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These excerpts taken from the ANF 10-K filed Mar 27, 2009. General.
Abercrombie & Fitch Co. (“A&F”), a
company incorporated in Delaware in 1996, through its
subsidiaries (collectively, A&F and its subsidiaries are
referred to as “Abercrombie & Fitch” or the
“Company”), is a specialty retailer that operates
stores and websites selling casual sportswear apparel, including
knit and woven shirts, graphic t-shirts, fleece, jeans and woven
pants, shorts, sweaters, outerwear, personal care products and
accessories for men, women and kids under the
Abercrombie & Fitch, abercrombie, Hollister and RUEHL
brands. In addition, the Company operates stores and a website
offering bras, underwear, personal care products, sleepwear and
at-home products for women under the Gilly Hicks brand. As of
January 31, 2009, the Company operated 1,125 stores in the
United States, Canada and the United Kingdom.
The Company’s fiscal year ends on the Saturday closest to
January 31, typically resulting in a
fifty-two
week year, but occasionally giving rise to an additional week,
resulting in a fifty-three week year. Fiscal years are
designated in the consolidated financial statements and notes by
the calendar year in which the fiscal year commences. All
references herein to “Fiscal 2008” represent the
results of the 52-week fiscal year ended January 31, 2009;
to “Fiscal 2007” represent the results of the 52-week
fiscal year ended February 2, 2008; and to “Fiscal
2006” represent the results of the 53-week fiscal year
ended February 3, 2007. In addition, all references herein
to “Fiscal 2009” represent the 52-week fiscal year
that will end on January 30, 2010.
A&F makes available free of charge on its website,
www.Abercrombie.com, under “Investors, SEC Filings”,
its annual reports on
Form 10-K,
quarterly reports on
Form 10-Q,
current reports on
Form 8-K
and amendments to those reports filed or furnished pursuant to
Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), as well as
A&F’s definitive annual meeting proxy materials filed
pursuant to Section 14 of the Exchange Act, as soon as
reasonably practicable after A&F electronically files such
material with, or furnishes it to, the Securities and Exchange
Commission (“SEC”). The SEC maintains a website that
contains electronic filings at www.sec.gov. In addition, the
public may read and copy any materials A&F files with the
SEC at the SEC’s Public Reference Room at
100 F Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20549. The
public may obtain information on the operation of the Public
Reference Room by calling the SEC at
1-800-SEC-0330.
The Company has included its website addresses throughout this
filing as textual references only. The information contained
within these websites is not incorporated into this Annual
Report on
Form 10-K.
General. Abercrombie & Fitch Co. (“A&F”), a company incorporated in Delaware in 1996, through its subsidiaries (collectively, A&F and its subsidiaries are referred to as “Abercrombie & Fitch” or the “Company”), is a specialty retailer that operates stores and websites selling casual sportswear apparel, including knit and woven shirts, graphic t-shirts, fleece, jeans and woven pants, shorts, sweaters, outerwear, personal care products and accessories for men, women and kids under the Abercrombie & Fitch, abercrombie, Hollister and RUEHL brands. In addition, the Company operates stores and a website offering bras, underwear, personal care products, sleepwear and at-home products for women under the Gilly Hicks brand. As of January 31, 2009, the Company operated 1,125 stores in the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom. The Company’s fiscal year ends on the Saturday closest to January 31, typically resulting in a fifty-two week year, but occasionally giving rise to an additional week, resulting in a fifty-three week year. Fiscal years are designated in the consolidated financial statements and notes by the calendar year in which the fiscal year commences. All references herein to “Fiscal 2008” represent the results of the 52-week fiscal year ended January 31, 2009; to “Fiscal 2007” represent the results of the 52-week fiscal year ended February 2, 2008; and to “Fiscal 2006” represent the results of the 53-week fiscal year ended February 3, 2007. In addition, all references herein to “Fiscal 2009” represent the 52-week fiscal year that will end on January 30, 2010. A&F makes available free of charge on its website, www.Abercrombie.com, under “Investors, SEC Filings”, its annual reports on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, current reports on Form 8-K and amendments to those reports filed or furnished pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), as well as A&F’s definitive annual meeting proxy materials filed pursuant to Section 14 of the Exchange Act, as soon as reasonably practicable after A&F electronically files such material with, or furnishes it to, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). The SEC maintains a website that contains electronic filings at www.sec.gov. In addition, the public may read and copy any materials A&F files with the SEC at the SEC’s Public Reference Room at 100 F Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20549. The public may obtain information on the operation of the Public Reference Room by calling the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330. The Company has included its website addresses throughout this filing as textual references only. The information contained within these websites is not incorporated into this Annual Report on Form 10-K. | EXCERPTS ON THIS PAGE:
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