market Abercrombie and Fitch is one of today’s most popular clothing companies that cater to American’s youth culture. Abercrombie and Fitch clothing is worn by children and young adults‚ but is largely marketed to the college-age population. Abercrombie and Fitch have been in existence since 1892‚ beginning as an outdoors sporting goods supplier. Today‚ A&F stores can be found in malls across America and the A&F logo is easily seen on any high school or college campuses. Abercrombie and Fitch clothes
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Abercrombie and Fitch Case Analysis MGT625 April 11‚ 2012 Elizabeth Payne Abstract Abercrombie and Fitch (A&F) is a typical mall front store. They have been in the business for a century and are not going anywhere. A&F sees their fair share of mock items and lawsuits. However‚ through it all‚ A&F has made it to be successful‚ overcome threats‚ and open similar chains to target a wider range age market. Introduction Abercrombie & Fitch was founded in 1892 as a unique
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There are some ethical issues involved. Firstly‚ Abercrombie and Fitch (A&F) practices subtle racism through selective labour hiring based on their looks rather than their abilities and qualifications. On most occasions‚ A&F finds models or great looking people to represent their sales force. There were numerous complains whereby A&F managers maintains an "all-white" workforce‚ forcing non-Caucasian employees to be hired for nightshifts and backroom storage away from the eyes
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WESTMINSTER BUSINESS SCHOOL BMAM 702.2 HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT SEMESTER 2 2014-2015 COURSEWORK ASSIGNMENT - CASE STUDY HIRING PRACTICES OF ABERCROMBIE AND FITCH Student Name: Sze Keat CHEONG Student ID: W153 9934 TABLE OF CONTENTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 2 1. INTRODUCTION 2 1.1 COMPANY BACKGROUND 3 1.2 STATE OF THE PROBLEMS 3 2. CRITICAL EVALUATION ON KEY ISSUES 4 3. RECOMMENDATIONS 11 SUGGESTION 1- 12 SUGGESTION 2- 12 SUGGESTION 3- 13 REFERENCES 15 APPENDIX 20 EXECUTIVE
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Case Analysis: Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Abercrombie & Fitch CASE SUMMARY Samantha Elauf is a practicing Muslim who wears a headscarf in accordance with her understanding of the requirements of her religion. She applied for a position at an Abercrombie & Fitch store‚ which imposes a “look policy” that employees must abide by in regards to their dress while working at the store. Despite being given a rating that would qualify her to be hired‚ the district manager made the decision
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Abercrombie & Fitch Co. ("A&F") a specialty retailer operates stores and direct –to-consumer operations through its subsidiaries. Incorporated in Delaware in 1996‚ Abercrombie & Fitch Co. under the Abercrombie & Fitch‚ Abercrombie kids‚ and Hollister brands sells: casual sportswear apparel‚ including knit and woven shirts‚ graphic t-shirts‚ fleece‚ jeans and woven pants‚ shorts‚ sweaters‚ and outerwear; personal care products; and accessories for men‚ women and kids. The Company also operates stores
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Abercrombie & Fitch Co. in November 2013 In November 2013‚ Abercrombie & Fitch Co. had just entered into the fourth quarter of the fiscal year. Historically‚ the company has relied heavily on fourth quarter sales to boost year-end gross profit. But after the holidays‚ the company could potentially see significant changes. Declining popularity in the US has lead A&F to close over 180 US stores in 2012. 2 While the company continues to grow internationally‚ decisions need to be made regarding an
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report highlights the importance but also the possible impact of hiring workers who embody the company’s culture and image. Also‚ it investigates the ethicality of the “look policy” and the impact of A&F’s initiatives to improve people’s perception about the brand. Table of Contents Abstract 2 Background 4 KEY ISSUES 5 Hiring workers who embody A&F culture and image 5 Ethicality of A&F’s “look policy” and effectiveness of the company’s initiative concerning equality and diversity 8
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better image of the company. Though some of their steps to being successful are very good‚ others such as Abercrombie & Fitch have cost them lawsuits for not hiring people that project the company’s image. Who according to Steven Greenhouse “businesses are openly seeking workers who are sexy‚ sleek‚ or simply good-looking.” (Greenhouse 1). For example‚ Companies such as Abercrombie & Fitch look to project their image and they as well as any other company look to prosper and grow. They have used
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Case 10 Abercrombie & Fitch and American Eagle compete for 18-22 -year-olds. Answers: 1) There are no differences in A&F and AE’s retail strategies‚ as both are still growing into their present strategy of selling casual apparel to the teen/ college market. When A&F was established 100 years ago‚ it sold the highest-quality hunting‚ fishing‚ and camping goods. Overtime‚ its safari image became less attractive to consumers. Therefore‚ the Limited Inc. acquired it in 1988 and initially
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