INTRODUCTION Abercrombie & Fitch is an American fashion retailing company headed by president and CEO Michael Jeffries. Abercrombie & Fitch brand focuses on offering apparel that reflected the youthful lifestyle for a target audience‚ which was college students‚ designed to encourage teamwork and creativity On February 2007‚ A&F retailer operated 944 stores in 49 States‚ District of Columbia and Canada. Furthermore‚ A&F currently operates four other brands‚ which are: A&F‚ Abercrombie Kids‚ Hollister
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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 SUMMARY An ethical HR hiring practice in the organisation is playing an important
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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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A&F’s “look policy” 8 Company’s equality and diversity initiatives 10 RECOMMENDATIONS TO BOARD OF DIRECTORS 11 Revise the company “look policy” 11 Implementation of a new hiring strategy 13 CONCLUSION 15 REFERENCES 16 Background Abercrombie & Fitch (A&F) is an American Retailer Company (Redman‚ Wilkinson 2013)‚ which has stores across different countries and because of its rapid worldwide expansion the firm received a wide range of demand from a diversified workforce‚ who are expected
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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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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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Abercrombie & Fitch Abercrombie & Fitch is a global fashion retailer selling casual wear apparel‚ fragrance and both luxury and relatively inexpensive products to teenagers and young adults. The company operates through three segments: U.S. Stores‚ International Stores‚ and Direct-to-Consumer‚ and has four brands targeting different groups of customers‚ flagship brand A&F‚ three other brands Hollister‚ Abercrombie kids‚ and Gilly Hicks. A&F and Hollister are two major brands‚ together accounting
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Executive Summary: Abercrombie and Fitch Industry: High-end casual luxury apparel Industry Analysis- The Five Forces • Threat of New Entrants include: established companies in related clothing markets could adjust merchandise to expand into A&F market. Level of difficulty to enter dependent on established infrastructure and brand recognition. Brand value and infrastructure are large barriers to entry for a new company. o Core group of loyal customers; however‚ as customers age
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ACCOUNTING 6000 FINANCIAL PAPER ANALYSIS Introduction: The structure of the paper will be as follows: First‚ the purpose and objectives of the fnancial analysis will be streched out‚ and the target audience will be identified. Second‚ an initial review of the company that will be taken into consideration‚ "ABERCROMBIE & FITCH" will be conducted. Third‚ horizontal and vertical analyses with the help of the three major financial statements of the Abercrombie&Fitch Annual Report (Income Statement
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(BAP 72) TAKE-HOME ASSIGNMENT 2013-2014 Abercrombie & Fitch was established in 1892‚ and originally was a retailer of outdoor and sporting goods. In 1976‚ it went bankrupted and was acquired by Limited Brands in 1988. Michael Jeffries was nominated to become CEO in 1992‚ and he dramatically improved the status of A&F to be a global fashion retailer. Now the symbol of American style and beloved brand by many customers worldwide‚ Abercrombie and Fitch produces mainly apparel‚ fragrance and lifestyle
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