After starting out as a sporting goods store at the turn of the 20 th Century, Abercrombie & Fitch survived bankruptcy in the mid-1970s and briefly became a part of The Limited’s portfolio.

With its stock up five-fold, the company is a case study in how to revive a failing brand. Abercrombie & Fitch long had a certain, shall we say, reputation. Its employees were hot, its stores ...

Abercrombie's CEO Fran Horowitz had a strong message for Wall Street at the company's investor day this week: "we are not the Abercrombie & Fitch that ... and dimly lit stores where the air ...