ABERCROMBIE & FITCH CO /DE/
Abercrombie & Fitch Co. (A&F) is an American lifestyle retailer founded in 1892, which focuses on contemporary clothing targeting customers in their early 20s to mid 40s. Headquartered in New Albany, Ohio, the company operates four offshoot brands: Abercrombie Kids, Your Personal Best, Hollister Co., and Gilly Hicks with 780+ company operated stores across its brands, as of Q4 2024.
Basic company information
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- Business sectors
- retail [1]
- Company / filing name
- ABERCROMBIE & FITCH CO /DE/ [2]
- Headquarters location
- New Albany [1]
- Founded
- 1892 [1]
- Legal form
- Delaware corporation [1]
- Founders
- David T. Abercrombie; Ezra Fitch [1]
- Official website
- www.abercrombie.com ↗ [1]
- ISIN (reported securities)
- US0028962076 [1]
- CIK
- 1018840 [2]
- Country in background record
- United States [1]
- Symbols / exchanges
- ANF (NYSE) [2]
Company positioning and business
Abercrombie & Fitch Co. (A&F) is an American lifestyle retailer founded in 1892, which focuses on contemporary clothing targeting customers in their early 20s to mid 40s. Headquartered in New Albany, Ohio, the company operates four offshoot brands: Abercrombie Kids, Your Personal Best, Hollister Co., and Gilly Hicks with 780+ company operated stores across its brands, as of Q4 2024. [3]
As one of the oldest American clothing brands, the company originally marketed high-end outdoor clothing, but by the early 1980s it had almost entirely changed its direction. In the 1990s, under the leadership of CEO Mike Jeffries, Abercrombie & Fitch underwent a meteoric rise, focusing on "casual luxury" fashion and specifically "the good-looking, cool kids"—using sophisticated sexualized advertising, prominently of fashion models in revealing outfits. [3]
The clothing company has since refocused itself successfully, targeting a more diverse range of customers in their early 20's to mid 40's. [3]
Background text: Wikipedia contributors, Abercrombie & Fitch. Selected introductory paragraphs, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Official filing data is cited separately.
Financial year, securities and disclosures
Listed securities: ANF (NYSE). Multiple symbols may represent different share classes or securities of the same registrant. [2]
History and key events
Founding / inception date recorded in Wikidata. [1]
Financial results and regulatory disclosures
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Related entities and concepts
Frequently asked questions
When was ABERCROMBIE & FITCH CO /DE/ founded?
Founded: 1892. The linked source provides the background record. [1]
Where is the headquarters of ABERCROMBIE & FITCH CO /DE/?
Headquarters location: New Albany. The linked source provides the background record. [1]
Which business sectors are recorded for ABERCROMBIE & FITCH CO /DE/?
Business sectors: retail. The linked source provides the background record. [1]
Sources and review dates
- Wikidata — company background record (CC0) ↗
- Company identity and profile data ↗
- Wikipedia contributors — Abercrombie & Fitch (CC BY-SA 4.0) ↗
Reviewed 23 October 2026. Financial periods and historical event dates are shown separately. Figures reflect their stated source dates; this page is not a live quote or investment recommendation.