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...Kevin Hollister, director of retirement planning website Guiide.co.uk, says: “If you look at a typical retiree’s spending it will increase up to, say, 75 and then fall in real terms as you become less active...
...Jeffries started expanding his empire with the launch of Abercrombie Kids in 1998 and Hollister, a line inspired by the California surfer lifestyle, in 2000....
...“Contrary to popular perception, the university does not have unlimited wealth,” said chief financial officer Thomas Hollister in an interview....
...The Ohio-based company, which also runs the Hollister brand, on Tuesday reported a 5 per cent decline in third-quarter net sales to $820m. A 43 per cent rise in online sales helped to soften the blow....
...Demand for joggers, fleeces and sweatshirts, as well as sleepwear under Hollister’s Gilly Hicks brand that Abercrombie & Fitch also owns, helped the company eke out net income of $5.8m in the 13 weeks ended...
...But the Ohio-based retailer, which also runs Hollister, lost its lustre thanks in part to faltering international expansion and botched product launches....
...Net sales were up 0.2 per cent at $861m, aided by sales growth at its Hollister brand and a 16 per cent increase in global digital sales....
...As part of the new deal, Crown and QIA will both take a stake in the retail property at the bottom of 666 Fifth Avenue, which counts both Hollister and Uniqlo as tenants....
...(NYT) iPhone apps that secretly record Many major companies, like Air Canada, Hollister and Expedia, are recording every tap and swipe you make on their iPhone apps....
...Vornado said it would continue to own all of its retail interests in 666 Fifth Avenue, encompassing the Uniqlo, Tissot and Hollister stores with 125 linear feet of frontage....
...Transatlantic relations are also likely to be discussed, including the prospect of co-operation in regards to the denuclearisation of North Korea....
...Mr Trump and Xi Jinping, China’s president, will hold a bilateral summit with the aim of de-escalating trade tensions, while any displays of friendship and co-operation in Buenos Aires will be welcomed as...
...Strong demand for surfwear brand Hollister helped Abercrombie & Fitch’s shares rally ahead of the bell....
...While Hollister saw same-store sales rise 5 per cent during the quarter, those at Abercrombie were down 7 per cent....
...Hollister, meanwhile, has been a bright spot for the company....
...The US-based teen retailer, which also owns the Hollister clothing brand, has struggled in recent years as teens migrate from the logo-heavy trends of the past decade to designs from the likes of H&M, Zara...
...The Ohio-based company, which declined to comment on takeover talks but has held early merger discussions with Express and American Eagle, said like-for-like sales at Hollister, its biggest brand, increased...
...The results did however reflect improvement at Hollister, the company’s biggest brand, where same-store sales rose 3 per cent, against expectations for a 0.8 per cent drop....
...Its Hollister brand has reported a 1 per cent rise over the same period. It is unclear whether the talks will lead to a definitive agreement....
...Foreign ministers from the 28 EU member states will prepare for the fifth Africa-EU Summit at the end of the month in Abidjan and discuss EU-Nato co-operation with Jens Stoltenberg, Nato secretary-general...
...However, in the face of these headwinds, we were encouraged by our U.S. business, where comparable sales improved in the Hollister brand, and gross margin rate increased meaningfully for both brands....
...Indeed, sales were hit across the board during the quarter, with those at Abercrombie stores down 14 per cent and those at sister brand Hollister flat....
...Hollister, the teenage brand, briefly returned to sales growth in the second half of 2015. A new brand president for the other line took over in March....
...However, investors appeared to take heart from the company’s comments that it was seeing “sequential improvements” in some parts of the business, notably with its Hollister brand, and that overall like-for-like...
...The company said its performance was boosted by progress at its Hollister brand....
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