Abercrombie & Fitch NYSE: ANF, is a #double#casual luxury#double# clothing retailer. A&F encompasses five brands: Abercrombie & Fitch, abercrombie Kids, Hollister Co., RUEHL 925, and Concept 5. The merchandise is sold in the brands' retail stores, catalogs, and online. As of January 2007, the company operated 944 stores in all U.S. states except Wyoming, and six stores in Canada and plans to continue expanding in Europe, and Japan. The first European store will be opening in London on March 22, 2007. [1]. Concept 5 is set to open its first store in January of 2008. The chain is headed by Mike Jeffries