Gap Inc.
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]
Contents
- 1 Basic Information
- 2 Detailed Information
- 3 Corporate Accountability
- 4 Articles and Resources
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
34% of shares held by founding Fisher family. [3]
- 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%)
Total sales
USD 15.9 billion (Feb. 2007) [5]
Net income
USD 778 million (Feb. 2007) [6]
Detailed Information
Company history
Historical financial results
Books on company
Business strategy
Business scope
Lines of business
Units/subsidiaries
Brands
Customers
Suppliers
Identified suppliers:
Competitors
Creditors
Geographic scope
Countries of operation
Breakdown of revenues
Breakdown of profits
Breakdown of assets
Breakdown of employees
Governance
Executives
- Glenn K. Murphy, Chairman and CEO
- Jack Calhoun, President, Banana Republic
- Marka Hansen, President, Gap
- Michael B. Tasooji, EVP and Chief Information Officer
- Sabrina Simmons, EVP and Chief Financial Officer
- Dawn Robertson, President, Old Navy
Board members & affiliations
- Howard P. Behar (director of Shurgard Storage Centers, Inc. and Starbucks Corporation)
- Adrian D.P. Bellamy (chairman of The Body Shop International plc., chairman of Reckitt Benckiser plc.; director of Williams-Sonoma, Inc.
- Domenico De Sole (director of Delta Air Lines, Inc., Newell Rubbermaid, Inc. and Telecom Italia)
- Donald G. Fishder, Founder and Chairman Emeritus (Director of the Charles Schwab Corporation)
- Doris F. Fisher
- Robert J. Fisher
- Penelope L. Hughes (director of Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB, Reuters Group plc, and Home Retail Group)
- Bob L. Martin, Lead Independent Director (CEO of Mcon Management Services, Ltd., director of Conn's, inc. and Furniture Brands International, Inc.)
- Jorge P. Montoya (director of Rohm & Haas Company and the Kroger Co.)
- Glenn K. Murphy, Chairman and CEO
- James M. Schneider (executive chairman Frontier Bancshares, Inc.; director of General Communication Inc. and Lockheed Martin Corporation)
- Mayo A. Shattuck III (Chairman, President & CEO of Constellation Energy Group; director of Capital One Financial Corporation)
- Kneeland C. Youngblood (co-founder and managing partner of Pharos Capital Group, LLC; chairman of board of American Beacon Funds; director of Burger King and Starwood Hotels and Resorts)
Date & venue of next AGM
Corporate Accountability
Labor
Domestic
Global
History:
Campaigns against company:
Major reports:
Environment & product safety
Human rights
Anti-trust, consumer protection, tax practices
Political & public influence
Social responsibility initiatives
Articles and Resources
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