Is Abercrombie's CEO Killing His Own Company?

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Abercrombie & Fitch rose this morning after getting upgraded. Shares of the retailer have lagged the market in recent years. In the past, Abercombie & Fitch CEO Mike Jeffries has said that the company wants to be exclusionary and go after "the cool kids." And the retailer doesn't offer XL sizes in women's clothing. Does that strategy make sense for investors? In this installment of MarketFoolery, our analysts talk about the business of cool and the future of Abercrombie & Fitch.

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