US fashion chain sets its sights on Dublin

DUBLIN could be set for its first Abercrombie & Fitch (A&F) & store, as the US fashion retailer begins a big international expansion.

After only a year, the retailer’s first European venture near London’s Savile Row charges twice as much as its US stores and has sales of about $4,500 (€3,000) a square foot — matching the main shop on New York’s Fifth Avenue.

A&F is set to open a store in Tokyo and four in Britain, and may set up more in Europe as part of a plan to almost double the number of stores to 2,050 worldwide.