1892 in Economics - Companies Established in 1892, Eastman Kodak, Abercrombie (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 163. Not illustrated. Chapters: Companies Established in 1892, Eastman Kodak, Abercrombie & Fitch, the Coca-Cola Company, Woodham Brothers, United States Rubber Company, Swan and Maclaren, Auergesellschaft, Hamilton Watch Company, Kapsch, Halfords, Olin Corporation, Pilkington's Lancastrian Pottery & Tiles, Stix, Baer, Fuller, American Type Founders, Staubli, Gazelle, Poggenpohl, Rhodes Brothers, E-Co Energi, Hussong's, Regina, Sogetel, Florsheim Shoes, Crown Holdings, the Famous Clothing Store, Salada Tea, Patrick, Fleetwing. Excerpt: Abercrombie & Fitch (A&F) (NYSE: ANF) is an American retailer, headed by chairman and CEO Michael S. Jeffries. A&F specifically focuses on casualwear and accessories for a target consumer ages of 18 through 22. With over 300 locations in the United States, the brand has embarked on international expansion throughout various world markets. The company also operates three off-shoot brands: abercrombie (childrenswear), Hollister Co., and Gilly Hicks. Founded in 1892 in Manhattan by David T. Abercrombie, A&F had been an elite outfitter of sporting and excursion goods. It struggled financially from the late 1960s until it was purchased by The Limited in 1988 and repositioned, under the management of Mike Jeffries, as the aspirational "Casual Luxury" lifestyle brand in present form. Prominent figures who patronized the company in its excursion goods days include Teddy Roosevelt, Amelia Earhart, Greta Garbo, Katharine Hepburn, Clark Gable, John Steinbeck, John F. Kennedy, Ernest Shackleton, Dwight Eisenhower, and Ernest Hemingway. The Abercrombie & Fitch company headquarters is appropriately called "Home Office" located in New Albany, Ohio. Home Office is designed as an A&F Campus of sorts, and is referred to as "the Campus." It is a secluded, sprawling multi-million dollar complex surrounded by woods. Ne...