Abercrombie and Fitch (ANF) continues to falter after flying high earlier in the year.

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Stores like Abercrombie and Fitch, Limited Brands (which owns Victoria's Secret) and Target all beat expectations for November sales.

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Abercrombie and Fitch, the holiday winner, reported a 15% increase in same-store sales, Limited Brands reported a 5% increase, and J.

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American Eagle competes most with Abercrombie and Fitch, Aeropostale, Gap and Target.

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On the earnings front, Abercrombie and Fitch (ANF) posted second second quarter earnings which beat its lowered guidance, sending shares higher today.

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And, after what Abercrombie and Fitch tried to do to Savile Row, I have little sympathy for them, but in this instance, one has to side with private enterprise.

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Formerly known as a purveyor of pricey, preppy gear, Abercrombie and Fitch - along with fellow US import American Apparel - is not shy of deploying sex to help shift its clothes.

BBC: What is the Abercrombie look?

Add an eye-watering price tag, and accessorise with photogenic sales staff - so photogenic their job title is "model" - and you have the look of the much talked about American clothes store Abercrombie and Fitch.

BBC: What is the Abercrombie look?

But while American Apparel's acid bright and tight leggings, playsuits and hoodies are modelled by rangy, gawky teens, Abercrombie and Fitch's models are, by contrast, in rude health and seemingly on the verge of al fresco rumpy-pumpy.

BBC: What is the Abercrombie look?