Abercrombie & Fitch bets on marketing to ‘amplify’ UK growth

Abercrombie & Fitch credits its customer first ethos for fuelling a “record” fourth quarter, with the retailer claiming to have achieved sustainable profit growth.

Abercrombie & Fitch credited the strength of its brands, continued global expansion and “customer first” approach for strong fourth quarter and full year results.

The company reported full year net sales of $4.95bn (£3.88bn), up 16% from 2023, alongside fourth quarter net sales growth of 9%.

In a call with investors today (5 March), CEO Fran Horowitz said the fourth quarter “put an exclamation point on a year of significant achievement for our global team, both strategically and financially”, with the company achieving its goal of “sustainable profit growth”.

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