Abercrombie sees smaller decline in holiday-quarter sales
By Reuters Staff 1 Min Read (Reuters) - Apparel retailer Abercrombie & Fitch Co on Monday forecast holiday-quarter net sales to decline between 5% and 7%, as strong online demand was not enough to cushion the blow from temporary store closures and COVID-19 restrictions. The company, which owns the Hollister apparel brand, had previously estimated net sales to decline between 5% and 10% for the quarter, with analysts expecting a 5.5% fall, according to IBES data from Refinitiv. Abercrombie also said it expected fourth-quarter gross profit rate to be up at least 130 basis points, compared to la...