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Gap is an American apparel retail company. Founded in 1969 in San Francisco, Gap is owned by parent company Gap Inc., which also operates Old Navy, Banana Republic and Athleta.

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News & Analysis

#BoFLIVE: American Retail's Reckoning with Millard Drexler

The New York-based ‘merchant prince’ joins Imran Amed in a conversation about the future of the global economy and where the fashion and luxury industry is headed.

News & Analysis

#BoFLIVE: American Retail's Reckoning with Millard Drexler

The New York-based ‘merchant prince’ joins Imran Amed in a conversation about the future of the global economy and where the fashion and luxury industry is headed.


Workplace & Talent

The BoF Podcast: Kalpona Akter on Choosing Between Lives and Livelihood

In the latest special edition of the BoF Podcast, Kalpona Akter, founder and executive director of the Bangladesh Centre for Worker Solidarity, joins BoF’s Imran Amed to discuss the impact of Covid-19 on the millions of garment workers left destitute as the world's largest retailers cancel orders.

Workplace & Talent

The BoF Podcast: Kalpona Akter on Choosing Between Lives and Livelihood

In the latest special edition of the BoF Podcast, Kalpona Akter, founder and executive director of the Bangladesh Centre for Worker Solidarity, joins BoF’s Imran Amed to discuss the impact of Covid-19 on the millions of garment workers left destitute as the world's largest retailers cancel orders.


Retail

J.Crew Says Bankruptcy Is the Reset it Needs. But There Actually Has to Be a Reset.

Just because consumers love the brand doesn't mean they want to buy the clothes.

Retail

J.Crew Says Bankruptcy Is the Reset it Needs. But There Actually Has to Be a Reset.

Just because consumers love the brand doesn't mean they want to buy the clothes.


Retail

How to Go From Wholesale to Direct-To-Consumer

For apparel labels reliant on multi-brand retailers for sales, developing a direct business has never been more important. But how can you go DTC in the middle of the pandemic? Here’s BoF’s guide to pivoting online during a time – and cash – crunch.

Retail

How to Go From Wholesale to Direct-To-Consumer

For apparel labels reliant on multi-brand retailers for sales, developing a direct business has never been more important. But how can you go DTC in the middle of the pandemic? Here’s BoF’s guide to pivoting online during a time – and cash – crunch.


Marketing

The Met Gala That Wasn't

This week, everyone will be talking about the Met Gala that wasn't, big brands on bankruptcy watch and China's sluggish retail sector. Get your BoF Professional Cheat Sheet.

Marketing

The Met Gala That Wasn't

This week, everyone will be talking about the Met Gala that wasn't, big brands on bankruptcy watch and China's sluggish retail sector. Get your BoF Professional Cheat Sheet.


Retail

What’s Next for Resale?

Secondhand fashion platforms like Poshmark, Depop and Thredup are seeing high demand during the pandemic. But will it last?

Retail

What’s Next for Resale?

Secondhand fashion platforms like Poshmark, Depop and Thredup are seeing high demand during the pandemic. But will it last?


Global Markets

Fashion Workers Left Destitute in India

By cancelling orders with Indian suppliers during the country’s chaotic lockdown, global brands are making impoverished workers even more vulnerable in a market where 60 million people depend on the fashion industry for their livelihood.

Global Markets

Fashion Workers Left Destitute in India

By cancelling orders with Indian suppliers during the country’s chaotic lockdown, global brands are making impoverished workers even more vulnerable in a market where 60 million people depend on the fashion industry for their livelihood.


Retail

The State of the Direct-to-Consumer Market

Online brands were facing profitability challenges before the crisis struck. Now, they must confront dramatically lower valuations and the possibility of being sold in distress — or worse.

Retail

The State of the Direct-to-Consumer Market

Online brands were facing profitability challenges before the crisis struck. Now, they must confront dramatically lower valuations and the possibility of being sold in distress — or worse.


Retail

A Fashion World Without Department Stores

Debt-laden Neiman Marcus seems set to be the first major American department store to succumb to the coronavirus crisis in what could become a wave of insolvencies across the sector. What will the fashion landscape look like as these once-mighty chains falter?

Retail

A Fashion World Without Department Stores

Debt-laden Neiman Marcus seems set to be the first major American department store to succumb to the coronavirus crisis in what could become a wave of insolvencies across the sector. What will the fashion landscape look like as these once-mighty chains falter?


Retail

Gap Suspends $115 Million Monthly Rent Payments

The retailer said it may not have enough funds to run its operations in the next 12 months.

Retail

Gap Suspends $115 Million Monthly Rent Payments

The retailer said it may not have enough funds to run its operations in the next 12 months.