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| Nov.20 |
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Profit jumps 25% at Gap| Shoppers spent more money at low-price Old Navy stores in the third quarter | |
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| Sep.27 |
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Gap founder dies| San Francisco: Don Fisher, who with his wife co-founded Gap Inc. with a single store in 1969, died today of cancer. He was 81 | |
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| Sep.22 |
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Gap to buy Athleta for $150 million Petaluma: Gap is investing in the active-wear market with its $150 million cash purchase of Petaluma company that makes women's sports apparel
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| Aug.21 |
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Tom Wyatt becomes Old Navy president Gap. Inc. had appointed longtime retail executive as president of its Old Navy division. Wyatt arrived at Gap in 2006 to run its Outlet division
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| Jul.30 |
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Gap-Backed To Reorganize Pacific Lumber| A company backed by the founders of Gap has taken control of the bankrupt Pacific Lumber Co. and the 210,000 acres of timberlands | |
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| May.22 |
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Gap boosts profit on cost management Clothing retailer boosted its 1Q profit by 40% despite a persistent sales slump that likely to deepen this summer
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| Feb.28 |
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4Q Profit Up By 21% Gap Inc. closed out its 3rd consecutive year of declining sales with a 21% increase, reflecting the gains from cost cutting triggered by the slump
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| Feb.19 |
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Old Navy's top exec steps down Gap has parted ways with Dawn Robertson, an executive who spent the past 16 months trying to engineer a turnaround
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| Nov.21 |
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Cost Cutting Sparks 3Q Profit Surge Apparel retailer's profit rose 26% as lower marketing costs helped offset a slowdown in sales at its Gap and Old Navy chains
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| Oct.28 |
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Gap Severs Ties With Child Sweatshop| A British newspaper found children as young as 10 making clothes in a sweatshop in New Delhi | |
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| Sep.29 |
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Theft of laptop with 800K applicants' info People who applied for jobs at the Gap in 2006 may have fallen into a security breach
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| May.16 |
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Layoffs Could Number In Hundreds Gap Inc. employs 4,500 people at its San Francisco and San Bruno offices
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| May.3 |
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Plans to reduce workforce Gap Inc. said it will cut jobs to bring down expenses. About 1,500 to 2,000 positions could be eliminated of the 150,000 who work for the co...
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| Mar.2 |
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Gap Profits Plunge
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| Feb.9 |
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Gap recovers as sales end slide Gap is posting higher-than-expected sales in January amid more shakeups in management
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| Jan.22 |
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CEO Quits After Poor Season Profits| Gap Inc. dumped Paul Pressler after a year of broken promises that culminated in a dismal holiday shopping season | |
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| Dec.1 |
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November was cruel month for Gap
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| Aug.17 |
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2Q Profit Falls, Lowers Year View Profit dropped by more than 50% because of sluggish sales. Gap dramatically cut its forecast for the year
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| May.19 |
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Profit shrinks as decline continues
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| Apr.7 |
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Sales hit bump in road again
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| Mar.3 |
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Troubles continue to plague chain
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| Nov.18 |
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Quarterly profit flattens as sales sag The company earned $265 million, or 28 cents per share, an increase of less than 1% from $265 million the last year
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| Dec.9 |
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Founder to step down as chairman Donald Fishe, 75, is stepping down as chairman of the retailing icon that he started 34 years ago as a frustrated shopper
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| Nov.20 |
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3rd-quarter profit nearly doubles Company earned $262.6 million, or 28 cents per share, for the 3 months ended Nov. 1.
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| Aug.21 |
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2nd-quarter earnings more than triple Sales jumped 13% over last year. Gap earned $209 million, or 22 cents per share
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| Oct.3 |
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Jobs resigns from Gap's board
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| Sep.26 |
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Gap picks Disney exec as new CEO Gap has picked Paul Pressler as its new president and CEO, replacing Millard 'Mickey' Drexler
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| May.21 |
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CEO announces retirement plans Millard 'Mickey Drexler to retire in a decision that raised new questions about the company's troubles
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| Aug.9 |
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Gap cut 800 employees Clothing store job cuts were deeper than first reported
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