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Juma Ventures Is Powered by Pro Bono

Aaron Hurst | Posted 01.16.2013 | Impact
Aaron Hurst

Juma Ventures is an innovative youth development program that helps under-resourced youth achieve their dreams of a college education through a mixture of youth employment, financial asset building, and educational support services.

Pardon My French, Quebec, But Your Language Laws Are Ridiculous

Gregg S. Lipman | Posted 03.05.2013 | Business
Gregg S. Lipman

So nice of you to offer these suggestions, Quebec. But do you really think that Walmart is going to become Le Magasin Walmart just for your shoppers? Even the "real" French are less stringent about their language laws -- and that's saying a lot.

China in 2013: The Confidence Game

Tom Doctoroff | Posted 02.10.2013 | Business
Tom Doctoroff

Will the fifth generation of leadership led by President Xi Jinping and Prime Minister Li Keqiang, signal China remains future-focused? Will they make moves to manage intra-Party conflicts of interest that, to date, have precluded meaningful political and economic reform?

Gap Is Making A Comeback

The Huffington Post | Jessica Misener | Posted 12.04.2012 | Style

Hold onto your colored jeans: Gap is back.

MTA Debuts MetroCard Ads

Posted 10.08.2012 | New York

As expected, the perpetually cash-strapped MTA introduced front-facing advertisements on city MetroCards this week. Gap became the first retailer t...

5 Tricks To Shopping At Zara, H&M And Other High Street Stores

The Huffington Post | Michelle Persad | Posted 10.04.2012 | Style

With these tricks, you'll look unique in your latest fast fashion finds.

Richest Self-Made Women In America

AP | The Associated Press | Posted 11.20.2012 | Small Business

Women have helped build some of the biggest companies in America, and they have the bank accounts to show for it. A look at some of the nation's femal...

WATCH: Gap Gets Folksy With Ashton Kutcher Dopplegangers

Posted 08.22.2012 | Style

We've maintained a somewhat love-hate relationship with Gap over the years. But we'll never not get excited about the retailer's ad campaigns, whi...

WATCH: Are You Being Spied On While Shopping?

The Huffington Post | Eliza Fisher | Posted 08.16.2012 | Los Angeles

Shoppers beware! There's a chance youre being watched by someone other than the standard mall security guard. A female employee at the Gap in Miss...

The Surprising Places We Love To Secretly Shop

The Huffington Post | Michelle Persad | Posted 10.02.2012 | Style

As style editors we spend a good part of our day looking at runway shows and lusting after the latest designer goods, but that doesn't mean that we do...

Ron Dicker

Soap Giant's Gay-Friendly Move

HuffingtonPost.com | Ron Dicker | Posted 07.02.2012 | Gay Voices

Cue the protests. Another mainstream company has hired an openly gay celebrity as a spokesperson. Procter & Gamble announced Monday that comedian a...

Little Girls Like Superheroes Too: An Open Letter to the Gap & Others

Monica Gallagher Sakala | Posted 08.01.2012 | DC
Monica Gallagher Sakala

What is wrong with American clothing manufacturers that they believe little girls only should be wearing pastels with rainbows, horses or the peace symbol? Or zebra print bikinis and one-shoulder tank tops?

Ron Dicker

Gay Ads: Does Progress Mean Profit?

HuffingtonPost.com | Ron Dicker | Posted 05.17.2012 | Business

Same-sex sells. At least the companies behind a wave of gay-themed advertising hope so. Chains such as J.C. Penney and Gap are cultivating an incl...

'Millenials, With Their Constant Fickleness' Driving U.S. Retailer Trend

Reuters | Posted 06.22.2012 | Business

* Gap, American Eagle and peers following fast-fashion model * Old sourcing networks revamped to cut turnaround time * B...

Alice Hines

Can Neon Jeans Save Gap?

HuffingtonPost.com | Alice Hines | Posted 04.13.2012 | Business

Like many of her generation, 29-year-old Sarah Winsky was once a fan of Gap. "I loved the store in middle school," she said. "Then it sucked for 15...

How to Build a Brand That Gets Both Music & Style

Joah Spearman | Posted 06.05.2012 | Style
Joah Spearman

Don't hop around to whatever band or musician is on the top of the Billboard chart just because that is where the conversation seems to be going. Focus on treating your brand like a person, a person who genuinely loves music and discovers new music the way a true fan does.

AGAIN? Abercrombie & Fitch To Close 180 U.S. Stores By 2015

Alice Hines | Posted 07.18.2012 | Business

Abercrombie & Fitch, the Ohio-based teen retailer, plans to close 180 of its U.S. stores by 2015, CEO Mike Jeffries told analysts on a conference call...

Classic American Brand: We Like China Better

Posted 02.15.2012 | Business

Not satisfied with what they've found at home, a classic American brand is looking overseas to feed its need for sales. The Gap is planning on open...

Changing the Work-Life Balance Game

Pontish Yeramyan | Posted 04.07.2012 | Women
Pontish Yeramyan

When I examine my life, there's much more than work to be balanced.

WATCH: Finally, The Plaid Rap

Posted 01.10.2012 | Comedy

If you're the type who monitors the Internet for viral videos, and you're a dude, look down. Are you wearing a plaid shirt? 100% of respondents say ye...

Follow-up: What the Gap Needs Now... Will You Give Them Some Love Sweet Love?

Abe Gurko | Posted 10.02.2011 | Style
Abe Gurko

Cool ad spots and viral marketing are a given. But there are several ways to skin a cat, and hopefully the Gap will be firing on all cylinders.

Patrick Robinson Fired By Gap

The Huffington Post | Hilary Moss | Posted 07.05.2011 | Style

Patrick Robinson, executive vice president of Gap Global Design for Adult and Body, has gotten the boot after four years with the brand, Women's Wear ...

What You Need To Know About Holiday Return Policies

Wallet Pop | Abigail Wise | Posted 05.25.2011 | Business

Not all gifts opened this season were welcome ones. For those who unwrapped the fuzzy sweater from Aunt Rita that doesn't even fit, or the third copy ...

Stronger Together: All for Good Joins Points of Light Institute

Jonathan Greenblatt | Posted 05.25.2011 | Impact
Jonathan Greenblatt

Since nonprofits exist to solve problems rather than build bureaucracies, the notion of consolidation to cement our gains and improve our efficiencies seemed like a worthwhile option.

The Club

Phyllis Berger | Posted 05.25.2011 | Los Angeles
Phyllis Berger

I am like one of those savants who can tell you what day of the week October 3 fell on in any given year or who can add up columns of fifteen digit numbers in their heads. Only I can do this with my weight.