the first abercrombie and fitch store was located at 314 broadway.
where was the first abercrombie and fitch store?
314 broadway
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oshman's, a sporting goods retailer, acquired abercrombie & fitch co. in 1978 for $1.5 million ($5.2 million in 2013 dollars). it opened an abercrombie & fitch store in 1979 in beverly hills, california, and another in dallas, texas, which was bigger and sported $40,000 usd elephant guns and an "abercrombie runabout sports convertible" worth $20,775 usd. stores continued to open in south street seaport and trump tower and catered towards contemporary interests of golf, exercise, and tennis. clothing collections for men and women carried business and casual dress, and sportswear. "forbes" described the merchandise as "a hodgepodge of unrelated items" and that "sometimes it is better to bury the dead than to try reviving them." abercrombie & fitch continued to struggle as oshman's struggled itself to develop a strong identity for the company.
history of abercrombie & fitch