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THE GAP, INC. (GPS) - Financial and Strategic SWOT Analysis Review
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THE GAP, INC. (GPS) - Financial and Strategic SWOT Analysis Review
Summary
The Gap, Inc. (Gap) is a specialty retailer principally engaged in selling clothing, accessories and personal care products. The product line of the company includes casual apparel like denim, khakis and T-shirts; footwear, personal care products, accessories and fashion apparel. The company distributes its products through its retail stores, internet and catalog stores. The stores of the company operate under the banners Gap, Old Navy and Banana Republic. The company is also engaged in wholesale and franchisee businesses. Gap operates about 3,100 stores in the US, Canada, France, Ireland, Japan and the UK. Gap is headquartered in San Francisco, California, the US.
THE GAP, INC. Key Recent Developments…
Mar 04, 2010: Gap collaborates with Cotton Incorporated to launch ‘From blue to green’ Denim drive
Feb 25, 2010: Gap to foray in to Italian market
Feb 10, 2010: Gap launches new denim collection for babies
Feb 10, 2010: TA Gap store to open in Israel
Jan 14, 2010: Gap SFMOMA partners to launch T-shirts
This comprehensive SWOT profile of THE GAP, INC. provides you an in-depth strategic SWOT analysis of the company’s businesses and operations. The profile has been compiled by GlobalData to bring to you a clear and an unbiased view of the company’s key strengths and weaknesses and the potential opportunities and threats. The profile helps you formulate strategies that augment your business by enabling you to understand your partners, customers and competitors better.
The profile contains critical company information including:
- Business description – A detailed description of the company’s operations and business divisions.
- Corporate strategy – Analyst’s summarization of the company’s business strategy.
- SWOT Analysis – A detailed analysis of the company’s strengths, weakness, opportunities and threats.
- Company history – Progression of key events associated with the company.
- Major products and services – A list of major products, services and brands of the company.
- Key competitors – A list of key competitors to the company.
- Key employees – A list of the key executives of the company.
- Executive biographies – A brief summary of the executives’ employment history.
- Key operational heads – A list of personnel heading key departments/functions.
- Important locations and subsidiaries – A list and contact details of key locations and subsidiaries of the company.
- Detailed financial ratios for the past five years – The latest financial ratios derived from the annual financial statements published by the company with 5 years history.
- Interim ratios for the last five interim periods – The latest financial ratios derived from the quarterly/semi-annual financial statements published by the company for 5 interims history.
Note: Some sections may be missing if data is unavailable for the company
Key benefits of buying this profile include:
You get detailed information about the company and its operations to identify potential customers and suppliers.
- The profile analyzes the company’s business structure, operations, major products and services, prospects, locations and subsidiaries, key executives and their biographies and key competitors.
Understand and respond to your competitors’ business structure and strategies, and capitalize on their weaknesses. Stay up to date on the major developments affecting the company.
- The company’s core strengths and weaknesses and areas of development or decline are analyzed and presented in the profile objectively. Recent developments in the company covered in the profile help you track important events.
Equip yourself with information that enables you to sharpen your strategies and transform your operations profitably.
- Opportunities that the company can explore and exploit are sized up and its growth potential assessed in the profile. Competitive and/or technological threats are highlighted.
Scout for potential investments and acquisition targets, with detailed insight into the companies’ strategic, financial and operational performance.
- Financial ratio presented for major public companies in the profile include the revenue trends, profitability, growth, margins and returns, liquidity and leverage, financial position and efficiency ratios.
Gain key insights into the company for academic or business research.
- Key elements such as SWOT analysis, corporate strategy and financial ratios and charts are incorporated in the profile to assist your academic or business research needs.
Summary
The Gap, Inc. (Gap) is a specialty retailer principally engaged in selling clothing, accessories and personal care products. The product line of the company includes casual apparel like denim, khakis and T-shirts; footwear, personal care products, accessories and fashion apparel. The company distributes its products through its retail stores, internet and catalog stores. The stores of the company operate under the banners Gap, Old Navy and Banana Republic. The company is also engaged in wholesale and franchisee businesses. Gap operates about 3,100 stores in the US, Canada, France, Ireland, Japan and the UK. Gap is headquartered in San Francisco, California, the US.
THE GAP, INC. Key Recent Developments…
Mar 04, 2010: Gap collaborates with Cotton Incorporated to launch ‘From blue to green’ Denim drive
Feb 25, 2010: Gap to foray in to Italian market
Feb 10, 2010: Gap launches new denim collection for babies
Feb 10, 2010: TA Gap store to open in Israel
Jan 14, 2010: Gap SFMOMA partners to launch T-shirts
This comprehensive SWOT profile of THE GAP, INC. provides you an in-depth strategic SWOT analysis of the company’s businesses and operations. The profile has been compiled by GlobalData to bring to you a clear and an unbiased view of the company’s key strengths and weaknesses and the potential opportunities and threats. The profile helps you formulate strategies that augment your business by enabling you to understand your partners, customers and competitors better.
The profile contains critical company information including:
- Business description – A detailed description of the company’s operations and business divisions.
- Corporate strategy – Analyst’s summarization of the company’s business strategy.
- SWOT Analysis – A detailed analysis of the company’s strengths, weakness, opportunities and threats.
- Company history – Progression of key events associated with the company.
- Major products and services – A list of major products, services and brands of the company.
- Key competitors – A list of key competitors to the company.
- Key employees – A list of the key executives of the company.
- Executive biographies – A brief summary of the executives’ employment history.
- Key operational heads – A list of personnel heading key departments/functions.
- Important locations and subsidiaries – A list and contact details of key locations and subsidiaries of the company.
- Detailed financial ratios for the past five years – The latest financial ratios derived from the annual financial statements published by the company with 5 years history.
- Interim ratios for the last five interim periods – The latest financial ratios derived from the quarterly/semi-annual financial statements published by the company for 5 interims history.
Note: Some sections may be missing if data is unavailable for the company
Key benefits of buying this profile include:
You get detailed information about the company and its operations to identify potential customers and suppliers.
- The profile analyzes the company’s business structure, operations, major products and services, prospects, locations and subsidiaries, key executives and their biographies and key competitors.
Understand and respond to your competitors’ business structure and strategies, and capitalize on their weaknesses. Stay up to date on the major developments affecting the company.
- The company’s core strengths and weaknesses and areas of development or decline are analyzed and presented in the profile objectively. Recent developments in the company covered in the profile help you track important events.
Equip yourself with information that enables you to sharpen your strategies and transform your operations profitably.
- Opportunities that the company can explore and exploit are sized up and its growth potential assessed in the profile. Competitive and/or technological threats are highlighted.
Scout for potential investments and acquisition targets, with detailed insight into the companies’ strategic, financial and operational performance.
- Financial ratio presented for major public companies in the profile include the revenue trends, profitability, growth, margins and returns, liquidity and leverage, financial position and efficiency ratios.
Gain key insights into the company for academic or business research.
- Key elements such as SWOT analysis, corporate strategy and financial ratios and charts are incorporated in the profile to assist your academic or business research needs.
Contents:
List of Tables
List of Figures
Section 1 - About the Company
THE GAP, INC. - Key Facts
THE GAP, INC. - Key Employees
THE GAP, INC. - Key Employee Biographies
THE GAP, INC. - Major Products and Services
THE GAP, INC. - History
THE GAP, INC. - Company Statement
THE GAP, INC. - Locations And Subsidiaries
Head Office
Other Locations & Subsidiaries
Section 2 – Company Analysis
THE GAP, INC. - Business Description
THE GAP, INC. - Corporate Strategy
THE GAP, INC. - SWOT Analysis
SWOT Analysis - Overview
THE GAP, INC. - Strengths
Strength - Strong Liquidity Position
Strength - Strong Product Portfolio and Brand Recognition
Strength - Wide Geographic Presence
THE GAP, INC. - Weaknesses
Weakness - Product Recall
Weakness - Dependency on Third Party Manufacturers
Weakness - Decreasing Comparable Store Sales
THE GAP, INC. - Opportunities
Opportunity - Growing Apparel Market
Opportunity - Increasing Online Presence
Opportunity - Expansion into New Markets
THE GAP, INC. - Threats
Threat - Competitive Environment
Threat - Changing Consumer Behavior
Threat - Decreasing Shopping Trips
THE GAP, INC. - Key Competitors
Section 3 – Company Financial Ratios
Financial Ratios - Capital Market Ratios
Financial Ratios - Annual Ratios
Performance Chart
Financial Performance
Financial Ratios - Interim Ratios
Financial Ratios - Ratio Charts
THE GAP, INC., Recent Deals Summary
Section 4 – Company’s Recent Developments
Mar 04, 2010: Gap collaborates with Cotton Incorporated to launch ‘From blue to green’ Denim drive
Feb 25, 2010: Gap to foray in to Italian market
Feb 10, 2010: Gap launches new denim collection for babies
Feb 10, 2010: TA Gap store to open in Israel
Jan 14, 2010: Gap SFMOMA partners to launch T-shirts
Jan 12, 2010: Gap gets new chief information officer
Section 5 – Appendix
Methodology
Ratio Definitions
About GlobalData
Contact Us
Disclaimer
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