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Abercrombie & Fitch still hasn’t nailed its revamped brand direction as sales slide

on Aug 27, 2015 | 0 comments

By Natalie Mortimer

The struggling brand, which also owns fashion retailer Hollister, saw marketing, general and administrative expense for the second quarter reach $119.8m, up from $111m in 2014. Despite the increased marketing spend, sales in the the three months to 1 August dropped by 8 per cent year-on-year to $818m.

Speaking on a call yesterday (26 August) with investors Arthur C. Martinez, executive chairman at Abercrombie & Fitch said that while the results “encourage us that we’re on the right track” the brand still has “much to achieve”.

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Source: The Drum