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• Abercrombie and Fitch (Finally!) Losing Its Cachet

  Even recessions have a silver lining. Overpriced and oversexed teen clothier Abercrombie and Fitch is feeling the pinch in a big way as teenagers (or their parents) wise up to the fact that it’s just not worth it to pay $58 for a scarf—even if an impossibly dreamy, half-naked hunk is plastered over the cash register. Read More... Posted Apr 13 2009, 06:28 PM by Hannah Tennant-Moore with | with 9 comment(s) Filed under: business, teenagers, clothes, economy, recession, abercrombie and fitch, retailers, sales down

• Sex Sells—Even for 10-Year-Olds

  Do you also feel like a small part of you dies every time you’re forced to walk by an Abercrombie and Fitch clothing store, with its knock-off techno music blasting and its gaggle of white, blonde salesclerks that look exactly like the teen and preteen models posing half-naked in the company's ads? (This resemblance, by the way, is slyly crafted: Abercrombie encourages aspiring models to first work retail in their stores.) If so, prepare to be slightly nauseated: a children’s hospital in Columbus, Ohio has agreed to name its new emergency and trauma center Abercrombie and Fitch in exchange for a $10 million donation from the company. Read More... Posted Mar 13 2008, 04:05 PM by Hannah Tennant-Moore with | with 5 comment(s) Filed under: advertising for children, corporatization, columbus children's hospital, abercrombie and fitch