Article: Create Your Own Gap.

Article: the GAP YEARS; LIFE style Gap has been a High Street favourite for almost 20 years. Here,one writer reveals her personal relationship with the store.
The Daily Mail (London, England);  October 2, 2006 ;     700+ words ......narrowly-cut Levis I'd worn for years. NOT long...I discovered Baby Gap, and bought clothes...down, washed and well-worn until they were as...couldn't consign her Gap jacket to a bin liner...s hands. Ruth had worn the jacket regularly...Since then, I have worn my sister's ...

Article: Is The Gap over? (an analysis of The Gap clothing store chain)
WWD;  November 30, 1992 ;     700+ words ...NEW YORK -- No one doubts that The Gap is one of retailing;s great success stories. But in recent...pricing, and some observers feel this may be a key factor in The Gap's difficulties. Simply stated, The Gap's novelty may have worn off. Results for the past few months have been virtually flat...have ...

Article: What's up with Gap? ; Sales at the high street store have struck a downward spiral. Unwilling to compete with demand for catwalk looks, it's losing business to the likes of Zara and HM. Can a newly recruited design team stop the rot?
Evening Standard - London;  January 18, 2007 ;     700+ words ......dresses. I shop there at least once a month. If I didn't have Gap in my wardrobe I'd have hardly anything to wear at weekends...would have nothing to wear seven days a week." The problem for Gap in Britain is twofold. First, we are a nation of bargain lovers. But in an era of Primark, George at Asda and ...

Article: ROBINSON AIMS TO FILL THE GAP; DESIGNER'S FIRST FULL COLLECTION FOR RETAILER MARRIES CLASSIC PIECES WITH MODERN UPDATES.
Daily News Record;  February 4, 2008 ;     700+ words ......Palmieri NEW YORK - The Patrick Robinson era has arrived at the Gap. Nine months after being named head of design for Gap Adult and GapBody, the well-respected creative force, whose...The big thing for me was to get back to the authenticity that Gap was known for, he said. That meant taking wonderful ...

Article: SARAH JESSICA FALLS INTO GAP'S LAP.
WWD;  July 26, 2004 ;     700+ words ......CMR. He would not disclose how much Parker is being paid. Gap is banking on the Sex and the City star, who became a fashion...appeal. A lot of women can find themselves in her. Last August, Gap featured Madonna and Missy Elliott in a monthlong television...believes that there isn't a specific age group that ...

Article: GAP'S NEW AD PLAN: MARKET TO BOOMERS, NOT TO FICKLE TEENS.(Brief Article)
WWD;  August 6, 2002 ;     700+ words ......company previously ran into the problem that people thought Gap was for someone else. They thought it was too young, or old...explained that the slogan, For Every Generation, there's a Gap, was used many years ago, but it was never capitalized on. Furthermore, he admired and was influenced by Gap's ...

Article: A Gap in the balance sheet: fashion retailer Gap is the latest in the line of previously successful store chains to have taken its eye off the ball and suffer as a result, explains Lauren Mills, retail correspondent of The Sunday Telegraph. (City Talk).(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
In Store Marketing;  December 1, 2001 ;     557 words ...When Sharon Stone wore a black Gap turtleneck to the Oscars in 1996 it seemed...runaway success of the US clothing brand. Gap went on to epitomise dotcom cool and dress-do...trademark chinos and basic black T-shirts were worn by trendy executives in boardrooms all over the UK. But Gap's bid to turn ...

Article: GAP BOOSTING ONLINE PROFILE.
WWD;  August 25, 2003 ;     504 words ......who exited a 15-year career at Disney to take the helm of Gap last September as its president and chief executive. With...integrating the online division with the stores, Carbullido said. Gap Interactive has been profitable for a number of quarters...without specifying. The unit comprises e-commerce sites of ...

Article: Gap picks Wall Street as ground zero for new casual campaign; misfires with some collars that can't handle ties.(The Gap's 'Gap @ Work' advertising campaign at New York Stock Exchange)
Daily News Record;  September 29, 1997 ;     700+ words ......show America that Gap is an easy place to...notice that some of the Gap shirts were not made to be worn with ties. Button...would keep them. The Gap stock is up today...wardrobe ranges from Gap attire to Perry Ellis...normally would've worn a suit to work. I...shirt was meant to be ...

Article: CEO of Gap
In the Game (CNNfn);  September 26, 1997 ;     700+ words ......thanks for joining us this morning. MICKEY DREXLER, CEO, GAP: Thank you. It's very exciting to be here on this momentous...you've had a lot of success. Where-what's the next step for Gap? DREXLER: Well, we feel Gap has enormous opportunity in America and in the world. In America...expenditure of $700 a ...

Article: Parker, other celebs help bridge a fashion Gap.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service;  August 12, 2004 ;     430 words ......little cubic zirconia, and simply stand out. There's a bit of a Gap there. Perhaps we will all learn something when fashion-forward...lead role in a series of new television and print ads for Gap. The retailer's new campaign, called How Do You Wear It? features Parker in one style of ultra low-rise Gap ...

Article: Credibility Gap Once the symbol of casual dotcom chic, the US clothing brand has lost its way - and its profitability, writes Lauren Mills
The Sunday Telegraph London;  November 18, 2001 ;     700+ words ...When Sharon Stone wore a black Gap turtleneck to the Oscars in 1996 it seemed...runaway success of the US clothing brand. Gap went on to epitomise dotcom cool and dress-do...trademark chinos and basic black T-shirts were worn by trendy technology executives in boardrooms all over Britain. But Gap's ...

Article: JEAN THERAPY.(Pina Ferlisi for Gap)(Old Navy)(Brief Article)
WWD;  November 21, 2005 ;     191 words ...NEW YORK -- In Pina Ferlisi's final collection for Gap, she guided the company back toward Gap's classics, such as denims and Ts, but with a slight nautical...renditions, from dress shirt button-downs to boho pullovers. Gap also introduced left-weave denim, a technique in which the...the opposite of the ...

Article: Madonna and Missy Elliott Get Into the Groove in New Gap TV Spots; Musical Icons Create Original Song and Star in Campaign Debuting July 30.
PR Newswire;  July 27, 2003 ;     605 words ......Elliott CD remix will be available exclusively at Gap stores and Gap.com beginning July 31. Gap customers will receive the CD as a gift when they purchase...customized looks that convey their personal styles. Madonna wears Gap's new low rise cropped cords and a GapBody ribbed white tank...million ...