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Gap Inc. was founded by Doris and Don Fisher in 1969 in San Francisco,
California, with a single store and a handful of employees. Today, Gap Inc. is
an international company with five distinct brands — Gap, Banana Republic, Old
Navy, Piperlime and Athleta — and fiscal 2008 revenues of $14.5
billion.
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We have world headquarters in the San Francisco Bay Area, product
development offices in New York City and distribution operations and offices
coordinating sourcing activities around the globe. Learn more in
What We Do.
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Unfortunately, we are unable to grant individual requests for information.
However, you'll find a lot of great information on the company on this Web
site. The
About Gap Inc. page is a good
place to start.
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Gap operates and owns more than 170 stores in the United Kingdom, Ireland
and France, plus more than 130 Gap and Banana Republic stores throughout Japan.
In addition, Gap Inc.'s franchise business is growing rapidly, with dozens of
Gap and Banana Republic stores either open or planned for the following
countries: the Philippines, Bahrain, Indonesia, Kuwait, Korea, Malaysia, Oman,
Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Korea, Turkey, Greece, the United Arab
Emirates, Romania, Jordan, Egypt, Bulgaria, Cyprus and Croatia. As Gap
continues to evaluate opportunities for international expansion, other
countries may join the list.
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While we appreciate your interest in Gap Inc., we are unable to accept or
review unsolicited proposals.
Our in-house design staff is dedicated to the development, design and marketing
of our products. As such, we do not consider proposals or suggestions regarding
new products or advertising campaigns from outside people or business
entities.
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Gap, GapKids, babyGap, gapbody, Banana Republic and Old Navy normally do not
work directly with individual models. Since we're always faced with frequent
changes and tight deadlines, we use professional modeling and talent agencies
almost exclusively, as we have found them to be the best sources for short
notice bookings. Because of the large volume of inquiries we receive, we cannot
provide individual evaluations or agency recommendations, contacts or
referrals.
Photo shoots for children take place in different parts of the country, and
selections are made as needed from professional modeling agencies situated in
each particular location. Currently, the age range for babies is 8 to 13
months; for children, 6 to 10 years. Adult models are photographed in New York,
and assignments are made through agencies there.
Television commercials are generally created in Los Angeles and cast through
agencies in the greater metropolitan area.
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We do not offer scholarships, even to our own employees. However, we do
support educational causes. For more information about our charitable giving,
visit the
Community
Involvement section.
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Companies looking to motivate and recognize their employees or reward their
best customers can order Gap, Banana Republic or Old Navy giftcards through Gap
Inc. Business Direct. For more information, visit
www.gapincbusinessdirect.com,
call (888) 427-1111 (Monday-Friday, 8:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m. ET) or email
business_direct@gap.com.
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Chain letters and other email hoaxes regarding any Gap Inc.
brand's promotions are not legitimate. Please disregard any correspondence
you've received promising free clothing or gift certificates. These messages
were developed without the knowledge or approval of Gap Inc. We're sorry for
any inconvenience to you as a result of unauthorized solicitations.
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In an effort to reduce spam, Gap Inc. subscribes to MAPS, a leading spam
blocking service. The MAPS organization maintains lists of mail servers that
exhibit configuration issues consistent with those used by spammers. While
rare, it is possible that your legitimate communication with one of our
employees or customer service departments was mistakenly blocked by the MAPS
service. To learn more about MAPS and how to resolve this issue, please read
the
self-help
guide. (PDF: 58k)
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