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Issuer:     ABERCROMBIE & FITCH CO /DE/ (ANF)
CIK:        0001018840
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2023-01-09T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001018840-23-000003
Event type: other_material
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.75
Item codes: 7.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Abercrombie & Fitch raises Q4 sales outlook to +1-2% from -2-4% on strong holiday sales
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- Q4 net sales now expected up 1-2% (prior -2-4%); currency headwind ~210 bps (vs ~300 bps previously).
- Q4 operating margin guidance raised to 6-8% from 5-7%.
- Full-year net sales now expected down ~1% (prior -2-3%); operating margin 2.5-3% (prior 2-3%).
- Abercrombie brand women's business on track for highest Q4 sales ever; Hollister sales trend improved from Q3.
- Management targeting inventory at 2021 level by year-end; continuing key investments in technology, stores, supply chain.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1018840/000101884023000003/0001018840-23-000003-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1018840/000101884023000003/anf-20230109.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001018840-23-000003

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