All Gap articles – Page 9
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NewsGap warns of squeeze on 2011 margins
Gap said international like-for-like sales dipped 1% in its fourth quarter to January 29 and warned that it expected operating margins to be squeezed in 2011 because of cost inflation driven by rising cotton prices.
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AnalysisSecurity technology: A full arsenal of deterrents
Protecting profit through improving security has never been more important. So how can retailers make the most of their security budgets.
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Gap names Art Peck as new president of Gap North America
Gap has named Art Peck its new president of Gap North America, effective immediately. Peck previously handled corporate strategy and oversaw the outlet division.He succeeds Marka Hansen, who has led the Gap brand in North America since 2007. Meanwhile, Pam Wallack, the current president of Gap Adult North America, will ...
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AnalysisThe power of the network
There are a few online sites that are seriously important to retailers. So what are they and why do they affect your business?
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Gap's Athleta opens store in San Francisco
Gap’s Athleta brand, which was until now only available through Gap’s online platform, has opened its first retail location in San Francisco.The store offers Athleta’s collection of women’s active lifestyle apparel for yoga, running, swimming, the gym, hiking and skiing alongside other sportswear. Custom-made mannequins moulded from the body of ...
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AnalysisSocial networking strategies that click
Social networking is a minefield, so what should retailers do to get it right?
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NewsGap like-for-likes dip over Christmas
Gap international like-for-likes, which includes the UK, were down 4% in the key Christmas trading period in the five weeks to January 1.
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NewsGap to investigate Bangladesh factory fire
Gap has said it was “terribly saddened” by the deaths of workers at a Bangladeshi factory razed to the ground by a fire this week, and that it would investigate the cause of the blaze.
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NewsGap sales up in November but international suffers slight drop
US fashion giant Gap’s like-for-like sales rose 4% in November but its international arm, which includes UK sales, was down 1%.
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NewsValentino for Gap launches on Saturday
Valentino’s collection with high-street retailer Gap will launch in its London flagship store this Saturday.
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AnalysisPop and go
Pop-up shops have become an effective consumer touch-point for brands, a convenient way of filling space and creating a dynamic environment. But is the fizz going out of pop, asks Mark Faithfull
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NewsLa Senza to widen appeal and target M&S customers
Lingerie chain La Senza is shifting its strategy to directly target older M&S customers in order to grow its market share.
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NewsGap opens first Chinese stores
Gap’s first store in China has opened today as the US retailer begins its assault on the lucrative Chinese market.
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NewsGap guns for international and online sales
Gap is gunning to increase its share of the $1.4 trillion global apparel market with the aim that by its 2013 financial year international and online sales will account for more than a quarter of its total net sales.
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NewsGap drops new logo
Gap has dropped plans to change its logo after being ridiculed by bloggers and tweeters for a new design unveiled last week.
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OpinionPrice alone not enough for value specialists
One of the many things we’ll miss about Sir Stuart Rose when he retires next year is the frequency with which he says “value is a function of price times quality”. Never has that been truer than today.
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Opinion
Mind the Gap
Gap’s u-turn on its logo is the funniest thing that’s happened in retail in ages
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NewsGap apologises and scraps new logo after uproar
Gap has done a rapid about face and said that it would revert to its traditional blue box logo after a disastrous reaction to a new logo unveiled in America last week.