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  Gap: laptop with 800,000 job seekers' data stolen | Reuters
NEW YORK, Sept 28 (Reuters) - Clothing retailer Gap Inc (GPS.N: Quote, Profile, Research) said on Friday that a laptop computer containing personal information for about 800,000 job applicants was stolen from a vendor it used to manage that data.
Gap said the applicants' Social Security numbers were included in the stolen information and that it is offering them a year of free credit monitoring services with fraud resolution assistance.
But Gap added that it has no reason to believe that the data on the computer was the target of theft or that the personal information has been accessed or used improperly.
www.reuters.com /article/consumerproducts-SP/idUSN2844709420071001   (464 words)

  
 Gap Inc.: News & Videos about Gap Inc. - CNN.com
Gap Inc. announced Friday that a laptop containing the personal information of about 800,000 job applicants was stolen from the offices of one of its vendors that manages data for the company.
Gap Inc. announced Thursday that it has appointed Glenn Murphy to serve as chairman and chief executive officer of the clothing retailer which has struggled to keep up with rival chains.
Retailers got a huge boost in March from the early arrival of Easter, but the buoyant mood was tempered by dour sales forecasts for April.
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  Gap details child labor, coercion in factories | The San Diego Union-Tribune
NEW YORK – Clothing retailer Gap Inc. said yesterday that forced labor, child labor, paying below minimum wage, physical punishment and coercion are some of the widespread workers' rights violations occurring at many of its factories worldwide.
Raynor and other labor activists said Gap was taking a clear step in the direction of correcting some of these conditions.
A group of shareholders that collaborated with Gap – including the Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility, Domini Social Investments, As You Sow Foundation, Calvert Group, and the Center for Reflection, Education and Action – said it pressured the company to undertake the project two years ago.
www.signonsandiego.com /uniontrib/20040513/news_1b13gap.html   (480 words)

  
 Gap (clothing retailer) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Gap (originally The Gap) is a San Fransisco-based apparel and accessories retailer founded in 1969 by Donald Fisher and Doris Fisher.
In December of 1995, Gap became the first major North American retailer to accept independent monitoring of the working conditions in a contract factory producing its garments.
In 2004, Gap sold all of its German operations to the Swedish HandM, its main competitor in Europe.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/The_Gap_(clothing_retailer)   (674 words)

  
 BBC NEWS | Business | Chief quits at troubled Gap
US clothing retailer Gap has marked the end of an era by announcing the retirement of Millard Drexler, its chief executive.
Gap's faltering image, the original source of its sales decline, has meanwhile improved somewhat in recent months, as the firm has invested heavily in new promotions and merchandise.
Gap has now launched the search for a successor, although many analysts speculated that the firm had someone already lined up for the job.
news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/business/2001492.stm   (352 words)

  
 CNN.com - Gap 1Q beats Wall Street by a penny - May 17, 2001
San Francisco-based Gap (GPS: up $0.75 to $34.90, Research, Estimates), owner of Old Navy and Banana Republic as well as Gap, reported first quarter earnings of $115 million, or 13 cents a share compared to $235 million, or 27 cents for the same time period in 2000.
Gap Chief Financial Officer Heidi Kunz said the retailer, which has been criticized for its "fashion sameness" of khaki pants and blue shirts, is still experiencing challenges.
The forecast was the latest in a series of warnings from the nation's leading clothing retailer.
cnnstudentnews.cnn.com /2001/BUSINESS/05/17/gap   (274 words)

  
 Gap trims more jobs as sales figures drop   (Site not responding. Last check: )
SAN FRANCISCO — Clothing retailer Gap Inc., which reported a dismal July sales performance, also announced Thursday that its job cuts were deeper than the original plan, first reported in June.
All told, the retailer, which is struggling with sluggish sales in all of its divisions, trimmed a total of 1,300 positions, or about 10 percent of its work force, through layoffs and attrition, exceeding the original goal of a 5 to 7 percent reduction.
Gap is hoping the cuts will save up to $70 million for the year, with $30 million of that savings expected to come during the second half of 2001.
www.enquirer.com /editions/2001/08/10/fin_gap_trims_more_jobs.html   (292 words)

  
 Conference Call, Nov. 12, 1998, Gap Q3
Gap and Old Navy are still experimenting with the ad mix to figure out how much to advertise and in what formats.
Gap is "on plan" to open 300 to 350 stores this year, as the company has been saying all year.
For 1999, Gap is likely to budget more than $1 billion for capital expenditures as it opens 425 to 450 new stores, and continues remodeling and expanding existing stores.
www.fool.com /Calls/1998/Calls981112gpsQ3.htm   (1113 words)

  
 The Gap (clothing retailer)   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Gap Inc. is the largest specialty retailer in the United States.
Gap was founded in 1969 by Donald Fisher and Doris Fisher.
During the spring of 2003 Gap, along with 21 other companies, was involved in a class action lawsuit filed by sweatshop workers in Saipan.
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 Gap franchise stores to open in Asia - Boston.com
Specialty clothing retailer Gap Inc. said Monday seven Gap stores will open in Singapore and Malaysia by the end of this year.
SAN FRANCISCO --Specialty clothing retailer Gap Inc. said Monday seven Gap stores will open in Singapore and Malaysia by the end of this year.
Its franchise partner is Singapore clothing retailer FJ Benjamin Holdings, which will operate the stores in both countries.
www.boston.com /business/articles/2006/07/31/gap_franchise_stores_to_open_in_asia   (164 words)

  
 Gap beats by a penny - May. 22, 2003
San Francisco-based Gap (GPS: Research, Estimates) said net sales for the first-quarter rose 16 percent to $3.4 billion, while sales at stores open at least a year -- a retail measure known as same-store sales -- rose 12 percent.
Two years ago, the No. 1 apparel retailer was a high-flying name in retail whose khakis, denims and T-shirts epitomized "casual dressing." As soon as Gap (GPS: up $0.55 to $17.20, Research, Estimates) moved away from its signature style in favor of trendier clothes, the bubble burst.
Here's how the latest chapter reads: Gap's sales at stores open at least a year-- a retail measure known as same-store sales -- are up for the seventh consecutive month; the stock price has rebounded 98 percent from last year's lows, and store traffic continues to improve.
money.cnn.com /2003/05/22/news/companies/gapearns/index.htm   (343 words)

  
 BBC News | UK | The fall of Gap?
But in recent months the global clothing giant has been cut down to size, with the twenty and thirtysomethings vital to its profits turning away from the brand.
Sales at Gap's US stores continue to grow, though not at the double digit rate the 30-year-old company is more used to.
Retail analyst Mike Godilman, from Verdict Research, says Gap was "riding the crest of the wave".
news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/uk/875926.stm   (737 words)

  
 Fool.com: Gap Inc. Q2 (Conference Call) August 14, 1998
In fact, Gap spent more on ads in the first half of the year than in all of 1997.
Gap still expects to open 300 to 350 new stores this year for an 18% to 20% square footage growth.
The company is aiming to achieve $8.5 billion in sales for the year, but with difficult year-on-year comparisons for the second half, Gap would be happy to get mid-single-digit growth in same-store sales for the balance of the year.
www.fool.com /Calls/1998/Calls980814gpsQ2.htm   (789 words)

  
 Gap to re-launch personal care range
Gap says it will work with Inter Parfums in an effort to ‘lay the foundations for long-term growth of its personal care products.' This will see Gap and the company's Banana Republic branded personal care concepts into an expanded and improved line up.
Gap says it is expecting that the new personal care lines will be first launched in North American in the Banana Republic stores in the fall of 2006, followed by the Gap stores during the course of 2006.
British clothing retailer Ted Baker launched its first foray into the make-up category in October last year, as part of a move to extend its already well-established personal care and fragrance lines.
cosmeticsdesign.com /news/ng.asp?n=61458-gap-inter-parfums   (635 words)

  
 Gap's Image Burdens Shares - Forbes.com   (Site not responding. Last check: )
A big part of Gap's problem, UBS said, is the image of the company's eponymous brand.
"We do not think that Gap is perceived as a 'cool' place for the high school or college age kids to shop at, and, as we have said before, we think that it is mainly attracting shoppers in their 30s and 40s as opposed to its 20-year old target customer," she said.
She wrote in a report Wednesday that second-quarter results should be in-line, but cautioned that the company's recovery is not imminent.
www.forbes.com /markets/bonds/2006/08/16/gap-update-0816markets11.html   (494 words)

  
 CNN.com - Gap to split U.S., overseas operations - Jan. 16, 2002
Pilot will manage all Gap brand operations in the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Japan and Canada, as well as store operations for Old Navy and Banana Republic in Canada.
Gap is now conducting a search for a president of the U.S. division.
Shares of Gap (GPS: Research, Estimates) ended Wednesday up a penny at $14.58 on the New York Stock Exchange.
cnnstudentnews.cnn.com /2002/BUSINESS/01/16/gap.re   (191 words)

  
 Gap, IBM in $1.1 billion services deal - Boston.com
International Business Machines Corp. will get about $1.1 billion from Gap Inc. over the next 10 years to take over parts of the clothing retailer's technology operations, Gap said in a notice to regulators Tuesday.
Gap said in a Securities and Exchange Commission filing that the deal, reached Friday, is non-exclusive.
The San Francisco-based retailer, which runs Gap, Old Navy and Banana Republic stores, said outsourcing the technology operations to IBM will reduce costs.
www.boston.com /business/articles/2006/01/17/gap_ibm_in_11_billion_services_deal   (182 words)

  
 CorpWatch : WORLD: Gap Reports Labor Violations At Factories
Clothing retailer Gap Inc. said on Wednesday that forced labor, child labor, paying below minimum wage, physical punishment and coercion are some of the widespread workers' rights violations occurring at many of its factories worldwide.
A group of shareholders that collaborated with Gap -- including the Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility, Domini Social Investments, As You Sow Foundation, Calvert Group, and the Center for Reflection, Education and Action -- said it pressured the company to undertake the project two years ago.
Gap's report includes a chart showing the frequency of various types of violations by region.
www.corpwatch.org /article.php?id=11327   (784 words)

  
 India Activists Condemn Clothing Retailer Gap's Child Labor
NEW DELHI (AP) — The Indian children reportedly found making clothes for Gap Inc. should be reunited with their families and compensated by the government, activists said Monday amid a spreading scandal about the use of child labor by the international clothing chain.
It quoted the children as saying they were from poor parts of India and had been sold to the sweatshop by their impoverished families.
Gap responded quickly, saying the factory was being run by a subcontractor who was hired in violation of Gap's policies, and none of the products made there will be sold in its stores.
www.manufacturing.net /India-Activists-Condemn-Clothing-Maker-Gap.aspx   (495 words)

  
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 GAP News
As the executive turnover at Gap Inc. continues unchecked, Diane Neal, the president of the apparel retailer's outlet division, is leaving to become president and chief operating officer of Bath & Body Works, a...
Gap Inc. said late Thursday that another one of its top executives, Diane Neal, president of Gap Outlet, was leaving the retailer.
Gap Inc., the leader in online sales among apparel specialty chains, plans to move beyond its brands to enter one of the fastest-growing segments in e-commerce: shoes.
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 VARBusiness | Falling Into the Gap: Clothing   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Gap executives say they will use Retek's planning solutions to better organize seasonal retail sales planning across various store formats, geographic locations and in the overall supply chain.
Gap CIO Ken Harris says Retek was chosen because of its integration expertise, its knowledge of the retail sector and its future vision.
The solution integrates accurate customer-demand forecasts with a retailer's plans on a week-to-week level, which is designed to result in decreased inventory costs.
www.varbusiness.com /sections/news/dailyarchives.asp?ArticleID=27951   (237 words)

  
 Madonna to lend a hand in Gap's fall ad campaign - Jul. 16, 2003
Clothing retailer plans to feature the pop singer in a multimillion-dollar ad campaign.
The world's largest clothing retailer has featured many well-known artists, including actor Dennis Hopper and singer Macy Gray, in its Gap-brand advertising.
The Gap-brand chain of Gap Inc. is showing some signs of life after a few years of declining sales.
money.cnn.com /2003/07/16/news/companies/gap_madonna   (320 words)

  
 FOXNews.com - Gap Restates Earnings Amid Accounting Change - Business And Money | Business News | Financial News
LOS ANGELES — Clothing retailer Gap Inc. (GPS) Thursday said errors in the way it accounted for certain leases will increase its previously-reported 2004 earnings by a penny a share.
Gap said the correction will decrease retained earnings by $131.7 million as of Feb. 2, 2002 and increase net earnings by $600,000 in fiscal 2003 and $300,000 in fiscal 2002.
Gap's annual report for the year ended in January 2005, which will include restated results, is expected to be filed with securities regulators this month, the San Francisco company said in a statement.
www.foxnews.com /story/0,2933,151437,00.html   (388 words)

  
 Gap to launch expanded product line - U.S. Business - MSNBC.com
Gap’s expansion comes amid a recent slump in its sales.
The downturn reversed a long stretch of improving results under Pressler, who was lured away from Walt Disney Co. in September 2002 to reinvigorate Gap.
As part of its efforts to boost sales, Gap is opening a fourth retail chain — called Forth and Towne — that will cater to women shoppers over the age of 35.
www.msnbc.msn.com /id/8633010   (474 words)

  
 Five Pursue Gap Planning
Clothing retailer Gap today confirmed that five agencies are pitching the media planning portion of its estimated $100 million-plus ad account.
Gap ad spending in 2005 was approximately $100 million, per TNS Media Intelligence, down one-third from 2004 when spending reached almost $154 million.
But sources said indications are The Gap would be increasing spending this year because executives there now believe last year's media budget was too low.
www.mediaweek.com /mw/news/recent_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1002313372   (278 words)

  
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