Jan 13 (Reuters) - Abercrombie & Fitch ( ANF ) on Monday

raised its annual net sales growth target for the current

quarter helped by strong demand for its apparel collections

during the holiday shopping season.

The company now expects fourth-quarter net sales to grow

between 7% and 8%, compared with the prior target of 5% to 7%

growth.

(Reporting by Juveria Tabassum in Bengaluru; Editing by Mrigank

Dhaniwala)