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 VA - It all began one day in September 1976, when four birdwatchers, Mozelle and John Henkle, Isabel Obenschain and I, spent one hour at the lookout below the ...

By James Bryce Here is another piece of the colette and Gap puzzle which will begin to rock New York this weekend. This project includes Converse, and the well respected Product Red line and the final product as a Chuck Taylor High featuring the ...

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The product line-up for the Colette x Gap pop-up store gets more and more impressive. On top of the artist series t-shirts and customized Gap product, as well as grey fleece collection, there will also be a Converse Product Red Chuck ...

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C&W’s Patrick Berman On Last Week's  NY - “Gap used to be the cool, hip, trendy place to buy clothes. Now places like Zara, the number-one clothing retailer in the world, are offering affordable ...

 - Is there a Gap clothing store in Bastion’s secret base I don’t know about? The inconsistencies from one issue to the next make this a very laborious reead. ...

The signature grey jersey has become an emblem for Gap and thus Colette has commissioned several french brands to create their classics using the grey fleece. The latest one to be released is the Longchamp Pliage Bag, ...

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By Deidre Woollard Julia Roberts has created a new T-shirt for (Product) Red that is pricier than the Gap versions. Roberts has teamed up with Giorgio Armani to produce a new T-shirt for men and women. The tree of life design mimics the design of the ...

The signature grey jersey has become an emblem for Gap and thus Colette has commissioned several french brands to create their classics using the grey fleece. The latest one to be released is the Longchamp Pliage Bag, ...

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Analysis: Team Europe fails to close the sales Gap Drapers online (subscription), UK - There is also the possibility to introduce other chains to the UK and Europe from Gap's portfolio, which includes Old Navy and Banana Republic. ...

Old Navy May Be On the Market for New Agency subscription) - Gap Inc. has been keeping a tight rein on marketing budgets for its nameplates, Gap, Old Navy and Banana Republic. Mr. Murphy has been vocal about the fact ...

By Steven Mallas For the second quarter, J. Crew, whose competitors include Abercrombie & Fitch (NYSE: ANF) and Gap (NYSE: GPS), reported a 10% increase in top-line sales. Not bad, I suppose. But I'll tell you what, there is some bad to come. Operating income went down 15%. Gross margin saw an unfortunate d...

 Canada - They decided that Old Navy jeans were all right but The Gap was a step up in quality, although you can't beat Costco for prices. "I've got 'Kryptonite' on ...

By fred Employees of Banana Republic, Gap, Inc., and ePrize, LLC, and their parent and affiliate companies, suppliers as well as the immediate family (spouse, parents, siblings and children) and household members of each such employee are not ...

By Pete Gap Inc. promoted Tom Wyatt, interim president of the Old Navy chain, to be the unit’s permanent chief as the biggest US clothing retailer tries to boost sales at its largest division by revenue. ...

By IGA Gap Inc. is a leading international specialty retailer offering clothing, accessories and personal care products for men, women, children and babies under the Gap, Banana Republic, Old Navy, and Piperlime brand names. ...

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 NY - Gap hopes to breathe new life into Old Navy, one of the chains it owns, by commissioning designers Todd Oldham and Patrick Robinson to rework the Old Navy ...

By amyjudd You know times are hard when one of the biggest retaliers in America are having to cut costs to keep their profits up. " The retailer, which has more than 3100 stores worldwide, also owns the Old Navy and Banana Republic chains. ...

By Trey Thoelcke Here are some highlights from this past week's earnings coverage from BloggingStocks: Amgen Inc. (NASDAQ: AMGN) earnings potential due to its denosumab is expected to rise substantially. Barnes & Noble Inc. (NYSE: BKS) beat low Q2 expectations but forecast a loss in Q3. BJ's Wholesal...

By Sara Clemence Gap's sales were down in the second quarter, but profits still rose 51 percent thanks for cost cutting. The company also named Tom Wyatt president of the Old Navy division. As interim, he's been shifting the brand's focus to moms. (WSJ) ...

By Steven Mallas Aeropostale (NYSE: ARO), a retailer whose colleagues include Abercrombie & Fitch (NYSE: ANF), Pacific Sunwear of California (NASDAQ: PSUN) and Gap (NYSE: GPS), issued its Q2 report on Thursday. The stock didn't do much after the numbers were made public despite reporting a very ni...

By Douglas McIntyre Gap would be a smaller company without Old Navy, but it would probably be a more profitable one. The company has 3,177 total stores and 1,065 of these are Old Navy outlets. At the very least, Gap should close any of these locations that are not showing year-over-year improvements.

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 - Apparel retailer Gap named the interim president of its Old Navy division, Tom Wyatt, to the post permanently. The company also reported its second-quarter ...

 - The shares of the company, which owns the Gap, Old Navy and Banana Republic brands chains, rose 3 percent after margin improvement fueled the results. ...

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By Stevie 3) Shopping online at any number of online spots including Ebay, Gap, Piperlime, Endless.com, Le Train Bleu, Etsy, 80%20, Urban Outfitters, Obviously it's number 3 that happens the most because if one of the BFF's calls or emails, ...

 - Apparel retailer Gap named the interim president of its Old Navy division, Tom Wyatt, to the post permanently. The appointment suggests Gap will stick with ...

 - Gap said that Wyatt made several changes to his management team, and announced the departure of Old Navy merchandising executive vice president Sheryl Clark ...

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Morning Hemlines: Steve & Barry's, Limited, PVH, Anna Sui, Gap ...  NY - clothing. "Save the Garment Center," reads her new tee. (WWD) Retail analysts like Gap designer Patrick Robinson. Now if only that could translate into ...

By Sara Clemence Steve & Barry's gets bought: Bay Harbour Management bid $168 million at auction for the discount chain, and agreed to keep its 276 stores open. (WWD) Related Links Morning Hemlines: Nautica, Japan, Steve & Barry's, sunglasses

By Doniamarie The only downside to it's location is that it replaced the Gap store. For a while there, I had all my shopping needs in one place: Gap, Banana Republic, Ann Taylor, Barnes and Noble, Nine West. Then Gap had to leave which means to get ...

By Paul Foster Filed under: Target Corp. (TGT), Gap Inc (GPS), Options, Limited Brands (LTD) Gap (NYSE: GPS) is scheduled to report Q2 EPS on August 21. GPS September option implied volatility of 47 is near its 26-week average of 43, suggesting slightly larger price movement.

By Trey Thoelcke Last week's preview focused on apparel-related retailers and, as it turned out, most of the expected earnings gainers provided positive surprises. There's plenty more action in the apparel arena this coming week: Citi Trends Inc. (NASDAQ: CTRN): $0.17 earnings per share, up 76.5% from a y...

 FL - Buy one pair of jeans at Gap Kids, get the second half off with this coupon. Through Thursday, get up to 40 percent off kids clothes at Old Navy. ...

 - Aug 15, 2008 By comparison, Banana Republic focuses on more upscale clothing, and Old Navy sells cheap, relatively disposable clothes. To put it another way, Old Navy ...

By Bruce Watson The first problem lies with brand identity. Gap, Inc. owns three major retail chains: Gap, Old Navy, and Banana Republic. Although the Gap was, historically, a relatively inexpensive brand, it has forged out a mid-level space for itself. At this point, its customers expect well-construct...

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By Josh Loposer Thanks to boring styles, plummeting consumer spending, and a tendency to leave their employees with Post Retail Folding Disorder, the Gap has finally been overtaken by as the world's largest clothing retailer. ...

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This listing includes 1 pair of Gap size1 khaki shorts and 1 pair of Union Bay size0 pink shorts. These are in EUC and a great value.We sell NWT/NWOT/EUC clothing for the entire family and all our items come from a smoke free and pet ...

By the girls of gt This 20%-off event is for Old Navy, GAP and Banana Republic cardholders only, but the perks of having a GAP or Old Navy card are SO worth it! There is a special code to shop online (STUFFSAVE). If you want to shop in stores you'll need ...

ARTICLE: "Mideast Facing Choice Between Crops and Water: Expensive Experiments; Global Shortages Push a Region to Rely Less on Food Imports," by Andrew Martin, New York Times, 21 July 2008, p. A1. Stunningly cool map on jump page (print edition, obviously): --Sub-Saharan Africa up 113 p...

By Kathy Friend I don't get why at Gap, Old Navy etc. I wear a 12. But when I tried on some things you've suggested, I fit comfortably into a 10...even got into an 8! Don't get me wrong, I am really happy about this! Are these clothes vanity sized? ...

He is very much looking like he didn't get styled by a heavy handed stylist which was very smart on the GAP's part, as it showed how GAP clothing can fit many different personal styles.

CURRENTS: “When Recall Isn’t Total: Surge in Imports Challenges Voluntary System,” by Melanie Trottman, Wall Street Journal, 15 July 2008, p. A12. Hmm, I feel like my citing of WSJ stories is dropping off the further we travel into the Murdoch era. Disturbing. Cool map here shows top sources...

By kos Don't wear Levis (or any kind of jeans), Gap, Banana Republic, Old Navy, or buy your kids Gymboree. Avoid LeapFrog learning toys. Boycott Pixar movies. Boycott any movie using George Lucas' ILM special effects shop. ...

By Nish N. on Yelp The Gap outlet is exactly what you think it is. An ever rotating stock of Gap clothing at outlet store prices. This is prop ably the exact think that many people come to outlet stores for. I have…

By Damage alejo699 is very correct in that they will pay as little as possible to the vendors while turning around and making consumer pay through the nose for what is essentially shoddy piece of clothing. As a result the vendor works on a thin ...

By skapner Don’t expect Gap Inc. (GPS) to return to growth in 2008. That was the between-the-lines message from CEO Glenn Murphy, who delivered fourth quarter results on Thursday. “We know at some point, this business has to show improvement on the top line,” Murphy told analysts on a conference cal...

It was pointed out to me on an overseas trip last year, in the wake of the Gap allegations, that many retail buyers simply don't understand that it is normal practice for registered factories to put out aspects of production to sub-contractors who run small domestic units.

 - Murphy, who took the top job at Gap last year, said the struggling clothing chain will reduce square footage per point of distribution, with most of the ...

By Lesley Scott We're delighted to have the opportunity to partner with a world-class talent like Pierre Hardy who has created a collection of beautiful shoes that compliment Gap's casual American style," says Marka Hansen, president Gap North America. "This collaboration allows our customers to ac...

By Om Malik Qureshey was one of the three co-founders of AST Research, a PC hardware company whose star shined as brightly as the established brands such as IBM (IBM), Compaq and Hewlett Packard (HWP). In 11 years it went from a start-up to a Fortune 500 company, only to vanish in the mists of time, as the...