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How Did Gap Inc. Perform In Q4 2017?
Old Navy leads Gap Inc. ‘s (NYSE:GPS) turnaround yet again, posting a splendid 9% comparable sales growth for the quarter, helping the company post their first sales growth since 2013. Gap’s other brands also moved away from the nega...
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Can Gap Inc. Close Out Its Financial Year On A Strong Note?
The apparel retail industry has been plagued with soft mall traffic and reduced consumer spending, which has resulted in a spate of downsizing and bankruptcies. Gap Inc. (NYSE:GPS), being a part of this blighted sector, has been suffering as a r...
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Why Did Gap Brand’s CEO Exit The Company?
Gap Inc. (NYSE:GPS) announced the departure of Jeff Kirwan, president and CEO of its eponymous brand, on February 20. While the company credited Kirwan with improving the responsiveness and brand aesthetics, and making significant progress on its...
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How Important Is Web Performance For A Retail Business?
With a change in the retail landscape, through a shift toward the online channel, there is a possibility of a new avenue for growth for retail companies. A focus on the digital space will prove to be imperative for retail companies to stay releva...
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Traditional Retail Stores: One Of The Biggest Losers Of 2017
2017 was a tough year for the traditional retail industry. The shift toward the online space was a trend many weren’t able to respond to, resulting in a spate of bankruptcies and store closures. In fact, the store closure announcements more...
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Improving Economic Conditions Bode Well For Retail Industry
Current economic conditions are on the rise heading into the holiday season, a sign that bodes well for the plagued retail industry. According to the University of Michigan Surveys of Consumers, while the sentiment has remained favorable, it has ...
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Does A New Survey Spell Good News For Brick-And-Mortar Stores?
Dwindling traffic to the malls and the popularity of online shopping had led many to believe the end was near for brick-and-mortar stores. This forced many retailers to concentrate on their digital channel to spur their sales growth. However, in ...
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What Are The Two Main Factors Hampering Growth Of Apparel Retailers?
There has been a significant amount of talk signaling the death knell for brick-and-mortar stores, as a result of the rise in e-commerce and a change in consumers’ shopping habits. Furthermore, the presence of the Amazon giant is ever-loomi...
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Why It Makes Sense For Retailers To Concentrate On Their Online Channels This Holiday Season
If Black Friday is any indication of how the holiday season will pan out, retailers’ focus on the digital space will prove to be imperative for them to stay relevant. American shoppers spent a record $5 billion online in 24 hours on Black F...
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Black Friday Trends Signal Brick-And-Mortar Not Dead Yet
Black Friday, the busiest holiday shopping day in the US, is now behind us, and with shopper traffic data streaming in, we can safely say that physical retail is still very much alive. There has been a significant amount of talk, signaling the de...
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Gap Inc. Builds Momentum As It Nears The Final Stretch
Gap Inc. (NYSE:GPS) easily beat consensus expectations in its third quarter, posting a fourth consecutive quarter of comparable sales growth and a fifth consecutive quarter of gross margin expansion. This has been made possible through the impres...
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Apparel Retail Companies: Surviving The Holidays 101
Brick-and-mortar stores have played a tremendous role during the holiday season, a fact that is reflected not only in higher fourth-quarter sales when compared with the other quarters, but also by giving people a chance to window shop through the...
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Old Navy To Again Be The Saving Grace For Gap Inc.
The apparel retail industry has been plagued with soft mall traffic and reduced consumer spending, which has resulted in a spate of downsizing and bankruptcies. Gap Inc. (NYSE:GPS), being a part of this blighted sector, has been suffering as a r...
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Another Retailer Falls Prey To Bankruptcy
The bankruptcy filing by Toys R Us last month, that took many by surprise, was just the latest in a hard-hit retail industry. The company became another casualty of the rise of online shopping, as well as the proliferation of discount stores. How...
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Finally Some Good News In The Retail Industry
Consumer sentiment is on the rise heading into the holiday season, a sign that bodes well for the plagued retail industry. According to the University of Michigan Surveys of Consumers, the sentiment surged in early October, to a level not seen si...
