Report
Bridget Weishaar
EUR 101.80 For Business Accounts Only

No-moat Gap's sales performance continues to stabilize with positive comparable sales growth.

Gap management announced its intention to skew store growth into channels that are working while downsizing ones that are not through the closure of 200 Gap and Banana Republic specialty stores over the next three years and the opening of 270 Old Navy, Athleta, and value oriented stores. Although, in general, we agree with the strategy to skew investments toward higher growth channels and brands, we are concerned about some of the specifics of Gap’s plans.
We see little change to our $26 fair v...
Underlying
Gap Inc.

The Gap is an apparel retail company. The company provides apparel, accessories, and personal care products for men, women, and children under the Old Navy, Gap, Banana Republic, Athleta, Intermix, and Hill City brands. The company has stores in the U.S., Canada, the U.K., France, Ireland, Japan, Italy, China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Mexico, and has franchise agreements with unaffiliated franchisees to operate Old Navy, Gap, and Banana Republic stores throughout Asia, Europe, Latin America, the Middle East, and Africa. Under these agreements, third parties operate stores that sell apparel and related products under the company's brand names.

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Bridget Weishaar

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