Gap

A Gap for international growth

source: just-style.com

The San Francisco based firm is also planning a return to television advertising in November following a two-year absence, as well as expanding its outlet stores, and launching online businesses in Canada and the United Kingdom in 2010. It also said it intends to reduce square footage by...

Published Sun, Oct 18

Donald Fisher, legendary retail giant, dies

source: BloggingStocks

Back in the late 1960s -- when the hippie movement was in full force -- Donald Fisher started a blue jeans store in San Francisco. Yes, it eventually turned into a retail empire, called The Gap (NYSE: GPS). The company now has more than 3,100 stores and $14.5 billion in revenues.

Published Mon, Sep 28

Gap, Inc. Gives Warm Fuzzies with 2010 Olympics Youth Donation

source: PR Inside (Pressemitteilung)

The Foundation for Global Sports Development (GSD) is treating 50 at-risk kids from the Boys & Girls Clubs of San Francisco to the 2010 Vancouver Olympic Games free of charge. But what does an at-risk kid from California have to wear in a Canadian winter? San Francisco-based Gap Inc., o...

Published Fri, Sep 25

American Eagle Outfitters bombs with comps in the second quarter

source: BloggingStocks

American Eagle Outfitters (NYSE: AEO), a fashion retailer that competes with Gap (NYSE: GPS) and Abercrombie & Fitch (NYSE: ANF), didn't do too well in Q2. Total sales went down 5%, and earnings per share on a GAAP basis fell a most awful 50% to 14 cents. According to Bloomberg, the adjus...

Published Fri, Aug 28

Is the tide turning for Gap?

source: just-style.com

The results come after two years of cost cutting and expense management at the San Francisco based retailer - although sales worryingly continue to fall in all its divisions. Its best performing unit was Old Navy, but there is still work to be done at the Gap, Banana Republic and internatio...

Published Mon, Aug 24

Aeropostale posts a sharp increase in Q2 profit

source: BloggingStocks

Aeropostale (NYSE: ARO), a retailer that competes with Abercrombie & Fitch (NYSE: ANF), American Eagle Outfitters (NYSE: AEO), and Gap (NYSE: GPS), posted what I thought was a superb second-quarter earnings summary on Thursday after the bell. The figures were very appealing, and...

Published Fri, Aug 21

NYSE traders to wear Gap jeans for a day?

source: BloggingStocks

The Wall Street Journal reports (subscription required) that "As part of a joint promotion between Gap Stores Inc. (NYSE: GPS) and the Big Board, traders will be outfitted with 1969 Premium Jeans from the retailer. Gap executives will ring the closing bell Friday, remotely from the compa...

Published Mon, Aug 17

Lesotho scandal needs to be the last

source: just-style.com

San Francisco clothing giants Levi Strauss and Gap Inc have been rocked by a supply chain scandal, but how long will PR disasters like this continue to happen? If they cannot be, then perhaps clothing companies should lay off the marketing offensive of selling ethically-sourced clothi...

Published Mon, Aug 3