Gap Inc.

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The Gap Inc. operates as a specialty retailing company in the United States and internationally. The company operates retail and outlet stores that sell casual apparel, accessories, and personal care products for men, women and children under the Gap, Old Navy, Banana Republic, Piperlime, and Forth & Towne brand names. Its products include denim, khakis, T-shirts, shoes, intimate apparel, and accessories. As of February 3, 2007, the company operated approximately 3,131 stores in the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, France, Ireland, and Japan. [1]

Basic Information

HQ Contact information

2 Folsom St.
San Francisco, CA 94105
U.S.A.
Tel: 1-650-952-4400
http://www.gapinc.com

Country of incorporation

U.S.A.

Ownership status

Public

Primary industry sector

Services; Apparel Stores

Primary industry ranking

Number of employees worldwide

154,000 [2]

Chief executive officer

Glenn Murphy, Chairman and CEO

Financial information

Ticker symbol

GPS

Main exchanges

NYSE

Investor website

List of largest shareholders

  • Doris F. Fisher (52,437,751 shares)
  • Donald G. Fisher (52,437,751 shares)
  • John F. Fisher (25,664,005 shares)
  • Robert J. Fisher (20,778,199 shares)
  • William Sydney Fisher (17,977,080 shares)
  • Dodge & Cox Inc. (42,531,820 shares; 5.66%)
  • Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management, LLC (32,374,100 shares; 4.31%)

[3]

Total sales

USD 15.9 billion (Feb. 2007) [4]

Net income

USD 778 million (Feb. 2007) [5]

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