About Gap
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About Gap Inc.
Gap Inc. is a leading international specialty retailer offering clothing, accessories and personal care products for men, women, children and babies under the Gap, Banana Republic and Old Navy brand names. Gap brand includes Gap, GapKids, babyGap, GapBody and Gap Outlet.
We have world headquarters in the San Francisco Bay Area, product development offices in New York City and distribution operations and offices coordinating sourcing activities around the globe.
Stores
Gap Inc. operates more than 4,250 stores worldwide. (This number includes any Gap brand concept — Gap Adult, GapKids, babyGap or GapBody — that meets a certain square footage threshold even when residing within a single physical location.)
Customers can shop at Gap stores in five countries outside of the United States: the United Kingdom, Canada, France, Japan and Germany. Banana Republic and Old Navy stores are located in the United States and Canada. While we continue to test on a limited basis other marketing and distribution channels, our current strategy focuses on the above mentioned countries and continuing expansion through company owned and operated stores. For more information about Gap Inc. stores worldwide, visit the Real Estate section.
Web sites
gapinc.com
gap.com
gapbody.com
gapkids.com
babygap.com
BananaRepublic.com
oldnavy.com
Founding
Gap Inc. was founded in 1969 by Donald and Doris Fisher in San Francisco, California, with a single store and a handful of employees. Today, Gap Inc. is an international company with some 165,000 employees supporting the company's three distinct brands — Gap, Banana Republic and Old Navy.
Employment
Gap Inc. employs approximately 165,000 people worldwide.
President and CEO of Gap Inc.
Paul Pressler
How we run our business?
At Gap Inc. we never stop moving. It takes thousands of passionate, dedicated and talented employees around the world to deliver the merchandise and shopping experience our customers expect and deserve. Here's a look at how we do it:
Inspiration
From color to concept, it all begins with inspiration — whether it's people-watching on the streets of Tokyo, a flash from a dream or a visit to a local art gallery. At Gap Inc.'s product development offices in New York City, designers, product managers and graphic artists create the look and feel for each season's merchandise.
Sourcing
Located around the globe, employees in Gap Inc.'s sourcing and logistics group, along with our buying agents, draw up production schedules and place orders with approved third-party factories in the more than 50 countries that produce our goods. Learn more about Gap Inc.’s commitment to ethical sourcing.
Marketing
Each brand has its own marketing team headquartered in the San Francisco Bay Area. Our in-house marketing teams create everything from hang-tags and in-store posters to billboards and TV commercials.
Distribution
Third-party manufacturers ship merchandise to our state-of-the-art distribution centers, which sort and redistribute it to our stores. Strategically placed throughout the United States and in Canada, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands and Japan, our distribution centers are the backbone of Gap Inc.'s worldwide operations.
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