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hidden in the gap
Tricky Gap.com Plays 'Hide The Gift Receipt Policy'
G.C. had a rough outing while trying to navigate tricky Gap.com to find a gift receipt policy. More » -
If you're seeking a price adjustment on your Gap clothes, don't put it off. Heather writes in to warn that the price adjustment period at the Gap and Banana Republic has been reduced from 14 days to 7. Old Navy remains at 14 days.
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markups
Another Gap Markup Story, Higher Price Rung Up At The Register
After seeing our story about Gap selling pants at an elevated sale price, reader Neff told us the same thing happened to him in Texas, with the higher price ringing up at checkout. -
markups
These Gap Pants Are On Sale For Ten Dollars More Than The Original Price
Reader Ryan caught his local Gap offering a great deal on some snazzy pants: only ten dollars more than the original price! -
gap
GAP Sells Bikes For Holidays. We Don't Know Why.
GAP has a new promo for the holidays. They're selling bikes, covered in an argyle pattern. We can only speculate as to dear God why. Perhaps it's so shoppers can flee from the fashion fiasco that is their retail chain even faster.
The Holiday Cruiser [GAP] (Thanks to Jacqueline!)
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sweatshops
Sweatshop In Queens Produced Clothes For Macy's, the Gap, Banana Republic, Urban Apparel, and Victoria's Secret
New York state labor officials are bringing one of their largest cases ever against Jin Shun, a clothing factory in Queens, New York that employed Chinese immigrants. Inspectors say the company
- cheated its workers out of more than $5 million in pay;
- instructed workers to lie to state inspectors;
- required 6 and 7-day workweeks, sometimes for up to 120 days at a time;
- didn't pay overtime or minimum wage;
- kept two sets of timecards to fake-out inspectors.
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lost wallet
Friendly Gap Cashier Pockets Lost Wallet
Alenaya traced her lost wallet to a recently visited Gap and pieced together a disturbing story:Seemingly, walked away from register and wallet fell out of pocket. Kind customer behind me gives to cashier, who sticks it on the side of the register and does not log or tell manager my wallet fell.
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retail
Gap Responds To Child Slave Labor Scandal
The Gap has pledged $200,000 to to improve working conditions in India, where only some forms of child labor are outlawed, and it also promised to tighten its own standards. The retailer canceled half of its orders with the vendor in India that was responsible for subcontracting the workshop in which children who had been sold to the factory were working off the debt by embroidering clothing for Gap Kids. More » -
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retail
Amy Poehler And Will Arnett Attempt To Save The Gap
According to OK! magazine, Amy Poehler of Saturday Night Live and husband, Will Arnett, from Arrested Development are the latest celebrities to attempt to save the GAP by wearing its clothing in advertisements. More » -
child labor
GAP Caught Using Child Labor To Produce "GAP Kids" Clothing
A freelance journalist has caught the GAP using child labor to produce hand embroidered clothing for its GAP Kids line. The children, who are as young as 10, are quoted as saying they were sold to the factory by their families and cannot leave until their debt is paid. A video of the factory's squalid conditions shows GAP Kids labels on the clothing. More » -
schadenfreude
Hey Shoppers: Apparently, You Still Hate The Gap
Even though the Gap was kind enough to address (er, refute) our reader's observations about the Gap's general state of crappiness, we haven't forgotten that the store isn't doing so well sales-wise, and it is therefore our sad duty to inform you that same store sales are down 7%. More » -
privacy
Gap Says Laptop Containing Job Applicant Data Stolen
Gap is disclosing that a laptop filled with job applicant data has been stolen. The laptop contained the personal information of 800,000 job applicants, including social security numbers. More » -
a new hope
Old Navy Hires Todd Oldham As Creative Director
Todd Oldham has a new job: Fixing Old Navy. According to the New York Times, Todd has been hired to attract shoppers in their 20's, a group Old Navy has identified as their target market after years of "trying to be all things to all people." More » -
the gap speaks
Why Do You Hate The Gap? The Gap Responds To Your Complaints
Mike Antonucci at the San Jose Mercury News took your complaints to the Gap's top brass and got some interesting responses. They even responded to our editorializing about the Gap's general state of failure with some upbeat sentences touting their own profitability. Whoops! We guess we were wrong and everything is just fine. Wait, what about the three-year sales slump, the recent layoffs, and the fact that same-store sales (the most important indicator of the health of a retail operation) have fallen in 12 consecutive quarters. Teehee! Sorry, we were sooo mean! More » -
consumers speak
Dear New Gap CEO: Here's How To Fix Your Stores
A while back we asked the readers to tell us what was wrong with Gap, INC. Since we asked, they've sh*tcanned their CEO, closed a chain of stores, launched new ad campaigns featuring celebrities, rethought their merchandise and...nothing has has helped. More » -
supply and demand
String Bikinis: Now Available for Toddlers!
The Arizona Republic is reporting that Gap Kids now offers a crochet string bikini for 1 year-olds. What? More » -
gap
GAP CEO's Email Address
According to a tipster, this is the email address for the CEO of GAP: Bob_fisher_ceo@gap.com More » -
forth & towne
Goodbye, Forth & Towne, We Hardly Knew You...
What the heck is Forth & Towne, you ask? It was the GAP's 4th brand. Get it? No? It hardly matters, because they're closing it anyway. From USA Today: More »
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