Abercrombie & Fitch Expands Digital Retail Operations across Asia with Demandware

Demandware®, Inc. (NYSE: DWRE), the industry-leading provider of enterprise cloud commerce solutions, today announced that Abercrombie & Fitch Co. (NYSE: ANF), a leading specialty retailer, is using Demandware Commerce to power global expansion across Asia. The retailer recently launched 10 new e-commerce sites for its Abercrombie & Fitch and Hollister brands with the Demandware platform, serving China, Hong Kong, Japan, Singapore and Taiwan. All of the sites are mobile-optimized through responsive web design.

Abercrombie & Fitch is a global specialty retailer of apparel for men, women and kids, and operates nearly 1,000 stores worldwide across the Abercrombie & Fitch, abercrombie kids, and Hollister Co. and Gilly Hicks brands.

“We selected Demandware because it’s a powerful, agile solution that enables us to get into new markets quickly without extensive overhead,” said Billy May, GVP of Digital and Direct-to-Consumer, Abercrombie & Fitch. “With Demandware, we gain the speed, agility and operational efficiencies of a cloud platform, with the merchandising control and international capabilities required to deliver a shopping experience that is true to our brands, and appropriately localized for each region.”

Demandware provides a central platform for managing multiple sites, enabling the Abercrombie & Fitch corporate e-commerce team to maintain control over the brand experience, while working with regional resources to adapt the sites to the unique requirements of each geography.

“By leveraging our proven cloud infrastructure, Abercrombie & Fitch was able to overcome many technical, operational and regulatory challenges that retailers normally face when expanding into China and other markets across Asia,” said Jeffrey Barnett, COO of Demandware. “With the Demandware platform, A&F established a localized digital presence quickly and cost-effectively.”

SapientNitro, a Demandware LINK solution partner, led the development effort. In addition, Abercrombie & Fitch leveraged pre-built integrations to third party technologies available through the Demandware LINK Technology Marketplace, including Adyen, Translations.com and Worldpay.

About Abercrombie & Fitch
Abercrombie & Fitch Co. is a leading global specialty retailer of high-quality, casual apparel for Men, Women and kids with an active, youthful lifestyle under its Abercrombie & Fitch, abercrombie, Hollister Co. and Gilly Hicks brands. At the end of the third quarter, the Company operated 834 stores in the United States and 166 stores across Canada, Europe, Asia, Australia and the Middle East. The Company also operates e-commerce websites at www.abercrombie.com, www.abercrombiekids.com, www.hollisterco.com and www.gillyhicks.com.

About Demandware
Demandware, the category defining leader of enterprise cloud commerce solutions, empowers the world’s leading retailers to continuously innovate in our complex, consumer-driven world. Demandware’s open cloud platform provides unique benefits including seamless innovation, the LINK ecosystem of integrated best-of-breed partners, and community insight to optimize customer experiences. These advantages enable Demandware customers to lead their markets and grow faster. For more information, visit http://www.demandware.com, call +1-888-553-9216 or email info@demandware.com.

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