Gap

Traders unimpressed with Gap's 25% profit jump

source: BloggingStocks

Filed under: Earnings reports, Gap Inc (GPS), Options The retail issue also announced a new stock buyback plan worth $500 million. About $20 million of that amount will be repurchased from the family of founder Donald Fisher, who passed away in September.

Published Thu, Nov 19

Before the bell: Futures lower on economic concerns; retail, tech in focus

source: BloggingStocks

Filed under: Before the bell, Microsoft (MSFT), Dell (DELL), Hewlett-Packard (HPQ), Market matters, JPMorgan Chase (JPM), Sears Holdings (SHLD), Gap Inc (GPS), Economic data, salesforce.com inc (CRM)

Published Thu, Nov 19

Is Old Navy's comeback for real? Of course not

source: BloggingStocks

At least, that's what most media outlets are reporting. According to Associated Press, "the bad economy has been good for the chain's lower-price Old Navy brand, which was retooled last year to resume catering to frugal moms after an ill-fated foray into trendier fashions."

Published Wed, Nov 18

Retail sales: Signs of life, but not yet a rising tide

source: BloggingStocks

Filed under: Wal-Mart (WMT), Target Corp. (TGT), Costco Wholesale (COST), Gap Inc (GPS), Nordstrom, Inc (JWN)

Published Fri, Nov 6

Cramer on BloggingStocks: A monumental run

source: BloggingStocks

Filed under: Apple Inc (AAPL), Market matters, International Business Machines (IBM), Gap Inc (GPS), Cramer on BloggingStocks

Published Mon, Oct 19

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

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