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Environmental Leader (Free subscription) | 01/12/2008
Kindley Walsh-Lawlor, senior director of Social Responsibility and Environmental Affairs with Gap Inc., shared her insights into the company’s future journey towards sustainability with Green Business Innovators (via Triple Pundit). Walsh-Lawlor says a key to Gap’s success will be consistent brand communication. She says the company will need to tie the two fundamental pieces of the [...]
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brownstoner (Free subscription) | 01/12/2008
The holiday shopping season got off to a better-than-expected start, as retailers reeled in cautious shoppers with massive discounts like "buy one get one free" sweaters at Gap Inc. stores, $200 iPod Touch music players from Amazon.com Inc., and 26-inch...
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Holidaysales Blog (Free subscription) | 27/11/2008
Many stores and shopping centers opened earlier than usual this year in hopes of capturing shoppers. Gap Inc. opened about 80 of its Gap, Banana Republic and Old Navy stores on Thanksgiving, more than double the number it kept open last year and mostly in major cities like Chicago, New [...]
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Seeking Alpha (Free subscription) | 27/11/2008
Not the most orthodox manner in which to learn how the retail environment is in other countries, but it's informative. From Gap Inc.’s FQ308 conference call: I think Canada is affected to what is going on here but still actually a pretty good retail environment for us. The U.K. is as bad as it is in the U.S. Business there is mostly rooted in London but it is not a good retail environment. I would...
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SeekingAlpha Retail Stocks (Free subscription) | 25/11/2008
Luxury retailers are being hit the hardest in this downturn. More depressing news from apparel manufacturers below--except jeans, which seem to rise above all trends. Looks like luxury and consumer discretionary ETFs can expect more pain: From Gap Inc.'s FQ308 conference call: ( GPS) Complete Story »
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Just Style (Free subscription) | 24/11/2008
In a week of dismal third quarter results from US retailers, beleaguered Gap Inc managed to surprise the market with a 3.4% rise in third quarter profit to $246m. Admittedly the income boost was achieved by cost cutting, higher margins and reduced inventory levels - rather than better sales - but it did also affirm its earnings guidance for the year. The worry, however, is what will happen when the...
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BloggingStocks (Free subscription) | 22/11/2008
Filed under: Earnings reports , Wal-Mart (WMT) , Target Corp. (TGT) , Gap Inc (GPS) , Abercrombie and Fitch (ANF) The Dow was up nearly 500 points on Friday. Everything's fine, right? Not on your life. It's going to be a lousy Christmas for mall retailers such as Gap (NYSE: GPS) and Abercrombie & Fitch (NYSE: ANF ), and it might be especially lousy for AnnTaylor (NYSE: ANN ). What a pathetic story...
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BloggingStocks (Free subscription) | 22/11/2008
Filed under: Earnings reports , PepsiCo (PEP) , Walt Disney (DIS) , Target Corp. (TGT) , Corning Inc (GLW) , Gap Inc (GPS) , Intuit Inc (INTU) , Limited Brands (LTD) , salesforce.com inc (CRM) Here are some highlights from this past week's earnings coverage from BloggingStocks: Barnes & Noble Inc. (NYSE: BKS ) swung to a Q3 loss as same-store sales fell, and it lowered its outlook. Corning Inc. (NYSE:...
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::: mograph ::: (Free subscription) | 22/11/2008
Gunshop is a design-based boutique production company located in San Francisco, working in motion graphics, live action, 3d and character animation. Our small studio produces work for clients such as MTV, VH1, Adidas, CMT, A&E, Food Network, AOL, Microsoft, HBO and Gap Inc. We're looking for a designer/animator with 2+ years of professional experience to join our staff. You will be responsible for...
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BloggingStocks (Free subscription) | 21/11/2008
Filed under: Microsoft (MSFT) , Wal-Mart (WMT) , Gap Inc (GPS) , NIKE, Inc'B' (NKE) Today's late rally tied to breaking news of President-elect Obama's naming Timothy Geithner as Treasury Secretary for the next administration, but there was also an end of week bargain-buying hunt. Today was also options expiration. Whatever the real determination was, at least it was not yet another miserable day...
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Market Watch (Free subscription) | 21/11/2008
Gap Inc. shares surge 20% in early trading Friday, a day after the clothing retailer reiterated its outlook and said tighter inventory controls made up for lower sales, leading to improved third-quarter profit.
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Market Watch (Free subscription) | 21/11/2008
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) - Gap Inc. shares rallied more than 20% on Friday, pacing a much-needed advance in the retail sector after the apparel giant a day earlier reported a higher third-quarter profit and backed its outlook for the full year.
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BloggingStocks (Free subscription) | 21/11/2008
Filed under: Earnings reports , Deals , Dell (DELL) , Ford Motor (F) , General Motors (GM) , Citigroup Inc. (C) , Federal Natl Mtge (FNM) , Gap Inc (GPS) , salesforce.com inc (CRM) Citigroup Inc. (NYSE: C ) shares jumped over 12.5% in pre-market trade (7:34 am) after the The Wall Street Journal reported that the second-largest U.S. bank by assets may be weighing a sale of all or part of the company...
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Just Style (Free subscription) | 21/11/2008
Gap Inc said its net earnings for the third quarter increased to $246m, compared with $238m for the third quarter last year, despite declines in total and same-store sales.
