Abercrombie & Fitch

Abercrombie taps seasoned HR exec to head up diversity efforts
Abercrombie & Fitch continues its efforts to polish its brand image.

The retailer announced that Jeanetta Darno has joined the company as VP of diversity and inclusion in a role that will include “enhancing the existing global diversity and inclusion best practices throughout the organization.”
Settlement: Hollister to remove steps from entrances
Teen apparel retailer Hollister will remove the steps from its store entrances following a six-year court battle.

The company, owned by Abercrombie & Fitch Co., has agreed to eliminate the steps that part of the exterior design of many of its stores in order to make the doorways wheelchair accessible, the Associated Press reported. The change is part of a settlement approved by a federal judge.

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Gap to end controversial scheduling practice

San Francisco — Gap Inc. is the latest retailer to say it will cease the practice of assigning store employees on-call shifts with little advance notice.

Gap joins other chains such as Abercrombie & Fitch and Victoria’s Secret in pledging to eliminate the practice from its stores.
Hollister helps lift profit at Abercrombie

Efforts to change its merchandising and branding are paying off for Abercrombie & Fitch Co., which reported a smaller profit and revenue loss than expected in the second quarter.

Abercrombie reported a net loss of $810,000, compared to net income of $12.9 million the same quarter a year earlier. Revenue fell 9% to $817.8 million from $890.6 million. Total company ame-store sales dropped 4%. Abercrombie same-store sales fell 7% and Hollister same-store sales fell 1%, below Wall Street’s expected rate of decline.
Abercrombie swings to loss in Q2 but still tops Street

New Albany, Ohio – Efforts to change its merchandising and branding paid dividends at Abercrombie & Fitch Co., which reported smaller net loss and revenue decline than expected in the second quarter of fiscal 2015.

Abercrombie reported a net loss of $810,000, compared to net income of $12.9 million the same quarter a year earlier.

Revenue fell 9% to $817.8 million, from $890.6 million.
American Eagle is back in fashion with teens

While Abercrombie & Fitch and Aeropostale continue to struggle against sharp sales declines, American Eagle has managed to win back shoppers, if its second quarter results are any indication.
Abercrombie names new brand leadership team

New Albany, Ohio - Abercrombie & Fitch Co. has named a new brand leadership team the retailer hopes will collectively help drive the Abercrombie brand forward.

The new brand leadership team includes the following executives:

• Stacie Beaver, general manager for Abercrombie Womens. Having held a variety of senior positions at Abercrombie for more than 15 years, Beaver most recently led the Bottoms business for men and women across Hollister and Abercrobmie.
Abercrombie hopes shakeup will revive sales

Abercrombie & Fitch Co. has formed a new brand leadership team to help drive the struggling company forward.
On Call Scheduling: The Beginning of the End?

Retail consulting firm McMillanDoolittle, Chicago, weighs in on its blog with three reasons why any retailer using the practice of “on-call” labor scheduling should end it immediately.

Abercrombie taps seasoned HR exec to head up diversity efforts

Settlement: Hollister to remove steps from entrances

Now Trending: A Confusing Curriculum

Gap to end controversial scheduling practice

Hollister helps lift profit at Abercrombie

Abercrombie swings to loss in Q2 but still tops Street

American Eagle is back in fashion with teens

Abercrombie names new brand leadership team

Abercrombie hopes shakeup will revive sales

On Call Scheduling: The Beginning of the End?