continues to hammer firms reliant on discretionary spending, MarketWatch reports. The day's losses capped weekly declines of at least 5% for all the indices. The Dow fell 337.94 to close at 8,497. The Nasdaq lost 79.... More »

MORE ABOUT:
Dow Jones • Nokia • Nasdaq • retail sales • S&P 500 • Abercrombie & Fitch • Kohl's • Nordstrom

Wal-Mart Leads Feb. Retail Rally

Overall sales jump doubles expectations, calms consumer spending fears

Mar 6, 08 10:47 AM CST
(Newser) - Big retailers showed unexpected signs of life in February, beating weak sales predictions to inject some hope into the market. Wal-Mart led the way, posting a 2.6% same-store increase, beating its own predictions of flat-to-2% growth. Overall, same-store sales climbed 1.9%, with more than half of retailers beating... More »

MORE ABOUT:
retail • Costco • JCPenney • Sam's Club • Macy's • consumer spending • Home Depot • retail sales • Target • Victoria's Secret • Sears • National Retail Federation • Wal-Mart • Abercrombie & Fitch • American Eagle • BJ's Wholesale Club • Thomson Financial Same Store Sales Index • Kohl's • Saks • Gap • Banana Republic • Limited • Buckle • Pacific Sunwear • Wet Seal • Aeropostale

A&F Obscenity Charges Dropped

Va. Beach has second thoughts about widely disseminated image

Feb 5, 08 12:20 PM CST
(Newser) - The city of Virginia Beach will not pursue obscenity charges brought against an Abercrombie & Fitch store manager because of posters depicting scantily clad models. One offending poster—used all over the country—showed three shirtless men, one with his jeans pulled well below his waist. A city lawyer said... More »

MORE ABOUT:
advertising • obscenity • Abercrombie & Fitch

10 Stories


from our news partners

PopEater.com