Abercrombie and Fitch Co (ANF)

[YazM]

I’m expecting you’re shorting this. Good luck! This has short squeeze written all over it after the manipulated push down today. AH activity showed nothing but positive movement which will continue tomorrow. :) Looking at an easy 10% jump and much more with the squeeze.

[Buy and pray]

EPS projected at -$.79 most likely will be less than that, year channel broken... will be major droppage tomorrow

[YazM]

PPS is already up over $1.00 in AH :) Prepare for a monster move upwards tomorrow!

[YazM]

Buying in before the closing bell and prior to earnings tomorrow morning. :) Birds are chirping.

[stocktrademan]

ANF buy 17.055

optionable

















normal chart




log chart

[SgtJBone]

Reloaded at $11.22 for a quick flip and I hit my sell point before I even finished typing this. Great trading today.

[SgtJBone]

Out at $11.28 I don't know for sure if this will run up 20% but I got close enough. If it does hit my original target then I only missed a small %. I'll have a little bit of sellers remorse, but I'll get over it.

[SgtJBone]

Let's do this. Hopefully it will have a 20% day like what happened with EXPR

[SgtJBone]

Wow

[JWard99]

I see a lot of upcoming Volatility this week, Retail should be fun with ANF and few others that will stand out for us!

[Protocola]

Bouncing back here boys & girls !!!

[mykoll]

I bet they regret not selling this stock is toast no stoping the downturn

[chriswolff]

Unless something changes, future is not bright for this company, but this SP seems way too low given the current situation.

[ResearchDD]

This is a harbinger of things to come! Costco, Walmart,Abercrombie etc etc . Amazon is taking over ! Brick and mortor are finished the malls etc. etc Amazon is the big whale now!!!!

[trendmkr]

To Revive Its Fortunes, Abercrombie & Fitch Co. (NYSE:ANF) To Unveil New Store Concept https://marketexclusive.com/revive-fortunes-abercrombie-fitch-co-nyseanf-unveil-new-store-concept/71234/?icd1

[trendmkr]

Abercrombie & Fitch Co. (NYSE:ANF) Hollister Expands Line of Performance Jeans http://marketexclusive.com/abercrombie-fitch-co-nyseanf-hollister-expands-line-performance-jeans/69033/?icd1

[Shovelsforsale]

2017 is going to be sweet. Stock hasn't been this low since the great recession of 08. Company is making the right moves to reeducate the market, garner a larger customer base/transform their image. If it drops into the low 11's I'm loading/holding long.

[Joe89]

Anybody looking long? Its right on support levels here:

http://stockaholics.net/threads/anf-abercrombie-fitch.153/#post-34088

[ClarkKant]

3x on ANF $17.50 PUTS thanks $ANF POS $$$$$$$$

[ClarkKant]

Blood Bath today...more downside coming can't even get back to $18.50's over 3hrs.

[Buy and pray]

The name is tarnished, removing logo from overpriced shirts will do nothing, the name is associated with not being cool anymore and the only place for them to go is BK

[db]

What's with the dooms day candle this morning.... I have not seen such a nasty topping candle in all my days

[jones99]

Abercrombie & Fitch (ANF) reported better than expected fourth quarter results.

[stocktrademan]

$ANF recent news/filings

bullish 27.18
inverted head and shoulders
bull flag
bbands squeezed so a big move coming

## source: finance.yahoo.com

Thu, 24 Dec 2015 15:30:03 GMT ~ Abercrombie & Fitch (ANF) Looks Strong: Time to Buy?


read full: http://finance.yahoo.com/news/abercrombie-fitch-anf-looks-strong-153003474.html
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Thu, 24 Dec 2015 15:02:00 GMT ~ Instant Analysis: Abercrombie & Fitch Co. Narrows Its Executive Team to 2


read full: http://www.fool.com/investing/general/2015/12/24/abercrombie-fitch-co-narrows-its-executive-team-to.aspx?source=eogyholnk0000001&utm_source=yahoo&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=article
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Wed, 23 Dec 2015 20:24:55 GMT ~ Abercrombie & Fitch Ends CEO Search, For Now


read full: http://fortune.com/2015/12/23/abercrombie-ceo-search/?xid=yahoo_fortune
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Wed, 23 Dec 2015 05:12:15 GMT ~ [$$] Business Watch


read full: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB20304842841329483361404581432572970991248.html?ru=yahoo?mod=yahoo_itp
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Tue, 22 Dec 2015 19:47:00 GMT ~ Abercrombie & Fitch Shakes Up Executive Ranks at Unusual Time


read full: http://www.thestreet.com/story/13405649/1/abercrombie-fitch-shakes-up-executive-ranks-at-unusual-time.html?puc=yahoo&cm_ven=YAHOO
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$ANF charts

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$ANF company information

## source: otcmarkets.com

Link: http://www.otcmarkets.com/stock/ANF/company-info
Ticker: $ANF
OTC Market Place: Not Available
CIK code: 0001018840
Company name: Abercrombie & Fitch Co.
Incorporated In: DE, USA

$ANF share structure

## source: otcmarkets.com

Market Value: $1,826,622,768 a/o Dec 24, 2015
Shares Outstanding: 67,204,664 a/o Dec 03, 2015
Float: Not Available
Authorized Shares: Not Available
Par Value: 0.01

$ANF extra dd links

Company name: Abercrombie & Fitch Co.
## STOCK DETAILS ##
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## COMPANY NEWS ##
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## STOCK ANALYSIS ##
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## FUNDAMENTALS ##
Call Transcripts (nasdaq.com): http://www.nasdaq.com/symbol/ANF/call-transcripts
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Income Statement (nasdaq.com): http://www.nasdaq.com/symbol/ANF/financials?query=income-statement
Revenue/EPS (nasdaq.com): http://www.nasdaq.com/symbol/ANF/revenue-eps
SEC Filings (nasdaq.com): http://www.nasdaq.com/symbol/ANF/sec-filings
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Income Statement (yahoo.com): http://finance.yahoo.com/q/is?s=ANF
Balance Sheet (yahoo.com): http://finance.yahoo.com/q/bs?s=ANF
Cash Flow (yahoo.com): http://finance.yahoo.com/q/cf?s=ANF+Cash+Flow&annual

## HOLDINGS ##
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Insider transactions (yahoo.com): http://finance.yahoo.com/q/it?s=ANF+Insider+Transactions
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Institutional Holdings (nasdaq.com): http://www.nasdaq.com/symbol/ANF/institutional-holdings
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## SOCIAL MEDIA AND OTHER VARIOUS SOURCES ##
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$ANF DD Notes ~ http://www.ddnotesmaker.com/ANF

[Twisted Fate]

When are q4 earnings report out?

[magness]

Crazy move up today! This might hit $30. But I'm not going aboard - too risky for me. GL to all bulls!

[Xzibit]

Ok I bought an Abercrombie T-shirt & some skinny jeans today haha

[Believe24/7]

I a buyer @12$

[gbo]

Who wears AF? This company is the next wetseal.

[maytepper]

$ANF William Blair Reiterates Outperform On Abercrombie Following The Retirement Of CEO Mike Jeffries http://www.smarteranalyst.com/2014/12/10/william-blair-reiterates-outperform-on-abercrombie-following-the-retirement-of-ceo-mike-jeffries/

[maytepper]

$ANF William Blair Remains Positive On Abercrombie & Fitch Despite Disappointing 3Q Results http://www.smarteranalyst.com/2014/12/04/william-blair-remains-positive-on-abercrombie-fitch-despite-disappointing-3q-results/

[maytepper]

$ANF Oppenheimer Maintains Perform On Abercrombie As Structural Challenges Persist http://www.smarteranalyst.com/2014/12/04/oppenheimer-maintains-perform-on-abercrombie-as-structural-challenges-persist/

[CFSR]

$ANF released a sad Q3 report... But I would hold through the holiday season. Analyst consensus is Hold, too http://goo.gl/SJIimH

[Pecuniam]

Ur too dumb to do ta rd. This pig is cooked.

[LasNubes]

Bailed this AM to buy more CPRX
Thank God!

[LasNubes]

Here we go now.
Gap filled and ready for move up.

I bought the dip/correction.

[ECole]

Conference Presentation

Jefferies-2013-Conf.. insightful
read here

[menihuni44]

Also the next two quarters rely heavily on back to school shopping and with all the bad publicity it has been getting lately I see parents telling their kids that they are not going to buy abercrombie for them this year.

[menihuni44]

Agree abercrappy is a has been and is getting pushed out of the trend.

[MONEYMADE]

ABER-CRUMBLE to (20S)

[ICEQUITY]

$ANF Analysts Going Bullish on Abercrombie? It’s Going to Have to Take Out $50 for Starters

http://bit.ly/12dfQ8m
| Editor's Desk at Equities.com

[menihuni44]

I wonder when ANF will declare bankruptcy? It is only imminent with how badly this company is run. Who wants to pay $100 for authentic American pair of jeans that cost them $3 dollars to make in a sweat shop in Bangladesh.

[MiamiGent]

ANF Down .98 @ 42.82, 1.89M
http://stockcharts.com/h-sc/ui?s=ANF

[MiamiGent]

ANF I continued shorting from yesterday. The 40% rise in PPS last four days has as much to do with an ex dividend date of 11/21, a short squeeze and market exuberance as it does Earnings reported on 11/14. (A)
Beating revised down earnings (1.) and recent GS involvement are likely goosing things along here.(2.)
Same store sales were down 3% and domestic sales were flat.
Reliance on international growth is a dubious expectation in today's global economy.
Improved earnings from shuttering stores (3.) does not equate to growth and belies A&B's Trailing 12 month P/E of 31
Experts expect this year's retail holiday sales to be below last year, which was below the previous year.(4.)
A&F's CEO is thought to be overpaid and flaky by some and will be pre-occupied with court proceedings near term.(5.)
A&F lags its direct competitor GAP in several key measurements (GPS).
The RSI shows overbought.
I am playing for a pullback of a good few dollars from today's 43.80 close.
MG

http://stockcharts.com/h-sc/ui?s=ANF

A. Abercrombie & Fitch 3rd-Quarter Profit Up 40% on Stronger Margins, Sales Growth Abroad
BY Dow Jones & Company, Inc. — 7:27 AM ET 11/14/2012

Abercrombie & Fitch Co.'s (ANF) fiscal third-quarter earnings rose 40% as the teen apparel retailer posted stronger margins and stronger sales abroad.

Shares surged 21% to $37.70 in premarket trading as the results topped expectations and Abercrombie raised its fiscal-year earnings outlook. Through Tuesday's close, the stock was down 36% this year.

For the fiscal year, Abercrombie now expects per-share earnings of $2.85 to $ 3, compared with the company's prior estimate for $2.50 to $2.75.

Abercrombie has shown weakness in recent quarters amid disappointing sales in Europe and an increase in markdowns. The company has been closing stores in an effort to improve margins in its U.S. business.

Chief Executive Mike Jeffries on Wednesday said "Our U.S. chain store business posted healthy growth on top of a strong quarter a year ago, and we saw sequential trend improvement in our international business."

For the period ended Oct. 27, Abercrombie reported a profit of $71.5 million, or 87 cents a share, up from $50.9 million , or 57 cents a share, a year earlier. Revenue increased 8.7% to $1.17 billion.

Analysts polled by Thomson Reuters most recently projected earnings of 59 cents on revenue of $1.11 billion.

Gross margin rose 2.4 percentage point to 62.5%.

Total domestic sales, including direct-to-consumer sales, were flat at $818.6 million, while sales abroad climbed 37% to $351.1 million.

However, same-store sales were down 3%, including a 4% drop for the namesake brand, 3% for abercrombie kids, and 1% for Hollister Co.

The results topped expectations and Abercrombie raised its fiscal-year earnings outlook. Through Tuesday's close, the stock was down 36% this year.

Abercrombie has struggled in recent quarters as its fashions did not resonate with its teen and young adult clientele. Coming into the report, a number of analysts were expecting more of the same.

Instead Abercrombie delivered sequential improvement in comparable-store sales, a better tone regarding the business, and improvement in international business and 240 basis points in gross margin expansion. "The question will be this as the shorts get squeezed in the early going: is Abercrombie back in a big way in the malls," said independent analyst Brian Sozzi.

For the fiscal year, Abercrombie now expects per-share earnings of $2.85 to $ 3, compared with the company's prior estimate for $2.50 to $2.75.

Abercrombie has shown weakness in recent quarters amid disappointing sales in Europe and an increase in markdowns. The company has been closing stores in an effort to improve margins in its U.S. business.

In the first and second quarters, "We were on the defense (with) too much inventory and we weren't flowing newness," Mr. Jeffries said. "So that's the biggest change. I think we're flowing faster and better than we ever have."

Still, "with the critical fourth quarter still largely ahead of us and significant macroeconomic uncertainties remaining, we continue to be cautious in our near-term outlook," Mr. Jeffries said.

Abercrombie delivered improvement in comparable-store sales, international business and gross margin. "The question will be this as the shorts get squeezed in the early going: Is Abercrombie back in a big way in the malls," said independent analyst Brian Sozzi.

Write to Karen Talley at [e-mail] and write to Tess Stynes at [e-mail]

(END) Dow Jones Newswires
11-14-12 0727ET


1.(prior lowering of Guidance)
Guidance EX-99.1 2 d390397dex991.htm PRESS RELEASE
Exhibit 99.1

ABERCROMBIE & FITCH PROVIDES BUSINESS UPDATE

New Albany, Ohio, August 1, 2012: Abercrombie & Fitch Co. (NYSE: ANF) today reported on the Company’s performance for the quarter ended July 28, 2012.

Net sales increased 4% to $951.4 million for the quarter, compared to net sales of $916.8 million for the fiscal quarter ended July 30, 2011. Total US sales, including direct-to-consumer sales, decreased 5% to $648.0 million. Total international sales, including direct-to-consumer sales, increased 31% to $303.4 million. Total Company direct-to-consumer sales, including shipping and handling, increased 25% to $127.7 million.

Comparable store sales for the quarter were down 10% relative to last year. Comparable store sales were down 5% in US stores and were down 26% in international stores. Within the quarter, comparable store sales were weakest in June.

The Company expects gross margin rate erosion for the second quarter of approximately 100 basis points versus last year. Additionally, the Company expects inventory at cost to be up approximately 20% at the end of the second quarter versus a year ago.

The Company expects to report diluted earnings per share for the quarter of approximately $0.15 to $0.18.

Based on a lower sales trend than previously projected, the Company now expects full year diluted earnings per share of approximately $2.50 to $2.75. This projection assumes same store sales to be down 10% for the second half of the year, consistent with the second quarter trend. The Company continues to expect substantial recovery of the gross margin rate erosion seen in 2011 on a 2012 full year basis. In addition to lower sales, the reduction in projected earnings per share also reflects the impact of a stronger US dollar and the impact of an increase in the effective tax rate primarily as a result of a reduced benefit related to international operations taxed at a lower rate.


2.Abercrombie & Fitch Is Said to Retain Goldman Sachs
BY Dow Jones & Company, Inc. — 1:58 PM ET 09/12/2012

Abercrombie & Fitch Co. (ANF) has retained Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (GS) to advise it amid continued pressure from activist fund Relational Investors LLC, CNBC reported Wednesday citing people familiar with the matter.

The investment fund as of the second quarter held a 3.8% stake in the clothing retailer, CNBC said.

Abercrombie & Fitch (ANF) declined to comment to Dow Jones Newswires.

Full story at http://www.cnbc.com/id/49006989
Write to [e-mail]

(END) Dow Jones Newswires
09-12-12 1358ET


3. Abercrombie & Fitch Closing 180 Stores By 2015
Huffington Business
November 19, 2012
(First Posted: 02/15/2012. Updated: 07/18/2012)

Aberercrombie & Fitch, the Ohio-based teen retailer, plans to close 180 of its U.S. stores by 2015, CEO Mike Jeffries told analysts on a conference call Wednesday.

Unlike its flagship in New York City -- where buff men in minimal clothing lure shoppers around the clock -- many of Abercrombie's 1,014 U.S. stores are under-performing, tucked away in the empty hallways of aging malls. Apparently, you can't just stick shirtless models outside of every store.

By closing unprofitable locations, Abercrombie hopes to elevate its brand image as well as its profit margins. The 180 stores announced today are only the latest in a string of closures: last year, Abercrombie closed 71 U.S. stores, including 68 during the busy holiday shopping season. The company did not specify where the new closures will occur.

Meanwhile, Abercrombie is opening new locations abroad. With the U.S. economy still rocky, retailers like Abercrombie and Gap Inc. are fleeing to Europe and Asia in search of shoppers with deeper pockets.

In Europe, Abercrombie has expanded aggressively, opening seven flagships and 62 Hollister stores since 2007. Yet even this initiative is now hitting economic road bumps. Abercrombie's store traffic and sales slowed down over the past year, as Europeans cut back on spending in the face of a worsening debt crisis.

Asia, it seems, is the next frontier. Abercrombie & Fitch opened its first Singaporian store in December and its first Chinese store, a Hollister Co., in Hong Kong in August. A third Chinese location is slated to open in March. "We see growing awareness and familiarity with our brands in China as a major opportunity," said CEO Mike Jeffries on Wednesday’s call.

In Europe, much of Abercrombie's success came from the appeal of its upscale but casual all-American image. Whether this will seduce Asian shoppers -- and whether the company can snatch back the attention of teens at home -- remains to be seen.


4.The Wall Street Journal
November 18, 2012
Retailers' Wish List: Cheery Shoppers .
By SHELLY BANJO

As retailers approach the holiday shopping season, when consumers traditionally give a big boost to the U.S. economy, some are seeing worrisome signs that Americans are tightening their purse strings.

As retailers approach the holiday shopping season, when consumers traditionally give a big boost to the U.S. economy, some are seeing worrisome signs that Americans are tightening their purse strings.
Their official stance is cautiously optimistic: Retail analysts at Bain & Co. expect holiday-shopping sales to grow 3.5% in 2012, a slight drop from a 3.7% rise in 2011 and 3.8% in 2010. This compares with increases of 5% or more in 2004 and 2005 and a 20-year average of 3.8%, according to Bain's analysis of U.S. Commerce Department retail-sales figures.
Holiday sales account for one-fifth or more of retailers' annual sales and can mean the difference between a successful year and a soft one. But more experts are seeing signs that this year might see sluggish growth akin to last year's.

After posting strong sales growth in the first half of the year, that growth slowed in the third quarter at retailers across the spectrum, including Wal-Mart Stores Inc., WMT +1.46%Target Corp. TGT +1.40%and Saks Inc. SKS +3.15%
"We are optimistic about sales but are also realistic," said Wal-Mart Chief Financial Officer Charles Holley. "Current macroeconomic conditions continue to pressure our customers."

Consumers continue to be worried about jobs, as well as gasoline and food prices, he said. To cater to squeezed Christmas shoppers, Wal-Mart was one of many retailers that for a second year brought back layaway—where customers pay for a product in installments before being able to take it home—so shoppers reluctant to add to their credit-card debt could budget for gifts throughout the fall. Wal-Mart began layaway a month earlier than last year and said it already had brought in $300 million more in expected sales through the program than it did last year.

Rosalind Brewer, chief executive of Wal-Mart's Sam's Club chain, said she saw customers starting to shop for their Thanksgiving meal in early October, a sign people were trying to stretch their paychecks in order to celebrate the holidays.

Small businesses, which make up about half of the warehouse chain's customers, "continue to experience economic pressure and uncertainty, which led to slow growth in business-member traffic," Ms. Brewer said. "We anticipate this softening could remain a headwind in the fourth quarter."

A cutback by consumers, which have been the driving force behind the U.S. recovery, could be felt even deeper at a time when businesses have restrained their investment and manufacturing has slumped in response to a slowdown across Europe and in countries like China.

Americans' hopes had been buoyed in recent months by the slowly improving job market and climbing home prices. Consumer confidence rose to five-year highs in November, according to the Thomson Reuters/University of Michigan preliminary consumer sentiment index. Meanwhile, U.S. retail and restaurant sales, as measured by the Commerce Department, climbed for three months before pulling back by 0.3% in October, due in part to the effects of super storm Sandy.

But as Americans approach the post-Thanksgiving weekend that kicks off the holiday-shopping season, economists say that worries are seeping in over an election that changed little in Washington and the "fiscal cliff" of billions of dollars in spending cuts and tax increases set to begin in January if a deal isn't reached in Washington. And Sandy's aftermath is still being felt in parts of the Northeast, meaning some consumers may be focused on rebuilding their homes and businesses rather than on putting presents under the tree.

"Consumer confidence is really decoupled from the reality of the hard data," said RBC Capital Markets economist Jacob Oubina. "The idea that holiday shopping will be strong is at odds with a consumer who doesn't have the wherewithal to drive consumption and a backdrop of confidence that's due for retrenchment."

Personal savings as a percentage of disposable income dropped to 3.3% in September, the lowest rate since November 2011. A decline in the personal savings rate, which shot up to as high as 8.3% during the recession, can be a sign that consumers are feeling more financially secure.

But economists worry consumers are dipping into savings out of necessity, rather than confidence, as wage increases remain anemic and food and fuel prices stay high.

"Whatever spending we've seen is coming directly out of savings," said IHS economist Chris Christopher.

Nearly 60% of consumers said they planned to decrease holiday spending ahead of the fiscal cliff, according to a November survey of 1,007 adults conducted by Ipsos for RBC Capital Markets. The number of people following the fiscal cliff drama rose to 61% in November from 45% in June, RBC said. "The more people tune into what's happening and realize they are about to take less home in their paychecks, the more confidence dwindles," Mr. Oubina said.

Still, the American consumer has a history of being resilient—especially during the holidays. Retailers can only hope that history repeats itself.


(5) 5.The 5 Dumbest Things on Wall Street This Week: Nov. 16
The Street
By Gregg Greenberg
Abercrombie's Asinine CEO

Sorry, Michael Jeffries. Just because Abercrombie & Fitch (ANF) announced a Street-beating and short-skewering quarterly earnings report doesn't mean you are piloting the sexy teen retailer with aplomb. Your private jet proclivities still have us convinced that the company's long-suffering shareholders would be better off if you flew off into the sunset.

First, the good news. Abercrombie shares popped 30% Wednesday after the company said it earned $71.5 million in the third quarter, or 87 cents a share, compared with $50.9 million, or 57 cents, last year. Wall Street's analyst community proved to be way off on their Abercrombie estimates, penning in 59 cents on average. Sales rose 9% to $1.17 billion, led by a 37% rise in international markets.

Next, the not-so-good news. While the Q3 results and full-year guidance were admittedly impressive, the surge in the stock had a whole lot more to do with the scrambling of short sellers, a group who at last check held more than 15% of the company's shares in their accounts, than Abercrombie's performance. The company's same-store sales fell 3% in the third quarter, and while that's an improvement over its 10% drop in the second quarter, it's still not particularly heartening for investors seeking a retail name to try on.

Abercrombie's stock certainly has not been fashionable for a long time. It's down almost 30% in the past year even after Wednesday's run-up, while shares of competitors like The Gap (GPS), American Eagle (AEO), Urban Outfitters (URBN) and Buckle (BKE) have risen 68%, 44%, 35% and 10% respectively.

Not that Abercrombie's 14% decline in 2011 kept Jeffries from collecting a league-leading $48 million in total pay of course. Macy's (M) CEO Terry Lundrgen, by comparison, pocketed $17.6 million over the same period for guiding a company almost 5 times Abercrombie's size, and his stock went up 28.5% to boot.

But that's old news. Here's the really disturbing new news.

A judge this Tuesday ordered Jeffries to grant a second deposition in an age-discrimination lawsuit brought by a former corporate jet pilot in April 2010, according to Bloomberg. Instead of sitting in his corner office in New Albany Ohio, Jeffries will be forced to sit through seven hours of questioning in Philadelphia over the next two weeks as a result of what U.S. District Judge Paul Diamond called Abercrombie's "disturbingly belated production of highly damaging evidence."

Jeffries was originally deposed two years ago as part of the lawsuit, which was filed in federal court in Philly by corporate jet pilot Michael Stephen Bustin, who is now 55 and claims he was canned illegally and replaced by a younger man. The suit revealed Jeffries's wacky specifications for the airplane's flight attendants, from the way they address him to the kind of cologne they spritz on.

For example, Jeffries's detailed flight instructions command male staffers to wear Abercrombie polo shirts, flip-flops, a "spritz" of the firm's cologne, sunglasses and boxers. And, according to Bloomberg, when Jeffries or his boyfriend Matthew Smith make a request, the reply must be "No problem" as opposed to "Just a minute" or "Sure." He even has rules for displaying the toilet paper!

What a load of crap. His company is in a veritable free-fall and this joker is making sure that the washcloths are "tri-folded."

Unfortunately, Jeffries most recent contract reportedly nets him an obscene payout of more than $100 million if he loses his job due to a change in ownership. That makes it difficult for shareholders to boot him before his contract ends in late February 2014.

But if they could find a way to jettison the jet-crazy Jeffries before then, we would certainly be on board. Heck, we would even wear flip-flops and fold the washcloths if it would help the cause

[gixxer11]

Shorts getting mutilated - close $31.18

PM - $40.10 -damn

[mkinhaw]

New 52 wk lo
MK

[Penny Roger$]

Very crafty.. Looks like a double gap bottom on the $ANF chart..






PennyStockTweets ~ http://www.pennystocktweets.com/stocks/profile/ANF


OTC Markets Company Info ~ http://www.otcmarkets.com/stock/ANF/company-info
OTC Markets Charts ~ http://www.otcmarkets.com/stock/ANF/chart
OTC Markets Quote ~ http://www.otcmarkets.com/stock/ANF/quote
OTC Markets News ~ http://www.otcmarkets.com/stock/ANF/news
OTC Markets Financials ~ http://www.otcmarkets.com/stock/ANF/financials
OTC Markets Short Sales ~ http://www.otcmarkets.com/stock/ANF/short-sales
OTC Markets Insider Disclosure ~ http://www.otcmarkets.com/stock/ANF/insider-transactions
OTC Markets Research Reports ~ http://www.otcmarkets.com/stock/ANF/research


Google Finance Summary ~ http://www.google.com/finance?q=ANF
Google Finance News ~ http://www.google.com/finance/company_news?q=ANF
Google Finance Option chain ~ http://www.google.com/finance/option_chain?q=ANF
Google Finance Financials ~ http://www.google.com/finance?q=ANF&fstype=ii#
Google Finance Historical prices Daily ~ http://www.google.com/finance/historical?q=ANF
Google Finance Historical prices Weekly ~ http://www.google.com/finance/historical?q=ANF&histperiod=weekly#


Y! < Company >
Y! Profile ~ http://finance.yahoo.com/q/pr?s=ANF+Profile
Y! Key Stat's ~ http://finance.yahoo.com/q/ks?s=ANF+Key+Statistics
Y! Headlines ~ http://finance.yahoo.com/q/h?s=ANF+Headlines
Y! Summary ~ http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=ANF
Y! Historical Prices ~ http://finance.yahoo.com/q/hp?s=ANF+Historical+Prices
Y! Order Book ~ http://finance.yahoo.com/q/ecn?s=ANF+Order+Book
Y! Message Boards ~ http://messages.finance.yahoo.com/mb/ANF
Y! Market Pulse ~ http://finance.yahoo.com/marketpulse/ANF
Y! Technical Analysis ~ http://finance.yahoo.com/q/ta?s=ANF+Basic+Tech.+Analysis
Y! < Analyst Coverage >
Y! Analyst Opinion ~ http://finance.yahoo.com/q/ao?s=ANF+Analyst+Opinion
Y! Analyst Estimates ~ http://finance.yahoo.com/q/ae?s=ANF+Analyst+Estimates
Y! Research Reports ~ http://finance.yahoo.com/q/rr?s=ANF+Research+Reports
Y! Star Analysts ~ http://finance.yahoo.com/q/sa?s=ANF+Star+Analysts
Y! < Ownership >
Y! Major Holders ~ http://finance.yahoo.com/q/mh?s=ANF+Major+Holders
Y! Insider Transactions ~ http://finance.yahoo.com/q/it?s=ANF+Insider+Transactions
Y! Insider Roster ~ http://finance.yahoo.com/q/ir?s=ANF+Insider+Roster
Y! < Financials >
Y! Income Statement ~ http://finance.yahoo.com/q/is?s=ANF+Income+Statement&annual
Y! Balance Sheet ~ http://finance.yahoo.com/q/bs?s=ANF+Balance+Sheet&annual
Y! Cash Flow ~ http://finance.yahoo.com/q/cf?s=ANF+Cash+Flow&annual


FINVIZ ~ http://finviz.com/quote.ashx?t=ANF&ty=c&ta=0&p=d


Investorshub Trades ~ http://ih.advfn.com/p.php?pid=trades&symbol=ANF
Investorshub Board Search ~ http://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/getboards.aspx?searchstr=ANF
Investorshub PostStream ~ http://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/poststream.aspx?ticker=ANF
Investorshub Messages ~ http://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/msgsearch.aspx?SearchStr=ANF
Investorshub Videos ~ http://ih.advfn.com/p.php?pid=ihvse&ihvqu=ANF
Investorshub News ~ http://ih.advfn.com/p.php?pid=news&btn=s_ok&ctl00%24sb3%24tbq1=Get+Quote&as_values_IH=&ctl00%24sb3%24stb1=Search+iHub&symbol=ANF&s_ok=OK&from_month=3&from_day=15&from_year=2012&order=desc&selsrc%5B%5D=prnca&selsrc%5B%5D=prnus&selsrc%5B%5D=zacks&selsrc%5B%5D=money2&selsrc%5B%5D=djn&selsrc%5B%5D=bw&selsrc%5B%5D=globe&selsrc%5B%5D=edgar&selsrc%5B%5D=mwus&force=1&last_ts=1331855999&p_n=1&p_count=&p_ts=1331794260


CandlestickChart ~ http://www.candlestickchart.com/cgi/chart.cgi?symbol=ANF&exchange=US


Barchart Quote ~ http://barchart.com/quotes/stocks/ANF?
Barchart Detailed Quote ~ http://barchart.com/detailedquote/stocks/ANF
Barchart Options Quotes ~ http://barchart.com/options/stocks/ANF
Barchart Technical Chart ~ http://barchart.com/charts/stocks/ANF&style=technical
Barchart Interactive Chart ~ http://barchart.com/charts/stocks/ANF&style=interactive
Barchart Technical Analysis ~ http://barchart.com/technicals/stocks/ANF
Barchart Trader's Cheat Sheet ~ http://barchart.com/cheatsheet.php?sym=ANF
Barchart Barchart Opinion ~ http://barchart.com/opinions/stocks/ANF
Barchart Snapshot Opinion ~ http://barchart.com/snapopinion/stocks/ANF
Barchart News Headlines ~ http://barchart.com/news/stocks/ANF
Barchart Profile ~ http://barchart.com/profile//ANF
Barchart Key Statistics ~ http://barchart.com/profile.php?sym=ANF&view=key_statistics


OTC: American Bulls ~ http://www.americanbulls.com/StockPage.asp?CompanyTicker=ANF&MarketTicker=OTC&TYP=S
NASDAQ: American Bulls ~ http://www.americanbulls.com/StockPage.asp?CompanyTicker=ANF&MarketTicker=NASD&TYP=S
NYSE: American Bulls ~ http://www.americanbulls.com/StockPage.asp?CompanyTicker=ANF&MarketTicker=NYSE&Typ=S


Marketwatch Profile ~ http://www.marketwatch.com/investing/stock/ANF/profile
Marketwatch Analyst Estimates ~ http://www.marketwatch.com/investing/stock/ANF/analystestimates
Marketwatch Historical Quotes ~ http://www.marketwatch.com/investing/stock/ANF/historical
Marketwatch Financials ~ http://www.marketwatch.com/investing/stock/ANF/financials
Marketwatch Overview ~ http://www.marketwatch.com/investing/stock/ANF
Marketwatch SEC Filings ~ http://www.marketwatch.com/investing/stock/ANF/secfilings
Marketwatch Picks ~ http://www.marketwatch.com/investing/stock/ANF/picks
Marketwatch Hulbert ~ http://www.marketwatch.com/investing/stock/ANF/hulbert
Marketwatch Insider Actions ~ http://www.marketwatch.com/investing/stock/ANF/insideractions
Marketwatch Options ~ http://www.marketwatch.com/investing/stock/ANF/options
Marketwatch Charts ~ http://www.marketwatch.com/investing/stock/ANF/charts
Marketwatch News ~ http://bigcharts.marketwatch.com/news/symbolsearch/symbolnews.asp?news=markadv&symb=ANF&sid=1795093&framed=False


The Lion ~ http://thelion.com/bin/aio_msg.cgi?cmd=search&msg=&si=1&tw=1&tt=1&rb=1&ih=1&fo=1&iv=1&yf=1&sa=1&fb=1&gg=1&symbol=ANF


Search NYSE ~ http://www.nyse.com/about/listed/lcddata.html?ticker=ANF


StockTA ~ http://www.stockta.com/cgi-bin/analysis.pl?symb=ANF&num1=567&cobrand=&mode=stock


StockHouse ~ http://www.stockhouse.com/financialtools/sn_overview.aspx?qm_symbol=ANF
StockHouse Delayed LII ~ http://www.stockhouse.com/financialtools/sn_level2.aspx?qm_page=46140&qm_symbol=ANF


AlphaTrade ~ http://tools.alphatrade.com/index.php?t1=mc_quote_module&t2=mc_quote_module2&t3=historical&template=historical2html&sym=ANF&client_id=2740&a_width=680&a_height=1000&language=english&showVol=1&chtype=8


Reuters ~ http://www.reuters.com/finance/stocks/companyOfficers?symbol=ANF.PK&WTmodLOC=C4-Officers-5


StockWatch ~ http://www.stockwatch.com/Quote/Detail.aspx?symbol=ANF®ion=U


Search NASDAQ ~ http://www.nasdaq.com/symbol/ANF
NASDAQ Divy History ~ http://www.nasdaq.com/symbol/ANF/dividend-history
NASDAQ Short Interest ~ http://www.nasdaq.com/symbol/ANF/short-interest
NASDAQ Institutional Ownership ~ http://www.nasdaq.com/symbol/ANF/institutional-holdings
NASDAQ FlashQuotes ~ http://www.nasdaq.com/aspx/flashquotes.aspx?symbol=ANF&selected=ANF
NASDAQ InfoQuotes ~ http://www.nasdaq.com/aspx/infoquotes.aspx?symbol=ANF&selected=ANF
NASDAQ After Hours Quote ~ http://www.nasdaq.com/symbol/ANF/after-hours
NASDAQ Pre-Market Quote ~ http://www.nasdaq.com/symbol/ANF/premarket
NASDAQ Historical Quote ~ http://www.nasdaq.com/symbol/ANF/historical
NASDAQ Option Chain ~ http://www.nasdaq.com/symbol/ANF/option-chain
NASDAQ Company Headlines ~ http://www.nasdaq.com/symbol/ANF/news-headlines
NASDAQ Press Releases ~ http://www.nasdaq.com/symbol/ANF/news-headlines
NASDAQ Sentiment ~ http://www.nasdaq.com/symbol/ANF/sentiment
NASDAQ Analyst Summary ~ http://www.nasdaq.com/symbol/ANF/analyst-research
NASDAQ Guru Analysis~ http://www.nasdaq.com/symbol/ANF/guru-analysis
NASDAQ Stock Report ~ http://www.nasdaq.com/symbol/ANF/stock-report
NASDAQ Competitors ~ http://www.nasdaq.com/symbol/ANF/competitors
NASDAQ Stock Consultant ~ http://www.nasdaq.com/symbol/ANF/stock-consultant
NASDAQ Stock Comparison ~ http://www.nasdaq.com/symbol/ANF/stock-comparison
NASDAQ Call Transcripts ~ http://www.nasdaq.com/symbol/ANF/call-transcripts
NASDAQ Annual Reports ~ http://www.nasdaq.com/aspx/annualreport.aspx?symbol=ANF&selected=ANF
NASDAQ Financials ~ http://www.nasdaq.com/symbol/ANF/financials
NASDAQ Revenue & Earnings Per Share (EPS) ~ http://www.nasdaq.com/symbol/ANF/revenue-eps
NASDAQ SEC Filings ~ http://www.nasdaq.com/symbol/ANF/sec-filings
NASDAQ Ownership Summary ~ http://www.nasdaq.com/symbol/ANF/ownership-summary
NASDAQ Institutional Ownership ~ http://www.nasdaq.com/symbol/ANF/institutional-holdings
NASDAQ (SEC Form 4) ~
--------- All Trades ~ http://www.nasdaq.com/symbol/ANF/insider-trades
--------- Buys ~ http://www.nasdaq.com/symbol/ANF/insider-trades/buys
--------- Sells ~ http://www.nasdaq.com/symbol/ANF/insider-trades/sells


The Motley Fool ~ http://caps.fool.com/Ticker/ANF.aspx
The Motley Fool Earnings/Growth ~ http://caps.fool.com/Ticker/ANF/EarningsGrowthRates.aspx?source=itxsittst0000001
The Motley Fool Ratios ~ http://caps.fool.com/Ticker/ANF/Ratios.aspx?source=itxsittst0000001
The Motley Fool Stats ~ http://caps.fool.com/Ticker/ANF/Stats.aspx?source=icasittab0000006
The Motley Fool Historical ~ http://caps.fool.com/Ticker/ANF/Historical.aspx?source=icasittab0000004
The Motley Fool Scorecard ~ http://caps.fool.com/Ticker/ANF/Scorecard.aspx?source=icasittab0000003
The Motley Fool Statements ~ http://caps.fool.com/Ticker/ANF/Statements.aspx?source=icasittab0000009


MSN Money ~ http://investing.money.msn.com/investments/stock-ratings?symbol=ANF


YCharts ~ http://ycharts.com/companies/ANF
YCharts Performance ~ http://ycharts.com/companies/ANF/performance
YCharts Dashboard ~ http://ycharts.com/companies/ANF/dashboard


InsideStocks Opinion ~ http://www.insidestocks.com/texpert.asp?sym=ANF&code=XDAILY
InsideStocks Profile ~ http://www.insidestocks.com/profile.asp?sym=ANF&code=XDAILY
InsideStocks Quote ~ http://www.insidestocks.com/quote.asp?sym=ANF&code=XDAILY
InsideStocks Projection ~ http://charts3.barchart.com/procal.asp?sym=ANF


Zacks Quote ~ http://www.zacks.com/stock/quote/ANF
Zacks Estimates ~ http://www.zacks.com/research/report.php?type=estimates&t=ANF
Zacks Company Reports ~ http://www.zacks.com/research/report.php?type=report&t=ANF


Knobias ~ http://knobias.10kwizard.com/files.php?sym=ANF


StockScores ~ http://www.stockscores.com/quickreport.asp?ticker=ANF


Trade-Ideas ~ http://www.trade-ideas.com/StockInfo/ANF/.html


Morningstar ~ http://performance.morningstar.com/stock/performance-return.action?region=USA&t=ANF&culture=en-US
Morningstar Shareholders ~ http://investors.morningstar.com/ownership/shareholders-overview.html?t=ANF®ion=USA&culture=en-us
Morningstar Transcripts~ http://www.morningstar.com/earnings/NoTranscript.aspx?t=ANF®ion=USA
Morningstar Key Ratios ~ http://financials.morningstar.com/ratios/r.html?t=ANF®ion=USA&culture=en-US
Morningstar Executive Compensation ~ http://insiders.morningstar.com/trading/executive-compensation.action?t=ANF®ion=USA&culture=en-us
Morningstar Valuation ~ http://financials.morningstar.com/valuation/price-ratio.html?t=ANF®ion=USA&culture=en-us


CCBN (Thompson Reuters) ~ http://ccbn.aol.com/company.asp?client=aol&ticker=ANF


TradingMarkets ~ http://pr.tradingmarkets.com/?lid=leftPRbox&sym=ANF


OTCBB ~ http://www.otcbb.com/asp/SiteSearch.asp?Criteria=ANF&searcharea=e&image1.x=0&image1.y=0


Insidercow ~ http://www.insidercow.com/history/company.jsp?company=ANF&B1=Search%21


Forbes News ~ http://search.forbes.com/search/find?tab=searchtabgeneraldark&MT=ANF
Forbes Press Releases ~ http://search.forbes.com/search/find?&start=1&tab=searchtabgeneraldark&MT=ANF&pub=businesswire,prnewswire&searchResults=pressRelease&tag=pr&premium=on
Forbes Web ~ http://search.forbes.com/search/web?MT=UNGS&start=1&max=10&searchResults=web&tag=web&sort=null


YouTube Symbol Search ~ http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=ANF


Buy-Ins ~ http://www.buyins.net/tools/symbol_stats.php?sym=ANF


Quotemedia ~ http://www.quotemedia.com/results.php?qm_page=47556&qm_symbol=ANF


Earnings Whispers ~ http://www.earningswhispers.com/stocks.asp?symbol=ANF

Bloomberg Snapshot ~ http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/snapshot/snapshot.asp?ticker=ANF
Bloomberg People ~ http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/people/people.asp?ticker=ANF

Financial Times ~ http://markets.ft.com/Research/Markets/Tearsheets/Summary?s=ANF

Hoovers ~ http://www.hoovers.com/search/company-search-results/100003765-1.html?type=company&term=ANF

DD Machine ~ http://www.ddmachine.com/default.asp?m=stocktool_frame.asp?symbol=ANF

SEC Form 4 ~ http://www.secform4.com/insider/showhistory.php?cik=ANF

OTCBB Pulse ~ http://www.otcbbpulse.com/cgi-bin/pulsequote.cgi?symbol=ANF

Failures To Deliver ~ http://failurestodeliver.com/default2.aspx enter "ANF" and click search.

http://www.coordinatedlegal.com/SecretaryOfState.html

http://regsho.finra.org/regsho-Index.html

http://www.shortsqueeze.com/?symbol=ANF&submit=Short+Quote%99



DTCC (PENSON/TDA) Check - (otc and pinks) - Note ~ I did not check for this chart blast. However, I try and help you to do so with the following links.
IHUB DTCC BOARD SEARCH #1 http://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/msgsearchbyboard.aspx?boardID=18682&srchyr=2011&SearchStr=ANF
IHUB DTCC BOARD SEARCH #2: http://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/msgsearchbyboard.aspx?boardID=14482&srchyr=2011&SearchStr=ANF
Check those searches for recent ANF mentions. If ANF is showing up on older posts and not on new posts found in link below, The DTCC issues may have been addressed and fixed. Always call the broker if your security turns up on any DTCC/PENSON list.
http://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/msgsearchbyboard.aspx?boardID=18682&srchyr=2011&SearchStr=Complete+list
For a complete list see the pinned threads at the top here ---> http://tinyurl.com/TWO-OLD-FARTS



MACDlinks

[jimmybob]

ANF ~ http://bit.ly/JdqgB0

[Penny Roger$]

~ Wednesday! $ANF ~ Q1 Earnings posted, pending or coming soon! In Charts and Links Below!

~ $ANF ~ Earnings expected on Thursday *
Want more like this? Search Keyword: MACMONEY >>> http://tinyurl.com/MACMONEY <<<
One or more of many earnings sites has alerted this security has or will be posting earnings on or around the day of this message.








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~ Google Finance: http://www.google.com/finance?q=ANF
~ Google Fin Options: hhttp://www.google.com/finance/option_chain?q=ANF#
~ Yahoo! Finance ~ Stats: http://finance.yahoo.com/q/ks?s=ANF+Key+Statistics
~ Yahoo! Finance ~ Profile: http://finance.yahoo.com/q/pr?s=ANF
Finviz: http://finviz.com/quote.ashx?t=ANF
~ BusyStock: http://busystock.com/i.php?s=ANF&v=2


<<<<<< http://www.earningswhispers.com/stocks.asp?symbol=ANF >>>>>>



http://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/post_prvt.aspx?user=251916

*If the earnings date is in error please ignore error. I do my best.

[Rewardz4U]

JOEZ - Joes Jeans on fire - 10 reasons why.

J o e's Jeans Breaking out in a powerful STAGE 2 BREAKOUT pattern

Here are the top 10 reasons why:


1. ZERO LONG TERM DEBT ***This alone is HUGE**

2. Moving production to CHINA - costs of jeans dropping - margins expanding

3. Else Jeans announced @ Macys for $68 - **expanding to 300 stores by Fall, tripling presentation, 141 stores launched already, total 700 Macys stores goal ***

4. 5 year growth rate 38% CAGR

5. Opening 100 new stores by 2017 (which lower cost model)

6. New e-commerce site being launched April 2012

7. Margins grew every year for past 3 years, exploding towards 30% goal

8. Recent distribution deals, Russia, UK, Germany....(international now 5% total revenues - massive upside growth potential)

9. Daily spotting of celebrities wear J o e ' s Jeans....Popping up in fashion magazines everywhere - brand has HIGH DEMAND.

10. $10.6 Million free cash-flow from operations in 2011 (and market cap is $60 million with no debt)

*** ZERO DEBT alone is a reason to own J o e's Jeans ****

Shares under massive accumulation, good news its early in the move