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damaged or fail to function properly, the Company may have to make monetary investments to repair or
replace the systems and the Company could endure delays in its operations. Any material interruption
could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s business or results of operations.
ITEM 1B. UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS
None.
ITEM 2. PROPERTIES.
The Company’s headquarters and support functions occupy 474 acres, consisting of the home office
and distribution and shipping facilities centralized on a campus-like setting in New Albany, Ohio and an
additional small distribution and shipping facility located in the Columbus, Ohio area, all which are
owned by the Company. Additionally, the Company leases small facilities to house its design and
sourcing support centers in Hong Kong, New York City and Los Angeles, California, as well as offices in
the United Kingdom (“U.K.”), Switzerland and Italy for its European operations.
All of the retail stores operated by the Company, as of March 20, 2009, are located in leased facilities,
primarily in shopping centers throughout the U.S., Canada and the U.K. As of March 20, 2009, the
Company operated two stand-alone flagships with one in New York, New York and one in the U.K. The
leases expire at various dates, between 2009 and 2028.
The Company’s home office, distribution and shipping facilities, design support centers and stores are
generally suitable and adequate.
As of March 20, 2009, the Company’s 1,127 stores were located in 49 states, the District of
Columbia, Canada and the U.K., as follows:
Alabama 15 Kentucky 14 North Dakota 2
Alaska 1 Louisiana 15 Ohio 41
Arizona 17 Maine 4 Oklahoma 10
Arkansas 7 Maryland 20 Oregon 15
California 140 Massachusetts 35 Pennsylvania 49
Colorado 12 Michigan 34 Rhode Island 4
Connecticut 22 Minnesota 24 South Carolina 15
Delaware 4 Mississippi 6 South Dakota 2
District of Columbia 1 Missouri 20 Tennessee 24
Florida 77 Montana 3 Texas 103
Georgia 29 Nebraska 6 Utah 7
Hawaii 5 Nevada 15 Vermont 2
Idaho 4 New Hampshire 11 Virginia 28
Illinois 50 New Jersey 42 Washington 24
Indiana 26 New Mexico 4 West Virginia 5
Iowa 8 New York 58 Wisconsin 16
Kansas 6 North Carolina 30 Canada 11
U.K. 4
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Source: ABERCROMBIE & FITCH CO /DE/, 10-K, March 27, 2009 Powered by Morningstar® Document Research℠