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Retailing Conundrum, Part 1: Is There A Way Out Of The Rut For Brick And Mortar Stores?
Declining mall traffic and low prices offered by fast fashion retailers have been crushing apparel retailers. Earlier in the month, news surfaced regarding the shuttering of retailer The Limited . This news comes on the back of a difficult holida...
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Is The Worst Over For Gap Inc.?
Gap Inc. (NYSE:GPS) reported its December sales on January 5, with a growth in comparable sales of 4%, compared with a negative 5% in the same period last year. For the combined November and December holiday months, the net sales increased 1%, w...
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A Closer Look At Gap’s Augmented Reality Initiative
As it struggles to compete with fast fashion retailers and improve its time to market, Gap Inc (NYSE:GPS) is embracing newer technologies to attract customers. The company recently partnered with Google to develop an augmented reality shopping a...
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Will Gap Inc.’s Problems Carry On In 2017?
It has been a dismal 2016 for Gap Inc. (NYSE:GPS), with the company struggling against revenue and comparable store sales declines for the second year in a row. Gap has been unable to post a quarterly comparable sales increase since the fourth q...
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Distribution Center Fire And Old Navy Drag Down Sales In November For Gap Inc.
Apparel retailer Gap Inc. (NYSE:GPS) posted soft comparable store sales for the month of November . Further, net sales of $1.53 billion fell 2.5% on a year-on-year basis, over the same period last year. This is somewhat disappointing, given the ...
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Does Gap Need A Change In Management Focus?
As it continues to face a decline in sales every month for the past several months, Gap Inc (NYSE:GPS) seems to be struggling to turnaround. While the decline in October sales was primarily due to the negative impact of a fire in one of its dist...
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Gap’s Sales Slump Continues In The Third Quarter
Gap Inc. (NYSE:GPS) recently reported its October sales, wherein it reported a 1% drop in same-store sales for the month, citing a negative impact of three percentage points from the August fire in one of its distribution centers. What is encoura...
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Distribution Center Fire To Play A Dampener On Gap Inc.’s Earnings
Gap Inc (NYSE:GPS) recently reported its October sales, which impressed investors and resulted in the stock price rising 5% on that day and almost 13% in total. The company reported a 1% drop in same-store sales for October, citing a negative im...
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Gap Inc.’s Stock Rises Despite A Fall In October Sales
Investors seem to think that a small sales drop is better than a big one. Apparently this is the reason behind a rally in Gap Inc ‘s (NYSE:GPS) share price since the time the company reported its October sales and its earnings guidance for...
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How Gap Inc. Is Cashing In On The Athleisure Trend
Activewear, or the ‘Athleisure’ trend, has become so popular, it has carved out a niche for itself in the clothing industry. It has been the lone star in a waning apparel industry, with an estimated market size of $44 billion in the U...
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Banana Republic To Shutter Its UK Stores Amid A Sales Slump
Gap Inc (NYSE:GPS) is set to close all eight of its Banana Republic stores in the UK, as part of its review of its overseas presence. The company intends to focus on North America to revive its sales, after announcing in May that the company wil...
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Gap Inc. Shares Soar Despite A Fall In Sales
Gap Inc ‘s (NYSE:GPS) share rose 15% on Friday, after the company reported a 3% fall in comparable sales in September, on October 6, 2016. Total sales declined 2% to $1.43 billion. However, a fire at one of Gap’s distribution centers ...
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Here’s How Gap Can Benefit From Its Online Foray In India
As it struggles to arrest the decline in comparable sales and faces intense competition from fast fashion brands in the domestic market, Gap Inc (NYSE:GPS) is looking at emerging economies for growth. One year after it entered the Indian marke...
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The Athleisure Trend: Is It Here To Stay?
Activewear or the ‘Athleisure’ trend has become so popular, it has carved out a niche for itself in the clothing industry, and has won an entry into the Merriam-Webster dictionary, which defines it as “casual clothing meant to b...
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Banana Republic Continues To Be A Drag On Gap Inc.
Gap Inc (NYSE:GPS) recently reported its August same store sales, which fell by 3%, driven by a 10% decline in its Banana Republic brand. While comparable sales at Gap Global also was a negative 5%, versus a negative 8% last year, its Old Navy b...
