Article: GAP Sees Shoppers Return as It Returns to Basics.

By Richard Thomson, Evening Standard, London Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News

Aug. 22--US clothing retailer Gap saw a spectacular rebound in its Old Navy and Gap stores in the second ...uarter, raising hopes that it has turned the corner from a recent sales slump.

Profits for the group in the three months to June more than tripled to $209.3 million (UKpound 132.7 million) from $56.8 million a year earlier while revenue rose 13 percent to $3.69 billion. Same-store sales rose by 10 percent.

Analysts said the results showed that the group's return to basic styles such as jeans and button-down shirts was proving a major success after its ...

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