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Gap is an American apparel retail company. Founded in 1969 in San Francisco, Gap is owned by parent company Gap Inc., which also operates Old Navy, Banana Republic and Athleta.

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News & Analysis

Dhaka Attack Deals Blow to Improvements in Post-Rana Plaza Garment Industry

Retailers from Uniqlo to Marks and Spencer and Gap could rethink their sourcing plans in Bangladesh's $26 billion garment industry.

News & Analysis

Dhaka Attack Deals Blow to Improvements in Post-Rana Plaza Garment Industry

Retailers from Uniqlo to Marks and Spencer and Gap could rethink their sourcing plans in Bangladesh's $26 billion garment industry.


Technology

JD.com, Stepping Out of Alibaba’s Shadow?

Haoyu Shen, chief executive of JD.com’s JD Mall unit, reveals how the Chinese online giant plans to take on Alibaba’s Tmall and seize more of the country’s fashion e-commerce market.

Technology

JD.com, Stepping Out of Alibaba’s Shadow?

Haoyu Shen, chief executive of JD.com’s JD Mall unit, reveals how the Chinese online giant plans to take on Alibaba’s Tmall and seize more of the country’s fashion e-commerce market.


News & Analysis

The Childrenswear Market Comes of Age

Growth in childrenswear has overtaken that of both menswear and womenswear.

News & Analysis

The Childrenswear Market Comes of Age

Growth in childrenswear has overtaken that of both menswear and womenswear.


Luxury

Is the Worst Over in Russia?

As international executives and diplomats flock to the Saint Petersburg Economic Forum, is there cause for tentative optimism in Russia’s downtrodden luxury market?

Luxury

Is the Worst Over in Russia?

As international executives and diplomats flock to the Saint Petersburg Economic Forum, is there cause for tentative optimism in Russia’s downtrodden luxury market?


Retail

Uniqlo Wants to Become World's Biggest Apparel Maker

Uniqlo has leveraged its prowess in mass production to build a fashion empire filled with shelves upon shelves of affordable, good quality items like down jackets, underwear and T-shirts.

Retail

Uniqlo Wants to Become World's Biggest Apparel Maker

Uniqlo has leveraged its prowess in mass production to build a fashion empire filled with shelves upon shelves of affordable, good quality items like down jackets, underwear and T-shirts.


Retail

Gap Says Key Sales Measure Slides 6 Percent in May

Gap says sales at established stores fell 6 percent in May. That was better than the 7 percent decline forecast by Thomson Reuters.

Retail

Gap Says Key Sales Measure Slides 6 Percent in May

Gap says sales at established stores fell 6 percent in May. That was better than the 7 percent decline forecast by Thomson Reuters.


Workplace & Talent

Power Moves | Jonathan Saunders to DVF, Hugo Boss Names CEO, Teen Vogue Editor Out

BoF compiles the most important professional moves of the week.


Technology

The Robot Opportunity

Robotics can help fashion companies drive business efficiencies in their factories, warehouses and stores.

Technology

The Robot Opportunity

Robotics can help fashion companies drive business efficiencies in their factories, warehouses and stores.


Retail

How Online Shopping Is Cannibalising Mall Stores

Online shopping is reaching such a critical mass with American households that many of the icons of the traditional mall — from Macy's to The Gap and J.C. Penney — face an increasingly uncertain future.

Retail

How Online Shopping Is Cannibalising Mall Stores

Online shopping is reaching such a critical mass with American households that many of the icons of the traditional mall — from Macy's to The Gap and J.C. Penney — face an increasingly uncertain future.


News & Analysis

Alastair McKimm, Fashion's Street-Luxe Alchemist

BoF talks to the stylist and i-D fashion director — known for his melding of luxury and streetwear — on working with Self Service, Supreme and Saint Laurent incomer Anthony Vaccarello.

News & Analysis

Alastair McKimm, Fashion's Street-Luxe Alchemist

BoF talks to the stylist and i-D fashion director — known for his melding of luxury and streetwear — on working with Self Service, Supreme and Saint Laurent incomer Anthony Vaccarello.