the gap

In the recession that has robbed retailers of profits and growth, J.Crew has somehow managed to shine -- in the latest third quarter, the store's revenue was up 14%. According to a recent article in Forbes Woman, J.Crew's success can be boiled down to one simple secret: it makes clothes women...

Black Friday deals are already appealing, with plenty of Black Friday laptop deals and clothing deals and plenty more. But what would you say if you could get an extra; 5%, 10%, 20%, or even 35% off of your purchase in the form of cash back just by starting your holiday shopping on Bing.com? For a...

Sales of kid's clothing and jeans helped a slimmer Gap (GPS) deliver its best third-quarter results in this decade. Now, management says it's going after market share, even in this tough market. The parent of The Gap, Old Navy and Banana Republic posted net income of $307 million, up 25% over a...

On Sunday, Donald Fisher, co-founder of the Gap (GPS), died at his home in San Francisco. He was 81. In 1969, Fisher and his wife, Doris, opened the first Gap store on Ocean Avenue in San Francisco. They named their store, which originally sold jeans and music, for two things: the "gap" that they...

Limited Brands Inc. (LTD) beat both its own expectations and Wall Street estimates for the second quarter and raised its guidance for the full year, despite a sharp drop in earnings. Then the parent of Victoria's Secret, Henri Bendel and Bath & Body Works warned that next quarter's results will...

Almost every day, I get an email from Gap Inc. That's because its web operation spans Gap, Old Navy, Banana Republic and online shoe emporium Piperlime -- so there's always a new shipment coming in or sale going down.Back in April, though, Gap Inc. sent out a different kind of email. "Introducing...

Ouch.That's what retailers across the country were thinking Thursday after the sector collectively fell on its face -- everyone from Wal-Mart to Neiman Marcus fell below their May sales estimates.But today's the day I feel sorry for the retail world, because today's the day the pain really sets in....

About $219.1 billion worth of merchandise is expected to be returned this year according to the National Retail Federation. Of that, $47.1 billion worth of stuff will come back to stores during the holiday season. With seasonal sales expected to be the worst in decades, 11% of retailers say they...

More challenging times for retailers means a bit of belt tightening, and The Gap is in on the money-saving measures. Don't worry, you're not going to be losing The Gap all together. But retail space is expensive, so the company is trying to trim expenses by renting less space. The Gap currently...