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Latest round of layoffs at Gap Inc. reveal gaps in corporate strategy, analysts say

by Lily Jamali
Apr 28, 2023
The company just announced it would cut 1,800 corporate jobs, in addition to 500 it eliminated last fall.
Gap’s interim CEO said in a statement that recent corporate layoffs are part of a strategy to simplify its operations.
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What corporate layoffs tell us about the economy

by Kristin Schwab
Sep 21, 2022
Gap is the latest company to announce layoffs. Downsizing among employers reflects shifting consumer habits.
Clothing retailer Gap plans to cut roughly 500 corporate jobs, following other large companies like HBO Max and Peloton.
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Are mall-based clothing stores doomed?

by Andy Uhler
May 3, 2016
Mall brands take another hit with news of Aeropostle's reported plans to file for bankruptcy.
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Parent Gap Inc. benefits as Old Navy gets stylish

by Gigi Douban
May 21, 2015
But the Gap retail stores are suffering from an identity crisis.
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Is the Gap back?

by Sarah Gardner
Sep 17, 2013
The Gap is the best performing apparel chain this year. Its stores have notched gains for six straight quarters, and it’s found a way to get people talking again about its clothes.
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Gap turns to big name designer for small customers

by Mara Zepeda
Mar 15, 2012
Diane Von Furstenberg creates a collection for GapKids in a move to build its brand among shoppers in training.
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Gap's design blunder and what to do with all those leftover vuvuzelas

by Kai Ryssdal
Oct 12, 2010
Out with the new, in with the old. Gap does about face on logo redesign. These final notes today. Gap has dumped it's new logo. In other news, d...
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