# ABERCROMBIE & FITCH CO /DE/

Summary updated: 2026-10-02T16:24:58.459892Z
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## Overview

Abercrombie & Fitch Co. is a global, digitally led omnichannel specialty retailer focused on apparel, accessories and personal-care products for men, women and children. Its brands include Abercrombie & Fitch, abercrombie kids, Hollister and Gilly Hicks, with sales made through company-operated stores, digital channels and third-party arrangements. [1](https://app.finbar.com/go?id=P7876713)[2](https://app.finbar.com/go?id=P99038933) The company operates across the Americas, Europe, the Middle East and Asia. [3](https://app.finbar.com/go?id=P118956311)

For fiscal 2025, net sales were $5.266 billion. As of January 31, 2026, the company had approximately 43,200 global associates. [4](https://app.finbar.com/go?id=P100012276)[5](https://app.finbar.com/go?id=P50542969) Its stated purpose is “We are here for you on the journey to being and becoming who you are.” [6](https://corporate.abercrombie.com/about-us/)
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## Products & services

Abercrombie & Fitch Co. sells apparel, accessories and fragrance across its Abercrombie and Hollister brand families. The Abercrombie range includes abercrombie kids and Your Personal Best (YPB); the Hollister family includes Gilly Hicks. [1](https://app.finbar.com/go?id=P7876713)[7](https://app.finbar.com/go?id=T12594816) In 2026, the company also introduced a Hollister home collection with Target, including bedding, comforters, sheets and pillows. [8](https://corporate.abercrombie.com/blog/the-hollister-collection-at-target/)

Shopping and fulfillment services include buy online, pick up in store, ship from store and cross-channel returns. The company’s FY2025 filing does not provide sales percentages by product category. [9](https://app.finbar.com/go?id=P39097103)
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## Geographic presence

Abercrombie & Fitch Co. reports its operations in three geographic segments: Americas (North and South America), EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa), and APAC (Asia and Oceania). For FY2025, ended January 31, 2026, net sales were $4.290 billion in the Americas (81.5% of total), $818.1 million in EMEA (15.5%), and $157.8 million in APAC (3.0%). Sales are attributed to the store location or region fulfilling an order. [10](https://app.finbar.com/go?id=P66087892)[11](https://app.finbar.com/go?id=P46012656)[12](https://app.finbar.com/go?id=T10646366)

At January 31, 2026, the company operated 829 stores: 635 in the Americas, 137 in EMEA, and 57 in APAC. [12](https://app.finbar.com/go?id=T10646366) Its global headquarters are in New Albany, Ohio, with regional headquarters in London, UK, and Shanghai, China. Distribution centers include company-owned facilities in New Albany; third-party facilities in Bergen op Zoom, Netherlands, and Shanghai; and a third-party digital-only facility in Goodyear, Arizona. [5](https://app.finbar.com/go?id=P50542969)[13](https://app.finbar.com/go?id=P74775964)[14](https://app.finbar.com/go?id=T7025974)

The company had approximately 43,200 associates globally at January 31, 2026, including 34,800 in the U.S. and 8,400 outside the U.S. [15](https://app.finbar.com/go?id=P30704199) In FY2025, merchandise was sourced through approximately 124 vendors in 15 countries, including the U.S.; receipts by vendor location were Vietnam 37%, Cambodia 26%, India 11%, and other locations 26%. These figures describe vendor locations, not necessarily manufacturing locations. [16](https://app.finbar.com/go?id=T11824703)

## Business segments

For fiscal 2025, ended January 31, 2026, Abercrombie & Fitch reported three geographic reportable segments: Americas (North and South America), EMEA (Europe, the Middle East and Africa), and APAC (Asia and Oceania). [10](https://app.finbar.com/go?id=P66087892)[17](https://app.finbar.com/go?id=P113228477) Net sales were $4,290.4 million for Americas (about 81.5% of consolidated sales), $818.1 million for EMEA (15.5%), and $157.8 million for APAC (3.0%), out of $5,266.3 million total. [18](https://app.finbar.com/go?id=T9672417)

The company also presents sales by brand family, a separate breakdown from its geographic reportable segments. Abercrombie—including Abercrombie & Fitch, abercrombie kids and YPB—accounted for $2,523.7 million (about 47.9%) of sales; Hollister—including Hollister and Gilly Hicks—accounted for $2,742.6 million (about 52.1%). The brand families offer apparel, accessories and fragrance; the company describes Abercrombie’s products as crafted for every occasion and Hollister’s as oriented toward capturing moments and creating memories. [2](https://app.finbar.com/go?id=P99038933)[19](https://app.finbar.com/go?id=T11148798)[7](https://app.finbar.com/go?id=T12594816)
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## Company history

David Abercrombie founded the business in New York in 1892 as an outdoor-goods retailer; Ezra Fitch later joined as a partner, and the company was incorporated as Abercrombie & Fitch in 1904. [6](https://corporate.abercrombie.com/about-us/)[20](https://www.britannica.com/money/Abercrombie-and-Fitch) In the 1940s, it supplied equipment and uniforms to branches of the U.S. armed forces. [6](https://corporate.abercrombie.com/about-us/)

Oshman’s Sporting Goods acquired the Abercrombie & Fitch brand in 1978. [6](https://corporate.abercrombie.com/about-us/) The company became publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange in 1996 and launched Hollister in 2000, broadening its retail portfolio. [6](https://corporate.abercrombie.com/about-us/) It expanded internationally during 2007–2014; Fran Horowitz joined in 2014, became president and chief merchandising officer in 2015, and was appointed CEO in 2017. [6](https://corporate.abercrombie.com/about-us/)[21](https://corporate.abercrombie.com/blog/leadership/fran-horowitz/)

The company rebranded Abercrombie in 2019. [6](https://corporate.abercrombie.com/about-us/) In 2021, Hollister launched Social Tourist, a fashion brand developed with Charli and Dixie D’Amelio. [22](https://abercrombieandfitchcompany.gcs-web.com/news-releases/news-release-details/charli-and-dixie-damelio-and-hollister-co-launch-new-fashion/)
[6](https://corporate.abercrombie.com/about-us/)[20](https://www.britannica.com/money/Abercrombie-and-Fitch)[21](https://corporate.abercrombie.com/blog/leadership/fran-horowitz/)[22](https://abercrombieandfitchcompany.gcs-web.com/news-releases/news-release-details/charli-and-dixie-damelio-and-hollister-co-launch-new-fashion/)[6](https://corporate.abercrombie.com/about-us/)[20](https://www.britannica.com/money/Abercrombie-and-Fitch)[21](https://corporate.abercrombie.com/blog/leadership/fran-horowitz/)[22](https://abercrombieandfitchcompany.gcs-web.com/news-releases/news-release-details/charli-and-dixie-damelio-and-hollister-co-launch-new-fashion/)

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