The Gap
- Based in San Francisco , California.
- Founded in 1969.
- The company has five primary brands: the namesake Gap banner, Banana Republic, Old Navy, Piperlime and Athleta.
- has approximately 150,000 employees and operates 3,465 stores worldwide.
- largest specialty apparel retailer in the U.S
- Donald Fisher is the chairman of the Gap.
- Founders Donald Fisher, Doris F. Fisher
Products Clothing - Revenue ▲ US$14.5 Billion (FY 2009)[2]
- Operating income ▲ US$1.58 Billion (FY 2009)[2]
- Net income ▲ US$967 Million (FY 2009)[2]
- Total assets ▼ US$7.56 Billion (FY 2009)[3]
- Total equity ▲ US$4.39 Billion (FY 2009)[3]
- Divisions Gap, Banana Republic, Old Navy, Piperlime, Athleta
- In 2003, Gap, along with 21 other companies, was involved in a class action lawsuit filed by sweatshop workers in Saipan.
- A settlement of 20 million dollars was reached whereby The Gap did not admit liability.
- In spring 2006, they released a special RED collection, including a T-shirt manufactured in Lesotho from African cotton.
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