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Gap Inc.

Gap Inc. is an American retail group based in San Francisco, which is parent to apparel brands Gap, Old Navy, Banana Republic, Athleta and more.

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Retail

How to Get Your Customers to Pay Full Price

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

Retail

How to Get Your Customers to Pay Full Price

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


News & Analysis

L Brands Investor Pushes for Victoria's Secret Spinoff

The hedge fund also suggested that the role of chairman and chief executive be held by separate individuals, an increasingly popular demand among investors pushing for operational reform.

News & Analysis

L Brands Investor Pushes for Victoria's Secret Spinoff

The hedge fund also suggested that the role of chairman and chief executive be held by separate individuals, an increasingly popular demand among investors pushing for operational reform.


Retail

Malls Take Another Beating as Retailers Cull Over 300 Stores

After a brief period of shopper stabilization — fueled by rising consumer confidence and low gas prices — it appears another culling is in order for the retail industry.

Retail

Malls Take Another Beating as Retailers Cull Over 300 Stores

After a brief period of shopper stabilization — fueled by rising consumer confidence and low gas prices — it appears another culling is in order for the retail industry.


News & Analysis

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.”

News & Analysis

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.”


Retail

Gap Shares Surge as Wall Street Praises Split With Old Navy

Gains in the stock set it up for its best day in more than 10 years and added about $2 billion to the company's market capitalisation.

Retail

Gap Shares Surge as Wall Street Praises Split With Old Navy

Gains in the stock set it up for its best day in more than 10 years and added about $2 billion to the company's market capitalisation.


Retail

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.

Retail

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.


Retail

J.Crew Taps Chris Benz as Head of Women's Design

Benz started his career at the specialty retailer in 2005.

Retail

J.Crew Taps Chris Benz as Head of Women's Design

Benz started his career at the specialty retailer in 2005.


Financial Markets

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.

Financial Markets

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.


News & Analysis

The BoF Podcast: Bethann Hardison, Kerby Jean-Raymond, LaQuan Smith and Patrick Robinson: ‘We’ve Had Diversity, but Then It Disappeared’

The creatives spoke about the barriers that black designers face and how a new generation is finding success outside the fashion system.

News & Analysis

The BoF Podcast: Bethann Hardison, Kerby Jean-Raymond, LaQuan Smith and Patrick Robinson: ‘We’ve Had Diversity, but Then It Disappeared’

The creatives spoke about the barriers that black designers face and how a new generation is finding success outside the fashion system.


Retail

Stefan Larsson in Talks to Be the Next CEO of J.Crew

Should the conversation advance, Larsson, who left Ralph Lauren in 2017 following disagreements with its founder, would be inheriting yet another American brand in desperate need of a turnaround.

Retail

Stefan Larsson in Talks to Be the Next CEO of J.Crew

Should the conversation advance, Larsson, who left Ralph Lauren in 2017 following disagreements with its founder, would be inheriting yet another American brand in desperate need of a turnaround.