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IMAGE GALLERY: Banana Republic to launch Mad Men collection

23 August 2011 | By Victoria Gallagher

Gap-owned fashion retailer Banana Republic is to launch a capsule collection based on the hit US drama Mad Men.

Gap Inc.'s income declines 19%

19 August 2011 | By Lucie Greene

US clothing group Gap Inc.’s income declined 19% in the second quarter, but the company posted quarterly profits that were above analyst forecasts, reports said.

Banana Republic lands at the Trafford Centre

29 July 2011

Gap-owned fashion retailer Banana Republic is to open its first store in the North after signing for a unit at the Trafford Centre in Manchester.

Gap to open Athleta standalone stores

11 July 2011 | By Ruth Faulkner

US casualwear giant Gap is to open between eight and 10 Athleta stores in the US following the decision to grow the mail-order business by bricks and mortar stores as well as online sales.

Gap June sales up 5%

7 July 2011 | By Ruth Faulkner

Sales at US-based casualwear giant Gap increased 5% last month compared to June the previous year, according to monthly sales figures released today.

Diane von Furstenberg to design kidswear for Gap

9 June 2011 | By Victoria Gallagher

Fashion designer Diane von Furstenberg is to design a kidswear range for Gap with the collection available online, in GapKids and babyGap stores from March 2012.

Gap warns of rising costs after profits drop

20 May 2011 | By Victoria Gallagher

Profits at US casualwear giant Gap dropped by 23% in its first quarter as the company warned it expected its performance to be heavily impacted by rising costs.

Gap design president Patrick Robinson departs

5 May 2011 | By Jessica Brown

Patrick Robinson, the much-lauded vice-president of Gap global design for its adult and body categories, has left the company with immediate effect.

Gap puts London at centre of the globe

21 April 2011

US casualwear retailer Gap has made its London office its overseas hub as part of a restructure.

Stephen Sunnucks to head up Gap's international arm

19 April 2011 | By Amy Shields

US casualwear giant Gap has centralised its overseas operations to London and promoted European president Stephen Sunnucks.

UK stores escape Gap store cull as 200 are closed in US

25 March 2011 | By Gemma Goldfingle

Only a handful of Gap’s UK stores are expected to close as part of the US casualwear giant’s plans to rationalise its portfolio by axing 200 shops in the US as it focuses on its outlet operation.

Gap to close stores and become more trend-led

10 March 2011 | By Katherine Rushton

Casualwear giant Gap is to close 200 of its 900 US stores by 2013, and has admitted it has not invested heavily enough into attracting ethnic minority customers in the US.

Retailers back eco-label clothing plan

1 March 2011 | By Victoria Gallagher

H&M, Gap and Marks & Spencer are in talks to launch a universally-recognised garment labelling scheme, showing the environmental impact of individual garments.

Gap warns of squeeze on 2011 margins

25 February 2011 | By Ruth Faulkner

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 sourcing cost inflation driven by rising cotton prices.

Gap’s US president stands down

2 February 2011 | By Victoria Gallagher

Gap’s North America president Marka Hansen will leave her role at the end of the week amid a raft of changes at the American casualwear chain.

Gap like-for-likes dip over Christmas

6 January 2011 | By Gemma Goldfingle

Like-for-like sales at US giant Gap’s international arm, which includes the UK, dropped 4% in the five weeks to January 1.

Gap to investigate Bangladesh factory fire

16 December 2010 | By Amy Shields

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.

Retailers vary item prices across the country

6 December 2010 | By Victoria Gallagher

High street retailers including John Lewis, House of Fraser and Gap have charged different prices in their stores across the country with some items priced 80% higher than others, according to reports.