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Table of Contents
FINANCIAL SUMMARY
The following summarized financial and operational data compares Fiscal 2008 to Fiscal 2007 and
Fiscal 2007 to Fiscal 2006:
Change
2008 2007 2006* 2008-2007 2007-2006
Net sales by brand (thousands) $ 3,540,276 $ 3,749,847 $ 3,318,158 (6)% 13%
Abercrombie & Fitch $ 1,531,480 $ 1,638,929 $ 1,515,123 (7)% 8%
abercrombie $ 420,518 $ 471,045 $ 405,820 (11)% 16%
Hollister $ 1,514,204 $ 1,589,452 $ 1,363,233 (5)% 17%
RUEHL $ 56,218 $ 50,191 $ 33,982 12% 48%
Gilly Hicks*** $ 17,856 $ 230 n/a n/a n/a
Increase (decrease) in comparable
store sales** (13)% (1)% 2%
Abercrombie & Fitch (8)% 0% (4)%
abercrombie (19)% 0% 10%
Hollister (17)% (2)% 5%
RUEHL (23)% (9)% 14%
Net retail sales increase
attributable to new and
remodeled stores, and websites 7% 14% 17%
Net retail sales per average store
(thousands) $ 3,018 $ 3,470 $ 3,533 (13)% (2)%
Abercrombie & Fitch $ 3,878 $ 4,073 $ 3,945 (5)% 3%
abercrombie $ 1,823 $ 2,230 $ 2,251 (18)% (1)%
Hollister $ 2,962 $ 3,550 $ 3,732 (17)% (5)%
RUEHL $ 2,039 $ 2,602 $ 3,248 (22)% (20)%
Net retail sales per average gross
square foot $ 425 $ 489 $ 500 (13)% (2)%
Abercrombie & Fitch $ 438 $ 463 $ 450 (5)% 3%
abercrombie $ 397 $ 493 $ 513 (19)% (4)%
Hollister $ 442 $ 531 $ 568 (17)% (7)%
RUEHL $ 217 $ 282 $ 363 (23)% (22)%
Transactions per average retail
store 44,975 53,152 55,142 (15)% (4)%
Abercrombie & Fitch 44,602 49,915 51,704 (11)% (3)%
abercrombie 27,160 33,907 34,786 (20)% (3)%
Hollister 54,143 65,564 68,740 (17)% (5)%
RUEHL 23,960 31,880 38,554 (25)% (17)%
Average retail transaction value $ 67.11 $ 65.29 $ 64.07 3% 2%
Abercrombie & Fitch $ 86.95 $ 81.59 $ 76.30 7% 7%
abercrombie $ 67.10 $ 65.76 $ 64.72 2% 2%
Hollister $ 54.70 $ 54.15 $ 54.30 1% 0%
RUEHL $ 85.11 $ 81.61 $ 84.24 4% (3)%
Average units per retail transaction 2.41 2.42 2.35 0% 3%
Abercrombie & Fitch 2.37 2.37 2.26 0% 5%
abercrombie 2.78 2.82 2.78 (1)% 1%
Hollister 2.34 2.36 2.32 (1)% 2%
RUEHL 2.34 2.48 2.57 (6)% (4)%
Average unit retail sold $ 27.85 $ 26.98 $ 27.26 3% (1)%
Abercrombie & Fitch $ 36.69 $ 34.43 $ 33.76 7% 2%
abercrombie $ 24.14 $ 23.32 $ 23.28 4% 0%
Hollister $ 23.38 $ 22.94 $ 23.41 2% (2)%
RUEHL $ 36.37 $ 32.91 $ 32.78 11% 0%
* Fiscal 2006 was a fifty-three week year.
** A store is included in comparable store sales when it has been open as the same brand at least one year and its
square footage has not been expanded or reduced by more than 20% within the past year. Fiscal 2006
comparable store sales are compared to store sales for the comparable fifty-three weeks ended February 4, 2006.
*** Net sales for the fifty-two week periods ended January 31, 2009 and February 2, 2008 reflect the activity of 14
and three stores, respectively. In Fiscal 2007, all three stores opened in January 2008. There were no Gilly
Hicks stores open as of February 3, 2007. Operational data was deemed immaterial for inclusion in the table
above.
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Source: ABERCROMBIE & FITCH CO /DE/, 10-K, March 27, 2009 Powered by Morningstar® Document Research℠