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Black Friday No Longer Most Popular Shopping Day Of The year

Reuters | Posted 02.04.2013 | Business
Read More: Walmart, Video, Holiday Shopping, Black Friday, Sears Holdings Corp, Thanksgiving Discounts, Thanksgiving, Reuters, Thanksgiving Black Friday Sales, Gap Inc, Thanksgiving Sales, Thanksgiving Black Friday, Business News

* 30 pct said they shopped on Thanksgiving - Reuters/Ipsos poll * 29 pct said they shopped on Black Friday * First time...

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West Coast, Best Coast When It Comes to Sustainability

Eddie Fernandez | Posted 10.11.2012 | San Francisco
Read More: Green, Sustainability, Green Living, Gap Inc, Csr, San Francisco, Molson Coors, Levi Strauss, San Francisco News
Eddie Fernandez

Greenwashing, or attempting to spin a company's sustainability creds without real substance, has been an issue that has been building for years. But several west coast companies, starting right here in San Francisco, are leading the charge.

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Old Navy Wants In On The '90s Nostalgia Trend

The Huffington Post | Alice Hines | Posted 09.14.2012 | Business
Read More: 90s Nostalgia, Gap Inc., Backstreet Boys Old Navy Ad, Backstreet Boys Old Navy, Backstreet Boys, Old Navy, Video, 90210, Old Navy Backstreet Boys Ad, Old Navy Ads, Old Navy Backstreet Boys, Stefan Larsson, Jordan Knight, Business News

Old Navy and the Backstreet Boys were both at the height of their cool in the late 1990s. Now, in an appropriate paring, the clothing store chain and ...

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The Volunteer Dating Game

Ryan Scott | Posted 08.07.2012 | Impact
Read More: Gap Inc., Sustainability, Volunteering, Corporate Philanthropy Summit, A Billion Plus Change, Corporate Volunteers, Social Entrepreneurship, Impact News
Ryan Scott

Imagine a world where the energy, passion and skills of volunteers aligned perfectly with the needs and capacity of nonprofits. Where expectations were calibrated and trust was built over time.

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Gap Shows Paul Ryan The Door

Jamie McGonnigal | Posted 07.08.2012 | Gay Voices
Read More: Gap Inc., Gap, Gap Inc, Paul Ryan, Gap Inc. Paul Ryan, Gap Paul Ryan, Gap Inc Paul Ryan, Gay Voices News
Jamie McGonnigal

Last week an interesting item showed up on Queerty. It seemed that Gap, Inc., a longtime friend to the LGBT community, was hosting a fundraising breakfast for anti-gay Congressman Paul Ryan.

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For First Time, Macy's To Open At Midnight On Black Friday

AP | By ANNE D'INNOCENZIO | Posted 12.31.2011 | Business
Read More: Video, Macy's Inc., Target Corp., Black Friday, Thanksgiving, Gap Inc, Wal-Mart, Justin Bieber, Business News

NEW YORK -- Macy's Inc. says it will open all of its namesake stores at midnight on the day after Thanksgiving for the first time. It becomes the late...

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Gap Foundation President's Thoughts on Passion, Gen Y and Service

Aaron Hurst | Posted 09.05.2011 | Impact
Read More: Gap Inc., Generation Y, Generation X, Philanthropy, Baby Boomers, Service, Foundations, Bobbi Silten, Impact News
Aaron Hurst

One of the best parts of my job is meeting amazingly smart and cool people. This week I talked with Bobbi Silten, the President of Gap Foundation, about her killer career and her passion for service.

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Retail Sales High In March

AP | By ANNE D'INNOCENZIO | Posted 06.07.2011 | Business
Read More: Macy's, Japan Earthquake, Job Recovery, Retail Sales, Victoria's Secret, Snow, Costco Wholesale Corp, Winter, Gap Inc, Shoppers, Consumer Spending, Business News

NEW YORK -- Shoppers shrugged off higher gas prices and cool temperatures to give retailers a surprisingly strong March. The retail revenue figures r...

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Nurses Make a House Call

Peter Dreier | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Read More: Gap Inc., Goldman Sachs, Meg Whitman, Rose Ann DeMoro, Labor Union, National Nurses United, Nurses, Stride Rite, Jerry Brown, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Ebay, Hasbro, California Nurses Association, Atherton, Meg Whitman Protest, Nurses Whitman, Politics News
Peter Dreier

Meg Whitman has made attacks on unions, and particularly the California Nurses Association, a centerpiece of her campaign against Jerry Brown. But now California nurses are taking a stand -- on her doorstep.

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Climate Change, Blue Jeans, and Jobs

Bob Fisher | Posted 05.25.2011 | Business
Read More: Nrdc, Cap and Trade, Drought, The Gap, Carbon Emissions, Apparel, Water, Cotton, Sustainability, Clean Energy, Climate Change, Gap Inc, Fashion/Apparel, BICEP, Business News
Bob Fisher

Why would an apparel company care about climate policy? When you think about it, a changing climate actually has a direct impact on business. The apparel sector is fundamentally dependent on cotton.

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Donald Fisher Dead: Gap Co-Founder, 81, Dies

AP | SARAH SKIDMORE | Posted 05.25.2011 | Style
Read More: Gap Inc., Cancer, Fisher Dies, Retail, Gap, Donald Fisher, Philanthropy, Gap Founder Dies, Fisher Dead, Donald Fisher Dies, Gap Founder, California, Jeans, Clothing, Old Navy, The Gap, Don Fisher Dead, 1969, Gavin Newsom, Style, San Fran, San Francisco, Kipp, Newsom, Gap Founder Dead, Don Fisher, Banana Republic, Piperlime, Athleta, Style News

PORTLAND, Ore. — Donald G. Fisher, who co-founded apparel giant Gap Inc., has died at age 81 after a long battle with cancer. The company said ...

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Child Workers Again Found Making Clothes For Gap In India

The Observer (U.K.) | Dan McDougall | Posted 05.25.2011 | Business
Read More: India, Gap Inc, Child Labor, Business News

Child workers, some as young as 10, have been found working in a textile factory in conditions close to slavery to produce clothes that appear destine...

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Gap Loses Laptop With Info From 800,000 Job Applicants

CNNMoney | Parija B. Kavilanz | Posted 05.25.2011 | Business
Read More: Stolen Gap Laptop, Gap Inc, Business News

Gap Inc. announced Friday that a laptop containing the personal information of about 800,000 job applicants was stolen from the offices of one of its ...

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Todd Oldman Named Creative Director Of Old Navy

Reuters | Posted 05.25.2011 | Business
Read More: Todd Oldham, Gap Inc, Designers, Business News

Gap Inc named New York fashion designer Todd Oldham the design creative director for its Old Navy chain on Friday, in a move designed to revive sales ...

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