Abercrombie Kids

Template:Abercrombie & Fitch brand abercrombie (in maketing form), or abercrombie kids (officially), is a moderately priced American lifestyle brand from Abercrombie & Fitch Co. This brand is the kid's version of the popular Abercrombie & Fitch, with a "classic cool" theme targeted towards elementary/middle school individuals aged 7 through 14. Abercrombie kids offers apparel designed after the A&F "Casual Luxury" apparel but with smaller sizes and cheaper prices. Goods are sold in stores and at their website, abercrombiekids.com.

History

Abercrombie & Fitch introduced abercrombie in July 1998 with 9 stores. The purpose was to attract a younger audience to the American Abercrombie brand. The name of the concept took the same font of its parent, but with a navy color. The abbreviation from "Abercrombie & Fitch" to "abercrombie" with lowercase letters also provides a childrens' image still affective today. The store prototype was as the A&F one, but with variations appealling to a more youthfull class. Early abercrombie models include Lindsay Lohan, Cassie Ventura, and Christina Akatsuka. Abercrombie & Fitch Kids's logo is a standing moose.

Current operations

Stores and expansion

Abercrombie Kids stores are detailed to give off a "classic cool" vibe. They remain as "Canoe stores," displaying the same floor layout as Abercrombie & Fitch. However, most noticably, the kids prototype bears stricking differences. It bears no louvers, has brighter lighting, is smaller in retail space, blasts remixed/electronic dance music from young artists, and display marketing pictures with young models. Also, the retail space is divided into three rooms (two in front, and one conjoined in the back where the cashwrap is located). The signature fragrance, "Cologne 15", is sprayed storewide (noticable, as the scent envelopes one's sences upon entrance).

As of 2007, abercrombie operates a total of 202 stores in the United States and plans to expand into Canada by 2008. As of February 2008, there are stores in every state except for Alaska, Delaware, Hawaii, Maine, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Dakota, South Dakota, Vermont, West Virginia, and Wyoming.

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Abercrombie kids apparel is designed to minic Abercrombie & Fitch clothing, and the brand carries all the styles that A&F does. The trademarketed term, "classic cool", is used to promote the cloting from abercrombie kids and it takes up as the childrens version of A&F's "Casual Luxury". Jeans bear the same stiching pattern as A&F, the moose is prominently displayed and so is the name "abercrombie." Clothing is categorized within the "boys" and "girls" divisions. Price points are the lowest than any other A&F brand, made affordable for children's purchase (not to mention that also less fabric goes into the construction of the clothing). Jeans are at $59.50 USD at their highest for both boys and girls, and hoodies at $49.50 USD.

The brand carries these collections: "Chase" cologne and "Spirit" perfume, and "Cologne 15" and "Perfume 15". The brand released the "abercrombie" cologne and perfume set previous to 2006, however, it was retired Christmas 2007. Chase and Spirit were released Christmas 2006 and were followed by Cologne 15 and Perfume 15 which were released Christmas 2007.

Future plans

Expansion

Abercrombie & Fitch Co. plans on launching 17 new Abercrombie Kids stores for the United States by the end of 2008.

The Abercrombie Kids brand will begin its international expansion, following its sister brands A&F and Hollister Co., in Canada The first two stores are to open at the Toronto Eaton Centre and Sherway Gardens (both in Toronto, Ontario). As A&F Co. continues to add A&F stores and Hollister Co. stores into the United Kingdom, abercrombie kids may soon follow the international expansion.

Flagship

Abercrombie & Fitch has begun planning openings of non-A&F flagships for their brands. The Company will open the first Hollister Co. flagship in SoHo 2009. abercrombie kids will follow this trend with the opening of the first ever abercrombie kids flagship on Fifth Avenue by 2010. The kids flagship will be near its Abercrombie & Fitch sister flagship and around such luxury boutiques as Chanel, Fendi, and Prada.

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