Saturday, November 14, 2009

HR Quarterly Round-Up: Abercrombie & Fitch, Richemont


(Photo: Reuters/Chip East)

Abercrombie & Fitch Profit Tops View, Shares Up (Reuters): U.S. teen apparel retailer Abercrombie & Fitch posted a much better-than-expected quarterly profit helped by cost cuts and said it plans to speed up its expansion in more profitable markets overseas, sending shares up 6 percent.

Richemont Gains as Rupert Plans to Step in as Chief Executive (Bloomberg): Cie. Financiere Richemont SA, the world’s largest jewelry maker, rose the most in three months in Zurich trading after profit beat estimates and Chairman Johann Rupert said he’ll become chief executive officer to guide the company through the worst recession since the Great Depression.

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