Abercrombie & Fitch Back On Track

If there is a Teflon-coated retailer, there are strong arguments that Abercrombie & Fitch (NYSE:ANF) is the one. ANF routinely gets roasted for its highly sexualized advertising, its past problems with human resources (allegedly putting only the more attractive employees on the selling floor) and its somewhat questionable management stewardship.

And yet, its core teen-to-college market keeps coming back in droves. True, the company had a serious valley in same-store sales throughout much of 2009, but a quick look at the other A-type teen retailers Aeropostale (NYSE:ARO) and American Eagle Outfitters (NYSE:AEO) shows that ANF's experience was not entirely unique. Now that the economy is picking up a bit, it seems that the customers are more than happy to come back to ANF for its premium-priced wares. 


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