Mike Jeffries (CEO)
Michael Stanton Jeffries( born July 15, 1944) is an American businessman.
He was chiefly responsible for reestablishing the clothing company Abercrombie& Fitch and developing its modern brand image, and was CEO until 2014.
Thinking Pictures
Thinking Pictures is an American multinational corporation specializing in software, media, and consulting.
It was founded in 1993 by Stephan Fitch and Olivier Pfeiffer.
Thinking Pictures has introduced a number of innovations in the fields of Internet technology, interactivity, and digital rights management.
Gilly Hicks
Gilly Hicks is a lingerie brand owned by Abercrombie& Fitch, specializing in women's underwear and loungewear.
It competes primarily with Victoria's Secret, Victoria's Secret PINK, and Aerie( an intimates spinoff of American Eagle Outfitters).
Designed to mimic a colonial- style manor house, the store featured arched hallways, mirrored walls, potted plants, and crystal chandeliers reminiscent of its sister brands Abercrombie& Fitch and Hollister Co. Its first store opened at Natick Mall in Natick, Massachusetts on January 21, 2008.
On November 6, 2013, Abercrombie& Fitch announced it would close Gilly Hicks' retail stores, but continue the brand's online operations.
The brand was folded into sister company Hollister Co. in 2015.
Gilly Hicks lingerie and sleep products are still sold at Hollister stores and Hollister online as of 2019.
As of 2019, Gilly Hicks is a popular seller on the Hollister e-commerce and retail store.
It ’s also being discussed that parent company, Abercrombie& Fitch, could potentially be looking to bring back a Gilly Hicks brick- and- mortar store.
Charles Devoe
Charles Devoe( February 5, 1982 – December 17, 2010) was a successful American male model.
He was known for appearing in ad campaigns for numerous brands such as Dolce& Gabbana, Abercrombie& Fitch and Anne Klein.
Stimorol
Stimorol is a brand of chewing gum originally produced by the Danish company Dandy.
The privately owned company was founded by Holger Sørensen in 1915 in Vejle, Denmark as" Vejle Caramel- og Tabletfabrik", later renamed" Dansk Tyggegummifabrik A/ S".
It is one of the world's largest producers of chewing gum.
" Stimorol" is its primary brand of gum, which came onto the market in 1956.
It was initially sold only in Scandinavia, but later became available in other countries throughout Europe, beginning with the Netherlands in 1959.
In 1978, the company introduced a sugar- free gum, and by the 1990s it had various fruit and mint flavors.
In 2002, most of the company, including the well- known brands DANDY, STIMOROL, DIROL, and V6, was acquired by Cadbury- Schweppes, who rebranded it Trident.
The remainder of the company was renamed Gumlink.
Gumlink is owned by the Bagger- Sørensen family, who are the descendants of Holger Sørensen.
Abercrombie & Fitch
Abercrombie& Fitch( A&F) is an American lifestyle retailer that focuses on casual wear.
Its headquarters are in New Albany, Ohio.
The company operates two other offshoot brands: Abercrombie Kids and Hollister Co.
The company operates 1,049 stores across all three brands.
Once known for its sexualised ad campaigns, the company has toned down its imagery and no longer displays nearly nude models in their advertisements.
According to then- chairman Arthur Martinez, these changes provide the hopes that the audience will see the company is evolving along with its consumers, and boost sales.
It is now targeting an older consumer, from ages 21 to 24.
Abercrombie& Fitch is notable for using" brand representatives"( previously called" models") for store customer service.
Its main competitors are Aéropostale and American Eagle Outfitters.
Willis & Geiger Outfitters
Willis& Geiger Outfitters was an expeditionary outfitting company in the United States.
The company outfitted Roald Amundsen, Charles Lindbergh, Amelia Earhart, Jacqueline Cochran, Sir Edmund Hillary, the Flying Tigers, and other legends of the 20th century.
In 1902, Ben Willis developed his own clothing for his Arctic explorations.
He continued to design clothing, selling it through retailer Abercrombie& Fitch, which outfitted Teddy Roosevelt with clothing designed by Willis.
In 1928, Willis brought in marketer Howard W. Geiger; they founded Willis& Geiger Outfitters.
The company picked up a US defense contract for air force pilot jackets in 1931.
In 1936, Ernest Hemingway designed his own bush jacket made by Willis& Geiger Outfitters.
A version of the G- 1 military flight jacket was made under contract during World War II, designed by Eddie Bauer.
When Abercrombie& Fitch went bankrupt in 1977, Willis& Geiger was its largest unpaid creditor and went out of business, but was independently revived by former Abercrombie& Fitch employee Burt Avedon.
The company was sold to VF Corporation in 1986, which shut down US manufacturing of the product line before selling the company to Laura Ashley in 1987, who then sold it to the Japanese company D' URBAN.
Finally, in 1994, Willis& Geiger was sold to Lands' End, and its offices were moved from New York City to Wisconsin.
Sales grew, but conflicts between Avedon and Lands'
End management led to the discontinuation of the brand by 1999.
Neelam Gill
Neelam Kaur Gill( born 27 April 1995) is a British fashion model.
She is known for her work with Burberry, Abercrombie& Fitch and appearing in" Vogue".
Ruehl No.925
Ruehl No.925 was an upscale clothing brand owned by Abercrombie& Fitch, selling apparel, leather goods, and luxury goods.
Themed after New York City's Greenwich Village, the store was meant to attract post- graduate individuals aged 22 to 35, competing primarily with J.Crew, Polo Ralph Lauren, and American Eagle Outfitters' equally short- lived spinoff
Martin+
Osa. Ruehl was the only brand in the Abercrombie portfolio that sold black clothes.
The first Ruehl No.925 stores opened on September 24, 2004 at Westfield Garden State Plaza in Paramus, New Jersey, Woodfield Mall in Schaumburg, Illinois, and at International Plaza and Bay Street in Tampa, Florida.
Similar to Abercrombie& Fitch's moose logo and Hollister Co.'s seagull, Ruehl featured a French bulldog named" Trubble" embroidered on its clothing and accessories.
On June 17, 2009, Abercrombie& Fitch announced it would cease operations of the Ruehl brand.
GT Nexus
Infor Nexus( formerly known as GT Nexus) is a privately- owned cloud supply chain platform, founded in 1998 in Oakland, California.
It runs an on- demand global supply chain management platform that is used by organizations to manage global logistics and trade processes.
In September 2015, GT Nexus was acquired by Infor.
Today, Infor Nexus is a business unit of Infor.
The company operates in the Americas, Europe, and Asia with a focus on manufacturing and retail including companies in pharmaceuticals, high tech, automotive, CPG, apparel and footwear.
Logistics service providers, financial service providers, and suppliers are also part of the Infor Nexus network.
Its customers include Brooks Brothers, Sears, Adidas, Procter& Gamble, Del Monte Foods, Caterpillar Inc., Koch Industries, Abercrombie& Fitch, and Home Depot.

Question: Are both businesses, Abercrombie & Fitch and Stimorol, located in the same country?
Answer: no