Article: Gap sees Old Navy evolving into its biggest division; company exec details growth plans for unit at Monday conference. (Gap Inc senior VP-finance Warren Hashagen)

NEW YORK -- Old Navy can become the largest division of the Gap, Inc., by the end of the decade, Warren Hashagen, senior vice-president of finance, told a Robertson Stephens & Co. Consumer Conference here Monday morning.

Old Navy, whose basics-oriented merchandise is more moderately priced than that in the Gap stores, currently operates 28 units. A total of 45 are expected to be open by the end of this year, and in 1995, the company expects to add between 50 and 100 Old Navy stores, Hashagen said.

"It's a major growth vehicle for us and we're very excited about the potential," he told attendees. If the rollout of the concept is as successful as ...

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