1 The Gap‚ Inc. SWOT Analysis Strengths Strong Liquidity Position During the 2010 fiscal year‚ The Gap‚ Inc. saw an increase in cash inflow from operating activities of 36.4%‚ according to GlobalData. Increasing cash and cash equivalent represents the company’s ability to fund its business opportunities‚ working capital needs‚ meet shortterm obligations and other capital requirements in the future. GAP is superior competitors. According to DataMonitor‚ 2011‚ the company’s net profit margin (8
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| | | | Global Business Plan: GAP‚ Inc going to France 2012 3/25/2012 Introduction: Since the 16th century‚ France has been the epicenter of high fashion. From elegant designs of the old royal court to the stylish threads made by contemporary French Fashion Designers like Christian Dior‚ Coco Chanel and Jean-Paul Gaulthier. I ’m very sure we would all agree that location is a key factor in the success of a business and France is known to many if not all as the fashion
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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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Gap Inc. was founded in 1969 by Donald and Doris Fisher in San Francisco‚ California‚ with a single store and a handful of employees. Today‚ they’re one of the world’s largest specialty retailers with three of the most recognized and respected brands in the apparel industry - Gap‚ Banana Republic and Old Navy. Gap Inc. has more than 153‚000 employees supporting over 4‚200 stores in more than 3‚100 locations in the United States‚ United Kingdom‚ Canada‚ France‚ Japan and Germany. Their 2004 Sales
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STRENGTH 1. Gap Inc. opened its first stores in Serbia and Ukraine because Ukraine is the fastest growing retail market in Eastern Europe‚ while Serbia has many young customer who enjoy shopping. 2. Expansion of GAP Inc. due to growth management by divisional president in various country. 3. The company provide a wide range of family clothing product include denim‚ khakis‚ t-shirt‚ shoes. 4. GAP has a well establish code ethics‚ translated in 65 different language which is the best communication
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http://www.studymode.com/essays/Case-Study-About-Ibm-1222250.html Component Check OBJECTIVES & STRATEGIES IBM is repositioning itself from a computer company to an information technology service company through a series of acquisitions and divestitures. Thirteen acquisitions of approximately $4.8 Billion were completed enabling IBM to expand its business. Since then IBM concentrated on becoming stronger in high-added businesses. It concentrates on development and manufacture of the advanced
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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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Financial Position of Gap Inc. While Gap Inc. has had decreases in net sales over the past years they are in a financially strong position currently. Also in 2009 the decrease in net sales slowed to only a 2 percent fall from the previous year of 12 percent. The Net income for fiscal 2009 increased 14.0 percent to $1.1 billion‚ compared with $967 million‚ for fiscal 2008. Also Net income increased for 2008 by 16.0 percent from 2007 where net income was only $833 million. The gross margins have
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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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Strengths Large network of physical stores Gap‚ the company‚ has a large network of physical locations. At the beginning of February 2008‚ the company had 3‚167 stores‚ including 1‚249 in the US and 1‚918 in international locations such as Canada‚ the UK‚ France and Japan. Gap has also entered franchise agreements to operate Gap stores or Gap and Banana Republic stores in Singapore‚ Malaysia‚ United Arab Emirates‚ Kuwait‚ Qatar‚ Bahrain‚ Oman‚ Indonesia‚ and Korea. Comparatively‚ Gap’s competitor
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