The Gap (clothing retailer)

Gap Inc.

Gap Inc. headquarters building
Type	Public
Traded as	: GPS S&P 500 Component
Industry	Retail
Founded	August 21, 1969; 47 years ago (1969-08-21) San Francisco, California, U.S.
Founder	Donald Fisher Doris F. Fisher
Headquarters	San Francisco, California, U.S.
Number of locations	3,727 (Q1 2016) 2,406 (US, 2016)
Area served	Worldwide
Key people	Art Peck (CEO) Bob Fisher (Chairman)
Products	Clothing accessories
Revenue	US$ 16.148 billion (2014) US$ 15.651 billion (2013)
Operating income	US$ 2.149 billion (2014) US$ 1.942 billion (2013)
Net income	US$ 1.28 billion (2014) US$ 1.135 billion (2013)
Total assets	US$ 7.849 billion (2014) US$ 7.47 billion (2013)
Total equity	US$ 3.062 billion (2014) US$ 2.894 billion (2013)
Number of employees	137,000 (May 2014)
Subsidiaries	Banana Republic Old Navy Athleta Intermix
Website	www.gapinc.com/content/gapinc/html.html

The Gap, Inc., commonly known as Gap Inc. or Gap, (stylized as GAP) is an American worldwide clothing and accessories retailer.

It was founded in 1969 by Donald Fisher and Doris F. Fisher and is headquartered in San Francisco, California. The company operates five primary divisions: the namesake banner, Banana Republic, Old Navy, Intermix, and Athleta. Gap Inc. is the largest specialty retailer in the United States, and is 3rd in total international locations, behind Inditex Group and H&M. As of September 2008, the company has approximately 135,000 employees and operates 3,727 stores worldwide, of which 2,406 are located in the U.S.

The Fisher family remains deeply involved in the company, collectively owning much of its stock.Donald Fisher served as Chairman of the Board until 2004, playing a role in the ouster of then-CEO Millard Drexler in 2002, and remained on the board until his death on September 27, 2009. Fisher's wife and their son, Robert J. Fisher, also serve on Gap's board of directors. Robert succeeded his father as chairman in 2004 and also served as CEO on an interim basis following the resignation of Paul Pressler in 2007, before being succeeded by Glenn K. Murphy up until 2014. On February 1, 2015, Art Peck took over as CEO.

Donald and Doris Fisher, who had a difficult time finding jeans that fit, opened the first Gap store on Ocean Avenue in San Francisco on August 21, 1969; its merchandise consisted of Levi's and LP records. They had raised US$63,000 to open the store, and reached US$2 million in sales in the second full year of operation. In 1970, Gap opened its second store in San Jose, California; its back room serves as the company's first replenishment warehouse. In 1971, Gap established its corporate headquarters in Burlingame, California with four employees. By 1973, the company had over 25 locations and had expanded into the East Coast market with a store in the Echelon Mall in Voorhees, New Jersey. In 1974, Gap began to sell private-label merchandise.