Gap Inc

Op-Ed | Fashion Needs a New Business Model. Speed Is the Answer.

15 April 2019 • By John Thorbeck

Op-Ed | Fashion Needs a New Business Model. Speed Is the Answer.

Fashion businesses need to move faster to remain competitive. But speeding up means more than chasing trends – brands must realign their entire supply chain to create both market and social value.

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How to Get Your Customers to Pay Full Price

6 March 2019 • By Lauren Sherman

6 March 2019 • By Lauren Sherman

Discounting is rampant at retail, but these tactics can help you keep margins healthy.

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How to Get Your Customers to Pay Full Price

Discounting is rampant at retail, but these tactics can help you keep margins healthy.

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The Gap Isn't the Future. Its Lululemon Challenger Is.

2 March 2019 • By Bloomberg

2 March 2019 • By Bloomberg

Gap has posted just one quarterly sales gain in five years. That’s in stark contrast to Athleta, a women's workout-wear emporium acquired in 2008 that's been consistently called a “growth engine.”

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The Gap Isn't the Future. Its Lululemon Challenger Is.

Gap has posted just one quarterly sales gain in five years. That’s in stark contrast to Athleta, a women's workout-wear emporium acquired in 2008 that's been consistently called a “growth engine.”

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Gap and Old Navy Are Breaking Up

28 February 2019 • By Cathaleen Chen and Chantal Fernandez

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Gap and Old Navy Are Breaking Up

Gap Inc will spin out Old Navy, the company said Thursday, in an effort to bolster both the growing Old Navy and fading Gap brands.

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Remembering Lagerfeld and Lanvin's Next Chapter at Paris Fashion Week

24 February 2019 • By Brian Baskin

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Remembering Lagerfeld and Lanvin's Next Chapter at Paris Fashion Week

This week, everyone will be talking about Paris Fashion Week, the Oscars and the future of red carpet dressing and a wave of earnings reports from troubled retailers. Read our BoF Professional Cheat Sheet.

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Gap Might Increase Its Prices Due to Tariffs on Chinese Goods

20 September 2018 • By Bloomberg

20 September 2018 • By Bloomberg

While most of the apparel company’s products are from Vietnam, about 22 percent still come from China.

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Gap Might Increase Its Prices Due to Tariffs on Chinese Goods

While most of the apparel company’s products are from Vietnam, about 22 percent still come from China.

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Gap Expands Entry-Level Program to Help Make Staff More Diverse

15 August 2018 • By Bloomberg

15 August 2018 • By Bloomberg

The company is bolstering its program for 16- to 24-year-old workers from low-income neighborhoods with no recent employment history.

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Gap Expands Entry-Level Program to Help Make Staff More Diverse

The company is bolstering its program for 16- to 24-year-old workers from low-income neighborhoods with no recent employment history.

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Circularity: Sustainable Fashion's Holy Grail or Greenwashing?

12 June 2018 • By Jasmin Malik Chua

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Circularity: Sustainable Fashion's Holy Grail or Greenwashing?

For many fashion brands, circularity begins and ends with marketing campaigns or capsule collections featuring recycled materials, an approach some activists liken to greenwashing.

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The Gucci-Gap Divide: How Luxury Is Winning the Race for Millennial Spend

1 June 2018 • By BoF Team

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The Gucci-Gap Divide: How Luxury Is Winning the Race for Millennial Spend

Luxury labels like Gucci and Balenciaga — whose $1,300 'T-Shirt Shirt' spawned countless memes this week — are pulling away from the pack. When was the last time a Gap t-shirt generated that kind of traction on Instagram?

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Gap Shares Slide After Same-Store Sales Disappoint

25 May 2018 • By Reuters

25 May 2018 • By Reuters

Strong results for the apparel retailer's ever reliable Old Navy brand of clothing failed to offset a fall in comparable store sales for the Gap brand.

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Gap Shares Slide After Same-Store Sales Disappoint

Strong results for the apparel retailer's ever reliable Old Navy brand of clothing failed to offset a fall in comparable store sales for the Gap brand.