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We're in Soho, the heart of New York City's fashion district, where Abercrombie is unveiling a new store concept.
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Let's go inside and check it out.
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Opened in early June, the new 10,000 square foot space is a departure from the heydays of the 2000s,
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when the stores were infamous for loud music and low lighting.
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One of the biggest pain points that customers have is when they're shopping online, they go into a store, but the same merchandise isn't available.
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So what Abercrombie did here is they expanded into a much larger location.
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That allows them to carry a broader assortment so shoppers can go online and actually find the same stuff in the store.
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We heard from our customer they want the in-store experience.
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It showcases the brand's 130-year history as well as what Abercrombie is today and where we want to go into the future.
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The company grew annual sales by over 98% between 2020 and 2024.
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But in the most recent fiscal year, sales dropped.
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And now its stock is down about 30% year-to-date.
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To make sure it can keep growing sales and acquiring new customers, it's expanding into third-party accessories like Sperry and Hunter,
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and of course highlighting its own brand as well.
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In some ways, the company is taking a page out of rival Aritzia's playbook in its decision to add outside brands.
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The Canadian fashion brand has long offered external footwear brands in its stores and online.
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During its most recent fisc
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grew 35% with comps up 27% part of the reason Aritzia successful is because they of stayed top of mind,
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s relevant for that consumer trying to do the same thing continued relevance relevance.
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This is the first time that we're carrying footwear, full sunglasses and handbags, all in a dedicated space in an Abercrombie store.
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So here we have our own branded footwear, but we're also bringing in other brands that are very relevant to our customer and what they're looking for.
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Since partnering with Sperry in April, Abercrombie has since expanded and is now selling shoes from Puma, Fry, Hunter, and GH Bass.
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going to learn a lot from these in terms of what our customer is gravitating towards.
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We've seen other companies do this.
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Urban Outfitters is one where they stand out in the sense that they do have their own brands.
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They're more of a balanced mix of own brand and third-party brands.
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They have Vans, they have Nike, they have Ugg, and I think they realize that particularly for their customer, people look for brands in that category.
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They don't want the private label, they want the brands that they recognize.
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So I think that may be where Abercrombie kind of sees this opportunity to say we have a young female consumer, you have Foot Locker, you have JD, they tend to ski more male,
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where else can they shop for a variety of brands?
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Let's at least offer them the brands that they're shopping all in one place
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because no one else is really doing that outside of a company like Genesco and a little bit Urban Outfitters.
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For now, the only place Abercrombie is offering all of the brands together is at this new store.
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But based on how the release performs, they could could be expanded to more stores and online in the future.
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I think that this is a strategic move on their part to bring in a like-minded customer, a customer who has potential to shop the brand,
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maybe isn't already, and now will be introduced to the brand that way.
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Overall, category expansion will be one of the keys to Abercrombie's next chapter of growth.
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Vocabulario y notas de pronunciación para esta lección
Esta lección de conversación de nivel B2 se basa en el vídeo “Why Abercrombie Is Copying Aritzia's Playbook”. Las palabras que más se repiten: brand, store, customer, Abercrombie, online. Este vídeo tiene 37 frases y 614 palabras para practicar shadowing. La parte hablada dura 3:19. El hablante habla rápido, unas 185 palabras por minuto, así que espera sonidos enlazados y reducidos. El 84 % de las palabras está entre las 3.000 más comunes del inglés; conviene repasar el resto antes de empezar.
Vocabulario clave de este vídeo
Las 15 palabras más avanzadas del vídeo, con su pronunciación y significado:
| Palabra | Pronunciación | Significado |
|---|---|---|
| footwear sustantivo | /ˈfʊtwɛə(ɹ)/ | calzado |
| relevance sustantivo | /ˈɹɛl.ɪ.vən(t)s/ | relevancia |
| assortment sustantivo | /əˈsɔːtmənt/ | surtido |
| handbag sustantivo | /ˈhændˌbæɡ/ | bolsa, bolso |
| heyday sustantivo | /ˈheɪdeɪ/ | auge |
| playbook sustantivo | /ˈpleɪ.bʊk/ | libro de jugadas, manual estratégico |
| shopper sustantivo | /ˈʃɑ.pɚ/ | comprador, compradora |
| unveil verbo | /ʌnˈveɪl/ | develar, desvelar |
| dedicate verbo | /ˈdɛdɪˌkeɪt/ | dedicar |
| accessory sustantivo | /əkˈsɛs.(ə.)ɹi/ | accesorio, complemento |
| sunglasses sustantivo | gafas de sol | |
| infamous adjetivo | /ˈɪn.fə.məs/ | de mala fama, malfamado |
| showcase sustantivo | /ˈʃoʊˌkeɪs/ | escaparate, vitrina |
| merchandise sustantivo | /ˈmɝ.t͡ʃənˌdaɪs/ | mercancías, mercaderías |
| acquire verbo | /əˈkwaɪɚ/ | obtener |
Pronunciación a tener en cuenta
El hablante usa 11 contracciones y formas reducidas, como they're, we're, isn't. Dilas en su forma corta, tal como las oyes.
- Los sonidos de “sh” y “zh”: shopper /ˈʃɑ.pɚ/, showcase /ˈʃoʊˌkeɪs/
Sonidos difíciles para hispanohablantes:
- /v/ — no es /b/: los dientes tocan el labio inferior: relevance /ˈɹɛl.ɪ.vən(t)s/, gravitate /ˈɡɹævɪteɪt/, unveil /ʌnˈveɪl/, rival /ˈɹaɪvəl/
- /h/ — una aspiración suave, no la “j”: handbag /ˈhændˌbæɡ/, heyday /ˈheɪdeɪ/
Cómo practicar con este vídeo
- Escucha el vídeo entero una vez sin hablar y anota las palabras que no conoces.
- Empieza a velocidad 0,75×, haz shadowing frase por frase y vuelve a la velocidad normal cuando te resulte fácil.
- Grábate y compara con el original, prestando atención a palabras como footwear, relevance, assortment.
¿Qué es la Técnica de Shadowing?
Shadowing es una técnica de aprendizaje de idiomas respaldada por la ciencia, desarrollada originalmente para la formación de intérpretes profesionales y popularizada por el políglota Dr. Alexander Arguelles. El método es simple pero poderoso: escuchas audio en inglés nativo y lo repites en voz alta de inmediato, como una sombra que sigue al hablante con solo 1-2 segundos de retraso. A diferencia de la escucha pasiva o los ejercicios de gramática, el shadowing obliga a tu cerebro y músculos de la boca a procesar y reproducir simultáneamente patrones de habla reales. Las investigaciones muestran que mejora significativamente la precisión de la pronunciación, la entonación, el ritmo, el habla conectada, la comprensión auditiva y la fluidez al hablar, convirtiéndola en una de las metodologías más efectivas para la preparación del IELTS Speaking y la comunicación en inglés en el mundo real.