Abercrombie & Fitch Reports May Sales Results

NEW ALBANY, Ohio, June 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Abercrombie & Fitch (NYSE: ANF) today reported net sales of $197.6 million for the four-week period ended May 29, 2010, a 10% increase from net sales of $179.0 million for the four-week period ended May 30, 2009.  May comparable store sales decreased 3%.  For the fiscal month, total Company direct-to-consumer net merchandise sales increased 34% to $19.2 million.  For the fiscal month, total Company international net sales, including direct-to-consumer net sales, increased 84% to $36.9 million.

Year-to-date, the Company reported net sales of $885.4 million, a 13% increase from net sales of $780.7 million last year.  Comparable store sales increased 1% for the year-to-date period.  Year- to-date, total Company direct-to-consumer net merchandise sales increased 40% to $88.0 million.  Year-to-date, total Company international net sales, including direct-to-consumer net sales, increased 98% to $155.9 million.

Additional information regarding sales for fiscal May can be found in a pre-recorded message accessible by dialing [phone], or, internationally, by dialing [phone].

May 2010 Highlights

• Total Company net sales, including direct-to-consumer net sales, increased 10%

• Total Company domestic net sales, including direct-to-consumer net sales, increased 1%

• Total Company international net sales, including direct-to-consumer net sales, increased 84%

• Total Company comparable store sales decreased 3%

• Total Company direct-to-consumer net merchandise sales increased 34%

• Abercrombie & Fitch comparable store sales increased 2%

• abercrombie kids comparable store sales decreased 10%

• Hollister Co. comparable store sales decreased 6%

At fiscal month end, the Company operated a total of 1,100 stores.  The Company operated 341 Abercrombie & Fitch stores, 205 abercrombie kids stores, 507 Hollister Co. stores and 16 Gilly Hicks stores in the United States.  The Company also operated six Abercrombie & Fitch stores, four abercrombie kids stores and 21 Hollister Co. stores internationally. The Company also operates e-commerce websites at www.abercrombie.com, www.abercrombiekids.com, www.hollisterco.com and www.gillyhicks.com.

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