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Olympics Expand Ad Opps For More Sponsors; Under Armour And Lululemon Jump In

At the same time as the Olympic athletes will be running, swimming, hurling and vaulting in their quest for golden glory, there…

Abercrombie & Fitch Lawsuit Alleges Gap Poached CMO

Earlier this year, Gap filled its year-long CMO vacancy with the appointment of former Abercrombie & Fitch Senior VP of Marketing Craig…

Vibes Raises $45 Million To Help Chipotle, Gap Create Mobile Campaigns

Chicago-based mobile marketing technology provider Vibes has secured $45 million in funding for global expansion. This investment, from telecom company Syniverse, will…

Department Stores Seek Answers As Q1 Results Prove Disastrous

If Q1 financial earnings reports were any indication, traditional department stores had a very rough ride to start 2016. While Amazon continues…

Q&A With Venture Capital Expert: Are Retailers Trapped By Outdated Performance Metrics?

For most of us, real estate represents a tremendous asset. But real estate also can become a heavy albatross (see The Big…

Gap Fills CMO Vacancy With Abercrombie & Fitch Exec

After a year with its critical Chief Marketing Officer position vacant, Gap has hired former Abercrombie & Fitch Senior VP of Marketing…

Gap Brings Reserve-In-Store Shopping To Virgin Hotels Guests

Gap has partnered with Virgin Hotels to offer guests the option to have clothing and other items delivered to directly to their…

Gap To Close 175 Stores, Lay Off 250 Employees

Gap Inc. will close 175 specialty stores in North America and eliminate 250 corporate jobs as it seeks to rebuild its Gap…

On-Call Retail Scheduling Practices Are Challenged In New York

A group of 13 retailers are being challenged by New York state on their employee scheduling practices related to on-call scheduling. The…

Gap Shuts Down Piperlime Brand

Due to underperforming sales, Gap Inc. is eliminating the Piperlime brand and its sales channels, which include an e-Commerce site and flagship…

CurrentC Hacked, Emails Of Pilot Program Participants Obtained

The Merchant Customer Exchange (MCX), which consists of major retailers such as Best Buy, Gap and Walmart, announced that its mobile payment…

Gap CEO Steps Down

Glenn Murphy has announced that he will retire from his position as CEO of Gap Inc. effective February 1, 2015. The retailer’s…

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