 Analyst Robert Buchanan from A.G. Edwards & Sons wrote to investors that "A&F Quarterly" was unimportant in his view, and, that by recognizing this, A&F should be able to bring business back up by focusing on its clothing.Jeffrey Klinefelter of U.S. Bancorp Piper Jaffray echoed this sentiment, hoping that the US$33 used towards the publication and marketing would help launch a successful Spring Break 2004.The decision did not change the contempt with which some community-focused groups viewed Abercrombie & Fitch.