Abercrombie & Fitch today reported net sales of $245.7 million for the four-week period ended November 28, 2009, an 8% decrease from net sales of $267.3 million for the four-week period ended November 29, 2008. November comparable store sales decreased 17%. Total Company direct-to-consumer net merchandise sales increased 3% to $24.5 million.

    Year-to-date, the Company reported a net sales decrease of 19% to $2.272 billion from $2.810 billion last year. Comparable store sales decreased 26% for the year-to-date period. Year-to-date, total Company direct-to-consumer net merchandise sales decreased 7% to $186.2 million.

    Additional information regarding sales for fiscal November can be found in a pre-recorded message accessible by dialing (800) 395-0662, or, internationally, by dialing (402) 220-1262.  November 2009 Developments

    --  Total Company net sales decreased 8%

    --  Total Company comparable store sales decreased 17%

    --  Total Company direct-to-consumer net merchandise sales increased 3%

    --  Abercrombie & Fitch comparable store sales decreased 11%

    --  abercrombie comparable store sales decreased 16%

    --  Hollister Co. comparable store sales decreased 23%

    --  RUEHL comparable store sales decreased 15%

At month end, the Company operated 347 Abercrombie & Fitch stores, 209 abercrombie stores, 509 Hollister Co. stores, 27 RUEHL stores and 16 Gilly Hicks stores in the United States. The Company also operated three Abercrombie & Fitch stores, three abercrombie stores and six Hollister Co. stores in Canada, one Abercrombie & Fitch store and seven Hollister Co. stores in the United Kingdom, and one Abercrombie & Fitch store and one abercrombie store in Italy. The Company operates e-commerce websites at
http://www.abercrombie.com,  http://www.abercrombiekids.com,  http://www.hollisterco.com, http://www.RUEHL.com and http://www.gillyhicks.com.

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ACT OF 1995 A&F cautions that any forward-looking statements (as such term is defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995) contained in this Press Release or made by management of A&F involve risks and uncertainties and are subject to change based on various important factors, many of which may be beyond the Company's control.
       
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