Gap Inc. began its journey 1969 as a small retail store in San Francisco‚ California where it concentrated its sales on Levi’s jeans. In its early stages as a small retail business it was known as The Gap. By the end of the 1970’s‚ Donald and Doris Fisher‚ owners of The Gap‚ had expanded The Gap to six stores. The company went public in 1976. By the early 1980’s‚ The Gap had over five hundred stores; largely targeting a teenage customer base. In 1983 the Fishers hired Mickey Drexler as Gap
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Executive Summary Gap‚ Inc. has a team that has concluded upon creating a new product line to be implemented throughout its stores. This product line will bring larger profits and more attention to Gap‚ Inc.‚ revitalizing the company’s image. The exciting new product is a line of bedding called “Bed in a Bag”. This is a revolutionary step for Gap‚ Inc. and will be attractive to all ages while upholding the quality and style standards associated with any other Gap‚ Inc. product. “Bed in a Bag”
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The central purpose of writing this Case Study Analyses on The Gap‚ Inc. is to identify and isolate key issues and their underlying implications and offer practical solutions and plans for implementing those solutions. This will be done by highlighting the social influences that influence the Gap‚ Inc. marketing strategy‚ segmentation strategies with respect to distinct retail markets‚ and positioning strategies that can be used or changed in a retail setting‚ as requested in the course assignment
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GAP INC. CASE STUDY: QUALITY AND PRODUCTIVITY THROUGH TRUST GAP INC. BOOSTS QUALITY‚ ACCOUNTABILITY AND PRODUCTIVITY THROUGH THE ADOPTION OF RESULTS-ONLY WORK ENVIRONMENT (ROWE) GAP INC. CASE STUDY: QUALITY AND PRODUCTIVITY THROUGH TRUST - GOROWE.COM Introduction The economic climate of the past several years has been challenging for industries across the board‚ and clothing retail has been no exception. Response strategies are varied‚ from aggressive traditional marketing to increased reliance
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Gap Inc. is a leading international specialty retailer offering clothing‚ accessories and personal care products for men‚ women‚ children and babies under the Gap‚ Banana Republic‚ and Old Navy brand names. There are four brand names included in Gap: Gap‚ GapKids‚ BabyGap‚ and GapBody. There are worldwide Gap headquarters in the San Francisco Bay Area‚ product development offices in New York City and distribution operations and offices coordinating sourcing activities around the globe (www.gapataglance
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1.0 Company Strategy Gap Inc. owns and operates five brands and over 3‚200 stores in more than 40 countries worldwide. Of the four Porter’s Generic Competitive Strategies‚ Gap Inc. falls under the differentiation category because the San Francisco based company sells 5 different brands stretching itself to reach every market in the fashion industry differentiating itself from its mono-market serving competitors. Competitors like H&M (Gap)‚ Macy’s (Piperlime)‚ J.Crew (Banana Republic)‚ Aeropostale
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Gap‚ Inc. Portfolio Analysis [pic] Company Overview: Gap‚ Inc. is a leading American specialty apparel retailer based in San Francisco‚ California. It sells casual apparels‚ accessories‚ and other personal care products for men‚ women‚ and children. The products of Gap‚ Inc. include denim‚ khakis‚ T-shirts‚ boxers‚ casual wear‚ and others. It is traded in New York Stock Exchange under the symbol GPS. Currently‚ the company boasts approximately 150‚000 employees and 3‚139 stores all around
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Strategic Audit of The Gap‚ Inc. Submitted by: Chris Bess‚ Teddy Ormsbee‚ Tiffany Sayers‚ and Jeremey Williams Submitted to: Professor Ditmore 13 April 2010 Table of Contents I. Current Situation: The Gap in 2002 3 A. Past Corporate Performance 3 B. Strategic Posture 4 II. Corporate Governance 5 A. Board of Directors 6 B. Top Management 7 III. External Environment: Opportunities and Threats 8 A.) Societal Environment 8 B.) Task Environment 10 IV. Internal
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Gap Inc.: Has the Retailer Lost Its Style? Review of the Case Study ‘Gap Inc.: Has the Retailers Lost its Style?’ in the field of Management Consulting. Due to the lack of Internet in the first and partially in the second week‚ our analysis is primarily based on the case study itself. Hereby a structural overview of the presentation is given‚ allowing to follow the division of contents. The presentation is organized into six chapters. Chapter one gives an introduction to the general facts about
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GAP INC Financial and Strategic Analysis Review Summary The Gap‚ Inc (Gap) is a specialty retailer‚ engaged in providing a wide range of casual apparel‚ accessories‚ and personal care products for men‚ women and children. The company markets its products under the brand name Gap‚ Old Navy‚ GapKids‚ babyGap‚ GapBody‚ Banana Republic and Piperlime. Gap operates 3‚167 stores in United States‚ Canada‚ the United Kingdom‚ France‚ Ireland and Japan. The company also operates its stores in
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