The Gap, Inc. operates as a specialty retailing company in the United States and internationally. The company operates retail and outlet stores that sell casual apparel, accessories, and personal care products for men, women, and children under the Gap, Old Navy, Banana Republic, Piperlime, and Forth & Towne brand names. Its products include denim, khakis, T-shirts, shoes, intimate apparel, and accessories. As of February 3, 2007, the company operated approximately 3,131 stores in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, France, Ireland, and Japan. It also offers its products through gap.com, bananarepublic.com, oldnavy.com, and piperlime.com Web sites. The Gap, Inc. was founded in 1969 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.
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