By the mid-1990s, there were dozens of abercrombie and fitch stores in the United States. On September 26, 1996, The Limited, Inc. took hollister public on the New York Stock Exchange with the ticker symbol “abercrombie outlet” and with the per share offering as $16. In late 1990s, hollister clothing the company began to opt building stores only averaging between 8,000 to 20,000 square feet (700 to 2,000 m2) in high-volume retail Ruehl No.925 centers around the country. It also launched the canoe store prototype of white facade and interior gray walls to accommodate abercrombie the growth of its brand.